Pixels cannot connect to company WiFi after last update

Google Pixels are the first phones to have had Android 11 in Europe, allowing them to have access to new features before anyone else. Google released the December 2020 security patch for these mobiles, which poses a rather annoying problem for users – they cannot connect to certain corporate WiFi networks.

This is an error that started to appear in the pixels that They already have the December security patch. When they try to connect to some corporate WiFi networks, they find it impossible. Also, it’s not really a mistake, but it’s a change that Google is implementing and will hit more Android phones.

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Pixels the first to suffer

Pixels are the first, but other phones with Android 11 should go through the same. Models who already have this December security patch can see that when they try to manually connect to a corporate WiFi network, they cannot. The problem is that after the update, in the CA Certificate drop-down menu the Do not validate option has been removed, which was going out, to be able to add a new Wi-Fi network with WPA2-Enterprise security.

It looks like google removed this option for security reasonsbecause this option could filter the user’s credentials. The lack of certainty when it comes to whether the server we are connecting to is secure is one of the reasons they made this decision. By having the Do not validate option to access a WiFi network, the phone cannot perform certificate verification, so it is potentially at risk.

As many companies have not configured their profiles securely, Google is removing this option on pixels. It’s something that affects WPA2-Enterprise connections. At this time, for those affected by this issue, the solution or recommendation is to allow the operating system to securely authenticate the server. Here are some additional steps when setting up this network.

Users with Google Pixels are the first to go through this, although it is expected that more brands and models are going through this situation. As this is something that affects the models with the December security patch, so if your mobile receives the said patch, you will go through this situation as well.