Sunday, December 2, 2012

Android Wifi Indicator - Blue vs Grey Signal

In the household, we have our 5th Android tablet and while it's nothing to write about, it is pretty much functional.  Something that bothered me though was that the wifi signal was always grey for some reason.  Past experience leads me to believe that the grey signal means the tablet is attempting to connect, but for this tablet, it seems to surf fine.  After a bit of searching, I finally found out the reason for this.

If your indicator is blue, it means you are connected to the internet and have Google services in sync and connected.

If your indicator is grey and you have Google services saved on the device, it is attempting to connect to a wifi hot spot.

If you do not have Google services set on the machine, your wifi indicator will always be grey.

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