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Option to use the Machine's wifi as a dedicated link for the Frame

Open fallenguru opened this issue 1 month ago • 0 comments

It'd be nice to have an option to dedicate the Machine's wifi to streaming to the Frame, basically have it act like a built-in version of the Frame's dongle.

  • Especially when the Machine is connected via ethernet cable, the wifi would just sit there unused.
  • The form factor and aesthetics are a big part of the Machine's appeal, IMHO—the Frame's dongle will stick out like a sore thumb.
  • I'd like to use the dongle with my main desktop (which doesn't have wifi) and leave it plugged in there.

Personally, I'd like to see a mode where this works even without a wired connection. Where the built-in wifi can flexibly switch between providing network connectivity (by connecting to a central AP) and streaming to the Frame (directly). Most of my games are offline, so I don't need network access while actually playing. Conversely, for browsing the Library neither bandwidth nor latency are critical, that should be fine streamed over (the regular, shared) WiFi.

fallenguru avatar Nov 28 '25 12:11 fallenguru