Wi-Fi Direct devices can connect to each other without having to go through an access point. Wi-Fi Direct devices establish their own ad-hoc network when required, letting you see which devices are available and choose which one you want to connect to.
Go to
Settings
.
Touch
Network & Internet
.
On Android 11,
Wi-Fi
.
On Android 13,
Internet
.
Slide the
Wi-Fi
switch to the
On
position.
In the network dialog box, select and touch a network.
On Android 11, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and touch
Wi-Fi preferences
>
Advanced
>
Wi-Fi Direct
. The device begins searching for another Wi-Fi Direct device.
On Android 13, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and touch
Network preferences
Wi-Fi Direct
. The device begins searching for another Wi-Fi Direct device.
Under
Peer devices
, touch the other device name.
On the other device, select
Accept
.
Connected
appears on the device. On both devices, in their respective Wi-Fi Direct screens, the other device name appears in the list.
