WiFind is a crowdsourced open Wifi network platform that allows users to hop across public Wifi networks.
The project was created during January 13-14 at nwHacks 2018, an annual hackathon hosted by StartupStorm from the University of British Columbia.
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The application allows for automatic Wifi management. When the user connects to an open network through the application, the credentials and GPS location are stored online and shared across all users of the same app. Any subsequent user with the application will automatically connect to the original open network within range. This creates a crowdsourced set of open Wifi networks.
The application is built in Android and uses Firebase as the database to store Wifi networks.
The application is built in Android and uses Firebase as the database to store Wifi networks.