Ever since I've switched to a Pixel 8a from Pixel 7, I seem unable to connect to WiFi networks requiring some kind of a signing in through the captive portal.
On Pixel 7 the captive portal opened when attempting to connect with a network. On Pixel 8 nothing opens and I'm stuck unable to log in
Anyone the same issue? Any ideas how to get around it?
Did you happen to turn off internet connectivity checks after your upgrade, while setting up your device?
krysor that is likely your problem in that case. Turning off internet connectivity checks also prevents the OS from handling captive portals.
https://grapheneos.org/faq#default-connections
GrapheneOS also adds the ability to fully turn Off the connectivity checks. This results in the OS no longer handling captive portals itself, not falling back to other networks when some don't have internet access and not being able to delay scheduled jobs depending on internet access until it becomes available.
I think the screen for internet connectivity check could probably be updated to include a mention of this, because otherwise the only way you can know that turning them off breaks captive portals is to find it buried in the middle of the FAQ, or if you happen to have read about it before.
