Turning Wi-Fi, data on/off on Android 12 is more difficult compared to previous versions. You have to stretch your fingers to the top of the screen to access quick settings, tap the new internet tile (no actual quick toggles) and that will open a menu for toggling wifi and data.
I don’t know why Google has done this but it obviously turns such a simple task into a headache.
The simple workround i came up with today might be useful to others who find this dumb and unintuitive.
This requires some sort of app that can run android “activities”. I tried this with Tasker and Macrodroid.
You need to launch the following activity using a floating button, a widget or a gesture:
android.settings.panel.action.INTERNET_CONNECTIVITY
This will open the internet connectivity menu from bottom of the screen for easy toggling of wifi/data and switching wifi networks. The behaviour is similar to iPhone’s control center.
Here is the Macrodroid widget I’ve created for this that is activated by tapping a floating button.
If you’re too lazy to create your own shortcut you can use this widget.
What are the advantages of this workaround?
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no need to stretch your finger to the top of the phone (with bigger phones this is more difficult)
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you can toggle Wi-Fi/Data from ANY app, no need to leave the app to do this
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direct access to actual toggles with just one tap
But why would you need to disable mobile data when you enable WiFi? WiFi is automatically preferred, so having the mobile data toggle on or off doesn’t matter while connected to WiFi.
Spotty internet on both sides of the equation. It is common enough to happen.
If your WiFi is weird at the moment due to ISP side maintenance, or if you are on the edge of the signal, you might want to disable wifi and enable mobile data.
On the other hand, you could simply not have enough data left in your plan, so you want to keep your phone from using Mobile Data, even if you might get out of range from your router.