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Configure Wi-Fi Direct?

Anyone noticed the option for wi-fi direct ?
cant find any way to configure it

It's under more i believe.

yes but thats just a tick box to turn it on :S .. no way to configure it like the galaxy s 2

What is wifi direct?
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aindow said:
What is wifi direct?
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Wi-Fi Direct "is a certification mark for devices supporting a game-changing new technology enabling Wi-Fi devices to connect directly, making it simple and convenient to do things like print, share, synch and display. Products bearing the Wi-Fi Direct certification mark can connect to one another without joining a traditional home, office or hotspot network."
Sounds good to me!

yeh its great used it with GS2 to send music file in seconds .. its so fast
just want to know how to configure and use it with the nexus

Just an update.. after some digging it turns out that wifi direct in ics is just an api atm so app developers need to make use of this seemingly overlooked feature

lolittle said:
Just an update.. after some digging it turns out that wifi direct in ics is just an api atm so app developers need to make use of this seemingly overlooked feature
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Hmm, I wonder if Android beam uses it?

No pure NFC with NDEF messages ... next semester at university i will be doing android develpoment .. if nothing is out by then i will have a go at making an app but it doesnt look to hard i would expect someone to have done one soon
Wi-Fi Direct
Android now supports Wi-Fi Direct for peer-to-peer (P2P) connections between Android-powered devices and other device types without a hotspot or Internet connection. The Android framework provides a set of Wi-Fi P2P APIs that allow you to discover and connect to other devices when each device supports Wi-Fi Direct, then communicate over a speedy connection across distances much longer than a Bluetooth connection.
A new package, android.net.wifi.p2p, contains all the APIs for performing peer-to-peer connections with Wi-Fi. The primary class you need to work with is WifiP2pManager, which you can acquire by calling getSystemService(WIFI_P2P_SERVICE). The WifiP2pManager includes APIs that allow you to:
Initialize your application for P2P connections by calling initialize()
Discover nearby devices by calling discoverPeers()
Start a P2P connection by calling connect()
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WiFi direct work like this
Turn it on
Thats easy
Ok
Now go to your laptop open up wirless networks and do a scan
and hello there is a Phone now showing up click connect
now on your phone a message will pop up saying a computer is tring to connect and asking you to say ok or cancel
say ok
Now your laptop is connected
Now open up xplorer on your laptop click networks and you will have two showing and your phone will be one of them double click on the phone this open up the phone just like in mass storage mode
Now to go the other way eg phone to pc that is the tricky bit
as the stock brouser sucks on android
You need es file exploer and do a lan scan and the laptop will show as a name click it and a message will show on the laptop or it will just open up the shared folders section
It only works on windows 7
for all its the old Ad hoc idea made simple

Northern, that didn't work for me, but my PC doesn't has got WiFi direct, so that might be a problem.
Anyways, I tried to use WiFi direct with my bother's SGS2, and we weren't being able to get it working properly. I tried the Android WiFi direct demo app, which was able to connect using WiFi direct, but I wasn't being able to send photo's. The S2 had an extra menu for configuring WiFi direct(TouchWiz)
Anyone that has got WiFi direct working on his Galaxy Nexus?

Is there any apps based on wi-fi direct?

neolee said:
Is there any apps based on wi-fi direct?
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Not yet, working on it

same problem ...
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It is very sad, that Google didn't finished it yet Is it so hard to make it work for us ? From my point of view we have been cheated

U HAVE TO USE 3TH PARTY APPS
FileExpert on the market does it
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Well file expert needs an access point in order to transfer files and the phone that you want to transfer file must have file expert too.. which is just wireless sharing not wifi direct though..

My Sony Bravia got WIFI Direct too. I tried to connect my GN with it. TV did find the phone. Connected too. But then just kept dropping off the connection.
Did anybody tried it out with a TV?

I noticed it on my sister's GS2, tried it out, her phone can see mine, but i can't seem to find the wifi direct settings for my gnex.

xXQuakeXx said:
Well file expert needs an access point in order to transfer files and the phone that you want to transfer file must have file expert too.. which is just wireless sharing not wifi direct though..
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yes.... no wifi direct on file expert...
maverickrulz said:
My Sony Bravia got WIFI Direct too. I tried to connect my GN with it. TV did find the phone. Connected too. But then just kept dropping off the connection.
Did anybody tried it out with a TV?
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Mach3.2 said:
I noticed it on my sister's GS2, tried it out, her phone can see mine, but i can't seem to find the wifi direct settings for my gnex.
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as you can see, google/android gave us the api, but not the interface to manage this...
but released a piece o code to compile a demo app 'wifi direct'.... i do not have other wifi direct enabled device... and i don't tryied this yet... but, here is the sample:
https://www.box.com/s/728c598a466c6822cc94
let me know if it work (p.s. not compiled by me... i only found it on the web )

[Q] Internet pass-through

I want to surf on my Nexus using the surfstick internet connection of my pc via USB (or wifi). How can I setup this? thx

Although this has nothing specific to do with your new Nexus and your descriptions are pretty meager you should try this: http://www.connectify.me/

Of course, this is a Nexus issue. I already tried Connectify and established a Hotspot, enabled WLan on Nexus but it didn't find it. I guess I can only connect to networks from my laptop but can not be getting connected?!

oliver7 said:
Of course, this is a Nexus issue. I already tried Connectify and established a Hotspot, enabled WLan on Nexus but it didn't find it. I guess I can only connect to networks from my laptop but can not be getting connected?!
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Did you setup adhoc mode in Connectify? If so, the Nexus cannot see adhoc wifi at the moment.

yes, wifi adhoc. not "at the moment"? so it's gonna work someday..!?

oliver7 said:
yes, wifi adhoc. not "at the moment"? so it's gonna work someday..!?
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Ad-hoc support usually isnt available out of the box, but our good friends here at XDA can hack the wifi driver to make it work.

oliver7 said:
yes, wifi adhoc. not "at the moment"? so it's gonna work someday..!?
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I do hope so because I'm waiting for it as well. In Gingerbread days, you just have to replace wpa_supplicant with an adhoc-enabled one. Hopefully someone can compile wpa_supplicant from ICS source and add adhoc fix.

Settings > More > Wifi direct?
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*sigh*..
You really cant find anything about it on the internet to get it sorted. Strange.

Yes there is. I've been using connectify alternative called virtual router manager (assuming you use windows). More simple and stable than connectify
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I've got Vista. I tried Connectify, established a hotspot, but it wasn't found by the Samsung Nexus.

When rooting my phone, I installed pdanet for the drivers. I realized it had built in tethering over USB, tried it out, and it worked!
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Seems like this is for browsing only, and not for updating apps in the market.
USBPortForwarding: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/android/UsbPortForwarding.aspx

Is it possible to share wifi connection using Galaxy Nexus?

There is wifi network, but only 1 device can use it.
Suppose I connect my Galaxy Nexus to that wifi, is it possible to share that to other phones?
I know that I can share 3g connection to other phones via wifi, but is it possible to share wifi via wifi?
It is possible using pc though http://www.virtualwifirouter.com/

uhhh don't think that'd be possible. You can see that if you're on WiFi and try to turn on WiFi Hotspot, it disables your WiFi.
what kinda stupid network are you connecting to that only lets one device connect?

Are you able to allow more connections by changing settings in your router?
bow chicka wow wow.

gogol said:
There is wifi network, but only 1 device can use it.
Suppose I connect my Galaxy Nexus to that wifi, is it possible to share that to other phones?
I know that I can share 3g connection to other phones via wifi, but is it possible to share wifi via wifi?
It is possible using pc though http://www.virtualwifirouter.com/
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I've just thought of this off the top of my head so don't blame me if it doesn't work but it would seem feasible if;
1) First phone set to share/tether via bluetooth to 2nd phone
2) 2nd phone turns on Wifi tether
3) other devices connect to 2nd phone.
Let us know if this works as I'm not about to collect all the phones in the house to test this out hahaha.

moe6 said:
I've just thought of this off the top of my head so don't blame me if it doesn't work but it would seem feasible if;
1) First phone set to share/tether via bluetooth to 2nd phone
2) 2nd phone turns on Wifi tether
3) other devices connect to 2nd phone.
Let us know if this works as I'm not about to collect all the phones in the house to test this out hahaha.
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Yes, this works. Thanks
First phone connect to the wifi
First phone enable bluetooth tetehering
Pair both phones via blutooth
All phones are able to access the wifi

Hahah nice. Android, it just works?

gogol said:
Yes, this works. Thanks
First phone connect to the wifi
First phone enable bluetooth tetehering
Pair both phones via blutooth
All phones are able to access the wifi
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This would be useful for connecting to hotel Internet that only allow a single connection at a time kinda cool lol
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[Q] Tethering While Connected to Wifi

Hey all, I ran into this problem earlier today while in class and was wondering if anybody has a good fix. The wifi signal in some of the rooms in some buildings here at school is relatively weak, so much so that my wireless card on my laptop has difficulty picking it up, but my phone can connect.
On my old iPhone, I used to be able to create a hotspot using Pdanet while connected to wifi, so I was not using any of my data. Do any android apps provide this or similar functionality?

Quick answer is no. I wanna say back in the day I did it with a root app.
You could use USB or Bluetooth to share the Wi-Fi internet access to your laptop
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enchilader said:
Hey all, I ran into this problem earlier today while in class and was wondering if anybody has a good fix. The wifi signal in some of the rooms in some buildings here at school is relatively weak, so much so that my wireless card on my laptop has difficulty picking it up, but my phone can connect.
On my old iPhone, I used to be able to create a hotspot using Pdanet while connected to wifi, so I was not using any of my data. Do any android apps provide this or similar functionality?
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pdanet (foxfi) works on this phone (or at least is reported as working).

Thmstec said:
Quick answer is no. I wanna say back in the day I did it with a root app.
You could use USB or Bluetooth to share the Wi-Fi internet access to your laptop
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Happen to remember the name of that app? I am coincidentally rooted.
Pdanet does work, however it disables wifi before creating the hotspot so I cannot broadcast new wifi from existing wifi.

[Q] Wifi Direct available?

Can anybody confirm if Wifi Direct is available for Android One mobiles?

yeah

Wifi direct
finch2 said:
Can anybody confirm if Wifi Direct is available for Android One mobiles?[
Yes, Wifi Direct is available.
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Definitely works. Try using Super Beam. Available on Play store.
Also is there any other way we can use Wifi Direct?

Atuljohn said:
Definitely works. Try using Super Beam. Available on Play store.
Also is there any other way we can use Wifi Direct?
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software data cable and flash transfer

Does it work out of the box?
Atuljohn said:
Definitely works. Try using Super Beam. Available on Play store.
Also is there any other way we can use Wifi Direct?
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What I meant was that if it works out of the box. There should be an option in WiFi settings for WiFi Direct.

finch2 said:
What I meant was that if it works out of the box. There should be an option in WiFi settings for WiFi Direct.
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Yes it has

Wifi Direct is a software feature that is present on the wireless chip. Most of the wireless chips that are released now have this. Using the Wifi Direct in the Wifi settings, we can connect to 2 different phones. But how to transfer files using stock Android is a mystery to me. I'm getting the expected speed while connected to a nexus 5. MY chip is the limiting factor here ?
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how to use wifi direct?
Atuljohn said:
Wifi Direct is a software feature that is present on the wireless chip. Most of the wireless chips that are released now have this. Using the Wifi Direct in the Wifi settings, we can connect to 2 different phones. But how to transfer files using stock Android is a mystery to me. I'm getting the expected speed while connected to a nexus 5. MY chip is the limiting factor here ?
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Yes, same here. Can connect two devices. I too couldn't figure out about how to transfer files using stock android(without any apps).
I think app (like superbeam ) is a must to transfer files. But again, don't understand what's the role of stock android's wifi direct connection.

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finch2 said:
Yes, same here. Can connect two devices. I too couldn't figure out about how to transfer files using stock android(without any apps).
I think app (like superbeam ) is a must to transfer files. But again, don't understand what's the role of stock android's wifi direct connection.
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One of its use is screen mirroring