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I've a SM-T700 Tab S 8.4 running lollipop, and I've recently noticed a bug. I don't know if it's new since the lollipop upgrade, but I didn't notice it before.
I often use it to read in the dark, so I turn the brightness down and set the touch keys to never light up. However, after a while the lights come on and stay on until the setting is altered again.
Anyone else getting a similar issue?
Hi! I think it's a common bug. I have the same problem and read that many people have it.
I'm not aware of any permanent solution, so for now i keep mine at 1.5 seconds (I'd prefer them off, but thats the best I could find!)
PS: Sorry for my English!
No need to apologize. Your English is perfect.
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If the problem's widespread, what devices/ROMs has it been seen on? Is it Galaxy-specific, I wonder.
Same issue here
rosyatrandom said:
I've a SM-T700 Tab S 8.4 running lollipop, and I've recently noticed a bug. I don't know if it's new since the lollipop upgrade, but I didn't notice it before.
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Anyone else getting a similar issue?
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Same problem here, only on mine the only way I've found to turn them off once they come on is to restart the device. What a hassle.
I have the same problem, regardless of what I set the duration to. It never did this under Kitkat.
Mythra said:
Same problem here, only on mine the only way I've found to turn them off once they come on is to restart the device. What a hassle.
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yeah same here, only fix I found was a reboot. think I flashed the Brazil version.
nismofreak said:
yeah same here, only fix I found was a reboot. think I flashed the Brazil version.
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Hi! I have same problem with Brazil version also.
Might it be related to that version only?
pantezuma said:
Hi! I have same problem with Brazil version also.
Might it be related to that version only?
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could possibly be... anyone with this issue not on the Brazil version?
Yes, same problem here with my new Samsung Tab S 8.4 SM-T700, stock 5.0.2
Putting it to 1.5 secs is the best I can do for now. I'm looking around on the app store to see if there's a different app to control this that might work (aside, the Galaxy S6 came with no way to turn these off and you have to use a separate app to do this).
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could possibly be... anyone with this issue not on the Brazil version?
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Mine is stock US (or whatever the official region is).
Mythra said:
Same problem here, only on mine the only way I've found to turn them off once they come on is to restart the device. What a hassle.
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No need to restart/reboot, for me if I change the setting to something else (e.g., 1.5 secs etc) and then back to OFF it'll work for a while before it stays on permanently again.
levon9 said:
No need to restart/reboot, for me if I change the setting to something else (e.g., 1.5 secs etc) and then back to OFF it'll work for a while before it stays on permanently again.
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I tried that with mine... won't work: no matter what I change the setting to they just stay on until I restart the device. I created a ticket with Samsung support last week, but no response from them so far.
Ah .. ok, that's interesting, thanks for sharing. Hopefully Samsung will issue a fix in the next update. Nice tablet otherwise.
I'm sure most, if not all, knew this, but it is definitely a software issue. I flashed CM 12.1 the other day and the touch keys stay off. Perhaps someone can look into the stock firmware and see if there's a way we can fix it ourselves?
Hey guys, I've had the same bug since upgrading to Lollipop and I found out it seems to be a bug with the power saving mode. If I turn it off, the bug stops happening. I'm also testing power saving mode with the "turn key lights off" option unchecked, and it seems to be working ok. This option can be found under settings, power saving, restrict performance.
I'll keep testing. If anyone tests it too please reply with your findings!
giancian said:
Hey guys, I've had the same bug since upgrading to Lollipop and I found out it seems to be a bug with the power saving mode. If I turn it off, the bug stops happening. I'm also testing power saving mode with the "turn key lights off" option unchecked, and it seems to be working ok. This option can be found under settings, power saving, restrict performance.
I'll keep testing. If anyone tests it too please reply with your findings!
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I never use power saving mode, because I'm almost always near a charger, and I also had this issue. I don't think power saving mode has much to do with it. Not directly, at least.
Hi, I'm not using power savings mode, but have the same problem, so I'm not sure this mode is a factor (at least a sole factor).
Hi to all.
Somenone previously suggested this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notquiteinsane.galaxybuttonlights&hl=en
I've been using it with and without power saving mode for 4 days and so far so good.
pantezuma said:
Hi to all.
Somenone previously suggested this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notquiteinsane.galaxybuttonlights&hl=en
I've been using it with and without power saving mode for 4 days and so far so good.
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Hi,
I suggested this app earlier upstream, however, it ended up not working for me. Not sure how it's working for you, but happy it is. (FWIW, I never use power savings)
Hi there,
I was hoping you could give me some advice regarding an issue I've had for a while with my Tab S.
The screen is flickering occasionally and at times it causes the battery to drain very quickly and suddenly it reboots.
I have tried disabling hardware overlay option in the developer settings which seems to be suggested in many forums but that has not made much difference.
This has been getting gradually worse and now I am at a stage where after entering the PIN code to unlock the SIM the screen flashes a few times (white lines across the screen) and then the tab powers itself down.
I should add that I have root access and can flash roms if needed.
I believe the tablet was originally from United Arab Emirates but since I am in France I changed to a French stock rom. Before doing that the phone app kept crashing every time I missed a call...
Your help is greatly appreciated!
poenneby said:
Hi there,
I was hoping you could give me some advice regarding an issue I've had for a while with my Tab S.
The screen is flickering occasionally and at times it causes the battery to drain very quickly and suddenly it reboots.
I have tried disabling hardware overlay option in the developer settings which seems to be suggested in many forums but that has not made much difference.
This has been getting gradually worse and now I am at a stage where after entering the PIN code to unlock the SIM the screen flashes a few times (white lines across the screen) and then the tab powers itself down.
I should add that I have root access and can flash roms if needed.
I believe the tablet was originally from United Arab Emirates but since I am in France I changed to a French stock rom. Before doing that the phone app kept crashing every time I missed a call...
Your help is greatly appreciated!
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Well I have heard of this, but never seen it. Could you perhaps provide a video of the flickering? I guessing this is an firmware issue as people flashing lollipop said they saw this. The only thing I can think of is going back to KitKat or check if your on the latest update
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DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Well I have heard of this, but never seen it. Could you perhaps provide a video of the flickering? I guessing this is an firmware issue as people flashing lollipop said they saw this. The only thing I can think of is going back to KitKat or check if your on the latest update
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Thanks for you reply.
I am actually on KitKat already, and going back to stock would mean issues with my phone app crashing when I miss a call.
Incompatible firmware seems likely but how do I know which firmware is right for my tab apart from trial and error?
Any other diagnostics? Changing CSC?
It sounds like a battery or loose connection problem to me, does the flickering happen when you move or slightly bend the tablet at all.
Have you tried the Samsung hidden codes to do an battery/hardware test.
John.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
It sounds like a battery or loose connection problem to me, does the flickering happen when you move or slightly bend the tablet at all.
Have you tried the Samsung hidden codes to do an battery/hardware test.
John.
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I read a lot of people reseating the battery after having issues with battery draining, I might give this a go.
But before I open up my tab, are there any other diagnostics I can do, what are those codes for testing the phone?
Thanks
I have not tried any myself as you need a dialer and my T800 is wifi only, be careful what you are doing, there are loads of lists of secret codes.
http://www.softwaresenior.com/blog/57-samsung-galaxy-secret-code
John.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
I have not tried any myself as you need a dialer and my T800 is wifi only, be careful what you are doing, there are loads of lists of secret codes.
http://www.softwaresenior.com/blog/57-samsung-galaxy-secret-code
John.
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You can use activity launcher from Adam Szakowski to lauch the hardware testing apps, just be careful what you launch, you can end with a wiped tablet.
I have now reseated the battery (disconnected and reconnected it) and so far so good!
No screen flickering and no random rebooting.
Thank you for your help!
I took the plunge to Android 7.0 Nougat, however I am having some major problems. Initially I had everything stock, and every once in a while my phone would reboot when on WiFi. Sometimes it rebooted within 5 minutes of booting back up, sometimes it would reboot 1 hour after booting back up. There is a whole thread about it here (note: not the bootloop issue occasionally talked about in that thread, although it could be related I guess): https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/kaMOvuf093Q
I was wondering if anyone else has run into this issue? It definitely seems to be linked to WiFi only. A bunch of users apparently narrowed down a few apps that triggered the reboots more frequently (Napster, for example), but the problem seems deeper than just a rogue app. Safe mode does seem to alleviate the issue, but this is not really an acceptable solutions to me. I tried another kernel (Franco's), but that didn't fix anything. I was wondering if anyone who had this problem had any success fixing it by changing ROMs or kernels? I also read that turning off WiFi scanning may also help--I will report back if this fixes anything.
Any suggestions welcome, thanks!
This could be part of the hardware issue that is happening, it talented to me and I finally have my phone back
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Which Model of LG 5X?
Do you have H-790 or H-791 Model?
Cheesejam said:
I took the plunge to Android 7.0 Nougat, however I am having some major problems. Initially I had everything stock, and every once in a while my phone would reboot when on WiFi. Sometimes it rebooted within 5 minutes of booting back up, sometimes it would reboot 1 hour after booting back up. There is a whole thread about it here (note: not the bootloop issue occasionally talked about in that thread, although it could be related I guess): https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/kaMOvuf093Q
I was wondering if anyone else has run into this issue? It definitely seems to be linked to WiFi only. A bunch of users apparently narrowed down a few apps that triggered the reboots more frequently (Napster, for example), but the problem seems deeper than just a rogue app. Safe mode does seem to alleviate the issue, but this is not really an acceptable solutions to me. I tried another kernel (Franco's), but that didn't fix anything. I was wondering if anyone who had this problem had any success fixing it by changing ROMs or kernels? I also read that turning off WiFi scanning may also help--I will report back if this fixes anything.
Any suggestions welcome, thanks!
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ashokabs said:
Do you have H-790 or H-791 Model?
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I have a H-790 Nexus 5x on Verizon.
has been happening to me too -- reboots randomly about once or twice a day. (only realize it since fingerprint scanner does not work and i am forced to key my passcode at first login post reboot).
It seems that the H 790 production series are faulty
Nexus 5x reboot problems
Yes it would appear so. However, I have read one post in Google Forums that speaks of problems with H791. However, it could be related to the wifi problem. There are two problems - one is problem booting initially and finally phone does not boot into the ROM and cannot be recovered. This seems to be related to hardware problem in H-790 series. The other has been isolated to the WiFi scanning which causes a crash.
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It seems that the H 790 production series are faulty
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Yeah, I am definitely having a problem with the WiFi crash. Would a custom kernel fix this? A custom ROM would, right? Any ideas for a fix for this?
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Yes it would appear so. However, I have read one post in Google Forums that speaks of problems with H791. However, it could be related to the wifi problem. There are two problems - one is problem booting initially and finally phone does not boot into the ROM and cannot be recovered. This seems to be related to hardware problem in H-790 series. The other has been isolated to the WiFi scanning which causes a crash.
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I have read the same too, but he's the only one among the hundrends of h790 users who have the same problem.
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Yeah, I am definitely having a problem with the WiFi crash. Would a custom kernel fix this? A custom ROM would, right? Any ideas for a fix for this?
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You could try too, but I doubt it will fix anything. Its a hardware problem
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I have read the same too, but he's the only one among the hundrends of h790 users who have the same problem.
You could try too, but I doubt it will fix anything. Its a hardware problem
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I thought the bootloop issue was hardware related, but not the random reboots issue? Ex: Safe mode fixes the problem for me.
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There are two problems - one is problem booting initially and finally phone does not boot into the ROM and cannot be recovered. This seems to be related to hardware problem in H-790 series.
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IMO opinion this is just the eMMC dying problem that people have reportedly sporadically over the past 12mo. That problem has affected both H790 and H791. It likely just became more likely to show up after the 7.0 update because that was a large update, but by no means is a large update going to cause the problem by itself. The core problem is eMMC that was waiting to fail and could have happened just when web browsing but a large update just pushed it over the edge. Some phones you can do many large updates and never see a problem, then boom, one day randomly it just reboots and bootloops, with no amount of flashing or resetting making any difference.
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I thought the bootloop issue was hardware related, but not the random reboots issue? Ex: Safe mode fixes the problem for me.
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If safe mode fixes the problem, then I was wrong. Try to find which app conflicts with the system and uninstall it
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If safe mode fixes the problem, then I was wrong. Try to find which app conflicts with the system and uninstall it
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I really wish Google would fix this, this isn't really an acceptable solution to me. :/
I have a h790 nexus 5x and haven't seen this issue, knock on wood. However if it's linked to wifi scanning that was issued in another post you may try disabling wifi scanning to see if the issue is resolved. If not it's definitely the emmc in my opinion
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Cheesejam said:
I really wish Google would fix this, this isn't really an acceptable solution to me. :/
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If it is indeed not a a hardware problem, then don't wait for Google to fix it overnight. Besides, it may be the case that there is no bug at all, and you flashed a corrupted firmware. Your Best bet right now is to try some custom Roms and kernels and see if it fixes the problem. If you don't want to mess with user made firmware then I would suggest you to reflash the latest stock image form Google. If both of the above fail, the you are forced to roll back to marshmallow
You can try to disable wifi scanner on sleep,.
After the Nougat upgrade, I was having random reboots on my 5X (LG-H791). It always happened when my 5X was sleeping (laying on my working desk or on my bedside table for some time). After the reboot it was working fine again for some hours, so it does not seem to be the bootloop issue. I remember that I had a few rare reboots after upgrading to Nougat 7.0, but after the last 7.1.1 upgrade the reboots occured at least every second day.
Last Friday I had enough of it. I downgraded to the last stock Marshmallow 6.0.1 (MTC20K), and it didn't crash a single time after that.
My wife's 5X is having the same random reboots. The reboots are less frequent (but still occur) when WLAN is turned off. I will downgrade her's too, if my 5X is still still stable after the next weekend.
I wonder if this is a different problem, or if this is just a first symptom of the bootloop issue. If it's a bug in Nougat, then shouldn't much more (if not all) 5X owners experience these random reboots?
Cheesejam said:
I took the plunge to Android 7.0 Nougat, however I am having some major problems. Initially I had everything stock, and every once in a while my phone would reboot when on WiFi. Sometimes it rebooted within 5 minutes of booting back up, sometimes it would reboot 1 hour after booting back up. There is a whole thread about it here (note: not the bootloop issue occasionally talked about in that thread, although it could be related I guess):
I was wondering if anyone else has run into this issue? It definitely seems to be linked to WiFi only. A bunch of users apparently narrowed down a few apps that triggered the reboots more frequently (Napster, for example), but the problem seems deeper than just a rogue app. Safe mode does seem to alleviate the issue, but this is not really an acceptable solutions to me. I tried another kernel (Franco's), but that didn't fix anything. I was wondering if anyone who had this problem had any success fixing it by changing ROMs or kernels? I also read that turning off WiFi scanning may also help--I will report back if this fixes anything.
Any suggestions welcome, thanks!
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hi, i had the exact same problem with my nexus 5x from carphonewarehouse (uk), and when it was given in to repair i was promised money in return, however they ended up refusing to give money and gave a replacement phone instead, the only way to fix this issue is apparently to get a replacement, as it is most likely a hardware issue google haven't accounted for
I've had the random restart issue for a while now. I got a "new" replacement in November for a different issue and have been on 7.0 the whole time (until last week when I got 7.1.1 OTA). I'm going to call today about another replacement. I've just had two restarts in the last hour.
Hey guys, I have updated to Android 10 from quite a sometime now(was a beta tester) and was noticing that device practically become usable after a few days of usage. Keyboard stops popping up, apps get killed in background and so on..
This issue gets fixed by a restart though. Has anyone else noticed something similar?
I am also facing issues after Android 10 update. Please let me know if you find permanent fix or solution.
Yes, same here. I reverted back to Pie. I thought I was the only one!
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Nope, you are not alone :crying:
i can confirm the exact same issue since OTA update to Android 10 on S9 (DBT). currently with second minor Update to DTAD build problem still there. Tried different things to work around but yet nothing helped. i assume it has something to do with memory leak on swap partition. memoryinfo & swapcheck app always show 0 byte free swap memory which cannot be freed again when this occurs. As stated before, only reset phone helps, but after 24h its the same. struggling with this since the first Q Update Version. Any suggestions highly appreciated.
Olioaglio
Auto-restart every morning
I didn't find any issue, and I didn't factory reset my device after installing the update. My phone runs quite smoothly, no issues whatsoever.
The only minor bug is that the transition animation of the clock from the lock screen to the always on display is laggy, and sometimes the instructions like "hold your phone more upright" get stuck on the always on display. I hope this will get fixed in the next update.
@icoolguy1995
any news on this issue? Perhaps it's any app or launcher or tool some of us use in common, since it seems not everyone is affected. i have to admit, that i have really a ton of apps on my device and freqently use it. But I already had the same conditions on Pie and there never run in this lag problem,so....
Cheers, Olioaglio
Olioaglio said:
@icoolguy1995
any news on this issue? Perhaps it's any app or launcher or tool some of us use in common, since it seems not everyone is affected. i have to admit, that i have really a ton of apps on my device and freqently use it. But I already had the same conditions on Pie and there never run in this lag problem,so....
Cheers, Olioaglio
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Well I am still researching about this issue. I reported this issue couple of times to Samsung during beta testing; they said, they are unable to reproduce this issue neither they are able to see it on logs which I have sent. For me, the issue starts to appear after 91 hours of usage without a restart. Weirdly, using any keyboard other than Samsung Keyboard seems to help somewhat. I tried using Gboard and the issue somewhat mitigated but still annoying enough.
Did you guys tried reflashing the firmware using Odin?
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Did you guys tried reflashing the firmware using Odin?
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No, i didn't. But, out of sudden since a few days the low memory bug seems gone However, i am not aware that i did something to affect this
how about you?
Olioaglio
Olioaglio said:
No, i didn't. But, out of sudden since a few days the low memory bug seems gone However, i am not aware that i did something to affect this
how about you?
Olioaglio
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I have reflash the firmware because it was getting unbearable. It's been 3 days, no issues yet. Will keep you guys updated.
I just cleared the System Chache and my phone is working fine now.
Same issue here. After android 10 update it's laggy as hell. Android auto crashes randomly. Spotify stops working..
Olioaglio said:
No, i didn't. But, out of sudden since a few days the low memory bug seems gone However, i am not aware that i did something to affect this
how about you?
Olioaglio
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No effect of reflashing. Same issue popup up after 4-5 days. I wonder if this is more like a hardware related issue then software?
No, i don't think so.
Got a new update, it made issue worse. Now, instead of 90 hours free of system killing spree I am getting 70 around-ish hours with good ram management. So my workaround for this is now to set auto restart in 3 days interval.
Olioaglio said:
No, i didn't. But, out of sudden since a few days the low memory bug seems gone However, i am not aware that i did something to affect this
how about you?
Olioaglio
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Did you change your default keyboard?
icoolguy1995 said:
Did you change your default keyboard?
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yeah, i use SwiftKey since ages.
Two updates passed (currently on G960FXXS9DTD7), so far so good (despite no mention in the changelog).
Checked around the internet and this problem seemed to be quite common.
WiFi could not be switched on. See the YouTube link below at 1:20mins.
Question: has anybody tried to Odin reflash it to the same/latest firmware. No rooting or anything fancy, just reflash the same firmware.
I had this issue after updating to the latest firmware but I don’t think the issue happened right after updating. Probably a few days later. I was hoping if this could fix the issue.
Thanks.
Update.
I tried it myself via Odin updates to the latest/same firmware for my region.
Problem not fixed. Same thing. WiFi still doesn't turn on.
Same situation here. Wifi not turning on.
it was working while phone was in folded mode.
As soon as open, wifi won't work. Then phone goes to restarting.
Did factory reset and no help.
Came here hoping to reflash old stock firmware to see if it will work, but you have answered above.
I read on some of forum and one guy sent in to Samsung and they changed screen and it is working like a new one.
Maybe some to do with wifi antenna built in to the screen or something?!
Coincidentally I have the person installed a new screen protection and that person didn't know well and rubbed hell out of screen. That was about a few days before my wifi went out.
????
What do you think? Maybe relate it, or not?
P.S. I have less hair on my head now and not cause of being old (66).
99% is software related.
anybody has installed oneui 5.1 and still facing this issue?
i bet no coz sammy is aware of this problem and pushed the fix with latest build.
AndrOmega said:
99% is software related.
anybody has installed oneui 5.1 and still facing this issue?
i bet no coz sammy is aware of this problem and pushed the fix with latest build.
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updated today to 5.1 and I got the same issue. looking at the history of this problem it seems to me that samsung are not aware of it because after almost a month they still released the 5.1 firmware.
Do the Android said:
it was working while phone was in folded mode.
As soon as open, wifi won't work. Then phone goes to restarting.
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This looks like a hardware problem to me. Something inside is disturbing the WiFi radio when you unfold the phone.