How do I turn off Wi-Fi restrictions?

Is there a way to bypass Wi-Fi restrictions?

I am an iPhone user and I am looking for a way to bypass the Wi-Fi restrictions of iOS devices.

My parents are getting an iPad. They are on a strict plan and cannot access websites without going through our home wireless network. I was looking into bypassing the wireless network restrictions using a third-party VPN or proxy, but there isn't an option in the App Store. Is there any way to bypass these restrictions?

No. The only way to do this is to buy an iPad that can connect to a different network than your home's wifi network.

How do you get around school Wi-Fi blockers?

My computer/phone doesn't connect to our school Wi-Fi network.

What can I do? The school may be blocking your access to the Wi-Fi at a certain time. The best way to stay connected while online is to disable automatic reconnection to the Wi-Fi so you don't automatically connect and disconnect from the network as you change computer locations. To do this, click on the 'Windows Icon' at the bottom left of the taskbar on your PC, then double-click the Wifi icon on the menu bar.

It may also be possible that the school has blocked access to computers from outside of the school. This means that your friends, family and your Internet service provider may not be able to get past the school Wi-Fi to access the internet. The best way to stay connected while on the web is to disable automatic reconnection to the Wi-Fi so that you don't automatically connect and disconnect from the network as you change computer locations.

If you are in high school, you probably already know about setting up proxies using tools like Tor (www.torproject.org) or Privoxy (www.privoxy.org) If you use a tool like this, it is not very difficult to bypass the school's web filters. These are also called 'anonymizers' or 'proxy servers'.

Tor is great for getting around censorship and firewalls. Tor enables you to connect to the internet anonymously. A free account with the Tor network gives you a random IP address, which prevents the school's firewall from linking it to your real IP address. Using Tor, you can browse freely, and access sites like Wikipedia anonymously. Because of Tor's complex design, it is also very difficult to censor or block.

As Tor has not been widely adopted by educational systems (at least at this time), another proxy server is probably a better option. Privoxy works similarly to Tor, but it is more popular with businesses than schools. To use Privoxy, go to www.org) You'll need a personal user name and password, which should be stored in the browser's preferences (for instance, Internet Explorer remembers it).

How do I turn off Wi-Fi restrictions?

I've been using a Galaxy S4 (unrooted, carrier locked) since December 2025, and I'm having to reinstall the OS because of this new restriction that Samsung has introduced in Android 4.3 (at least on the Galaxy S4), where it will force apps to use Wi-Fi only instead of 3G or 2G when possible, even when I don't have any Internet connection. I can disable this setting (in the Settings app), but it will start up again when I reboot my phone, and the apps I use most often will not work. Is there any way to make this setting permanent?

Answer. Thanks for contacting us with this question. Yes, you can turn off this restriction so that Wi-Fi connections will always be used for your apps. This can be done by going to Settings > Apps > Wi-Fi and changing the Network Type option to Wi-Fi only. You can then change the Network Type option back to Cellular if you like, and restart your phone, but you will have to manually re-download any apps that have restrictions to only use Wi-Fi connections. However, this is a good option if you want to download apps from the Google Play Store for example, but you're not using Wi-Fi to download them. If you want to continue downloading the apps you currently have installed, you can download the updates over Wi-Fi only and then sync the data over Wi-Fi when you are near a Wi-Fi connection.

Hope this helps. The Android Developers Team. Questions, feedback and other comments should be posted to the Ask a Dev forum.

Can you bypass parental controls on Wi-Fi?

A reader writes to ask what he can do to access his laptop's browser without parental controls being in effect: I was working on my computer and didn't notice that my parents were standing nearby.

I was on the computer with a tab open to an adult web site. My parents saw the website and thought I was looking at porn. They immediately took the laptop away from me. I don't know how they know that I was looking at porn or what kind of porn.

I am going to try to use Firefox as my browser, so that it will be open but will not be visible. That way, they can't see it. I'll try to keep my browser window minimized while working. If I can get around parental controls, maybe you can help me learn how to do this. I have read your other articles, and have learned a lot.

We've been down this road before, and even if you do bypass the parental controls, the parents will eventually realize something is up. You'll have to live with the consequences.

I know you don't want to make this into a "I told you so" thing, but I've written about this many times in the past. But you're right, it's a lose/lose proposition. Forum readers who are interested in knowing how to get around parental controls on your Wi-Fi, please feel free to email me privately and I'll share my thoughts. I'm a little confused here. What exactly is the problem? The kid has a computer? If so, the parents may have some rights. Perhaps not in a court of law, but they probably have the right to access the computer's hard drive and see what the child is doing.

Is the kid's computer hacked? That's more likely. In that case, I would think the kid's parents would be able to block his access to the internet. But that's not really the issue. It's the inability to see what the kid is doing.

I'm sure the kid would love to be able to access the internet without having to put up with parental controls, but it just isn't possible. Your parents have every right to block access to certain sites.

Is it possible that the kid has a hotspot and is using that to access the internet, bypassing parental controls?