Hopefully, Google will clear up the matter soon, but it won’t really be a shame to see this go. The feature isn’t very secure and even some newer routers have dropped support for it. It’s definitely come in handy when visiting family who don’t know their wireless passwords, but I can also see why Google might be removing it. ![]() Personally, I’ve only used WPS in Android a few times. Google has yet to confirm this itself, though. If you have forget your Wi-Fi password, there might have an other solution to connect your phone.This option required your router to be WPS compatible.Here i. ![]() The strings were marked as deprecated, leading many to believe that WPS support is not coming back. Losing access to smaller features in beta releases of Android isn’t uncommon, but in this case, it’s not looking like Google intends to bring this feature back in the final release.Ī handful of WPS-related strings within Android pointed out on Google’s issue tracker hint that Google has decided to remove this feature from Android. In Android P’s beta releases, Google has quietly removed the ability to use WPS through the network menu (via Android Police). It comes in handy when you don’t know a password, but it’s also pretty insecure. ![]() WPS, or WiFi Protected Setup, is a handy feature which allows users to connect to an access point by clicking a button on their router, skipping the need for passwords. ![]() Apparently, that feature may not stick around in Android. One change that flew under the radar, though, has been the option to use WPS. Android P isn’t a major overhaul to Google’s mobile OS, but it has a whole lot of tweaks built in.
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