Effortless Ways to Enable Auto-Connect to Wi-Fi Networks on Your Android Device

Quick Links

• Turn Wi-Fi On Automatically on Samsung Galaxy
• Turn Wi-Fi On Automatically on Google Pixel

Key Takeaways

On a Samsung phone, you can turn on Wi-Fi automatically in places you use it frequently by activating “Turn Wi-Fi On/Off Automatically” on the Intelligent Wi-FI settings screen. On a Pixel phone, enable “Turn On Wi-Fi Automatically” in Network Preferences.

Turning Wi-Fi off when you’re away from frequently-used networks can save some battery life on your Android phone . The annoying thing is you have to remember to turn it back on—or do you?

Depending on where you are, your phone’s constant scanning for a Wi-Fi network can eat up battery, which is why some people turn it off away from home. We’ll show you a simple setting that can automatically turn Wi-Fi back on when you’re near your common networks.

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Turn Wi-Fi On Automatically on Samsung Galaxy

To turn on Wi-Fi automatically on a Samsung Galaxy phone, swipe down one from the top of the screen and tap the gear icon.

In Settings, go to “Connections.”

Now select “Wi-Fi.”

Tap the three-dot menu icon in the top corner and select “Intelligent Wi-Fi.”

Toggle on “Turn Wi-Fi On/Off Automatically.” For more options, tap the text.

Here you can add some of your saved networks to the “Frequently Used” list, which will help your phone turn on Wi-Fi quicker in those areas.

That’s all there is to it!

Turn Wi-Fi On Automatically on Google Pixel

If you’re using a Google Pixel phone, swipe down twice from the top of the screen and tap the gear icon.

Next, go to “Network & Internet.”

Tap “Internet.”

Now scroll down and select “Network Preferences.”

Toggle on the switch for “Turn on Wi-Fi Automatically.”

That’s it! Wi-Fi will automatically be turned on when you’re near high-quality saved networks.

It’s not exactly clear how this works, but the feature likely uses your location to know when you’re near a saved network. It’s nice to never have to worry about racking up data usage because you forgot to turn Wi-Fi back on.

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