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Re: Dynamic visualization of your WiFi signal

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Post by cryptoz »

Causality1 wrote: post #2

Why does this require Android 9 or higher?

I'm not related to this project, but I am an Android dev, and I would guess it has to do with the WiFi changes detailed here: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/pie/android-9.0...

Google often changes the permissions/allowed access/APIs to potentially sensitive device data, and frowns upon/bans using old APIs.

Probably the app was built with permissions changes in mind and perhaps had to set that specific minimum version. It is possible for some things to have the new API but run on an older version, through support libraries, but not everything is supported that way.

Re: Dynamic visualization of your WiFi signal

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Post by ComputerGuru »

gkhartman wrote: post #5

I'm pretty happy with Ubiquity's hardware, but if it has anything to do with their cloud based software it's gonna be a hard pass due to the increased security risk. It's a shame too, since cloud based services make device admin so convenient.

> It's a shame too, since cloud based services make device admin so convenient.

I don’t see how cloud services could make anything easier than just sticking a Linux box with their controller in a rack or closet. It’s your own cloud.

Re: Dynamic visualization of your WiFi signal

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Post by noahtallen »

jms703 wrote: post #7

Great. More things no one needs. Please, Ubiquiti, work on your existing products. Your forums and reddit are full of frustrated customers with unresolved bugs and issues.

I disagree that no one needs it; this would have been very helpful when I was trying to troubleshoot my AP’s dead zones. Agree on the rest
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