alt Hacker News> Connecting over radio requires pairing, that is very frustrating when it doesn't work.
Everything's frustrating when it doesn't work.
> Connecting over radio requires pairing
This is a solved problem, plagued by technology fragmentation. You could very well save the necessary information for discovery and pairing onto an NFC tag and use that to access the network (further authentication might happen, if configured).
This is basically never done on WiFi because you cannot assume a client host has a NFC reader (let alone proper code handling the tag and the information).
But it's done in the world of bluetooth: some big-name headsets (Sony IIRC) can do bluetooth connection negotiation via NFC. You activate the feature (dedicated button), tap your phone and off you go. No pin, no pairing annoyances.
> Everything's frustrating when it doesn't work.
My point being that it cannot be frustrating if it doesn't exist.
> This is a solved problem
Tell that to my airpods that connect to the wrong device (so I need to manually go connect to them most of the time) and to my phone that doesn't automatically connect to my airpods when it is already connected to my watch.
Granted, I want wireless between my phone, watch and headset. But I wouldn't call it a solved problem.