#Android location off default server url

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nocturne vector
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Android 9, Companion app from Play Store version 2025.1.2-full

I tend to leave location off, and the app makes a specific provision for that, by offering an option to select what URL to use if the app isn't able to determine if it's on home Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, that setting does not work.

With location off, not connected to home Wi-Fi, with that option set to "Use internal connection URL" It times out as it should, and will connect when "Refresh External URL" is chosen on the time-out pop-up. With location on, it works immediately.

When connected to home Wi-Fi with location on, it connects immediately, but with location off, it still errors and refreshing does not change that.

Finally, if I lie to the app and set the external URL to the internal one instead, it connects immediately when on home Wi-Fi with location off. This has been the case for at least a year.

bold tundra
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no getting around it. getting wifi ssid info is tied to the locations permission on android.