# Transparent Wi-Fi connectivity for non-Wi-Fi ESP32 chips

DevFeed: [Transparent Wi-Fi connectivity for non-Wi-Fi ESP32 chips](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/transparent-wi-fi-connectivity-for-non-wi-fi-esp32-chips-13722.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/09/esp-wifi-remote/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2025-09-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [ESP32](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32.md>), [ESP-IDF](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp-idf.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [ESP32-P4](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32-p4.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [esp-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp-hosted.md>), [esp-idf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp-idf.md>), [esp32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32.md>), [esp32-p4](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32-p4.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [wi-fi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wi-fi.md>)

## AI overview

This blog post introduces esp-wifi-remote, a component that enables standard Wi-Fi APIs on ESP32 chips without native Wi-Fi hardware by using an external Wi-Fi-capable device. It explains the host and slave roles, backend solutions such as esp-hosted, the local and remote Wi-Fi scenarios, and corresponding configuration options.

## Source excerpt

This blog post introduces the esp-wifi-remote component, which extends Wi-Fi functionality to ESP32 chips that lack native Wi-Fi support. We will explore the esp-wifi-remote ecosystem, its components, architecture, and integration with esp-hosted.