06-25-2015 11:10 AM
Hi All,
I was experiencing issues with Android devices connected via WiFi not roaming when a stronger SSID is available and having found a fix for my issue thought I'd share it on the community.
Problem: Basically Android stays connected to an SSID for as long as it can, even if the signal is very weak and a stronger connection is available, it will not migrate.
This is documented on the following (closed) Android issue pages:
Workarounds: Either enabling an experimental feature added to Android Lollipop:
This I believe works by modifying the WPA Supplicant configuration file to encourage it to scan even when connected.
.. or downloading a third-party product (less favourable as it will probably be more resource intensive):
Side Effects:
Hope this helps someone else too :-)
Regards,
Matthew