fernando’s blag

Today’s post is a quick little tip, just to break the silence.

There’s times you know there is an wifi access point nearby, and you have the password or whatever you need to get to the internet, but your phone is not detecting it, even when nearby laptops are getting it. There’s an option to change that.

Go to Menu -> Settings -> Connection -> Wireless LAN -> Options -> Advanced Settings -> Yes -> Disable Auto config and finally scroll down that you’ll find the screen in this post. You can disable the power saving mode for WLAN, and the device’s range increases greatly.

But there is a reason why the buried this setting so deep, and you have to confirm what you’re doing a few times. When the phone says this option saves power, it means it! To the point that one day I forgot to turn it on after an wifi session, and I seriously thought there was something wrong with my battery. It drains power like nothing else.

But when you’re in an email emergency, and need your internets, this setting comes in handy. Just remember to turn in on again afterwards and you should be fine.