Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Java Jive Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 17:12:55 +0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: <1ktfijp2bp4fisefbf95ptanhve79ab2od@4ax.com> <8b3gij5v1lhafk4bqa3f3iquuns3gnbskt@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:13:02 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="c45b423db64a46f917b8ed72027e5710"; logging-data="2329681"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+ZpoEyDtLwxwC4BzE7eHUlGDMJe9UbCDs=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:u+xb6HKKlV8ZgFkgYAsLuc4Q1s8= Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2845 On 2024-11-05 19:04, Andrews wrote: > Java Jive wrote on Tue, 5 Nov 2024 11:00:57 +0000 : > >> To get back on topic, not sure how to apply that to my WiFi settings >> though ... > > Unfortunately, while Carlos & Dave Royal showed (on the Android ng) that > you can "share" Wi-Fi configuration QR codes for any given > currently-connected access point, I think Android requires rooting in order > to access the Wi-Fi config file (which is where settings are stored. > > I have the best search engine on the planet but without using regular > expressions (which Java Jive can do) it found "too many" hits because > "Wi-Fi" in any search will catch too many things, even when filtered. > > > However, in Skyica App Finder I did see this supposed Wi-Fi backup app. > > > It doesn't require root for most things, but it needs it for the Wi-Fi > backup (so it may be an Android limitation that you have to be rooted). There's also this, which looked promising, but again, root required, which I think must apply to them all, because I've seen it so often now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roamingsoft.manager -- Fake news kills! I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website: www.macfh.co.uk