WiFish/Dagonfly Pro no longer compatible with current Android versions!

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I purchased the WiFish black box device and was unable to connect to it. I tried another phone, and had good luck. Then I started digging....

Android 5.1 (and later?) will no longer stay connected to any wifi that does not have internet access (such as WiFish and Dragonfly Pro wifi) as determined by Google/Android. I can connect to the WiFish, but the connection almost immediately drops. On older versions of Android the WiFish works great.

See article here:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/03/...ccess.html

Is there a work around for this? It's basically destroying half the market for WiFish and all of the Dragonfly Pro models. Is there any way to have these devices associate with a router (or connect them via wireless bridge) and then connect to the same router and have them discovered?