ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1imageI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
This phone is broken (broken screen) and was given to me, so I figured I’d use it as a WiFi extender, but I guess I can’t.
minus-squareVictoria@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·13 hours agoyou can do “wifi sharing” which shares the phones wifi connection.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·12 hours agoNot all phones can act as a repetitor. I’ve had several where wifi gets disconnected when hotspot is activated.
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·12 hours agoThats not the same thing, though.
minus-squareGhoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 hours agoWell to be fair, on my pixel at least, those are literally the same setting. Which it actually is just depends on if you’re currently on WiFi or not. Kinda Google’s fault for labelling it like that.
minus-squaresilverdiamond@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 hours agoIts in the same menu
you can do “wifi sharing” which shares the phones wifi connection.
Not all phones can act as a repetitor. I’ve had several where wifi gets disconnected when hotspot is activated.
Thats not the same thing, though.
Well to be fair, on my pixel at least, those are literally the same setting. Which it actually is just depends on if you’re currently on WiFi or not. Kinda Google’s fault for labelling it like that.
Its in the same menu