Android is MISSING a BASIC feature

[mustafaislam]

I have recently switched to android after being an iOS user for a very long time. I was part of the hype train for the galaxy S10 after seeing lots of design leaks and pricing, I pre ordered one a day after it was announced.

My issue is, and it seems other people also have this issue, android doesn't switch to the access point with the strongest signal. Let me describe my setup; I have a virgin media modem/router as my main router, this is connected via ethernet to another router (an ASUS router) on the opposite side of this house. The Asus router is configured in access point mode and I assume most of you know what that does, it has the exact same SSID and password and security protocol

With my previous phone, an iPhone 7, it would switch seamlessly between the two within a couple seconds to the one with the best signal, it DIDN'T wait until the signal completely drops. Literally every Apple device in my house does this, I am the only fool who decided to buy an android. We have an iPad from 2012 that does this perfectly!

So why can't Google implement this in their OS in 2019?! I understand there are some apps that can do this but to my experience they are utter shit.

Honestly very disappointed, can't even roam around my house without suffering from crap wifi. I wouldn't feel as cheated if android was as polished as iOS but the whole OS just feels bad in comparison. I'm not an apple sheep but I do appreciate their attention to detail and engineering.

 

is there a setting im missing or is android meant to be like this?

[DrMacintosh]

Pretty sure that’s not how it’s supposed to work. Do you have auto-join enabled?

[Mira Yurizaki]

WiFi features appear to be based on the phone's manufacturer, as OnePlus has a phone that will choose the strongest signal given two networks with basically the same parameters. However you should have something that allows you to switch to which network you prefer to use.

 

But really, WiFi signal strength is not an indication of the actual connection quality. I've had networks where there was great signal strength, but the quality of the connection was crap.

[mustafaislam]

36 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Pretty sure that’s not how it’s supposed to work. Do you have auto-join enabled?

yes

[mustafaislam]

4 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

WiFi features appear to be based on the phone's manufacturer, as OnePlus has a phone that will choose the strongest signal given two networks with basically the same parameters. However you should have something that allows you to switch to which network you prefer to use.

 

But really, WiFi signal strength is not an indication of the actual connection quality. I've had networks where there was great signal strength, but the quality of the connection was crap.

in my case signal strength did mean actual connection quality, ive been using it for over 3 years with my iphone and it was all good.

why does a manufacturer have to add features? it should be native in android by google.

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, mustafaislam said:

in my case signal strength did mean actual connection quality, ive been using it for over 3 years with my iphone and it was all good.

Well in any case, yes, Android is missing this feature. If you don't like it, then I don't know what to tell you other than get an app that does the feature you want or go back to an iOS device.

[rickymohk]

Try some wifi switcher on Google Play? The beauty of Android is customisation and the community. With Android, you don't need to stuck with what the manufacturer offer you out of the box. Pretty much any features you find lacking in the system, there are probably third party apps solution out there, or even more useful features than you can think of.

Welcome to Android!

[Commodus]

8 hours ago, rickymohk said:

Try some wifi switcher on Google Play? The beauty of Android is customisation and the community. With Android, you don't need to stuck with what the manufacturer offer you out of the box. Pretty much any features you find lacking in the system, there are probably third party apps solution out there, or even more useful features than you can think of.

Welcome to Android!

That's a blessing and a curse, I'd say.  It's good that you can tackle issues like that on your own, but it also feels like a crutch where you're excusing the platform's failings.  Hey, iOS has done this feature properly for years, but don't worry, you just have to track down this obscure third-party app to make Android behave the way it was supposed to all along.

[kokakolia]

39 minutes ago, Commodus said:

That's a blessing and a curse, I'd say.  It's good that you can tackle issues like that on your own, but it also feels like a crutch where you're excusing the platform's failings.  Hey, iOS has done this feature properly for years, but don't worry, you just have to track down this obscure third-party app to make Android behave the way it was supposed to all along.

That’s inevitable when switching platforms. 

[mustafaislam]

10 hours ago, rickymohk said:

Try some wifi switcher on Google Play? The beauty of Android is customisation and the community. With Android, you don't need to stuck with what the manufacturer offer you out of the box. Pretty much any features you find lacking in the system, there are probably third party apps solution out there, or even more useful features than you can think of.

Welcome to Android!

I have tried a few of these apps, none work very well.

[mustafaislam]

Thank you for ur replies everyone. I have sent Samsung my feedback, hopefully they can implement something so I dont have to use a half working third party app.

[rickymohk]

12 hours ago, Commodus said:

That's a blessing and a curse, I'd say.  It's good that you can tackle issues like that on your own, but it also feels like a crutch where you're excusing the platform's failings.  Hey, iOS has done this feature properly for years, but don't worry, you just have to track down this obscure third-party app to make Android behave the way it was supposed to all along.

But iOS also had some features not done properly for years... like the back button and dual sim I think. Both platforms are always evolving and have their own pros and cons, but additional flexibility is always nice to have.

[Commodus]

18 hours ago, rickymohk said:

But iOS also had some features not done properly for years... like the back button and dual sim I think. Both platforms are always evolving and have their own pros and cons, but additional flexibility is always nice to have.

That's true to a degree.  I suppose the point is that you shouldn't have to rely on third-party apps to make up for something like this.

[DrMacintosh]

5 hours ago, Commodus said:

That's true to a degree.  I suppose the point is that you shouldn't have to rely on third-party apps to make up for something like this.

Apple has been serious about their wireless technology for years. Their WiFi antennas have always been great, their cellular modems kind of suck though in the XR/Xs line.