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===Hotspot 2.0=== Hotspot 2.0, also known as HS2 and Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://revolutionwifi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/wi-fi-alliance-rebrands-hotspot-20-as.html |title=Wi-Fi Alliance Rebrands Hotspot 2.0 as Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint |last=vonNagy |first=Andrew |date=20 May 2012 |access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref> is an approach to public access Wi-Fi by the [[Wi-Fi Alliance]]. The idea is for mobile devices to automatically join a Wi-Fi subscriber service whenever the user enters a Hotspot 2.0 area, in order to provide better bandwidth and services-on-demand to end-users and relieve carrier infrastructure of some traffic. Hotspot 2.0 is based on the [[IEEE 802.11u]] standard, which is a set of protocols published in 2011 to enable cellular-like roaming. If the device supports 802.11u and is subscribed to a Hotspot 2.0 service it will automatically connect and roam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk-wireless.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/hotspot-20.html |title=Hotspot 2.0 |date=10 January 2012 |access-date=13 April 2013 |last=Simkins |first=Rob}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cwnp.com/hotspot-2-0-and-the-next-generation-hotspot |title=Hotspot 2.0 and the Next Generation Hotspot |last=Burton |first=Marcus |date=10 January 2012 |access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| website=Gigaom| title= Hotspot 2.0 inches its way into public Wi-Fi networks| author=Fitchard, Kevin| date=March 7, 2014 |url=https://gigaom.com/2014/03/07/hotspot-2-0-inches-its-way-into-public-wi-fi-networks/}}</ref> ====Supported devices==== * Apple mobile devices running [[iOS 7]] and up<ref>{{cite web|last=Brownlee |first=John |url=http://www.cultofmac.com/231599/ios-7-will-make-it-possible-to-roam-between-open-wi-fi-networks-without-your-data-ever-dropping/ |title=iOS 7 Will Make It Possible To Roam Between Open Wi-Fi Networks Without Your Data Ever Dropping |publisher=Cult of Mac |date=2013-06-12 |access-date=2013-09-16}}</ref> * Some [[Samsung Galaxy]] smartphones<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/wi-fi-roaming-hotspot-2-0-and-next-generation-hotspot/ |title=Wi-Fi roaming: Hotspot 2.0 and Next Generation Hotspot |last=Branscombe |first=Mary |date=3 October 2012 |access-date=13 April 2013 |work=[[ZDNet]]}}</ref> * [[Windows 10]] devices have full support for network discovery and connection.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt244297(v=vs.85).aspx |title=Hotspot 2.0 - Windows Hardware Dev |access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref> * Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 lack network discovery, but support connecting to a network when the credentials are known.<ref name=":0" />
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