Methods and apparatuses for setting user preferences and/or device configuration information are disclosed. A first user device detects a local wireless network, receives, from a second user device, configuration information and/or preference information of the second user device, the second user device having functionality similar to the first user device, and updates configuration information and/or preference information of the first user device with at least a subset of the configuration information and/or preference information received from the second user device, the configuration information and/or preference information of the first user device stored at the first user device.