WiFi password backup

[IIGood]

I apologize in advance if this has been discussed here previously; I did a search but nothing turned up for what I'm searching.

I'm on the verge of doing another FDR on my non-rooted Galaxy S6 running stock Marshmallow. I've been wanting to for some time now but the big thing that holds me back is configuring the wifi networks again when I "touch" them. I do have the option to back those settings up to my Google account but the last time I did an FDR on my device those settings did not pull back down. I still had to manually reconnect to the wifi networks that I was connected to.

Is there another means of being able to backup the wifi network settings, FDR the device, then pull the settings back over "automagically" (yes, I meant that misspell)? Either natively or with an app?

I'm not worried about having to sign back in to other apps installed on my phone. It's just the wifi settings that concern me.

Thanks!

 

[IIGood]

Eh, looking around, it appears it's not possible without root. Makes sense given what the data is.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

I see several wifi backup apps on the Play Store, but no clue if they require root or not.

It's weird to me, because I KNOW that I've either done a reset or gotten a new device and not had to put in credentials to reconnect to networks that I had previously saved. That worked at one point. But it doesn't seem that it's worked the last few times I've had to do an FDR from what I remember...

 

[IIGood]

I saw several apps too, probably the same ones that you did. Some clearly stated up front that root is required. Others didn't say either way but in the comments/reviews, users were stating that root is required but was not advertised by the developer in the description of the app.

I can't recall if moving to a new device brought old settings over. I don't think so but I could be wrong. And I'm fairly certain that the last FDR I did on this S6 (way back in January), I had to reconfigure my wireless network settings on the device.

Regardless, I've bit the bullet and proceeded with the FDR. We'll see what happens when I get home later this afternoon.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Yeah. It's a secure system setting, so it makes sense that it requires root. Let us know how it goes, but I'm being you'll have to re-entry them.

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[IIGood]

I just went out to the car here and I had to pair it to the Bluetooth again. I'm suspecting I'll be re-entering wifi.

 

[Mustang02]

I have to enter all passwords after an FDR

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[mountainbikermark]

I see several wifi backup apps on the Play Store, but no clue if they require root or not.

It's weird to me, because I KNOW that I've either done a reset or gotten a new device and not had to put in credentials to reconnect to networks that I had previously saved. That worked at one point. But it doesn't seem that it's worked the last few times I've had to do an FDR from what I remember...

I remember when I got my Note8 being a bit freaked out that when I got home from the store all my settings and codes were already done after doing a Google sync at Best Buy. It might be older versions of Android backed everything up ,as it was Jelly Bean out of the box, and newer versions don't sync as much. I don't remember my G2 or Note4 having my Wi-Fi stuff already setup when I got home with them and they both had newer than JB from the box.

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[Jonny Kansas]

I remember when I got my Note8 being a bit freaked out that when I got home from the store all my settings and codes were already done after doing a Google sync at Best Buy. It might be older versions of Android backed everything up ,as it was Jelly Bean out of the box, and newer versions don't sync as much. I don't remember my G2 or Note4 having my Wi-Fi stuff already setup when I got home with them and they both had newer than JB from the box.

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I think they're still working on the sync. Marshmallow brought better sync of apps & home screens, but it's still not perfect by any means, but I'm thinking you're on to something. I swear I've seen it sync wifi settings on a device.

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[mountainbikermark]

I think they're still working on the sync. Marshmallow brought better sync of apps & home screens, but it's still not perfect by any means, but I'm thinking you're on to something. I swear I've seen it sync wifi settings on a device.

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You know how I feel about Google and Cyberdine and that's why I was freaked out about it. My Note2 did the same thing when I bought it right after the Note8 but as I said I don't remember the G2 or Note4 doing it. My Comcast Wi-Fi password is like a gazillion characters long and I had to use another device to get the code to put in because the app I store passwords on wouldn't sync to the new phones without Wi-Fi and it never occurred to me I was no longer on Verizon craptacular 4G data network at home when I was setting them up.
I don't think it was my Samsung account syncing codes and names forward because I don't think Samsung saves that stuff, just their bloatware stuff.
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[Jonny Kansas]

Maybe it was a tablet for me too, now that I think about it. Can't remember exactly which device it was. I know it happened once though, because it kinda through me off and then I thought about how convenient that was.

 

[mountainbikermark]

Maybe it was a tablet for me too, now that I think about it. Can't remember exactly which device it was. I know it happened once though, because it kinda through me off and then I thought about how convenient that was.

Seeing as we've both been here over 6 years I'm sure we discussed it at some point. You talking about its convenience is stirring another memory deep down because you and I see things 180 from each other security vs convenience of Google integration wise. You see it as a good thing. I see it as Cyberdine gets 1 step closer to fruition lol. I think it was an unrelated to this topic where you used this topic as an example of the Google account backup being a nice feature.
I'm pretty sure this didn't used to say some

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[Mustang02]

When I setup my Nexus it asks for a wifi password in the first couple questions, then my Google info.

 

[mountainbikermark]

When I setup my Nexus it asks for a wifi password in the first couple questions, then my Google info.

What I'm remembering on my Note8 and Note2 was not having to fill those things in, just my Google account address then accepting the tos or vice versa. I didn't have to input anything other than the account. It even put in the Wi-Fi network for Dairy Queen I'd used a few times when coming home from Virginia Beach the summer before.

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[Jonny Kansas]

What I'm remembering on my Note8 and Note2 was not having to fill those things in, just my Google account address then accepting the tos or vice versa. I didn't have to input anything other than the account. It even put in the Wi-Fi network for Dairy Queen I'd used a few times when coming home from Virginia Beach the summer before.

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I remember something similar. I think it was a new device that I took to my in-laws for the first time & it had their network info. But I know since then I've had to add their network on my 6P when I reset it.

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