asked 2015-01-17 15:50:22 +0300
Hi all,
What do you think of adding an option to prevent the phone to broadcast its SSID when Internet sharing is enabled? It's a feature one could want. But it would also make the phone use a bit less energy I think.
On an UI standpoint, it would just be a mere checkbox on the Internet sharing settings page.
Elioty
answered 2015-01-17 21:11:45 +0300
Let's have a look at the big picture.
Preventing SSID broadcast from Jolla forces all of its associated clients to scan actively for this hidden AP. Clients have to scan for the hidden AP always(*) when their own WiFi is switched on, while in contrast Jolla would have to broadcast its SSID only while tethering.
(*) Any client is unaware of Jolla's presence. Since there's no broadcast it has to scan for it constantly. Ever noticed the warning about higher battery consumption with hidden AP's for example in Windows and WP?
Therefore, clients will consume a magnitude more power in total compared to what Jolla might save through disabling SSID broadcast. Often you share the connection to your other devices (laptop, tablet, etc.), so in the end you're the victim on the higher consumption.
Asked: 2015-01-17 15:50:22 +0300
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nthn ( 2015-01-17 18:01:35 +0300 )editMy request has nothing to do with security. I am just wondering if it could save a little bit more power. That's all.
Elioty ( 2015-01-17 20:08:18 +0300 )editFair enough. In that case I can only repeat what Okw said.
nthn ( 2015-01-18 00:08:57 +0300 )edit