Re: home screen icon to connect to wi-fi network

On 9/15/2024 11:15 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2024-09-15 06:30, Enrico Papaloma wrote:

Instead of waiting for the phone to find the network and connect to it,
especially when there is a long list of available networks that have been
already connected to, is there a way to make a home screen icon to quickly
connect to a definite wi-fi network ap (without using the settings)?

 
Have a look a what widgets your phone has. Look for the one named
"settings". Then you have to select what setting you want it to
activate. There is one named "internet" which is close but not what you
want.

It seems only the Pixel has a widget that will automatically connect to a
known unique BSSID/SSID pair, but I have a Samsung, which doesn't have it.
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/203734046/how-to-create-shortcut-for-hotspot-on-home-screen

Remember the home router is always set to not broadcast your BSSID/SSID
pair, which is prudent not for security but for privacy reasons since then
phones don't upload your unique BSSID/SSID pair to Internet databases.

So two things are set which most people don't know why they'd set them.
(1) The home router is set to NOT BROADCAST your unique BSSID/SSID pair.
(2) The phone is set to NOT AUTO CONNECT to any known wi-fi access points.

Those are set for privacy.
Not for security.

Most people don't understand the difference, but the end result is if you
leave auto connect on the default setting, then your phone will constantly
shout out your unique BSSID/SSID pair everywhere you go in the world.

That allows anyone with even minimum skills to track your every movement.
I don't want that.