Configure Auto Join for WiFi the Smart Way
If your phone has stopped joining known Wi-Fi networks by itself, auto join has been switched off, and turning it back on takes a few taps. People switch it off because auto join makes a phone latch onto any remembered or open network, however slow or crowded, with no check that the internet behind that network works. Speedify is an app that runs your internet over Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular data at the same time and encrypts it, so a weak network your phone joins alone is never all you depend on. Below: how to switch auto join back on, and why using Speedify is the safer way to handle Wi-Fi.
Speedify keeps your devices online when Wi-Fi drops.
Wi-Fi cuts out for all kinds of reasons: a weak signal, a tired router, a phone clinging to the wrong access point. Speedify bonds your Wi-Fi with any second connection, often 4G/5G cellular, and switches the moment one drops. Nothing has to reconnect.
What is WiFi Auto Join?
Auto join is a feature that allows your phone to automatically join any WiFi network it already has the credentials for, or open WiFi networks, without having to ask you to do anything. This can be a time saver at home and at work. But, it carries a lot of risks when used with public WiFi networks.
Issues With Auto Join for WiFi
Auto join can cause two major issues:
- First, it can cause your phone to randomly leave a stronger WiFi network for a weaker WiFi network that has come into range. Both Android and iOS developers have tried to stop their operating systems from doing this, but have only had limited success. When your phone switches over to a weaker WiFi, it terminates your first Internet connection, interrupting your Internet usage. Once on the weaker network, your experience is typically much worse.
- Second, when you automatically join open public WiFi networks you put your data and privacy at risk. You don’t know that the network is secure. You could be joining a clever network clone that is really a man-in-the-middle cyber attack trying to steal your passwords and usernames to sensitive accounts. If you auto join a dodgy network you could be setting yourself up for a lot of trouble.
WiFi Auto Join Disabled – How to Enable
If you trust your wireless surroundings, then enabling auto join is simple.
- On iOS devices, you have to set this option for each WiFi network individually. Go to your Settings and then navigate to WiFi. You will see a list of WiFi network profiles. Simply click the ones you want to auto join and toggle the switch to auto join.
- Android devices are a bit more complicated. Often carriers install their own WiFi monitoring apps. Each app works differently. You can also try and navigating to your device’s Connections Optimizer, if it has one. If your Android device has one, it will be under Settings -> More -> Mobile Networks. Once you get to the Connections Optimizer you can enable auto joining.
Better Way to Manage WiFi and Internet Connectivity with Speedify
However, if your real goal is to make sure you stay connected to the Internet without having to manually deal with all of your connections, there is an easier and safer option than the auto join built-in feature.
The Speedify app is available for both iOS and Android devices. This app manages your Internet connections. It works in the background, taking care of everything automatically. It can even use mobile data as a temporary bridge when it switches between different WiFi networks.
Speedify is easy to setup and requires no technical skills. It is designed to give you the safest, fastest, and most reliable Internet connection possible. It even automatically encrypts your Internet traffic to keep it safe and private.
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