How do I prevent Nexus from hooking up with other Wifi networks?

[Vance14]

I want it to connect to my home and office automatically, but not every Starbucks I enter (thus being subject to all of their browser oddities), etc.

I can set it to ignore any certain ones that I regularly come in contact with, but not with new ones. Is there a way to set it to automatically connect to those remembered ones I specifically designate, but none others?

 

[El Jefe]

It only connects to networks that you have at one time or another authorized it to connect to. Maybe all Starbucks name their network the same & you jumped on wifi at one of them, right?

If you only want it to connect to home & work automatically, go to your wifi settings & "forget" all networks except those. Then just don't enable anymore or always delete them when you are done using them.

 

[Vance14]

Re: How do I prevent Nexus from hooking up with other Wifi networ

No, I have never allowed a Starbucks with this phone, it just connected automatically. Very annoying. And, since I did not tell it to "remember" it was not in the list of connections I could tell it to ignore once I had left! So, it connected again the next time.

 

[MowDownJoe]

Re: How do I prevent Nexus from hooking up with other Wifi networ

Just toggle off Wifi when you're not at home or the office. No need to have it on 24/7.

 

[indianajonze]

Re: How do I prevent Nexus from hooking up with other Wifi networ

wifi, settings, advanced, uncheck "network notification"

 

[2defmouze]

Re: How do I prevent Nexus from hooking up with other Wifi networ

Just toggle off Wifi when you're not at home or the office. No need to have it on 24/7.

THIS^^...

Leaving it on when your not using it is just another radio that's on draining your battery because its looking for a signal. Always switch it off when not using

 

[ulnek]

Re: How do I prevent Nexus from hooking up with other Wifi networ

you need to keep it happy to prevent it from randomly hooking up with other wifi! >_>