Don't open browser on wifi connection

This did not work. I still get my neighbors guest login page at random moments. It only changed that the browser now isn't opened at http://ipv4.jolla.com/return_204, but at my default homepage. I even rebooted my phone.

Indeed, after checking comman sources, it connects to ipv4.comman.net by default.

Do not comment the line but delete 'http://ipv4...'

i.e let:

Ipv4StatusUrl =

Finally it's not a good idea. Some applications are no longer aware that the network is up.

OK, it does work to prevent the browser popping up. Whether it's a good idea or not remains to be seen.

I don't know if it's related or a coincidence, but while I had the line commented out, I wasn't able to change the screen brightness in the quick menu anu more. The slider was locked to the left. I could still do it via the settings app.

@roland684 :

You could use a variant of the "logon script" I proposed underneath, but without the portal logon handling.

Just something that either forwards the content of the StatusUrl, or replies with an error (instead of the actual logon portal) if it can't access it.

It's a very crude solution, but thank you for the howto.

I don't think you can use the hosts file to direct a hostname to a file.

I don't have a data plan :) I find it too expensive (€150 a year while wifi is available almost everywhere?) and don't mind (and even enjoy) being offline once in a while. But it would be nice if it goes online whenever it can, without the browser popping up side effect.

@roland684 > Without the browser popping up side effect :

You might consider looking for solution to automatically logon captive portals for Linux. (i.e.: the script handles the portal)

bonus point: chain it with the normal portal detection - have the script contain a small embed micro webserver, point the portal detection to that URL. If the logon script succeeds, it returns forwards the original content of http://ipv4.jolla.com/return_204 If the logon script fails, it returns a resource not available error instead of the actual portal redirect, so Sailfish considers it as a private local network with no internet connectivity and doesn't complain nor opens a webpage.

I guess I changed that (long ago, I don't remember how, I thought it was a regular setting, but I can't find it any more).

My phone connects to any wifi, even unknown ones. And I do like that. It would be fun to have a option not to forget a network, but to block it, but that's outside the scope here.