![]() Some people prefer Apple's technology and the company's stance on privacy. Not everyone wants the internet on Google's golden highway, though. Google is making Google Wifi for the same reason they made Chrome and Google DNS - to accelerate people onto the internet and into Google services. Or Maybe Apple could do all three - simple router, next-generation Time Capsule, and full-on Apple Home hub with speaker - and you get what you need, when you need it, and expand it all as needed. Maybe Apple could give it a bunch of beam-forming mics, build in a multi-personal Siri, and make it a full on HomeKit hub? Maybe Apple wants to add some smarts to the router? Let it cache macOS and iOS updates, iCloud files and photos, and otherwise add some and nearline to Apple's online services? A next-generation Time Capsule that gives the best of local and off-site backup? Also, Apple just added that big SONOS showcase at Apple Retail. Maybe Apple wants to do more - their own line of Beats or Apple-branded SONOS-style speakers that also let devices connect to the internet? But then it would need to be a high-quality speaker and that adds to the cost. Now that fast Wi-Fi networking really is ubiquitous, though, maybe Apple's happy to let others, like Amplifi, eero, and Google Wifi lead the way? Maybe Apple felt they needed to help jumpstart Wi-Fi routers back when they made the first wireless Macs, and had to keep pushing the technology as it got faster and more robust. ![]() It's been three years since Apple updated the AirPort line, and it's starting to show. Plug a new AirPort in, the AirPort app for iOS or macOS detects it, you tap or click to add it, you're mesh network expands, and you're done. Mixing brands tends to give finicky behavior for things like roaming between WiFi access points.What if, instead, Apple got into the mesh networking game? You could get a single AirPort - or a Time Capsule, because they're handy enough I'd still want that around - and then simply add more if and when you need them. The only way around this issue is to get another Google WiFi product to extend your network. As long as your WiFi settings are the same you should not need to re-enter any name or password info when the device tries to reconnect. Note: You may need to occasionally turn off and on your WiFi on your device to get it to join the closest wifi connection.
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