Hey all,
We pushed out a new Wi-Fi SSID through a policy, and it shows as applied, but the devices are still hanging on to the Wi-Fi they were already connected to.
I was expecting them to jump to the new network once the policy hit. Is this just how Android handles Wi-Fi, or am I missing something here?
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Seems like we ran into something similar earlier. Let me check. Just to confirm, which enrollment are you using?
We are using Android device admin enrollment. Any clarity on this would help.
Hi @haanaa ,
You are not missing anything. This is expected behaviour for Android.
When a Wi-Fi policy is deployed, the configured network becomes available on the device. However, Android does not force a network switch if the device is already connected to another Wi-Fi network.
For devices enrolled with Device Admin privileges, the user must manually connect to the configured SSID once from the device. On Android 10 and later, you may also see a one-time prompt to Allow suggested Wi-Fi networks. After this initial interaction, the device can automatically connect to the configured Wi-Fi network going forward, as long as the configuration remains available on the device.
Best Regards,
Isabel Lora
Hexnode UEM
What if the Wi-Fi configuration that was pushed earlier is later removed from the device? Will the device immediately disconnect from that Wi-Fi network?
No, the device will not disconnect immediately.
When a Wi-Fi configuration is removed from the device, the device continues to stay connected to that Wi-Fi network until it can connect to another available mobile or Wi-Fi network.
Best Regards,
Isabel Lora
Hexnode UEM
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