How to use WIFI DIRECT !!?

[jondrix22]

I am used to use wifi direct between android phones (sgs2, SGS3, HTC one S,....)

It doesn't work on Xperia T!!

The option exists but sending or recieving is impossible !!!

Any idea???

Thanks in advance !

[jondrix22]

Any moderator that can confirm/infirm a technical specs on thsis new incredible flagship ?

I did not know thta wifi direct was a problem in xperia range, but now and despite any answers comment, I think it is a lie to say that xperia T has "wifidirect".....

[jondrix22]

heyndrickx:  Le wifi direct fonctionne t'il ?

Julie Buffart:  Je n'ai pas très bien compris la problématique. Vous ne pouvez pas utiliser le wifi pour transférer des données

heyndrickx:  je parle de "wifi-direct"....

heyndrickx:  la connexion par exemple entre un Galaxy S2 et le T est OK mais l'envoi et la reception depuis ou vers le T est impossible

heyndrickx:  Apres maintes recherches sur le net cela semble etre un probleme recurrent sur la gamme Xperia...

Julie Buffart:  ah ok. Effectivement nous avons des soucis à ce niveau là mais malheureusemnt, je ne connais pas une application pouvant régler ce soucis.

Julie Buffart:  Souvent les distributeurs mettent certaines informations sur la fiche technique du mobile qui ne sont pas vrai. Je voulais juste savoir d'où venait l'information selon laquelle le mobile fait wifi direct?

Julie Buffart: L'option ne fonctionne pas correctement, un peu comme le partage de connexion sous android 4.0. Le service développement fait le nécessaire pour proposer une mise à jour qui devrait régler ce soucis. Mais nous ne savons pas encore quand est ce qu'elle sera disponible.

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[Johan]

Enable Wi-Fi direct under settings. Go to the content you would like to share and press the share button. Chose the OfficeSuite Wi-Fi direct option and select to what device you would like to send the content.

I just tested between two Xperia T's and it worked just fine.

[kiikooo]

I also have this problem between my Vaio and Xperia T. I connected them by using vaio smart network and after it says they are connected i cant do anything.

Going to share doesnt give me any options for wifi and not even the officesuite one.

Help please.

[Wustpisk]

I have exactly the same problem - it says that I am connected to a device, but that is as far as it goes.

Maybe this only works between Sony products. It doesn't work between my Xperia T and a Galaxy (Samsung), or my PC (Dell), for example.

[kiikooo]

It is so annoying. I am using the Xperia T with Vaio Z. So they are both Sony. I dont know what the problem is :S..

[Wustpisk]

Ok I tried this.

I went to settings, enabled wifi direct (it said 'this will turn off Wi-Fi client /hotspot operation' - no idea what that means, but I enabled it anyway)

There is now a blue tick next to Wi-Fi Direct.

I go to my album, choose a random picture

I'm assuming the share button is the thing that looks like a 'V' turned on its side with three blobs on it. The only other option is the dustbin, so it must be.

I press that button, a drop-down box appears.

It offers me a list of options - BBC news, e-mail, skype. No wi-fi direct or anything that resembles it. Not even bluetooth, even though it is enabled and eating battery power like nobody's business.

I go back to settings. The blue tick has gone from the Wi-Fi direct.

Edit:

Another thing - I just looked in the pull-down menu and it says 'Bluetooth share: Sent files' 3 unsuccessful - that must be the three that I was trying to send earlier to my laptop as an experiment.

So I press one of them, and it says connection unsuccessful and invites me to try again.

So I try again and instead of sending the file it opens the camera and says 'neoreader' in the top left hand corner. Except it isn't a camera as I can't take a picture - it just asks me to enter a code. It looks like some kind of bar scanner, but I can't see the relevance here. I just want to transfer a file.

[kiikooo]

It still wont work even after upgrading to windowss 8. It worked withh bravia tv

Though but using a different way.

[Cal]

I just tried it. Sony's devs didn't take the time to make their Wifi direct option on their phones to work directly. It uses a third party app (OfficeSuite) to share contents. Unlike Samsung galaxy S3 where you have the option to see what devises you're connecting to and able to share easily.

So you need to install Office Suite to be able to use Wifi direct. You'll then have the option to click on share and (OfficeSuite Wi-fi Direct)

Good luck