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Oh speaking of which. A lot of places i rented on holidays had internet access with that default unique password. Which is a pain to type on your phone and lapt
by nottorp 2y ago
Oh speaking of which. A lot of places i rented on holidays had internet access with that default unique password. Which is a pain to type on your phone and laptop when you get there.
Did anyone think to at least try to add OCR-ing those labels on our phones to automatically enter the wifi password?
- ghaff 2y agoA lot of inns and B&Bs in tiny towns etc. have these complicated passwords that seem like overkill. You're probably right that they're some sort of default. Even if they're not 12345, it seems as if they could be something pretty simple and that would be fine.
- axus 2y agoQR codes?
- nottorp 2y ago> QR codes? How do you change the label on the router that got installed 8 years ago and is working fine? Especially since the owner of the cabin in the woods that you just rented for the weekend is into ... renting cabins in the woods, not geekery. > have these complicated passwords that seem like overkill. You're probably right that they're some sort of default. It is the default. If you find their router you'll find that overkill password printed on a label on the bottom. More enlightened ISPs give you extra stickers with the same info that you can put on the fridge or somewhere like that.
- wrs 2y agoWe used this for our guests at home. https://qifi.org/ https://qifi.org/
- nottorp 2y agoOh pretty. Now I just need to tell all the hosts in my future holidays about those :)
- dghlsakjg 2y agoThere is a wifi credentials QR code standard that can be used to pass the network name, and authentication details. Anyone can generate one, here's a generator app: https://www.qr-code-generator.com/solutions/wifi-qr-code/ https://www.qr-code-generator.com/solutions/wifi-qr-code/ Most modern phones recognize the standard and can be used through the native camera app.
- jajko 2y agoYes I saw it literally few days ago when visiting relative (not even airbnb just her home), so easy to do yet it never occured to me.
- datadrivenangel 2y agoI have a framed wifi QR code in my house. It's great. Looks like a photo on the wall.
- pavel_lishin 2y agoI should cross-stitch one.
- happyopossum 2y ago>Did anyone think to at least try to add OCR-ing those labels on our phones to automatically enter the wifi password? You can do that easily on iOS, I'd be surprised if Android didn't allow it as well... Tap in the password field, tap Autofill from the popup, and tap Scan Text.
- lostlogin 2y agoSlightly off topic, but sharing WiFi passwords on iOS is so very user friendly.
- bildung 2y agoHow does it work in iOS? On Android User A taps on the wifi they are connected to and gets a QR code, and User B taps on the icon for scanning wifi QR codes, so one tap each once you are in your wifi settings.
- arjie 2y agoOn iOS, the guest attempts to connect and anyone with them in their contacts list is prompted to share. The common use case of a friend visiting is very simple. If you want to share a different network, there's a similar flow to the Android one: * Go to Wi-Fi in the Passwords app * Select the Wi-Fi network you want to share * Share Network QR Code
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoSo they know when you're trying to access a wifi network?
- mcculley 2y agoIf you are near them, yes.
- gryn 2y agogoogle lenses works for this as an OCR copy & paste
- rbalicki 2y agoYou can generate and print a QR code. It's quite a nice solution
- fragmede 2y agohttps://qifi.org/ https://qifi.org/