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ChefZ
Streaming Star
5 years ago

Feature request: disable wifi broadcast to reduce wifi interference - re-enable P2P down setting

The wifi direct network generates a very strong wifi signal that causes interference and disrupts any other wireless network traffic using that channel. When you have many roku devices in your home, ...
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StreamerUser
Roku Guru
5 years ago

Wireless <> WiFi <> WiFi Direct

To be clear, disabling Device Connect does disable WiFi Direct, which is what the title of your feedback asked to be able to do.

Not sure what you are referring to as a "wireless broadcast", but once Device Connect is disabled, you will not be able to find/detect the Roku using WiFi Direct (or any other functionality that relies upon it, such as Miracast or Hotel & Dorm Connect).

You might want to re-name/re-title your OP to "Option to disable all wireless/WiFi output"

 

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ooSux
Binge Watcher
5 years ago

I agree with this guy.  We need the option to disable all wireless of any kind on the device.  We used to have it in the secret menus but it was taken away with one of the updates.  Now I have 3 rokus sitting powered off collecting dust.