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| + | ====== Modify the URL which Android uses for checking Internet connectivity ====== | ||
| + | https:// | ||
| + | I am currently in a hostile environment which blocks my connection to Google. From Lollipop onward [(Citation needed)], Android checks the Internet connectivity of your current Wifi connection by making a HTTP request. Due to the fact that I cannot connect to Google, my Nexus 5 keeps thinking that my Wifi connection is not working, and it keeps trying to use the EDGE network. This costs me money. | ||
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| + | In order to solve that problem, you need to have control over a server which has Apache. | ||
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| + | - Add this to your website' | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | RewriteEngine On | ||
| + | RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} / | ||
| + | RewriteRule $ / [R=204] | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | - Enable the '' | ||
| + | - Enable the USB debugging on your Android phone, run the following in the shell on your computer: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | adb shell " | ||
| + | adb shell " | ||
| + | adb shell " | ||
| + | </ | ||