Connect android to two wireless networks simultaneously

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alex CSD picture alex CSD · Mar 8, 2011 · Viewed 39.6k times · Source

I want to make my android connects two networks at the same time, the first one a wifi network to get internet connection and the other one ad-hoc network ( a network between mobiles to share some data), but the android can join only one network at the same time, Any ideas!!

Answer

Andy picture Andy · Mar 17, 2011

What you are asking for can not currently be done. You can only be connected to one network at the time. However, there is a standard called WiFi direct that will allow you to do what you are asking for, but it isn't yet implemented in Android. I recently talked with an Android engineer at Google about this, and they are working on it, so it appears you will be able to what you are asking for in the near future, but not right now.

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