All you need to know about Wi-Fi Sense on Windows Phone 8.1

Wi-Fi Sense Windows Phone 8.1

A few days ago we took an in-depth look at how Microsoft improved Data Sense in Windows Phone 8.1. Everyone on limited data plans should go intimately familiar with how Data Sense tin can help y'all. There are a few more than 'senses' in Windows Telephone 8.one including Wi-Fi Sense and Storage Sense. Today we're going to check out Wi-Fi Sense and make certain you lot sympathise everything there is to know about it.

Permit's brand sense of Wi-Fi Sense!

Wi-Fi Sense

What is Wi-Fi Sense? It's a actually cool feature that Microsoft talked about briefly during their first keynote at Build earlier this month. It's also a feature worth spending a bit of time on since it can really make life easier for you when dealing with Wi-Fi networks.

Wi-Fi Sense is a feature that does 2 very of import things. It tin help automatically connect you to local, open Wi-Fi networks and it can assistance share your own Wi-Fi credentials with your friends and contacts, just without the security compromise. Once again, in bullet form for all of you scanning this mail service:

Automatically connect to Wi-Fi networks
Substitution Wi-Fi credentials with your Outlook.com, Skype and Facebook friends

Don't worry, we'll become into item nigh those 2 killer features of Wi-Fi Sense below. Permit's outset with how Windows Phone 8.1 will automatically connect you to over a million free Wi-Fi hotspots.

How to automatically connect to Wi-Fi networks using Wi-Fi Sense

Wi-Fi Sense

To get started, we're going to become into your phone's settings and head to the Wi-Fi Sense section. Become there by borer settings > Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Sense. Depending on the number of wireless networks around, yous might demand to scroll down to see the Wi-Fi Sense section.

You should now meet a toggle that says 'Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots'. Go ahead and turn it on if you want your phone connected to nearby networks on your behalf.

Beneath that toggle you'll see that Windows Phone viii.one and Wi-Fi Sense tin take the terms of use for yous when required past Wi-Fi hotspots and information technology can provide information if needed to connect. Some Wi-Fi hotspots open Internet Explorer and so that yous tin can agree to their Terms of Service; Wi-Fi Sense will do that for you lot automatically. You can choose what info you want to give out to those networks and modify the info. There are some defaults provided by Microsoft, but experience free to enter your own dummy information too.

Wi-Sense Automatically Sign

Wi-Fi Sense is a really nice Windows Phone viii.1 feature to make sure y'all stay inside your data limits. We recommend enabling it if you're on a limited information plan. Those on unlimited data plans might want to check it out besides for those times you lot're nigh a wireless hotspot with a stronger/faster data connection than your carrier's network.

Share your Wi-Fi credentials with friends using Wi-Fi Sense

Wi-Fi Sense

How many times have you had friends over wanting access to your wireless network then that they could utilise their tablet or laptop? You lot'll want to check out some other neat trick that Wi-Fi Sense can practise if you haven't already made your home network guest-friendly.

Wi-Fi Sense tin can automatically share Wi-Fi networks with your contacts. Your friends will become cyberspace access, simply won't ever have access to the shared password. They'll patently demand a Windows Phone 8.1 device and Wi-Fi Sense for this to work, just it's 1 of those features that will make life a lot easier for friends.

Once again, you'll need to go to settings > Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Sense to play around with this feature. Scroll downwards and you'll see the toggle to 'Share Wi-Fi networks I select'. Plough that on if you want to share select networks with your friends. Who are those friends? Anyone who is a contact through Outlook.com, Skype or Facebook. It's nice that you tin can select which of these networks get admission through Wi-Fi Sense. Just want Facebook friends? Then just deselect Outlook.com and Skype.

To share a network y'all'll need to select and tap the desired network in the Wi-Fi settings page. Tap it and select 'Share network with my contacts'. You'll need to hit the check mark beneath in the app bar to confirm your selection. And before information technology'due south finalized you'll need to reenter the password for that network.

Does Wi-Fi Sense make sense?

That's it. Wi-Fi Sense is pretty straight frontwards and simple. Use information technology to automatically connect to local hotspots and use information technology to share selected networks with your friends. Take whatever questions? Ask beneath in the comments, hit me upwards on Twitter (@samsabri) or do the right thing and head into the Windows Telephone Central forums.

Further reading:

Windows Phone viii.1 Tips
All you lot need to know about Information Sense on Windows Telephone viii.one
How to go cute Kickoff backgrounds on Windows Phone eight.1
How to set a location-based reminder with Cortana

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