{"id":2468,"date":"2015-07-07T05:40:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T05:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pir8geek.com\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2015-07-07T05:40:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T05:40:48","slug":"smarter-wi-fi-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/?p=2468","title":{"rendered":"Smarter Wi-Fi Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smarter Wi-Fi Manager<\/strong> manages your Android phone Wi-Fi connection by automatically learning where you use networks. Wi-Fi is only enabled when you are in a location you have previously used Wi-Fi, increasing battery life, security, and privacy.
\nSmarter Wi-Fi Manager<\/strong> is an experiment in funding open source – while it is a paid app in the Android marketplace, it is also fully open source under the GPLv2 license, and the code is available below.
\nWhen in doubt, be smart
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\nSmarter Wi-Fi Manager<\/strong> aims to be smart – in general, it should be invisible and will manage your Wi-Fi state in the background.
\nAirplane mode and Wi-Fi Tethering modes are detected and respected – when in these modes, Smarter Wi-Fi Manager will get out of your way.
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\nBenefits – There are several benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Save battery. By disabling Wi-Fi when you are not actually in a place you use it, you prevent your phone from constantly trying to connect to networks you’re nowhere near.<\/li>\n
  2. “Better” data. Stop your phone from trying to jump on random ‘linksys’ networks just because a friend didn’t configure their AP and now it’s in your favorite list.<\/li>\n
  3. Improved bluetooth audio. BT audio seems to skip and pop while the phone is scanning or trying to connect to wireless networks. By turning off Wi-Fi when connected to your car stereo, there’s much less skipping.<\/li>\n
  4. Increased privacy. Since Wi-Fi will be turned off, your phone won’t be broadcasting your home network name everywhere you go!<\/li>\n
  5. And finally, increased security. There are many attacks against Wi-Fi which spoof access points – and for many of them, all they need to know is the name of the network your phone is looking for. When your phone is probing for networks you’re nowhere near, anyone can spoof one of those networks and start sniffing your traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Controlling when your phone connects to Wi-Fi is even more important when considering recent bugs discovered in Android ad platforms. You can read more here about man-in-the-middle attacks against Android wireless traffic!
    \nHow it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n