Hi,
I have an S21 Ultra which has much the same software as most Samsung's. I was wondering if I have made the correct changes to disable WiFi Direct? Basically this first screenshot shows what WiFi Direct reports (That my phone is visible to nearby devices, and shows an unknown printer as a device that can see my phone):
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This second screenshot shows how I turned off the switch for WiFi Direct in Wi-Fi control:
However when I went back into WiFi Direct settings (as shown in the first picture) - it showed the same thing as in the first picture ie. that the phone is visible to nearby devices; so it looks like nothing's changed. It still shows this:
Does anyone know how to disable this WiFi Direct setting?
Please don't just say "turn off WiFi", because I need my phone to be connected to ordinary WiFi at all times.
Btw, as can be seen in the first picture - I have not actually connected to any devices via WiFi Direct (and don't intend to), I just want to make my phone invisible to other nearby devices by disabling this WiFi Direct feature.
A Google search did not find anything for me regarding this issue.
Perhaps I have to go into the phone's system files somewhere and disable or delete something?? Please advise.
Thanks.
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Does anyone know how to remove the attwifi hotspot from the list of hotspots? With ICS I can no longer delete it with a long press and forget network. Also I no longer have access to the auto connect option. Where is the address stored and can it be reoved from the file?
Do you still have the ATTWIFI hotspot application installed ?
I have uninstalled mine and the ATTWIFI hotspot doesn't show up.
i have removed all of teh bloatware and it is still there. Now I did find it mentioned in the /system/etc/wifi folder in the file wpa_supplicant. Anyone know if this will fix it if I delete or modify this file?
Go to settings/apps/ and you can disable any app with ICS
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It is not an app I am trying to disable just the access point ATTWIFI so that my phone will not automatically connecto to it every time I drive by a McDonalds or a Starbucks
did anyone figure this out yet? i'm on on rooted stock 2.3.5 and have the same problem. and there are more of these damn 'attwifi' hotspots popping up. super annoying.
A long press on my phone gives me a menu with "Forget Network" (I bumped the volume switch while capturing screen):
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Check out this thread, the whole way to the end. Always new stuff being discovered and worked out
http://www.wcxxperia-nce.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=385 If you can't get to it, you must register to see the Vivid section.
system>etc>wifi>wpa_supplicant.conf
remove the following (or comment out with #):
network={
ssid="attwifi"
key_mgmt=NONE
priority=1
}
Save and reboot
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Hello,
I wonder what is Acess Point ? I was checking the settings on my phone, and i found this option... But i dont know how i can use that.
See the image bellow:
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Translating from portuguese to english, in the purple letters, it says "Active".
Do i need to change this status ? If so, how ?
It's probably either WiFi network selection, or the Internet Sharing mode (I slightly doubt the latter, as that shows a bunch of other UI). It might be a special app to add hidden WiFi networks, perhaps?
Also, what phone is this, and what entries in Settings is this "access point" item between (what above it, what below)?
This looks like the Nokia App "Access Point +" and afaiu it is used for selecting network operator profiles.
Access Point is a feature in WP8 that has evolved from WP7 cellular (but just the data connection).
If some1 is using several SIM cards, it is very annoying to set up the phone for Internet and MMS especially if some1 doesn't know all the parameters. So AP+ helps us by saving all the data neccesery for setting up the device. Once another card is in, one simply has to select the network profile he wishes, and boom, the phone is instantly set up.
Also, one may mannualy add MMS and Internet parameters to the phone, and select that profile to use, instead of the default one.
Notification: "Allow the WAP Push application to receive messages..." What to do??
I don't understand what this is all about. I just got this phone last week, and ever since it was up and running, including first boot (if I recall correctly), I've had this cell-tower-like icon in my upper left corner. Always. Swiping down from the top reveals the following notice, and I'm given the chance to allow or deny.
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Googling the content of this notice doesn't yield anything very informative, so I have a few questions:
1.) Is this coming from some app that can be disabled or uninstalled if I choose? Or is it part of the Android Oreo OS itself?
2.) What does it do if I allow it? Might it be useful or just some kind of spam?
If it's relevant, this phone was the international version, with the firmware probably Chinese (but of course I switched the language to English). Thanks for any info/help!
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What does it do if I allow it? Might it be useful or just some kind of spam?
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WAP push allows photos, URL links, wallpaper, ringtones, etc etc, to be directly embeded into SMS messages, so long as the sending server has it enabled.
It's an effort to bring SMS up to the speed of instant messaging, although it's probably a bit too late to catch up. Enabling it doesn't mean it'll work either, it has to be enabled with your service provider also.
I have mine disabled, effected nothing.
Theres quite a good explanation on StackOverflow
Hey guys,
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and I have been trying to
clear the "Wifi Data Usage" statistics in the setting menu.
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It seems like there was someone that asked the same thing 8 years ago.
How can I delete/erase the data and wifi usage statistics on my device?
I checked all over the net, but could not find the answer to this. I want to know if there is a way to delete/erase the data usage and wifi usage that is saved to my device. My phone is not rooted, so I am really hoping I can do without rooting...
forum.xda-developers.com
However, this method seems outdated.
I found another method on the internet saying that I had to go into /data/system/netstats
and delete all the files there to clear the statistics.
However, I was not able to find any files to delete in the first place in this directory.
I've tried different file manager applications, including termux, to see if there were any files, but It was empty.
I'm in a situation where I have to frequently clear the statistics, so doing a factory reset every time is not a viable option.
I plead you, Android Wizards of the XDA Forum, please have sympathy for this lost soul and guide me to the truth.
Thank you
Settings menu has option to factory reset Network settings only.
You will have to enter wifi credentials etcetera again.
Hey any update on this?
I'm also looking for the same,
/data/system/netstats folder doesn't have any files to delete.
Using Unofficial LOS 20
Hi,
since the update (via OTA) of my 11 Ultra to MIUI 14 (official rom), I constantly get the following notification:
"NFC tag detected
Looks like you haven't interacted with detected NFC tags for a long time. Your device won't read or write tags for n..."
the text ends there and tapping on the notification does not do anything. Pressing on it only gives me the snoozing button and the settings button, which redirects me to the NFC Service on the phone where the "show notifications" is on and cannot be turned off.
Is anyone else experiencing this? I have tried disabling this via ADB following this guy's suggestion but no luck.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/uzk22m
any help?
thanks
gotta be the online one i guess...
Getting this too, typical MIUI software design stupidity.
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I just can't believe no one else has complained about it. I'm literally thinking of changing my phone because of it. I get this notification every 5 minutes and it hits won't go away!!
hympe said:
I just can't believe no one else has complained about it. I'm literally thinking of changing my phone because of it. I get this notification every 5 minutes and it hits won't go away!!
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Any solution?
BadGore said:
Any solution?
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I disabled nfc and disappeared, use nfc only when needed