IHG Wi-Fi Auto Connect: Awesome New Feature

It's been that way for at least a few years. Don't need to enter any information and it remembers you from your account. I believe the only thing you have had to do is to click connect so maybe the auto connect feature saves that one click

Maybe they are adding this function to the app, but as you said, even without this new app feature, IHG members have been able to do this for years.

Just like Chromecast at Hyatt and Internet TV at Marriott, I'm sure this will be implemented seamlessly across the portfolio.

AM I the only paranoid one who always try to use connection codes and not name/room number so IHG does not track my usage?

Just use a VPN, best if with WireGuard protocol such as Mullvad VPN.

My WiFi often seems to automatically connect anyway if I've stayed at another property with the same WiFi router name (like HHonors or MarriottGuest etc) unless I remove it from my saved WiFi networks list. It might ask my room number once and that takes all of 2 seconds. Not saying it's a bad thing they are doing this but it's not exactly groundbreaking either.

Not that I use it much but I'd say the mobile key entry was a more notable innovation... I haven't started with IHG in a while but do they offer this? It'd be nice to see more hotels with fully integrated "smart" functionally such as controlling the lights, AC and even the coffee machine from your phone. I've been in a few that have attempted to integrate a few things (HGI was one I think) but it didn't work anyway. Of course that's a much bigger expense for the hotel

I have been using this feature for at least a year if not two, but most recently in Times Square NY IC they wanted to charge me $25 at checkout for wifi because "I did not use the code they gave me at checkin" I told them my phone connected automatically, at which they seemed to be surprised about first, then they canceled the charge.

Reading this post while at IC Barclay, it autoconnected without me doing a thing. Phone and computer.

IHG have had this for years (works really well) - I think they're just adding it it the app?

Other brands have been doing something similar for a long time.

What about streaming devices? I travel with an Apple TV. I doubt it would qualify as a mobile device.

This already happens all around the world with many global businesses - IHG is just catching up...