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  1. Android News

    Google brings Wi-Fi Assistant to 11 more countries for Project Fi users

    Google has been expanding their WiFi Assistant feature to more people lately and now they've brought it to Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. For these 11 new countries, you will need to be a Project Fi customer though as...
  2. Android News

    Wi-Fi Assistant can now offer a VPN for manual connections

    Wi-Fi Assistant is getting a tweak in behavior in the latest version of Google Play Services. You'll now be able to connect to an open WiFi network manually and WiFi Assistant will prompt you to connect through a VPN. Previously, VPN functionality was only available for connections that WiFi...
  3. Android News

    Google adds its data-saving Wi-Fi Assistant to all Nexus devices

    Previously available for only Project Fi devices, Google is bringing its Wi-Fi Assistant feature to all Nexus devices. The feature will be rolled out in the coming weeks and will let devices automatically connect to free Wi-Fi hotspots to decrease data usage.