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If you have a Samsung phone, there’s a good chance you chose it over competing Android handsets because of the sheer number of settings Samsung lets you play with. Whether it’s having a half-dozen ways to take a screenshot or creating a powerful automation system with Samsung Routines, there’s no shortage of ways to get the most out of a Samsung Galaxy phone.
While Samsung makes some of these things readily available and easy to find, other software features are far less obvious — with some completely hidden unless you know exactly where to look.
One such example is the “Connectivity Labs” Wi-Fi settings menu. It’s buried deep in the Settings app on your Samsung phone, and it’s something I didn’t know existed until just the other day. Which is a shame, because there’s some really cool stuff in here. Let me show you.
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How to find Samsung’s secret Wi-Fi settings
Joe Maring / Android Authority
So, where is this hidden Wi-Fi settings menu? Here’s how to find and activate it: Open the Settings app on your Samsung phone. Tap Connections. Tap Wi-Fi. Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner. Tap Intelligent Wi-Fi.
From this page, find the Intelligent Wi-Fi button at the bottom and repeatedly tap it. You’ll see a pop-up letting you know that Connectivity Labs will be enabled if you keep tapping, so keep on doing that until you see the new Connectivity Labs option appear below Intelligent Wi-Fi.
It seems that Connectivity Labs was quietly added sometime in 2023, and it recently garnered a fresh batch of attention over the weekend on the r/SamsungGalaxy subreddit.
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