What is Wi-Fi Direct?
Wi-Fi Direct was initially called “Wi-Fi P2P” or “Wi-Fi peer-to-peer”. It allows the Wi-Fi enabled devices in the same wireless network to be connected directly without a wireless router. Compared to Bluetooth transfer, the data transfer speed and range have been improved with Wi-Fi Direct. You can transfer data faster between two devices that are more distant.
Wi-Fi direct is a wireless standard that allows creation of a connection between any two devices without a wireless access point (or going through a router). More importantly when a p2p connection is formed over Wi-Fi, the device continues to maintain the uplink connection over any other network for internet connectivity on this device. Wi-Fi direct uses a concept called software access points (Soft AP) which makes it possible for a device to act as both the access point that the Wi-Fi comes from and the client that uses it".
What is Wi-Fi Sharing in Samsung?
This post concludes almost everything:
https://community.samsungmembers.com/en_IN/post?postId=394303&categoryId=10003&page=1
In Android, WifiP2pManager class provides the API for managing Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connectivity. This lets an application discover available peers, setup connection to peers and query for the list of peers. When a p2p connection is formed over wifi, the device continues to maintain the uplink connection over mobile or any other available network for internet connectivity on the device.
Life hack Tip:
Use WiFi sharing feature when you have Mac Filtering enabled in yours modem and you want your friend to connect to WiFi. Turn on Mobile Hotspot, turn on WiFi sharing and share your hotspot password to them.
Wi-Fi Direct was initially called “Wi-Fi P2P” or “Wi-Fi peer-to-peer”. It allows the Wi-Fi enabled devices in the same wireless network to be connected directly without a wireless router. Compared to Bluetooth transfer, the data transfer speed and range have been improved with Wi-Fi Direct. You can transfer data faster between two devices that are more distant.
Wi-Fi direct is a wireless standard that allows creation of a connection between any two devices without a wireless access point (or going through a router). More importantly when a p2p connection is formed over Wi-Fi, the device continues to maintain the uplink connection over any other network for internet connectivity on this device. Wi-Fi direct uses a concept called software access points (Soft AP) which makes it possible for a device to act as both the access point that the Wi-Fi comes from and the client that uses it".
What is Wi-Fi Sharing in Samsung?
This post concludes almost everything:
https://community.samsungmembers.com/en_IN/post?postId=394303&categoryId=10003&page=1
In Android, WifiP2pManager class provides the API for managing Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connectivity. This lets an application discover available peers, setup connection to peers and query for the list of peers. When a p2p connection is formed over wifi, the device continues to maintain the uplink connection over mobile or any other available network for internet connectivity on the device.
Life hack Tip:
Use WiFi sharing feature when you have Mac Filtering enabled in yours modem and you want your friend to connect to WiFi. Turn on Mobile Hotspot, turn on WiFi sharing and share your hotspot password to them.
