> I think do frequent automatic rescan could hurt battery life, 
> so menu item for manual rescan would be better idea.

They don't need to be *very* frequent. Yes, the menu item for manual
rescan is an absolute MUST (see below though), but it also has to rescan
automatically from time to time.

Also note that the system knows when it's attached to power, and hence
can scan more frequently in that case (assuming battery consumption
really is affected).

Actually, when you manually unfold the network menu, *that* should
already trigger a rescan (if the fact that it is scanning was indicated
by an animation/icon, which it should, then there would be no need for a
specific menu item), and also automatic rescan should be more frequent
when the menu is unfolded. You aren't going to keep that menu open all
the time anyway.

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Title:
  doesn't scan for available wifi networks often enough + no way to
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