Japan Wi-Fi auto-connect

NTT Broadband Platform Inc.

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About this app

Be it at airports, inside trains, at convenience stores or cafes, this app connects you to free Wi-Fi all over Japan.
All you need to do is download the app and register once. No need configure for any Wi-Fi spots!
Connects you automatically as soon as you reach a Wi-Fi spot, so you can use the internet right away.
Notifies you via a pop-up message as soon as you are connected to free Wi-Fi.

[Features of Japan Wi-Fi Auto-connect]

Doesn't connect you to unstable or weak networks.
When connected to Wi-Fi, in case the connection becomes unstable or weak you will automatically be switched to mobile internet. No need to manually switch the Wi-Fi on and off time and time again.

The corresponding Wi-Fi service is available at the likes of public transit and facilities at stations, airports, etc., and at trade outlets of convenience and department stores, etc. offering highly reliable free Wi-Fi service. The service will automatically connect you only to those access points that are secure, trustworthy, and from reliable providers.

You can view sightseeing information, information regarding shop services, disaster information, etc. relevant to the free Wi-Fi service coverage area.
We may notify you of advantageous information based on your location.

The app now automatically connects to Wi-Fi that supports OpenRoaming.

Supported languages:
Japanese・English・Korean・Chinese (simplified, traditional)・Taiwanese・ Vietnamese・Indonesian・Malay・Tagalog・French・Spanish・German・Italian・Russian・Portuguese

Supported Wi-Fi services：
https://www.ntt-bp.net/jw-auto/en/list/index.html

Wi-Fi spot map：
https://jw2.cdn.wifi-cloud.jp/map/en/index.html

Ratings and reviews

In my experience with the app, I also found that it didn't really auto connect to nearby wifi. And similarly to what another has said, I feel like it caused my phone's battery to drain much faster because it was constantly running in the background trying to find a wifi source. The app could find wifi sources but again never automatically connected in the two weeks I was in Japan. This happened in the large cities as well as mid and rural areas.

This app supposed to do one thing, connect you to WiFi automatically but it doesn't. I came to Japan for three weeks. I found out about this app and downloaded it right away. It never connected me automatically. A few times the app found wifi but I had to register anyway again every time even when there is a sign saying that from now on it would be automatically. And the free wifi is mostly provided by Lawson convenience stores. To me this app was useless 👎

The main app feature works pretty well. It connects to nearby approved public wifi hotspots without requiring constant registrations via captive portals of different providers. However, it requires constant access to precise location which is very heavy on the battery and is a bit of a privacy concern. If you switch location permission to be only while using the app, it refuses to work at all which is a real shame, as using the app on-demand would be a good compromise.

What’s new

The function has been modified and improved.