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* Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherAndrews
`* Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherAndy Burns
 `* Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherJava Jive
  +- Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherDave Royal
  `* Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherCarlos E. R.
   `* Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherJava Jive
    +- Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherCarlos E. R.
    `- Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to anotherAndrews

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Subject: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Andrews
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 19:46 UTC
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From: andrews@spam.net (Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
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How can we back up & restore our Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another?
<https://i.postimg.cc/2jxYYsmM/adb-pull-wifi.jpg>

I can copy the hosts file but not the WifiConfigStore.xml file.
Why not?

C:\> type hosts.txt
The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\> adb pull /system/etc/hosts .\hosts.txt
/system/etc/hosts: 1 file pulled, 0 skipped. 0.0 MB/s (56 bytes in 0.003s)

C:\> type hosts.txt
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 ip6-localhost

C:\> adb root
adbd cannot run as root in production builds

C:\> adb pull /data/misc/apexdata/com.android.wifi/WifiConfigStore.xml
adb: error: failed to stat remote object '/data/misc/apexdata/com.android.wifi/WifiConfigStore.xml': Permission denied

Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Andy Burns
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 20:18 UTC
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From: usenet@andyburns.uk (Andy Burns)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 20:18:49 +0000
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Andrews wrote:

> How can we back up & restore our Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another?

You can view or share wifi password as QR on a per-SSID basis from
settings/network&internet/internet/[particularSSID]/gear icon/share icon

Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Java Jive
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 10:20 UTC
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From: java@evij.com.invalid (Java Jive)
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Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
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On 2024-11-04 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
> Andrews wrote:
>
>> How can we back up & restore our Wi-Fi settings from one phone to
>> another?
>
> You can view or share wifi password as QR on a per-SSID basis from
> settings/network&internet/internet/[particularSSID]/gear icon/share icon

But not on Samsung Android 7.

--

Fake news kills!

I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website:
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Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Dave Royal
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
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From: dave@dave123royal.com (Dave Royal)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
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Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> Wrote in message:

> On 2024-11-04 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> How can we back up & restore our Wi-Fi settings from one phone to
>>> another?
>>
>> You can view or share wifi password as QR on a per-SSID basis from
>> settings/network&internet/internet/[particularSSID]/gear icon/share icon
>
> But not on Samsung Android 7.

On this Samsung, Android 13, I can share a QR code for a
connection - it's at the bottom of the screen in
settings,wifi,ssid,cog-icon. I pointed an iPhone at it and it
asked if I wanted to join that network.

A barcode scanner tells me the QR code contains
WIFI:S:<ssid>;T:WPA;P:<password>;H:false;;

I don't think I can do that for stored network connections that
are not visible now, which would be useful. I could scan the ones
I want to backup and export the scanner history.
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Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Carlos E. R.
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 11:28 UTC
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From: robin_listas@es.invalid (Carlos E. R.)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 12:28:55 +0100
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On 2024-11-05 11:20, Java Jive wrote:
> On 2024-11-04 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> How can we back up & restore our Wi-Fi settings from one phone to
>>> another?
>>
>> You can view or share wifi password as QR on a per-SSID basis from
>> settings/network&internet/internet/[particularSSID]/gear icon/share icon
>
> But not on Samsung Android 7.

You can with an old app that predates that feature that was designed for
sharing the SSID/pass.

I had the QR printed for visitors at the time, but the problem was they
had to install the app first, so there was little advantage.

--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.

Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Java Jive
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
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From: java@evij.com.invalid (Java Jive)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
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On 2024-11-05 11:28, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2024-11-05 11:20, Java Jive wrote:
>> On 2024-11-04 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
>>> Andrews wrote:
>>>
>>>> How can we back up & restore our Wi-Fi settings from one phone to
>>>> another?
>>>
>>> You can view or share wifi password as QR on a per-SSID basis from
>>> settings/network&internet/internet/[particularSSID]/gear icon/share icon
>>
>> But not on Samsung Android 7.
>
> You can with an old app that predates that feature that was designed for
> sharing the SSID/pass.
>
> I had the QR printed for visitors at the time, but the problem was they
> had to install the app first, so there was little advantage.

Interesting ... Which app would that be?

--

Fake news kills!

I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website:
www.macfh.co.uk

Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Carlos E. R.
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 15:01 UTC
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From: robin_listas@es.invalid (Carlos E. R.)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
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On 2024-11-05 14:05, Java Jive wrote:
> On 2024-11-05 11:28, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2024-11-05 11:20, Java Jive wrote:
>>> On 2024-11-04 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> Andrews wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How can we back up & restore our Wi-Fi settings from one phone to
>>>>> another?
>>>>
>>>> You can view or share wifi password as QR on a per-SSID basis from
>>>> settings/network&internet/internet/[particularSSID]/gear icon/share
>>>> icon
>>>
>>> But not on Samsung Android 7.
>>
>> You can with an old app that predates that feature that was designed
>> for sharing the SSID/pass.
>>
>> I had the QR printed for visitors at the time, but the problem was
>> they had to install the app first, so there was little advantage.
>
> Interesting ... Which app would that be?

I have forgotten, I don't have the old phone where I used it at my
current location. I seem to recollect it was "tiny QR"

--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.

Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
From: Andrews
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 18:58 UTC
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From: andrews@spam.net (Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Back up and restore Wi-Fi settings from one phone to another
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Java Jive wrote on Tue, 5 Nov 2024 13:05:52 +0000 :

>> I had the QR printed for visitors at the time, but the problem was they
>> had to install the app first, so there was little advantage.
>
> Interesting ... Which app would that be?

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.
<https://skyica.com/appfinder/get/>

However, in Skyica App Finder I did this supposed Wi-Fi backup app.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.swiftapps.swiftbackup>

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).

Since I am a good person, always helpful, it turns out that I was actually
asking the question on behalf of Java Jive (from the Win10 newsgroup).

I didn't even know that Java Jive frequented the Android newsgroup, so I'm
happy he noticed I asked on his behalf. Now that he's here though....

I wonder if he's rooted. Are you rooted Java Jive?

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