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Tip: Easier toggling of Wi-Fi/cellular data on Android 12 (lemdro.id)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mfat@lemdro.id to c/android@lemdro.id
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Turning Wi-Fi, data on/off on Android 12 is more difficult compared to previous versions. You have to stretch your fingers to the top of the screen to access quick settings, tap the new internet tile (no actual quick toggles) and that will open a menu for toggling wifi and data.

I don't know why Google has done this but it obviously turns such a simple task into a headache.

The simple workround i came up with today might be useful to others who find this dumb and unintuitive.

This requires some sort of app that can run android "activities". I tried this with Tasker and Macrodroid.

You need to launch the following activity using a floating button, a widget or a gesture:

android.settings.panel.action.INTERNET_CONNECTIVITY

This will open the internet connectivity menu from bottom of the screen for easy toggling of wifi/data and switching wifi networks. The behaviour is similar to iPhone's control center.

Here is the Macrodroid widget I've created for this that is activated by tapping a floating button.

If you're too lazy to create your own shortcut you can use this widget.

What are the advantages of this workaround?

  1. no need to stretch your finger to the top of the phone (with bigger phones this is more difficult)

  2. you can toggle Wi-Fi/Data from ANY app, no need to leave the app to do this

  3. direct access to actual toggles with just one tap

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[–] ChristianWS@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Alright, a few things:

  1. Removing a direct QS tile for Wifi and Mobile Data was a dumb idea from Google's part, and there is no defense for that. I'm on LineageOS and I have the option to add those two back, but I think this isn't something that came from AOSP.
  2. The Internet QS Tile is actually a pretty good idea for the average user. Most of the time when you want to disable Mobile Data you want to enable WiFi, and vice versa. This adds one more step, but removes one QS Tile and condense Internet options into a single thing. I'm fairly sure this wouldn't be a slight controversial decision if not for the removal of the direct QS Tiles.

This is the second post this week that mentions the iOS control center and I'm confused by it. On Android, the bottom area uses a upward gesture to go home and/or Recents, that's why the Quick Settings and Notification are on the top.

How does the user go to the homescreen on iOS since the bottom area opens the control center?

[–] jcarax 3 points 1 year ago

It's the kind of thing they should allow us to enable in dev tools, if they want to hide it from the average user.

[–] Runel0rd@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Imagine buying a Google or Samsung phone, literaly the pinnacles of bloatware, lack of privacy, and features being taken away.

I have been using OnePlus for years and can only say good thing about them.

[–] Llewellyn@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have OnePlus. It also has bloatware.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Samsung phones still have dedicated Wifi and Data buttons, I didn't even know this issue until I read this post.