Database Users

Wifi issues

Is anyone else having intermittent drops while connected to wifi? I've noticed my wifi drops and reconnects especially when there is heavy wifi usage... I've tried TKIP and AES with no better luck with either one.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

wifi
last night when i was trying to download an app from marketplace?

Yeah, I've just started noticing that. It wasn't doing it most of yesterday and I was using it pretty heavily. It started last night when I noticed both the 3G and wi-fi icons were on. I restarted wifi and it still showed up like that, so I rebooted. Now it seems like it's always on 3G when I pick it up.
What kind of router are you using?
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

I used to have this problem regularly with mine and my girl's Droids on 2.1, and appeared to be related to using secured wireless networks. I was able to set up a test wireless network with no security and the disconnects stopped happening. Switch back and 5 to 15 minutes later I was disconnected again. I never found a fix for it on 2.1, but the problem completely went away with 2.2.
Unsure if they're related, but from what people are describing, this sounds exactly like the issues I used to have prior to rooting/2.2 on our Droids.

I noticed that it was with wep encryption only. I looked through wpa and etc and there was less dropage. Now, i don't know if your all aware, the ipad does the same thing. The only place i seen it hold up well was the wpa and the hotspot app on board.
I wonder if this is just the new radios and modems in these devices?
Sent from my DROIDX via Telepathic DLNA.

Well I'm using WPA2 on a d-link 855... I thought about trying no security, but hate the idea that I may have to do that.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Diego dude, you're running 2.2 on your droid? I wish we could do that on the DX...
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

OK. Let me start by saying I'm not an expert but I may have found a solution. Go to wi-FI networks and go to wireless settings. Then click on options hard key and choose advanced. then choose Wi-Fi sleep policy and set it to never.
So far so good for me. Let me know if anyone has any luck.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

nice
nice find thanks

Trying it now!
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Yeah, I'm still having major issues. My phone will drop WiFi very often. Im going to try unsecured next. I've tried changing from tkip to are, tried turning off the sleep function... nothing. It happens most frequently when I'm doing heavy traffic like from or two another computer, where it maxes out the bandwidth capabilities of the phone...
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

My issue is that some apps don't work well with wifi, like google voice when sending txts (it just hangs then says times out)
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

i tried the sleep thing and still no luck i really dont want to switch my security on my router?

pima said:
i tried the sleep thing and still no luck i really dont want to switch my security on my router?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you double checked not only the advanced settings under Wifi for always on, but which battery profile you're running? The default profile is the Smart one, which disables wifi/3g after so many minutes of being idle after peak hours.

i will try this thanks i do use the smart profile

I read several articles and then under wireless security changed the WPA Algorithm to TPIK and have not had a drop or WIFI issue since. Let me know if it resolves your issue.
-McMex

mcmexican said:
I read several articles and then under wireless security changed the WPA Algorithm to TPIK and have not had a drop or WIFI issue since. Let me know if it resolves your issue.
-McMex
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Has anyone else tried this? All my WIFI issues have gone away.
-McMex

Wireless disconnecting issue.

Has anyone noticed if there wireless disconnects a lot? Then you have to manually turn back on and off to get it working again. Shouldn't the wireless automatically detect a network and connect. Some thing happpens with 3g. Sometimes i Have to manually do the same for3g.
Sent from my Dell Streak

Yeah kine does thesame with 2.1 after the sleeps and it wakes wifi doesnt wake, and when i turn it off (wifi) hangs on getting turned off... so i have to power off the phone and power it back on.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

Same here, I had the issue with the iphone. I deduced it was an issue with the router, not letting the phone back on. Although now it seems to be when the mrs uses my old iphone on wifi she steals my ip, so I can't get back on as the steak attempts to connect with the same ip.
I guess the solution is static ip's at home
Could it be something similar for you guys?
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

My wifi does the same thing under 1.6 and using a static IP

Same thing here. Thought it was because beta of 2.1, but since someone mentioned it was also present in 1.6 I think we need a proper solution for this. I don't mind if the wifi goes into standby, but I want it to work within 5 or 10 seconds after it comes out of standby. Now you have to disable it and enable it again.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

Has anyone having this problem found a solution?

set wifi power policy to "never"
set gsm mode to "auto"

da_jojo said:
set wifi power policy to "never"
set gsm mode to "auto"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use wifi lock on my streak 1.6 and that still does not solve the problem. I would like to know if anyone has figured this out. I hate to always have to set to wireless on and off.

aha... so i'm not alone..
confirmed the issue with build 6267 (donut), disconnecting issue wifi <-> 3g or 2g <-> 3g. Most of the time the remedy should turn off completely then back on.
hmm... is the new build of eclair or froyo using different (radio) baseband? i guess the baseband version is the culprit...

for my streak, this is an issue with the router. the wifi behaves well with my old g-router but having trouble re-connecting when i started to use a new n-router.

wifi issue

Is it me or anyone having Wifi sometime take forever to scan? (not auto connect when you move in a known/recorded wifi area)

wrongfeifong said:
Is it me or anyone having Wifi sometime take forever to scan? (not auto connect when you move in a known/recorded wifi area)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No problems for me... I do hate how much battery wifi drains for me though.. I thought its supposed to use less battery than 3g, but for me its the other way around

wrongfeifong said:
Is it me or anyone having Wifi sometime take forever to scan? (not auto connect when you move in a known/recorded wifi area)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What FW? I'm on XXXXXX24 and mine is fine.
pngface said:
No problems for me... I do hate how much battery wifi drains for me though.. I thought its supposed to use less battery than 3g, but for me its the other way around
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It shouldn't drain too badly. You may need to tweak your wireless networks settings or troubleshoot your phone.

bongd said:
What FW? I'm on XXXXXX24 and mine is fine.
It shouldn't drain too badly. You may need to tweak your wireless networks settings or troubleshoot your phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For example when I leave wifi on in the night and the battery is at 100%, when I wake up its going to be something like 75%, and when I check the battery usage it says Wifi has used 40%... isnt that way too much

i'm starting to think alot of x10s are defective, this and the in-call volume. i don't have that volume problem, but i do have this terrible wifi problem, the thing has a mind of its own. if leave the wifi zone it almost never reconnects by itself, i need to go into settings, disable wifi, enable wifi, select the network that it should have connected to already, and click connect. sometimes i just need to turn wifi off then on, on rare occasions, it will connect automatically. i can't find any pattern for what causes it to not connect.

I sound like a broken record by saying this, but it is an android issue compounded with router incompatibilities. Happens on the froyo nexus I have too.

needmoregigs said:
I sound like a broken record by saying this, but it is an android issue compounded with router incompatibilities. Happens on the froyo nexus I have too.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you know if there is a list of routers that are compatible with the nexus one or android phones for that matter?

Wifi problem

Does anyone having wifi connection problem? Normally every time when the phone screen goes back on, I will see the toast about changing network to mobile data, then goes back to wifi straight away. Also sometimes it happens even when I'm using the phone too... I'm using statics IP and Smart connect is off, then now I'm not too sure what's going on...
It's not a very big deal, but sometimes it's quite annoying, does anyone know the solutions? Or share your story

I have seen that same message several times I have smart network on. Even though I've seen this message before I have never experienced interruption on wifi

Haven't seen this yet tho I always turn network notification and always allow scanning to off in advanced Wi-Fi.

I am having a WiFi problem also but mine is different. I am having a problem connecting and staying connected to WiFi on the Note 4. If I turn WiFi on, it will not come on unless I restart the phone. Then after I get it to come on, it will stop working if I stop using the phone. Anyone else having this problem? Any solutions? And no it is not my home WiFi that is the problem. It happens on any WiFi network I try to connect to.

Katz916 said:
I am having a WiFi problem also but mine is different. I am having a problem connecting and staying connected to WiFi on the Note 4. If I turn WiFi on, it will not come on unless I restart the phone. Then after I get it to come on, it will stop working if I stop using the phone. Anyone else having this problem? Any solutions? And no it is not my home WiFi that is the problem. It happens on any WiFi network I try to connect to.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had this problem on my brand new HTC One, I called Verizon, and said it's a manufacturer's issue. I've never had the issue like that, before that phone. Call Verizon and have them ship you a new one. Since it's under the manufacturer's warranty you shouldn't have to pay a dime!

So, does anyone reckon the router I'm using would be an issue?
Sent from my SM-N910U using Tapatalk 2

Easy to troubleshoot, try connecting to another router or connect using another phone.

My N910U does not have this problem, but my HTC ONE E8 does, it kills my VPN which drives me crazy.
The problem is very noticeable to me because in China, dropped VPN means no youtube/google/twitter, which I cant live without.
I figured that it has something to do with rooting, because the E8 was not dropping wifi before root.
I am not rooting my note 4 because of this, until proven otherwise

Please, post the variant name of the Note 4 with the issue, i.e. SM-N910*. Angelky have a SM-N910U. Katz916, which model have you?
Ask because I had a wifi issue with galaxy S4, never solved even from Samsung assistance.

i got the same problem sometimes..my wifi sometimes disconnect and then reconnect again..same model with u too..SM-N910U

liquidz17 said:
i got the same problem sometimes..my wifi sometimes disconnect and then reconnect again..same model with u too..SM-N910U
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did you root your phone

dookie foo said:
did you root your phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yea i root my phone..but is it have anything to do with it?well..it's not really bothering me...the problem sometimes when i using vpn (im in china so i must use vpn to connect anything in here) and it disconnect, it automatically turning off my vpn and i must re restarting the vpn again..

liquidz17 said:
yea i root my phone..but is it have anything to do with it?well..it's not really bothering me...the problem sometimes when i using vpn (im in china so i must use vpn to connect anything in here) and it disconnect, it automatically turning off my vpn and i must re restarting the vpn again..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I need always-on VPN as well.
My HTC ONE E8 was fine before rooting, drops wifi like crazy after root
I cant be 100% sure that root causes the problem, but I am not rooting my N910U until we know exactly what causes the problem.

dookie foo said:
I need always-on VPN as well.
My HTC ONE E8 was fine before rooting, drops wifi like crazy after root
I cant be 100% sure that root causes the problem, but I am not rooting my N910U until we know exactly what causes the problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sometimes i wonder if it's router problem though..i have 2 router in my house..when i connect the other one it's fine..no disconnect or anything..but i'm not sure..

liquidz17 said:
i got the same problem sometimes..my wifi sometimes disconnect and then reconnect again..same model with u too..SM-N910U
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
liquidz17 said:
sometimes i wonder if it's router problem though..i have 2 router in my house..when i connect the other one it's fine..no disconnect or anything..but i'm not sure..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya, i think rooted phone may be one of the issues, and probably router as well. I never try other routers, but in my case it always connects to mobile data when i wake up the phone, then straight goes back to wifi. And randomly connect to data then back to wifi again.... As i said its not very big deal, but sometimes its quite annoying...

angelky said:
Ya, i think rooted phone may be one of the issues, and probably router as well. I never try other routers, but in my case it always connects to mobile data when i wake up the phone, then straight goes back to wifi. And randomly connect to data then back to wifi again.... As i said its not very big deal, but sometimes its quite annoying...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well my problem is not like that, whenever im using phone sometimes the wifi disconnect and then reconnect it again, just like that..strange though..but yeah..maybe because of the rooted..
and now i just factory reset my phone because it have battery drain problem before, seems ok now

liquidz17 said:
well my problem is not like that, whenever im using phone sometimes the wifi disconnect and then reconnect it again, just like that..strange though..but yeah..maybe because of the rooted..
and now i just factory reset my phone because it have battery drain problem before, seems ok now
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya, pretty much similar to mine, but i don't have battery drain problem and i'm glad

angelky said:
Ya, pretty much similar to mine, but i don't have battery drain problem and i'm glad
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeahh..because last time i only can use my note4 for 7-8 hours and dead..and after 1st reset..i got indexservice problem..=(
after 2nd reset now seems fine..6h use, 1h 45m sot and still 65% left..so far so good

liquidz17 said:
yeahh..because last time i only can use my note4 for 7-8 hours and dead..and after 1st reset..i got indexservice problem..=(
after 2nd reset now seems fine..6h use, 1h 45m sot and still 65% left..so far so good
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I juz flashed a 3rd party rom and now seems works fine with the wifi now Not very sure, still need to test a bit more.....

angelky said:
I juz flashed a 3rd party rom and now seems works fine with the wifi now Not very sure, still need to test a bit more.....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
which rom u flashed?did it work flawlessy now?

Wi-fi disconnecting? Anyone having the same problems?

I've not yet received my OP5. I'm in China.
A lot of people here is having really severe wifi disconnection problems. No more wifi data but wifi is still connected, have to reconnet wifi to have data.
I cannot post link yet. But there are all kinds of report on the Chinese official OP forum.
I'm just wondering if any of you guys are having the same problems?
I'll test the phone once I receive it.

Yes another issue, it's done it twice on me in the last 1w hrs, the wifi icon completely disappeared as if it switched off, I'm noticing some worrying issues out the box.
That should have said last 12hrs.

For me the problem is different. WiFi continues on, it's like it's properly connected, however I can't access anything on the web. I have to disconnect WiFi, use mobile data, and connect WiFi again. Then it works for 2 minutes, and stops accessing any websites again...
So, the wifi only works for about two minutes. I quit and now I'm only using mobile data...
It happens with all access points and wifis I've tried.

Same problem here. WiFi connection is always on, but after 5 minutes after connecting there is no more data send.

Resix said:
Same problem here. WiFi connection is always on, but after 5 minutes after connecting there is no more data send.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, exactly the same with mine.

mrasquinho said:
Yep, exactly the same with mine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay I'm glad I'm not just imagining it. I'm having the exact same problem. I thought it was my home network at first but good to know it's the phone. I wonder how long it's going to take for a fix?

Try turning off smart network switch in wifi settings, I had the issue, but when I turned that off I had no issues.

Thanks. Will try. I hope that solves it.
DespairFactor said:
Try turning off smart network switch in wifi settings, I had the issue, but when I turned that off I had no issues.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

have you try?

Hi, I've had major problems within my 5 Ghz Wifi: The transfer rate was suuuper slow (0.15 kb/s and less) and after a while down to nothing.
But with switching to 2.4 Ghz everything works fine. So just go to wifi settings -> advanced and select 2.4 ghz only. That solves my problems for now. Hope a future update solves the 5 ghz issues.

I've had no problems with wifi on my OnePlus 5.

DespairFactor said:
Try turning off smart network switch in wifi settings, I had the issue, but when I turned that off I had no issues.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Temporary solution for now.
I confirm it helps.

Seems to have worked so far. Will update prob, tomorrow. Thanks
hlynexus4 said:
have you try?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Having the same problem, disabled the "Smart WiFi-switch" in the advanced settings and hope it is fixed for now.

OnePlus haven't dispatched an update yet to fix this and other bugs...
Sad...

smart network is off but not work here.

i have the same problem with wifi. now i turned off smart wifi switch and i will try.
but i have the same problem with 4g. There is field, but i can't do anything, i can't surf on internet, like i haven't connections. Switch off data and turned on it and it work.
strange. very strange

same issue here. I've removed all files with 'cne' via recursive search in /system and commented out the entry in build.prop. seems to be a little better but still need some time to confirm

OnePlus 5 WiFi Issues Guide