ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down143file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
This phone is broken (broken screen) and was given to me, so I figured I’d use it as a WiFi extender, but I guess I can’t.
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoAs far as I know they can all act as a bootleg external wifi adapter though (via USB sharing)
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoAgreed, it’s the wifi sensor that can’t both act as a signal emitter and receiver. (If you know what I mean, I know that it can do both of those things to communicate, but only for a single use case)
As far as I know they can all act as a bootleg external wifi adapter though (via USB sharing)
Agreed, it’s the wifi sensor that can’t both act as a signal emitter and receiver. (If you know what I mean, I know that it can do both of those things to communicate, but only for a single use case)