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Wi-Fi Direct is an extension to Wi-Fi, created by the Wi-Fi Alliance, that allows for Bluetooth style point-to-point networking as well as the more well known method of networking with access points that Wi-Fi traditionally uses. It is designed to make the process of connecting small intelligent devices like phones and cameras and even home appliances easier and faster. To make it easier to exchange information and files between devices as needed.

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Can WiFi Direct do device to device communication other than file sharing?

I am playing with WiFi Direct on a Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone and a Galaxy tablet. I can share pictures and files between the two using WiFi Direct, either from the Android built-in Share option or some third party apps. But what I am really…
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Android/WiFi Direct - how find pc with the smartphone and establish a connection

I want develop a simple program for an Android smartphone that give the possibility to the user to transfer an image from the device to the pc. I want create a direct connection using the WiFi Direct technology. I saw the official documentation on…
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Who provide the data for wifi display?

I try to follow the wifi display codes in Android Jelly bean 4.2. In wifi display, the PlaybackSession class will be responsible for getting the data. And finally it will get the data from a class called SurfaceMediaSource, which inherits from…
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How to implement App-To-App Communication between WP8 and Win8 devices

I want to implement app-to-app communication across a WP8 device and a Windows 8 device. I can't rely on Internet connectivity so any web server is out of the question. Additionally I don't want to use any local server to avoid setup overhead. The…
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how to connect WiFi Direct Mobile phone to WiFi phone?

I was exploring regarding Wi-Fi Direct and came accross with conclusion that WiFi -certified devices can connect one-to-one or one-to-many and not all connected products need to be Wi-Fi Direct-certified. One Wi-Fi Direct enabled device can connect…
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Android 4.2:turning off wifi when wifi direct is enabled

For android 4.2 if it's required not to support concurrent connection and from the code I want to disable WIFI once wifi direct is enabled. Would I be able to do that with a code (found in a previous question) such as this: WifiManager wifiManager …
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How can I get to WIFI Direct Screen by code in Android?

This thread answered the question about going to WIFI setting screen. However, I would like to direct the user to WIFI Direct screen when its exists on a device. How can I do that?
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does Wifi direct require 802.11n supported device?

My laptop has a wireless pci (Atheros AR242x / AR252x) that doesn't seem to support 802.11n. By default it uses the ath5k kernel drivers.From 'iw list' command I can see that it doesn't support P2P-GO/CLIENT interfaces.I know that ath9k drivers…
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App Crashing when WiFi Direct is turned ON

I was developing WiFi Direct application. It turns out, that app is crashing when I' m turning on WiFi Direct and launching a program. Here is my code @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH) public class MainActivity extends Activity…
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Why do WiFi Direct peers vanish

The question is based on an observation I made while playing around with the WiFi Direct Demo Application rolled out by google. Why does the shown list of Available peers tend to shorten even when the WifiDirect enabled devices are in close range?…
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How to setup Wi-Fi Direct with PIN on Android

I want to require entering a PIN when connecting two Android devices to ensure they are talking to each other. There is a sample project in the Android SDK 17 called "WiFiDirectDemo". It establishes a Wi-Fi Direct connection but it lacks the PIN…
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Can I use wi-fi direct api in ios sdk?

I want find a friend nearby me by using wi-fi direct in my application .So could you tell me How can I use the wi-fi direct api if ios is suppored this ?
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Can I use wifi direct to find position of a device

If i had 2+ devices connected to a wifi direct access point would it technically be possible in theory to ascertain the devices physical position in relation to each other? Thanks
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How to get the file name of a file which is transferred via wifi direct in android?

I have seen an example about this question.But when I have a try on it , it just occur an error in this code File f = new File(Uri.parse(uri.toString())); and just say that Constructor File(Uri) is undefined . I have stucked in this error for many…
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How to get file name(include extension".jpg"or"mp3") while sending a file from device A to B via socket

I have stucked in this question for a long time . I want to send a file from device A to device B . I can successfully send file to B when I have already known the file's extension(".jpg") and just write it in my code as following try { …
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