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Re:Show HN: Print a WiFi Login Card by Stratoscope on Sunday May 31, 2020 @04:24PM (#23372401)
On my Note 8 this feature works directly in the stock camera app. I didn't know about this, but I just tested it on the linked site and it works.
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Re:Show HN: Print a WiFi Login Card by ShamelessC on Sunday May 31, 2020 @04:32PM (#23372461)
That's strange. I just tried it on my Note 9. It recognizes the QR code but just displays the unformatted WiFi string. Doesn't attempt to connect at all.
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Re:Show HN: Print a WiFi Login Card by Stratoscope on Sunday May 31, 2020 @04:49PM (#23372608)
Very odd! I tested a friend's Note 9 and it works there too. Both phones are on T-Mobile with their latest Android update.

The Note 9 is Android 10, One UI 2.0, build QP1A.190711.020.N960USQS3DTB2.

The Note 8 is Android 9, One UI 1.0, build PPR1.180610.011.N950USQU7DTC1.

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Re:Show HN: Print a WiFi Login Card by anaisbetts on Sunday May 31, 2020 @06:07PM (#23373226)
The QR code that it initially displays is invalid, type any text into the SSID/pass fields and it will work
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Re:Show HN: Print a WiFi Login Card by ShamelessC on Monday June 01, 2020 @09:05PM (#23386050)
This was likely the issue. I was testing it on the Netgear Orbi which seems to have a malformed string in their we codes.
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