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Update:. Though it seems to happen less often, my phone still forcibly connects to the hotspots even on unlocked firmware. This is awful. ... View more

Edit:. It doesn't work. See later comment. I took matters into my own hands and solved this problem. If you do this, you could destroy your device if you are not careful. You have been warned. This is not an appropriate solution for everyone...but it was perfect for me. I was able to use Odin to flash the unlocked firmware to my Galaxy S10+. Flashing the unlocked firmware exposed the settings in WiFi > Advanced and allowed me to turn off this horrible "feature". Now I can connect when *I* choose to. Here are the quick steps. Obviously I can not explain full details so you need to be quite tech savvy OR have good Google skills. Otherwise do not attempt it. 1. Back up your phone to your windows PC using smart switch windows application. 2. Factory reset your phone. Leave the Sim in. When it boots back up to the "pick your language" screen or whatever, power it off. 3. Find the appropriate firmware for your exact model device. I used the unlocked firmware that was the same version as the carrier firmware that was already on the device. This is where your Google skills come in. Be very careful - the wrong firmware could brick your phone. It may be difficult to find and / or require registering on some website, and / or take a very long time to download. Recommend verifying the checksum of the file for safety. 3. Find the appropriate version of ODIN, put your device in download mode, and flash the firmware you found. Make sure you use instructions or watch a YouTube video from a reputable source. 4. When the phone boots back up, it will be on unlocked firmware. You will no longer have the Xfinity mobile logo when booting up - it will be the Samsung logo instead. All xfinity apps will be gone. You'll need to download the voicemail and any other Xfinity apps you need from the play store. After you get to the home screen, you can use windows Samsung smart switch to restore all of your content. 5. Now promptly proceed to WiFi > advanced > hotspot 2.0. First, go into Xfinity and turn off auto reconnect. This is probably all that's necessary. I also went ahead and turned off hotspot 2.0 entirely. Now my phone no longer connects!!! I can drive through town without my phone trying to connect to every Xfinity hotspot I pass anymore. It's wonderful!!! Attempt at your own risk, not for the faint of heart. This was performed on a Galaxy S10+ carrier version. Now my device has the unlocked firmware and no carrier bloatware. Keep in mind that if you are not already sim-unlocked, this will NOT sim-unlock your device. That is a totally different thing... These steps should be similar for Note devices and other Galaxy devices that are affected as well. Anyways, hope this helps someone. And shame on Xfinity for not exposing these settings in their own carrier rom. It is unacceptable to force this upon us with no choice. ... View more

@Xfinity : Do you not value our business or what? Why no comment? Why no effort to correct this horrible oversight on your part? ... View more

@wleduc Though I appreciate your input, I believe it is you who misunderstands. 1. I do not have, nor have I ever installed *any* Xfinity apps. 2. I own my own (non-xfinity) modem. My phone connects to OTHERS' Xfinity networks. Since I can not turn off all of their hotspots, I'm really not understanding what your advice is here. ... View more

@wleduc Myself and several others don't even have an Xfinity gateway. We have our own and prefer it that way. Anyways, I think you misunderstand the issue. I can be driving down the road listening to music on 4g when the phone randomly decides to connect to the Xfinity hotspot. But since I'm not around long enough to actually use it all it really result in is Google music skipping the current track due to assumed network issues. Among many other issues. I shouldn't have to constantly reconnect to my full strength wifi because my phone seems to prefer the neighbors XFINITY connection with 1-2 bars over my full strength secured WiFi network. This is a privacy violation. As far as I'm concerned Xfinity is forcing me to connect to hotspots for which I'm unable to assure the security. It should ALWAYS be my decision to connect to a hotspot. Never my arrogant carrier who thinks they can control me all the while charging inflated rates and having to deal with issues like this. Why is this still not fixed. We just need an off setting somewhere, Xfinity. What's the problem? ... View more

@secured2k1 -- I wish I could thumbs-down your post. Clearly you are clueless about this situation. Xfinity has BAKED IN the autoconnect into their latest updates for Xfinity Android devices. So before you say phones only connect to saved networks, you might do your research as you couldn't be more wrong. This is being forced upon us with no ability to disable it as it's baked into the software itself. Do you understand why we are so irritated now?? ... View more

I've been having this exact issue as well and it is maddening. In my own home, my phone will often connect to an Xfinity hotspot with only 1 bar and no service. Nothing will load while connected. I'm having to manually force it to connect to my home network which is saved. Basically, if the phone connects to Xfinity hotspot before it connects to my home network, it will stay connected even though my home network is full strength 5 bars. I do NOT have an Xfinity hotspot in my home as I have my own modem and router. This needs fixed yesterday. I should be able to CHOOSE when I want to use a hotspot. I'm paying by the gig anyways, so you have no incentive to hold me hostage to your awful network of hotspots, Xfinity. You need to fix this. We just need an option to NOT auto connect. I've never given my permission for you to autoconnect my phone to your hotspots. This needs to stop. Put an on/off button somewhere. This has me ready to switch carriers. ... View more