4 Ways To Stop WiFi From Automatically Turning On On Android

Do you want to prevent your WiFi from turning on automatically on your Android phone? Recent versions of Androids have taken over a feature that Google secretly slipped into Wifi settings. Have you ever noticed that your Android smartphone Wifi turns on automatically after some time once you turn it off? In this read, we will help you turn off WiFi to turn on automatically on Android.

 

Methods to Stop Auto-Activating WiFi on Android

Here we have some easy methods to try if you want Wi-Fi to turn on automatically on your Android. Note that the steps may differ slightly from smartphone to smartphone. If you can't find any settings where described, try searching for them using the search bar in the Settings app.

Disable Turn on Wi-Fi automatically in Settings

This is a Google feature that automatically turns Wi-Fi on even if you turn it off manually. This feature was supposed to be useful, but the situation varies from person to person. Here is the step-by-step guide you can follow to disable this feature so that it doesn't automatically turn your WiFi back on.

1. Go to Settings on your phone.

 

 

2. Now go to Network & Internet option then select the the Internet option.

3. Then press the Network Preferences option at the bottom of the page.

 

 

4. Here, disable the Enable Wi-Fi automatically at the top of the page.

 

While on this page, you may as well turn off the notification for public networks. Connecting to an unknown open network poses a risk to your privacy, so make sure you don't connect to unknown open networks.

Disable the Automatically turn off Wi-Fi feature in a user interface

If you have a Samsung smartphone, the above method will not work for you because the settings menu is different in One UI. Follow these steps to disable Turn off Wi-Fi automatically on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

 

1. Open the Settings menu and go to Connections.

 

2. Here, press the Wi-Fi Option on the next page.

 

 

3. Now press the three-dot menu in the upper right corner and select Intelligent Wi-Fi.

4. Here, disable the “Enable/disable Wi-Fi automatically” function using the rocker provided.

 

This feature on Samsung smartphones controls Wi-Fi based on location. So, once this feature is disabled, your phone will not automatically turn Wi-Fi on or off.

 

Disable Adaptive Connectivity feature from Settings

Adaptive Connectivity is a feature that extends smartphone battery life by automatically managing network connections. This feature can automatically turn on your device's Wi-Fi, follow the steps to turn it off from phone settings.

1. Open Settings and go to Network & Internet.

 

2. Scroll down to access the Adaptive connectivity option.

 

 

3. Here, press the Adaptive connectivity Possibility of turn it off.

 

Once this feature is disabled, Wi-Fi will not turn on or off automatically regardless of your phone's connection status. If this method did not work for you, you can try the other methods below.

 

Revoke third-party app Wi-Fi permissions

Some apps may still require Wi-Fi Control access to work properly, this may create a problem for you. Follow these steps to revoke Wi-Fi Control permission from third-party apps. Here is how it can be done:

1. Open Settings on your phone and go to applications.

 

2. Here, press the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner and select Special access.

 

 

3. Now scroll to locate the Wi-Fi control authorization and open it.

 

4. You will see a list of apps that have the “Wi-Fi Control” authorization.

 

Now simply deny Wi-Fi control access for apps using the provided toggle. This trick may work for you if you have many apps installed on your phone which have access to different permissions on your smartphone.

 

FAQ

Q: Why does my smartphone's Wi-Fi turn on automatically?

A: Your smartphone's Wi-Fi may turn on due to Google's Wi-Fi Wakeup feature. It activates Wi-Fi whenever a saved network is detected and attempts to reconnect to it. You can try these given methods to disable this feature on your smartphone.

Q: What is the "Turn on Wi-Fi automatically" feature on Android smartphones?

A: This feature automatically turns your smartphone's Wi-Fi on and off based on location. It not only saves your smartphone battery but also your mobile data.

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This is how you can stop WIFI to turn on automatically on your Android smartphone. This feature is only available in the recent version of Android and may not be available in older versions. Check out more useful tips linked below and stay tuned for more such readings.