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   > a. The FOSS Windows android debugger (adb) is kind of flaky (IMHO).   
   > b. For whatever reason, adb sometimes loses the Wi-Fi connection over time.   
      
   Up until this moment, I couldn't figure out why adb was _still_ flaky.   
      
   I just figured out, belatedly so, yet another reason _why_ I keep losing   
   the adb Wi-Fi connection between Windows and Android for screen mirroring.   
     Boot turns W/L debug off   
      
   Previously in this thread, Andy Burns had informed me that Android (11+)   
   has the ability to _initiate_ the connection between adb & Android over   
   Wi-Fi (but only if we turn on the Android "Wireless Debugging" option!).   
      
   Remember that in the past (prior to Android 11), the only way you could   
   _initiate_ adb pairing was over USB (and then, after pairing over USB, in   
   the past, you could disconnect the USB and stay connected over Wi-Fi).   
      
   Since Andy Burns kindly told me that, I've now been initiating and using   
   the connection over Wi-Fi while keeping the phone on the AC USB charger.   
      
   That works - but it too seemed to be a flaky adb screen mirror connection.   
      
   It seemed to be working fine while I was using it but after a while, when I   
   came back to the computer, it didn't work anymore, seemingly randomly so.   
     *I just realized that it's _not_ random!*   
      
   The reason turned out to be simple even as I had not expected it.   
    *Android 12 apparently turns that option _off_ each time you reboot!*   
      
   Who knew?   
   Not me.   
      
   Apparently Android 12 turns a _lot_ of things back on/off that you had   
   previously set to be off/on (such as screen rotation), which is a PITA.   
      
   The moral of the story is that Android 12, by default, does some pretty   
   stupid things after rebooting, which means you have to constantly remember   
   to manually turn those options _back_ to where you originally set them.   
      
   One of those idiotic things Android 12 does upon reboot is it turns off   
   Wi-Fi debugging - which necessitates turning it back on after every boot.   
     Boot turns W/L debug off   
      
   Maybe it's just me, but isn't it stupid that Android unsets options   
   that you had previously set (like screen rotation & wireless debugging)?   
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