Hi,
Probably this question was already asked, but I did a lot of searching and could not find a concrete answer.
When I had ICS ROM on my S2, Wi-Fi Direct was working fine and I was able to share files with other S2 phones running stock ICS. But after I flashed JB ROMs (first Jelly King AOKP and now Jelly Bam AOKP) the Wi-Fi Direct is disabled. I know it is present in options menu after I turn on WiFi. There seems to be a blank row which when clicked does nothing. (attached screenshot). Also the options Search for devices and Rename device are disabled and greyed out.
Is this a known issue in JB and there is no fix? Or are there any JB ROMS in which Wi-Fi Direct works.
Are there any workarounds? Please help!
Thanks!
I have noticed this too
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Why your Wireless Access Point read all formal rooms ?
poshtvane said:
Why your Wireless Access Point read all formal rooms ?
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sorry didn't understand what you meant..
Can someone pls help me out!
Thanks!
This is an issue with Galaxy S i9000. With CM9 / other ICS ROMs , there is a seperate WiFi Direct section which works, but in CM10 / other JB ROMs, the WiFi Direct screen is the same as in your Galaxy S 2
Wifi direct work fine on CM/AOKP, but only with this app here. For me, work fine on Galaxy s1 + Galaxy s2, both running Rom ICS AOKP M6.
Or, you can use this excellent app here, which is as wifi direct but without wifi direct.
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You use AOSP/AOKP which I believe don't support the natively built in WiFi direct function. However, you can use apps for this: airdroid and WiFi explorer are just two great apps.
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I use neat rom 4.0...
I can not send files via WiFi direct to another sammy stock 4.0.4, but I can receive ICS
may not be done between jb and ICS?
I have not tried sending another jb...
thanks
philippe734 said:
Wifi direct work fine on CM/AOKP, but only with this app here. For me, work fine on Galaxy s1 + Galaxy s2, both running Rom ICS AOKP M6.
Or, you can use this excellent app here, which is as wifi direct but without wifi direct.
If i helped, please press my thanks button.
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Thanks so much! Fast File Transfer is doing the job just like Wi-Fi Direct. :good:
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Hello Team, I have a number of questions regarding the recent ICS Passion v12.
1. I tried Open Garden and it doesn't work, any one know of a fix?
2. I have read all the GPS issues and fixes but nothing seems to work, any suggestions, I read somewhere that perhaps a new kernel but not sure. any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Yinkavelli said:
Hello Team, I have a number of questions regarding the recent ICS Passion v12.
1. I tried Open Garden and it doesn't work, any one know of a fix?
2. I have read all the GPS issues and fixes but nothing seems to work, any suggestions, I read somewhere that perhaps a new kernel but not sure. any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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If I can only get help with getting Open Garden to work or perhaps reconfigure the adhoc or wifi settings, I will be so glad. I am sort of kind of used to the gps issue and working from all the posts and things I can search for but the Open garden is critical cause I have a galaxy tab 10.1 and rely heavily on the ability to tether my phone to the tablet. It did work on CM 7 but this ROM Is NICE and I would just love to have this work on ICS Passion, please help , much appreciated
Yinkavelli said:
If I can only get help with getting Open Garden to work or perhaps reconfigure the adhoc or wifi settings, I will be so glad. I am sort of kind of used to the gps issue and working from all the posts and things I can search for but the Open garden is critical cause I have a galaxy tab 10.1 and rely heavily on the ability to tether my phone to the tablet. It did work on CM 7 but this ROM Is NICE and I would just love to have this work on ICS Passion, please help , much appreciated
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ICS Passion has a built-in mobile hotspot feature. You can access it at System Settings > Wireless & Networks (More...) > Tethering & portable hotspot
closedcircuit said:
ICS Passion has a built-in mobile hotspot feature. You can access it at System Settings > Wireless & Networks (More...) > Tethering & portable hotspot
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Is that feature free?
If you are looking for a 3rd party wifi tethering solution that requires root access to run, you can give Barnacle a try Here
closedcircuit said:
If you are looking for a 3rd party wifi tethering solution that requires root access to run, you can give Barnacle a try Here
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I have barnacle and Open Garden and Wifi tether. I was able to only get wifi tether working versus the other two because the other two operate in adhoc mode and they (the other two) do not have the ability for an end user to change the phone profile. Even though I am using a Vibrant, I had to change the profile in "Wifi tether" to Samsung Nexus and the problems went away
Thanks for you input
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Is that feature free?
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yes and works well. no need for 3rd party software.
bobshute said:
yes and works well. no need for 3rd party software.
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Thanks, for that, I wasnt sure the feature was free so naturally, I just shyed away but now that I know that......... that is even better.
Hi,
Can anyone explain what is the function of WIFI direct in the AOKP ROM? This function is found in the settings menu, more... (just below the wifi/BT enable button).
Thanks,
Allisson
Actually it is in stock rom as well (well, a hardware feature that is). It allows the tab to communicate with other wifi direct capable devices for file exchange, media streaming, etc.
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Glad you asked , I have it on my hox and had no idea
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Wifi direct work fine on AOKP, but only with this app here. For me, work fine on Galaxy s1 + Galaxy s2, both running Rom ICS AOKP M6.
Or, you can use this excellent app, which is as wifi direct but without wifi direct.
If i helped, please press my thanks button.
Thanks for tip
Hi.
Searched everywhere, couldn't find anything.
Maybe you Gurus here could help out.
How could I use the wi-fi direct functions on an aokp milestone1 rom?
Neither stream music, and movies to my TV, nor sending files via wi-fi direct. doesn't work for me.
...There's an wi-fi direct option in WLAN Settings. But doesn't show anything.
Thx for your help.
regards
DroidShift79 said:
Hi.
Searched everywhere, couldn't find anything.
Maybe you Gurus here could help out.
How could I use the wi-fi direct functions on an aokp milestone1 rom?
Neither stream music, and movies to my TV, nor sending files via wi-fi direct. doesn't work for me.
...There's an wi-fi direct option in WLAN Settings. But doesn't show anything.
Thx for your help.
regards
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I had exactly the same problem with my galaxy s2 i9100, and asked it here, but got no answer!
kpdeepu said:
I had exactly the same problem with my galaxy s2 i9100, and asked it here, but got no answer!
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Too bad.
If someone tell's us 'it's not working' would be good, so we can stop searching.
DroidShift79 said:
Hi.
Searched everywhere, couldn't find anything.
Maybe you Gurus here could help out.
How could I use the wi-fi direct functions on an aokp milestone1 rom?
Neither stream music, and movies to my TV, nor sending files via wi-fi direct. doesn't work for me.
...There's an wi-fi direct option in WLAN Settings. But doesn't show anything.
Thx for your help.
regards
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kpdeepu said:
I had exactly the same problem with my galaxy s2 i9100, and asked it here, but got no answer!
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Hey guys I found this link and thought it may at least give you some closure(or hope) on the wifi direct issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889145 (scroll down to Idan73's post)
I've been searching for a couple days myself but I guess it's just disabled currently in CM10 and AOKP roms. Wifi direct is an overlooked feature but I find it to be very useful; much better than bluetooth(like 1000x better). Hopefully it should be implemented soon after devs figure out how, though I won't hold my breath. I'm using JellyBam rom atm and it's the only thing missing in my opinion
Edit:
If you want a similar functioning app that is just as good as wifi direct(acts almost the exact same way), you could try this :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floriandraschbacher.fastfiletransfer&hl=en
The app uses WiFi Tethering to establish a connection between two devices without internet, so effectively it acts just like WiFi direct and is probably the best alternative we'll get. Works on older phones too such as the galaxy S and the receiving phone doesn't need the app installed to receive the file, which is a plus and makes it better than wifi direct in that regard. Gave it a 5 star rating on the play store in the hopes that app development is continued and the app is not abandoned. Just found out about it otherwise I would have linked it earlier (google searches save lives lol). Hope it's helpful to you guys.
Thanks for your words.
Tried out a lot of things.
But now I'm back on my own cooked deodexed stock rom
Wifi direct work fine on AOKP, but only with this app here. For me, work fine on Galaxy s1 + Galaxy s2, both running Rom ICS AOKP M6.
Or, you can use this excellent app here, which is as wifi direct but without wifi direct.
If i helped, please press my thanks button.
I cant seem to get wifi direct to work on my phone. My tab (a samsung galaxy tab 2 7") can find my phone on wifi direct, but cant make a proper connection. Also there is no option to send files via wifi direct in the share menu (there is an option in my tab). I tried several apps from the app store but none of them worked. One of them (I dont remember which) mentioned that it could be an issue with the wifi driver of the phone and updating to jellybean could solve the problem. Since I am not willing to install any custom ROMs and since there is no official jellybean update or even an official confirmation that there will be one, that is not an option, at least for the moment.
Was anyone else able to use wifi direct in the stock ROM? If so, how? Please help. Please do not reply that we can send files over wifi, that is not what I meant.
Wifi direct didn't work for me too.
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Hi people,
I recently upgraded my SXP from rooted ICS 6.1.1.B.1.75 to Pre-rooted JB 6.2.A.0.400 ( found thanks to this thread ).
Everything went well, and the new version seemed to work, until i realized that the Wifi Hotspot function isn't working anymore (i used it everyday on ICS).
Also, tethering via Bluetooth doesn't seem to work.
My SXP wifi network is seen and I can connect onto it, but then nothing happens and there's no way to use the phone's data connection from a remote device.
I installed the 'WiFi Tether' app from Google play to give it a try, and the same thing happens.
However, this app gives me more detail and i can see what steps precisely block the connection, here is a screen of the error log : http://i.imgur.com/5ZhAAoF.png
Hopefully this'll help.
Has anyone run into the same issue? Can anyone confirm that the Portable Hotspot function still works on JB for Xperia P ?
It'd be kind of a shame to have to roll-back to ICS because of this....
Many thanks in advance for your help!
Royz
Royz1911 said:
Hi people,
I recently upgraded my SXP from rooted ICS 6.1.1.B.1.75 to Pre-rooted JB 6.2.A.0.400 ( found thanks to this thread ).
Everything went well, and the new version seemed to work, until i realized that the Wifi Hotspot function isn't working anymore (i used it everyday on ICS).
Also, tethering via Bluetooth doesn't seem to work.
My SXP wifi network is seen and I can connect onto it, but then nothing happens and there's no way to use the phone's data connection from a remote device.
I installed the 'WiFi Tether' app from Google play to give it a try, and the same thing happens.
However, this app gives me more detail and i can see what steps precisely block the connection, here is a screen of the error log : http://i.imgur.com/5ZhAAoF.png
Hopefully this'll help.
Has anyone run into the same issue? Can anyone confirm that the Portable Hotspot function still works on JB for Xperia P ?
It'd be kind of a shame to have to roll-back to ICS because of this....
Many thanks in advance for your help!
Royz
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It happens the same to me, do you have it rooted?
shakeador said:
It happens the same to me, do you have it rooted?
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Yes it is, as I used the pre-rooted JB.
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me too
I've recently rooted my xperia play and found my wi-fi hotspot doesn't work. I've downloaded wi-fi tether apps but it doesn't seem to be connecting to the internet, it reads my connection but no access to internet.
Has anyone found a solution to this?
Thanks in advance