{"id":203854,"date":"2017-03-22T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=203854"},"modified":"2017-03-22T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T14:42:12","slug":"the-cool-wi-fi-aware-feature-in-android-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wireless\/203854-the-cool-wi-fi-aware-feature-in-android-o.html","title":{"rendered":"The cool Wi-Fi Aware feature in Android O"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the features in the Android O<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Developer Preview is\u00a0Wi-Fi Aware<\/strong><\/a>, also known as\u00a0Neighbour Awareness Networking (NAN).<\/p>\n

Users with compatible devices can\u00a0connect directly to each other via Wi-Fi Aware, without the need for a cellular or Internet connection.<\/p>\n

“Wi-Fi Aware networking works by forming clusters with neighbouring devices, or by creating a new cluster if the device is the first one in an area,” said Google.<\/p>\n

“This clustering behaviour is device-wide – apps have no control over clustering behaviour – and the behaviour is managed by the Wi-Fi Aware system service.”<\/p>\n

It said apps use the Wi-Fi Aware APIs to talk to the Wi-Fi Aware system service, which manages the Wi-Fi Aware hardware on the device.<\/p>\n

The Wi-Fi Aware APIs are available to apps which target Android O, and let apps perform operations such as discovering other devices and creating a network connection.<\/p>\n

“Wi-Fi Aware network connections are more reliable than Wi-Fi P2P connections and support higher throughput rates across longer distances than Bluetooth connections,” said Google.<\/p>\n

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