Connecting To Hidden Wi-Fi Issue To Be Resolved In Mango

Wi-FiIf you are a user of Windows Phone 7, then some of the basic issues that an Android user (and a WP7 hater) is sure to throw at you are missing features like the lack of copy paste (now resolved), ridiculously small number of apps (we are getting there, with 25k already in the Marketplace) and too much security (read inaccessibility of hidden Wi-Fi networks). On the latter you can now hold your own in any argument. Hidden Wi-Fi connectivity is finally coming to Mango!

At first people felt resigned to the fact that this will be added to the list of WP7 missing features that still haven’t been addressed in the new update. The reason for this assumption was that the feature remained missing in the beta versions. But just hours ago it has come to light that the final version of Mango will actually allow users to connect to networks with hidden SSID.

Hidden Wi-Fi conectivity in Mango RTMThe news has come from the man himself, Brandon Watson (the Director of Windows Phone 7). On a tweet, Watson revealed that the RTM of the Mango update will include access to hidden Wi-Fi.

This is indeed good news for all the people working in places where the Wi-Fi network is not publicly visible. That makes the list of WP7 negatives even shorter.

[via Pocket Now]