Does Android TV OS support Hotspots from Windows?

by nemovich

My Mi Box 3 can't seem to detect Hotspots from Windows 10 and Xiaomi support told me it's a compatibility issue!

I just want to know if it's the case on every device running Android TV. Can anyone with an Android TV device (box or android smart tv... ) confirm this?

Thanks for your help

Edit: after a lot of research, it turns out the box only support wifi connections broadcasting on channels 1 to 11, I tried it at a friend's house and it worked perfectly (Hotspot was on channel 10). Mine was broadcasting on channel 13.

dirtmound

Not specifically, no. It is possible that the box can only run on 2.4ghz and your laptop can only do hotspots at 5ghz, or vice versa.

dontgetaddicted

Years ago, Android couldn't connect to Ad-Hoc wifi. I'm not sure if this is still the case or not.

googllgoog

Dod you try to connect your laptop to ethernet first and create a hotspot? ( it acces to ethernet ) Its possible your laptop cant make a valid hotspot while itself is commected to a wifi connection

nooneisreal

I can confirm that the Nvidia Shield can connect to hotspots created on Windows 10.

I just tested it out and created a hotspot on my Windows 10 PC. It immediately appears on the Shield and I can connect and use it just like any other wifi.

I am running Nvidia Shield 2015 (v8.0.3)
I should also mention the hotspot on my PC is running on the 2.4Ghz band.