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My 80D will connect fine to my home WiFi network. If I do that, then my tablet, which is also on this network, sees the camera just fine and I can control the camera, look at the pictures it has taken, etc using the Canon Camera connect app. BUT that only works within the range of my home WiFi of course!
If I set up the camera as a WiFi hotspot then my smartphone will connect to it with no problems. But it is a rather old 'phone running Android 4.0.3 which will load the older EOS Remote app, but not the latest Cannon Camera connect app (which just shows "Not supported by your device" - I think it needs Android 4.1 at minimum). EOS Remote predates the 80D by several years and does not support it.
My tablet runs Andorid 5.1.1 (Cyanogen mod 12.1). Its WiFi sees the camera's WiFi hotspot OK and attempts to connect, but it either sits there indefinitely alternating between "Attempting to obtain IP address" and "Saving", or sometimes it shows an authentication error. It has never actually got to the "Connected" status.
Anyone any ideas or experience that might help resolve this?
If I set up the camera as a WiFi hotspot then my smartphone will connect to it with no problems. But it is a rather old 'phone running Android 4.0.3 which will load the older EOS Remote app, but not the latest Cannon Camera connect app (which just shows "Not supported by your device" - I think it needs Android 4.1 at minimum). EOS Remote predates the 80D by several years and does not support it.
My tablet runs Andorid 5.1.1 (Cyanogen mod 12.1). Its WiFi sees the camera's WiFi hotspot OK and attempts to connect, but it either sits there indefinitely alternating between "Attempting to obtain IP address" and "Saving", or sometimes it shows an authentication error. It has never actually got to the "Connected" status.
Anyone any ideas or experience that might help resolve this?