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Hey my xda friends out there!
Being a pretty new Nexus owner, I´m getting crazy by serious WiFi issues over here. My Nexus can´t get any stable Wifi connection at all...as soon as I´m making up a connection, I can be pretty sure that I will loose it after a few minutes. The only way out of this is...like I knew it from buggy roms before...to switch WiFi off and on again. After this procedure, I do have WiFi again, but it´s the same situation like before...after a few minutes --> bam, I´m out again.
Well, after some research on several forums out there, I can be sure that there are some other guys, struggling with same issues as well. Some of them are just having some standby issues, some of them can´t get any wifi connection at all. But an answer to my sort of issue? No way...
So what´s the deal here? I´m on a Stock Rom, what could be the reason for my WiFi issues? Any ideas?
Would be very very grateful for some support!!
Having the same problem here. YouTube seems to knock out Wi-Fi for me. Or marketplace downloads.
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brooon said:
Hey my xda friends out there!
Being a pretty new Nexus owner, I´m getting crazy by serious WiFi issues over here. My Nexus can´t get any stable Wifi connection at all...as soon as I´m making up a connection, I can be pretty sure that I will loose it after a few minutes. The only way out of this is...like I knew it from buggy roms before...to switch WiFi off and on again. After this procedure, I do have WiFi again, but it´s the same situation like before...after a few minutes --> bam, I´m out again.
Well, after some research on several forums out there, I can be sure that there are some other guys, struggling with same issues as well. Some of them are just having some standby issues, some of them can´t get any wifi connection at all. But an answer to my sort of issue? No way...
So what´s the deal here? I´m on a Stock Rom, what could be the reason for my WiFi issues? Any ideas?
Would be very very grateful for some support!!
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My initial suspicion is on a router configuration. Do you have this issue on multiple wireless networks, or just yours at home/work? Try somewhere like a coffee shop with an unsecured network. If you don't have the same issues on other networks, I'd look into messing with your wireless configuration. My router at home gives me issues losing connection to Google's servers (gray signal bars) intermittently, and I haven't yet found a solution.
copkay said:
My initial suspicion is on a router configuration. Do you have this issue on multiple wireless networks, or just yours at home/work? Try somewhere like a coffee shop with an unsecured network. If you don't have the same issues on other networks, I'd look into messing with your wireless configuration. My router at home gives me issues losing connection to Google's servers (gray signal bars) intermittently, and I haven't yet found a solution.
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Hey copkay! Thanks for your input!
The point is:
Dell Streak,
HD2,
SGSII,
Flyer,
Touchpad,
Transformer,
Galaxy Note,
Sensation.
ALL of them worked/are working well. So this has to be a Nexus thing, or am I wrong? Maybe its working better with an unsecured open WiFi Hotspot, but hey, this shouldn´t be the main place to work (imao!)
What do you think about it?
brooon said:
Hey copkay! Thanks for your input!
The point is:
Dell Streak, HD2, SGSII, Flyer, Touchpad, Transformer, Galaxy Note, Sensation.
ALL of them worked/are working well. So this has to be a Nexus thing, or am I wrong? Maybe its working better with an unsecured open WiFi Hotspot, but hey, this shouldn´t be the main place to work (imao!)
What do you think about it?
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You have too many gadgets.
But yes, that's a good question. WiFi can be finicky with some drivers, so it's possible that yes, it's a problem with the Nexus in particular. The reason I'm asking is that it's much easier to narrow down the problem when you eliminate certain solutions. So does it work properly on other wireless networks? Does it do the same? Does it drop connection entirely, and if so, for how long? Or does it simply switch to gray bars?
I certainly don't recommend switching to no network security, but if it's a particular router/setting, more information would help to deduce the problem.
I had some of the same issues with my wifi (as well as sometimes it wouldn't fully connect and would get into an authenticating loop). I never had this on my past devices though. I don't know the ultimate solution to it, but I have found some work arounds for some of the networks I frequent.
What I've found is that I've had to turn off the auto detect wifi frequency band and leave only the 2.4ghz band while other times I've had to turn it back to auto detect.
While annoying and not the desired answer, hopefully it can help you out in the mean time.
Recently I've been having problems with Wi-Fi. My phone and nexus 7. They both stay on blue bars all the time claiming they're connected to Google servers. And it'll work good for about 20 seconds and then I'll have no connection for about a minute. Bars will stay blue like its connected and WiFi show that it's fill signal but pages won't load, apps will timeout and YouTube videos won't stream. Makes it impossible to download any Roms or apps at times. This just recently started happening. Videos will stream good for maybe 2 minutes tops. Then pause, after a minute Wi-Fi will stay streaming and going again by itself and stream. I haven't changed my router or is settings. I have static ip's assigned too. All other computers work just fine for internet. Never a problem.
I've tried changing kernels, Roms, complete wipes and reinstalls. Rebooted the router. Nothing fixes it. I'm getting really frustrated. I'm at the point where I'm going trio go buy a new router just cause I want to use 5ghz. Anyways, any suggestions to solve this?
There may be an error in aosp code that can cause wifi instability: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35146886&postcount=5128
mwalt2 said:
There may be an error in aosp code that can cause wifi instability: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35146886&postcount=5128
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Weird how it affects just my device in an entire thread with a ton of people using the rom and same kernel.
I went and picked up a new router. I'll see if that fixes it. Thanks for the input though. I appreciate it.
Didn't help with new router. My WiFi still cutting out like crazy on Franco kernel. Almost as soon as I turn off screen. But its not turning WiFi off. Just goes into some sort of state where nothing comes through. When screen on everything is fine though now.
In Wifi settings, you could try unchecking "Avoid Poor Connections" and see if that helps.
Also do you have any other devices at home on the same wifi network - do they experience the same issues, I know where I am if we get a lot of rain, it causes intermittent internet slowdowns, I had similar issues and after testing other devices found this to be my problem not my Wifi.
Also, have you got any cordless phones in the house that might run on the same frequency?
I still have an issue keeping wifi at 100% d/l when the phone is asleep, even though the setting is for always on. It must be a hardware thing for me because every rom I've tried from ICS to the latest JB exhibit the same issue. If I am in a desperate need to d/l a large file on my phone, I just temporarily change the screen display off timer to 10 minutes of so so the wifi will stay at max d/l speed.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratcash.wifiperf
Could try this I use on my gnex for voip
Edit I am on a galaxy nexus forum
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Ya avoid poor connections is unchecked. And wifi optimization is unchecked. I've tried putting my router on full auto, tried setting static ip addresses for everything. Changing from wireless n to wireless g. Changing security to off as well. Using the 5ghz band instead of 2.4. The nexus 7 is working perfectly fine with the new router. But my galaxy nexus is totally unreliable. Weird is that it just started happening within past couple weeks. And actually, it was good for the first day or so after new router. I can confirm all other wifi devices jn the house work just fine without any hiccups. I've never had a problem with other devices. No dropouts or anything. It's really puzzling me!
One thing I found weird, if I disable wmm on my router, my nexus 7 and galaxy nexus will not connect. Anyone else get this?
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I hope you also have your router firmware completely up to date.
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Ya my router auto updates itself. Its a Cisco EA6500 in case your wondering and is helpful.
I use my wifi at work and it's very unreliable. At times going into an endless disconnect/reconnect loop. Sometimes restarting the wifi helps or putting it in and out of airplane mode. Other times nothing helps except a reboot of my phone. Some apps may make the issue worse. I don't think there is a fix and waiting for google to fix the flaw a user pointed out earlier.
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chrisinsocalif said:
I use my wifi at work and it's very unreliable. At times going into an endless disconnect/reconnect loop. Sometimes restarting the wifi helps or putting it in and out of airplane mode. Other times nothing helps except a reboot of my phone. Some apps may make the issue worse. I don't think there is a fix and waiting for google to fix the flaw a user pointed out earlier.
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Possibly a 4.2 issue. But its not affecting everyone it seems. But i see that there is a huge thread about this at the google site. Not an isolated case
When you say you set a static ip, you set one from the router, have you tried setting a static ip on the phones wifi advanced options as well?
Have you tried different radios?
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Yup has happened to me mine connects to the net but has grey bars and doesn't open any websites and apps dont connect to the net a reboot solves the problem
chrisinsocalif said:
When you say you set a static ip, you set one from the router, have you tried setting a static ip on the phones wifi advanced options as well?
Have you tried different radios?
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I set static on both router and the phone. I've tried all the north american radios. None of the euro ones. no effect. Sticking to the latest North American radio for now. I've managed to make it work sorta with CM10.1 with stock kernel on completely fresh install. It works, but the down arrow on the Wi-Fi icon stays lit almost 100% of the time. no idea why, only other device that was on all yesterday was the nexus 7, and that was on the 2.4ghz and phone the 5ghz. Huge wlan_rx_wake!
It's likely this:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40065&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars&start=1000
See if that sounds about right and if so, you'll just have to wait for a Google Patch.
whitedragonz83 said:
It's likely this:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40065&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars&start=1000
See if that sounds about right and if so, you'll just have to wait for a Google Patch.
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Yeah. Just don't understand how so few here experience this. And only my phone, not my nexus 7 gets this.
M3drvr said:
Yeah. Just don't understand how so few here experience this. And only my phone, not my nexus 7 gets this.
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When i first updated to 4.2, I was getting crazy dropouts. After unchecking the Wi-fi optimization, it was more consistent but still drops out frequently while at work. There is a known bug with the wifi driver that hasn't been addressed for years, but still trying to find the original articles describing the problems.
It seems you are having tons of issues, worse than most.
If you are having a problems suggested on this site, maybe this can help.
http://goo.gl/voSxF
It affects me as well. Completely random. Everything appears fine except that instead of blue, the icons are grey. Turning off wifi and turning it back on fixes it.
In the link above, there is a comment where you can submit more info for Google to help solving the problem:
http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/request.py?contact_type=bugreport&src=7679593
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When i first updated to 4.2, I was getting crazy dropouts. After unchecking the Wi-fi optimization, it was more consistent but still drops out frequently while at work. There is a known bug with the wifi driver that hasn't been addressed for years, but still trying to find the original articles describing the problems.
It seems you are having tons of issues, worse than most.
If you are having a problems suggested on this site, maybe this can help.
http://goo.gl/voSxF
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the weird thing is, it just started happening about 2 weeks ago. It was perfectly fine up until then. Never had an issue with Wi-Fi. If this don't work i might try doing an entire wipe right back to stock and locking bootloader.
so, I've read around here on the XDA forum about problems with wifi connectivity where we have full bars for wifi but they are gray and you are not getting out. many describe my situation but I've not seen any real solutions...
my problem is that I can connect to my wifi router without issue but then a random amount of time later, sometimes fairly quickly and sometimes it's hours later, I will pick up the phone and see full bars but they are gray and I'm not getting out. I can try opening a terminal window and pinging the gateway/dns servers and can't even reach the gateway.
things I have tried:
- turned off MAC filtering on the wifi AP
- switched from a 5 GHZ wifi on the AP to 2.4 GHZ net on the AP and vice versa
- manually set the phone wifi preference to one or the other (5 or 2.4)
- battery pull on the phone
- delete network settings for my AP and reconfigure
I have not yet tried a static IP config on the phone but I can easily try that... {edited to add} well, I tried static config and that didn't help at all...
one other tidbit of info, I have a work Blackberry with wifi and it never loses wifi connectivity so this is a problem unique to my Nexus.
I'm running Cyanogen 10.0.0-toro and no, I haven't tried a full wipe and reload yet.
thoughts or suggestions?
I'm not trying to threadjack here, but I just wanted to share my experiences.
I've been have the exact same thing happen to my phone (Nexus maguro). I've tried every JB rom I could find, several different kernels and my wifi eventually always goes grey on me. All network activities stop. I'm back on stock everything right now and it still happens.
It happens on my home wifi as well as work wifi.
I'm about to puttstock ICS on my phone and try that out for a couple days.
Anyway, good luck with your problems, i'm going to follow this thread in hopes you'll get a solution that may help me.
If I do figure anything out i'll post back.
jrmacarthur said:
I'm not trying to threadjack here, but I just wanted to share my experiences.
I've been have the exact same thing happen to my phone (Nexus maguro). I've tried every JB rom I could find, several different kernels and my wifi eventually always goes grey on me. All network activities stop. I'm back on stock everything right now and it still happens.
It happens on my home wifi as well as work wifi.
I'm about to puttstock ICS on my phone and try that out for a couple days.
Anyway, good luck with your problems, i'm going to follow this thread in hopes you'll get a solution that may help me.
If I do figure anything out i'll post back.
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seems that this is a topic that has been posted on a bit over time with no real single culprit or fix. I'll post back if I figure anything out... I know in the Cyanogen thread, I saw info that stated that the MAC address of the phone was changing and I'm going to try and determine if that is happening to mine.
I have the same issue. Sometimes even when i pick up the phone, if i look fast enough i see that the Wi-Fi bars weren't even there! Thats only 1 out of 5 times though. The other time its usually just grey bars. Sometimes it actually will click back and they'll flash to blue and grey 2-3 times and then go solid blue. Then sometimes like you, they'll stay grey. I've tried everything too...reverting to stock, Different kernels, ROMs, routers, static IP, 2.4 or 5ghz, full auto mode. The only fix that makes it a little more reliable, is using Wi-Fi PM Fast. But even that, is not reliable. I'd say its about 50% reliable then, for a huge sacrfice in battery life. For me i've noticed this started to happen with 4.2. Before that i never had a problem. All other devices though no problem. My Nexus 7 is just fine. But the galaxy nexus, no matter what router or where i am, the Wi-Fi is totally unreliable. For me, it happens within 2 minutes that it will disconnect most times. Then 1 in 10 times it'll be fine for 10 hours.
In all honesty, i've given up. Just come to deal with it. Use mobile networks when i'm not needing to download. I can download files and stream music just fine too. If there is traffic going through, it never disconnects. But when its just sitting there without traffic, it disconnects, or, loses connection to google servers i should say.
well that's not good to hear...
I installed stock 4.0.4 a couple days ago and have not had my wifi go grey on me yet.
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I installed stock 4.0.4 a couple days ago and have not had my wifi go grey on me yet.
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yeah, I love Cyanogen so not willing to go back to stock... waiting for them to finish 10.1 and I guess I'll see how it behaves then.
Hi all,
Just to say that I have the same problem. I have been upgraded from ICS to 4.2 and nothing had happened but I had to downgrade to 4.1.1 (AOKP Build 4) due to other issues and after that I started notice the WiFi problem.
At first I thought it was when the screen went off, but I has happened with screen on too. I have to turn WiFi off and the back on to connect properly again, very annoying.
As I said I started noticing this after I downgraded, but then again, I had used AOKP 4.1.1 before without this issue. I think that it is time to change my phone :/
tgeery said:
so, I've read around here on the XDA forum about problems with wifi connectivity where we have full bars for wifi but they are gray and you are not getting out. many describe my situation but I've not seen any real solutions...
my problem is that I can connect to my wifi router without issue but then a random amount of time later, sometimes fairly quickly and sometimes it's hours later, I will pick up the phone and see full bars but they are gray and I'm not getting out. I can try opening a terminal window and pinging the gateway/dns servers and can't even reach the gateway.
things I have tried:
- turned off MAC filtering on the wifi AP
- switched from a 5 GHZ wifi on the AP to 2.4 GHZ net on the AP and vice versa
- manually set the phone wifi preference to one or the other (5 or 2.4)
- battery pull on the phone
- delete network settings for my AP and reconfigure
I have not yet tried a static IP config on the phone but I can easily try that... {edited to add} well, I tried static config and that didn't help at all...
one other tidbit of info, I have a work Blackberry with wifi and it never loses wifi connectivity so this is a problem unique to my Nexus.
I'm running Cyanogen 10.0.0-toro and no, I haven't tried a full wipe and reload yet.
thoughts or suggestions?
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I'm on Muzzy 4.2.2 and I'm currently having the same problem. It's not a new problem since I remember having it months ago (disabled my phone's WiFi because I kept missing emails and other notifications - grew tired of dealing with it). I thought it was my router, so I swapped it with a newer one recently, but it carried forward (old router was TRENDnet Draft N and the new one is ASUS RT-N66U).
I would like to know how to properly troubleshoot this problem.
I'm glad I didnt have to create a thread for this. I have been facing this problem quite a lot. I can confirm that WiFi works absolutely fine until 4.1.2, whether it is stock or CM10 (I havent tried the other ROMs yet). I have faced this problem only from 4.2. It still exists on 4.2.2. Happens on all the ROMs I have tried till now including CM10.1 nightly as well as the stock factory image.
When the phone is sleeping, it seems to lose WiFi connectivity and when woken up, the WiFi bars is grey though it is full. If I am very lucky, it will turn blue automatically. Most of the times, I have to switch WiFi off and back on for it to connect properly.
Anyone knows the root cause for this? In case this has been discussed in any other thread?
subhramani said:
I'm glad I didnt have to create a thread for this. I have been facing this problem quite a lot. I can confirm that WiFi works absolutely fine until 4.1.2, whether it is stock or CM10 (I havent tried the other ROMs yet). I have faced this problem only from 4.2. It still exists on 4.2.2. Happens on all the ROMs I have tried till now including CM10.1 nightly as well as the stock factory image.
When the phone is sleeping, it seems to lose WiFi connectivity and when woken up, the WiFi bars is grey though it is full. If I am very lucky, it will turn blue automatically. Most of the times, I have to switch WiFi off and back on for it to connect properly.
Anyone knows the root cause for this? In case this has been discussed in any other thread?
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have you posted this information over in any of the threads where the developers are working such as Cyanogen in an effort to bring this issue to the forefront for more visibility?
I have had those wifi problems with every android version and rom I had on my GNex as far as I can remember.
Sometimes it will be able to reconnect but sometimes I have to disable and re-enable wifi to get it back.
I too thought that it might have been my crappy router as I have had multiple problems with it over the years (some Linksys router).
This is really annoying because it won't receive any e-mails until I randomly decide to have a look at my phone. :/
Fabur87 said:
I have had those wifi problems with every android version and rom I had on my GNex as far as I can remember.
Sometimes it will be able to reconnect but sometimes I have to disable and re-enable wifi to get it back.
I too thought that it might have been my crappy router as I have had multiple problems with it over the years (some Linksys router).
This is really annoying because it won't receive any e-mails until I randomly decide to have a look at my phone. :/
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trust me, I understand your frustration... some days, I can go almost all day without loosing wifi data throughput and other days it won't last 10 minutes without going to gray bars.
unfortunately, no one is sharing any fixes which tells me that no one has a good handle on the problem.
Same issue for me on stock Android 4.2.2. Leave WiFi on overnight and when I wake up its connected to WiFi but gray bars...
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The update to 4.2.2 drivers have fixed all WiFi issues for me. For the first time since 4.1 I can now use WiFi optimization now. And WiFi is fully reliable.
tgeery said:
so, I've read around here on the XDA forum about problems with wifi connectivity where we have full bars for wifi but they are gray and you are not getting out. many describe my situation but I've not seen any real solutions...
my problem is that I can connect to my wifi router without issue but then a random amount of time later, sometimes fairly quickly and sometimes it's hours later, I will pick up the phone and see full bars but they are gray and I'm not getting out. I can try opening a terminal window and pinging the gateway/dns servers and can't even reach the gateway.
things I have tried:
- turned off MAC filtering on the wifi AP
- switched from a 5 GHZ wifi on the AP to 2.4 GHZ net on the AP and vice versa
- manually set the phone wifi preference to one or the other (5 or 2.4)
- battery pull on the phone
- delete network settings for my AP and reconfigure
I have not yet tried a static IP config on the phone but I can easily try that... {edited to add} well, I tried static config and that didn't help at all...
one other tidbit of info, I have a work Blackberry with wifi and it never loses wifi connectivity so this is a problem unique to my Nexus.
I'm running Cyanogen 10.0.0-toro and no, I haven't tried a full wipe and reload yet.
thoughts or suggestions?
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same thing happened to me on toroplus sourcery 5.1, after trying everything i could think of and talking to one of the devs, i finally did a fresh download of rom and gapps. wiped cache,wiped dalvik, factory reset, wipe system, deleted android folder off of storage then installed the fresh download of rom and gapps and its been working great for me since. hope this helps.
M3drvr said:
The update to 4.2.2 drivers have fixed all WiFi issues for me. For the first time since 4.1 I can now use WiFi optimization now. And WiFi is fully reliable.
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Can you elaborate on this? I've flashed 5 different modems and still get this problem... it happens to my cell service bars, as well. Would love to know what the cause is.
aqcon said:
Can you elaborate on this? I've flashed 5 different modems and still get this problem... it happens to my cell service bars, as well. Would love to know what the cause is.
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i just know ever since moving to a 4.2.2 kernel that has the 4.2.2 drivers my wifi has been stable. I know there was a post in the anarkia thread with the ak kernel that had the drivers. but i believe most any 4.2.2 kernel would have them implemented. i do have the newest bootloader and radio too. but i know as soon add i got the 4.2.2 drivers all issues were resolved wifi wise. of course i think if you have a 4.2.2 kennel you'll have them.
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The update to 4.2.2 drivers have fixed all WiFi issues for me. For the first time since 4.1 I can now use WiFi optimization now. And WiFi is fully reliable.
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I'm looking forward to that update - I've been watching the Cyanogen threads for when I think the 10.1 has matured enough to become my daily driver... good to know you've had positive results!
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me facing same issues , Solution would be to use an app called wifi fixer by zanish-g1 from the play store ...
it worked for me !! :good:
Both my data and WiFi have been acting very strange the past week. Both services will show me as connected but I will only get the upload arrow showing on each indicator and then sometimes the icons just go gray. It has been happening very often and I have changed both my ROM and kernel on clean installs and I still have the same issue. Any help would be appreciated.
Bump. Still have the problem.
Flashing back to stock should work
Posting your basics usually gets you better answers
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czonin said:
Both my data and WiFi have been acting very strange the past week. Both services will show me as connected but I will only get the upload arrow showing on each indicator and then sometimes the icons just go gray. It has been happening very often and I have changed both my ROM and kernel on clean installs and I still have the same issue. Any help would be appreciated.
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I started a thread here on a topic where my wifi and signal bars turn gray and the phone doesn't have data connectivity any more. sometimes this happens a dozen or more times a day and sometimes once or twice.
one response in that thread indicated that 4.2.2 made a positive impact on the problem.
I've been searching for a definite fix for this data/WiFi issue to no avail. I'm not entirely sure of when this issue began to occur but my phone (Toroplus) constantly loses WiFi signal. By losing signal I mean WiFi will turn off and on all by itself. And yes, WiFi sleep policy is set to stay on always. This issue alone made me go back to stock only to find the WiFi issue is present there too. I've also ruled out my router as the culprit. Im suspecting this is a Google issue. By the way, I talked to a sprint store employee who owned a galaxy nexus and after a few minutes of playing with his phone, which was completely stock and never rooted, I noticed his WiFi connection would turn off and on all by itself too. Any insight from anyone with knowledge to this would be appreciated.
Wi-Fi optimization off. If that does not fix it, I dunno.
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Wi-Fi optimization off. If that does not fix it, I dunno.
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Thanks for the suggestion but that doesn't fix it. Are you not having this issue? What's your setup? What ROM do you use? I've basically used all of them and it never goes away. I'm thinking of going to the HTC One when it's released just in case it's a Samsung issue.
I have also experienced this problem, especially at work where the network uses some WPA Enterprise variant. I've digged through logcats and can't find the problem either. A few Google Code forum posts talk about a possible bug introduced by network adapter manufacturers, or wpa_supplicant configuration issues. Haven't found a workaround yet, so I had to go back to 4.1.2, which seems to be stable.
More info here:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34212
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40023
The more I read on this subject the more I come to realize this is not specific to a certain device. The only common denominator that jumps out at me is jellybean. Seems like the issue is with Google, not hardware. Sucks that such a basic feature is not reliable out of the box. At least now I can understand why my buddy calls Android "buggy". Hopefully this is fixed sometime in the near future.
Note3 drops connection not stable . How can I fix this its very frustrating . Every thing else is connecting to router(wifi)fine and staying connected just this note 3 is having trouble staying connected . Have rebooted router works for bit. rescan wifi reentered wps code many time. Any ideas
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Seems like an issue for some, I have had zero issues with wifi calling. Maybe see if there is a different radio you can flash? Also, maybe use/try Google Voice.
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Note3 drops connection not stable . How can I fix this its very frustrating . Every thing else is connecting to router(wifi)fine and staying connected just this note 3 is having trouble staying connected . Have rebooted router works for bit. rescan wifi reentered wps code many time. Any ideas
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There is a setting to auto switch to your data connection if the wi-fi signal is not strong / reliable that you can turn off. Try that.
this is a pretty serious issue that doesnt seem to be happening to many people.. its killing me right now it just dissconnects with no warning.. and it seems not many people are actually experiencing this.. im calling tmobile tomorrow to get a replacement to try and see if it is ok or not but im pretty pissed to get a refurbished unit for a phone i just a montha go
I have 3 of them bran new and they all have same problem
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i wonder if this is a samsung thing or a T-Mobile thing? We've had Galaxy S3, S4, SII, Note 1. the only one that is "rock solid" is the Note 1 [Tmo version running mod'd stock rom, not JB].
We were able to get the S3 "much improved" but still has a relatively weak ability to maintain signal across multiple AP's or especially with Bridged WIFI AP's [it will "hunt" between physical devices and fail to deliver].
I would suggest you lookup any one of MANY threads on the topic with the S3 especially as there were people that worked hard at it on that one - lots of those deployed in the wild and a huge number had that issue.
turn off scanning.
turn off power management for the WIFI radio.
i wish there was a mod to turn off the network but that would probably kill the "calling" feature altogether. if it has a strong signal on the cell network it ain't going to do wifi calling period.
Data connection has nothing to do with WIFI calling. I use the note 1 a lot and rarely turn 'on' data. its happy on wifi no matter what.
JUNEBUG-1 said:
I have 3 of them bran new and they all have same problem
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Open up the dialer and dial *#0011#, then hit the hard menu button on the phone, choose wifi, turn off wifi power saving mode. This has been the fix for many of us for the time being.
Quickvic30 said:
Open up the dialer and dial *#0011#, then hit the hard menu button on the phone, choose wifi, turn off wifi power saving mode. This has been the fix for many of us for the time being.
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I have set the power saver mode to off a few days ago...works but still drops connection here and their hope an update will fix problem with wifi
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JUNEBUG-1 said:
I have set the power saver mode to off a few days ago...works but still drops connection here and their hope an update will fix problem with wifi
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Ya know I think it could be rom related, it seems like with all the international roms the wifi is great and I don't even have to turn off the power saving mode and never drop the wifi connection. With all the MI7 built roms it seems to drop wifi and have troubles. IDK maybe its just a fluke :fingers-crossed:
FWIW I had the same issue until I updated the firmware on my router.
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FWIW I had the same issue until I updated the firmware on my router.
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That shouldn't have anything to do with this issue, it's the device. But seemingly coincidentally this worked for you.
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I have set the power saver mode to off a few days ago...works but still drops connection here and their hope an update will fix problem with wifi
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You tried both options?
First
1. Navigate to System Settings
2. Connections > WiFi
3. Menu > Advanced
4. Uncheck "Allows Allow Scanning" and "Auto Network Switch"
Second
1. Dial *#0011#
2, Menu > WiFi
3. Power Saving Off
(Kudos to QuickVic30, I hadn't seen this before)
After doing both, you're still getting the problem?
if you have adblock plus definitely this is the problem, i had it for a while and noticed affecting my wifi. uninstalled issues gone! replaced it with adaway
I also had huge problems making WiFi calls, my router had auto update off, once I updated the router I have ZERO issues, so updating router firmware absolutely works for some people and it's relatively easy to do at least with home router. On the other hand when I switched WiFi power saving to OFF as suggested in other posts, it did absolutely nothing, except increased drain on my battery. I had 20% battery drain overnight (about 7 hrs) and my phone would go dead in less than 1.5 days even without being used. After I changed that setting back, now my battery drains 3% over night and lasts me 2 days with moderate use and has still 60% power left. I do realize different people may have different issues and therefore different fixes, but updating firmware of your router does work in many cases, no question about it and the old firmware didn't affect at all my 2 laptops, couple tablets and 2 Galaxy S3, only Note3 had the issue, so it is hard to believe, but it WORKS. And the power drain that I suspect switching "wifi power save" to off created for me, is beyond reasonable, so maybe people should be aware of it as well.
galaxy note 3 sm-n900T wifi insane off.
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I also had huge problems making WiFi calls, my router had auto update off, once I updated the router I have ZERO issues, so updating router firmware absolutely works for some people and it's relatively easy to do at least with home router. On the other hand when I switched WiFi power saving to OFF as suggested in other posts, it did absolutely nothing, except increased drain on my battery. I had 20% battery drain overnight (about 7 hrs) and my phone would go dead in less than 1.5 days even without being used. After I changed that setting back, now my battery drains 3% over night and lasts me 2 days with moderate use and has still 60% power left. I do realize different people may have different issues and therefore different fixes, but updating firmware of your router does work in many cases, no question about it and the old firmware didn't affect at all my 2 laptops, couple tablets and 2 Galaxy S3, only Note3 had the issue, so it is hard to believe, but it WORKS. And the power drain that I suspect switching "wifi power save" to off created for me, is beyond reasonable, so maybe people should be aware of it as well.
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sir please let me know if you know anything about the wifi or modem file for galaxy note 3 sm-n900T
i m having this WIFI INSANLY POWERED OFF SINCE MANY MONTS AND CANT FIND ANY POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THAT. the problem arised when i did root it with the CF AUTOROOT . ever since i m facing the stupidly wifi going turned off and after somedays it is completely turned off ... even when i try to turn it on it remains off like a stubborn.
i m not very good @ clockworkmod or cynogen n installing custom recovery....
plus i cant even find the proper files for my device like for cynogen or clockworkmod. not even the omega roms do have any rom for my model no. sm-n900t .
plz help me with my wifi issue.
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Note 3 wifi drop
Quickvic30 said:
Open up the dialer and dial *#0011#, then hit the hard menu button on the phone, choose wifi, turn off wifi power saving mode. This has been the fix for many of us for the time being.
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My Verizon note 3 that I switched over to t-mobile over a year ago, suddenly started to drop all wifi connections. After a brief connection it rescans then drops. I read your thread and when I dial *#0011# , im assuming you mean "call" there is no menu for wifi. What is the dialer? The phone keypad? Any help is greatly appreciated.