New Google app could fix the most annoying thing about public Wi-Fi

[Wireless News]

If you live in a major metropolitan area, accessing public Wi-Fi is likely part of your daily routine. The only problem with public Wi-Fi is the exhaustive, unavoidable login process, but one of the biggest tech companies in the world is trying to simplify the process with a new app. Engadget reports that Google is working on an app for Android and iOS devices that will “automatically authenticate and connect to its free hotspots inside Starbucks stores or wherever they are available.” Google has already begun its takeover of Starbucks franchises all around the country-by-replacing AT&T as the official Wi-Fi provider of the popular coffee shop, but logging into a Google hotspot still requires authentication. According to Engadget, the new

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