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[BUG?] WiFi drops after a few minutes...just off/on helps - The FINAL ANSWER search

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.

Wifi Issue

I've just recently bought the Canvas A1 and I don't know whether other people are facing this issue but my Wifi sometimes doesn't detect my router... after scanning/refreshing a few times, it then detects it.
No issue however with the other mobile which I am using.

acid_5nak3 said:
I've just recently bought the Canvas A1 and I don't know whether other people are facing this issue but my Wifi sometimes doesn't detect my router... after scanning/refreshing a few times, it then detects it.
No issue however with the other mobile which I am using.
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Yes even I am facing this issue.
And I have also read this on many of the amazon review.
Thinking that Google might soon release a fix.
Currently either I need to turn off the phone to start the WiFi or I press the airplane mode and then it works.

I really do hope google fixes it cuz I think its a driver issue.
I've downloaded a third party wifi scanner app called wieye and this app seems to detect the network properly.
Thnx for the reply tho... now I dnt feel lonely

Wifi issue
Good to know that some folks are talking about wifi issue that I noticed too. I have been hunting Google to find reasons but no luck. Only solution that I could try was to re-bounce phone. Wifi is not detected after continuous usage for like 8-10 hours and the it goes in vein. Sad part is that you will have to check phone to know that it has gone offline. Looks software bug to me but giving that Android L is round the corner the bug should automatically be taken care, I doubt there is going to be Kitkat fix for it anyway....

a5 2017 wifi problems

I am getting really bad wifi connections and the phone is very slow at browsing refusing to load pages fully. Running Speedtest by Okla says "network communication issues". I get this problem on wifi in public areas and at home. It does not seem consistent. I got so fed up I factory reset the phone. I connected to another wifi router at home and so far everything seems fine. All other devices work fine with public wifi and wifi router at home including Samsung J5 and S4. Any ideas?

Stock rom? Orginal?

bassbounce said:
Stock rom? Orginal?
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original handset bought from John Lewis. 4G has no problems at all just wifi. I'm not sure what the "stock ROM?" question means?

andyscotuk said:
original handset bought from John Lewis. 4G has no problems at all just wifi. I'm not sure what the "stock ROM?" question means?
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I have sometimes wifi is reconnecting, but most of the time I have a good connection.

I'm having weak wifi reception with the A5. When placed side by side with S4 and S7, the A5 has the weakest wifi signals. Speedtest confirms this as well.

Yeah, definitley weaker reception, i compared to my Htc 820 and Sony m2 aqua and it was pretty weaker all of them are on stock roms.

Well, me too. Weak reception when just a littel away from the router. Randomly loses signal force, can't see any router, then, connect again... It seems to get worse when heavy using internet, like watching YouTube videos... But near the router, everything stays normal... My moto g 2014 never had the problem and I'm in stock rom too...

It strangely seems to be YouTube app who causes problems, because when I stop watching videos the signal force get actually more stable, even full in places it doesn't get full when watching YouTube...
But it still seems to suffer from some instability at its natural... When I tap play in youtube, the signal drops to almost zero...
I would like to know what is happening, because it isn't a cheap phone, and even moto g 2014 has got a better wifi

It also seems that demanding wifi in general causes signal to get weaker... I never saw something like that, signal strength doesn't get affected by use, only bandwidth...
Any other experience?

Similar issue with my A5
I recently bought an A5 2017 aswell and my phone also has HORRENDOUS wifi , not just that but for some reason it would randomly stop reconnecting and stop showing the wifi router or anything and the wifi connectivity doesnt turn on , and then if restart it but it would hang mid restart and then id have to hard reset it by holding the power and volume-down button , and this whole procedure happens like once or twice a day so ita really frustrating. Especially because this is a New phone btw, my wifi is perfe fly fine because i ha ve other technology and have previously used many huawei phones which have perfect connectivity and this was my first experience with Samsung, any help would be much appreciated thankyou !!

I am having the same issue as the person above. Pages will refuse to load until i turn off wifi or refresh the page. There are duplicate posts coming up on facebook. Like 4 or 5 posts repeated before new ones. Twitch constantly buffering. Tried on mine and parents wifi with same result. Both were always and still are fine on my note 4. I have 2 weeks to return it to o2 if its faulty or is it just a phone with bad wifi in general?
Edit: i think the facebook thing might be a facebook issue as its happening on my note 4 too but everything else is specific to my a5.

Issues with apps over WiFi after upgrading to Android 9

Hi. At the start of December, I upgraded my Mi A2 Lite to Android 9 and ever since then I have been facing issues with a few apps over WiFi. The following apps are being affected:
- YouTube
- Twitter
- Facebook
- WhatsApp
- Chrome
*These issues are only on my WiFi. On 4G or any other WiFi these issues don't happen*
The issue with Facebook and Twitter is the same. Both won't load any new feed and behave as if my WiFi is not turned on. YouTube only works at times, other times it would just keep loading and nothing would happen. Sending images or videos on WhatsApp is impossible now. It even has troubles making the backup to Google Drive on my WiFi. As for Chrome the issue is that sometimes even though WiFi is turned on, it would not load any page and just say that I'm not connected to internet. I've been reading other people's threads online and even emailed Xiaomi and Google. I tried the steps (hardware test etc) as told in the email by Xiaomi but that has not helped. Some said that using WiFi and Bluetooth at the same time caused this issue but I have used WiFi with bluetooth turned off yet the issue is still there. Now if this was a WiFi issue then I would have contacted my provider but with the same WiFi connection I have not faced a single issue on any other mobile devices and laptops. As for my WiFi I can't seem to change it from ipv6 to ipv4 (or I just don't know how to). If anybody has faced this issue and knows how to solve it then please help, It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Have you tried disabling Bluetooth and then reconnecting to the WiFi in question? Having both enabled at the same time causes WiFi speed transfers to be really bad, it's an already reported Pie bug.

Btw, can u see 5ghz wifi networks?
Cause i can and have same problem with slow wifi+bluetooth

Yes I have turned Bluetooth off and used WiFi like that but the issue is still there with all the apps mentioned

Any update on this? I'm having the same issue. Using a VPN seems to solve the problem but the connection is slower.

I am facing the same problem on my A2 lite Android One Pie. Even the further upgrades including March upgrade did not resolve the issue. It really sucks.
Has anyone found any solution?
Is MI even concerned or acknowledges the issue?
Is there a way to go back to Android 8?

sajidabid said:
I am facing the same problem on my A2 lite Android One Pie. Even the further upgrades including March upgrade did not resolve the issue. It really sucks.
Has anyone found any solution?
Is MI even concerned or acknowledges the issue?
Is there a way to go back to Android 8?
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Hello Dear Sajid Abid,
Good Day !
1st Remember One Thing. Downgrade Is Not A Easy Task, Downgrading Has Also A SIM Issue Problem,.But If You Still Want To Go Back Your Mobile Device From Pie To Oreo You Need To Unlock The Boot-Loader (Off-Course Unlocking Boot-Loader Will Void Warranty) Then Download Stock Oreo (From MIUI Forum) And Flash It With The Help Of IMFlash Tool. After Successfully Ported The Stock Oreo Rom You Can Close The Boot-Loader.
All Instructions/Steps Can Be Easily Found On A2 Lite Forum.
Here Is The Link Which Can Help For Resolving SIM Issue Problem.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/help/sim-card-issue-downgrading-pie-9-0-t3874350
Have A Nice Day.
Thanks,
MUHAMMAD Asif Qasim

sajidabid said:
I am facing the same problem on my A2 lite Android One Pie. Even the further upgrades including March upgrade did not resolve the issue. It really sucks.
Has anyone found any solution?
Is MI even concerned or acknowledges the issue?
Is there a way to go back to Android 8?
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try developer options and disable "mobil data always on" option.

Galaxy A50 WiFi issue and downgrading

Hey so I've been having this issue with my Galaxy A50 where the wifi would keep hiccuping in a constant pattern, this is very noticeable when I try to stream games using either Steam Link or Moonlight, the wifi would cut for like a split second each 5 ish seconds. I did however find a workaround, and that it so enable and disable airplane mode, it would completely fix the hiccups.
So today, I regretted updating my phone so much (7th of July update), because now, the hiccups are back and they are more constant than ever. The trick I'd use to make the wifi stable no longer works, I need to keep airplane mode enabled at all times to avoid these hiccups.
I would like one of either solutions: can I fix this issue once and for all, because it's supper annoying, I tried removing my sim cards and all but the issue persists, if there is no fix for this, then I'd like to revert to the previous version I had, I have already downloaded the files from Sammobile, but I'm worried that it would brick my phone or even refuse to install period, here's the ROM that I'd like to install:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-a50/firmware/SM-A505FN/SER/download/A505FNPUS5BTF1/347209/
I've explained this issue a bit better on the steam forums, so I'm gonna copy what I typed there;
Thank you very much in advance.
Okay so, recently I got a brand new Galaxy A50 phone, and whenever I'd try to stream games (over local network using WiFi) I'd get frequent and consistent hiccups that last about a split second each 3 seconds ~, I suspected that the issue could be from my phone being faulty or whatever, but I tried my brother's phone which is the same as mine, but the issue persisted.
On very rare occasions, the hiccups would not occur and the stream would be absolutely perfect, so I know for sure it might not be a hardware issue and that a stutter free experience is possible for sure, however I have no clue how to keep it consistent.
Mind you I have tried many other devices, my old Galaxy S5 and S6, even tried a Huawei phone and an Oppo phone and they all seem to work just fine, I even tried different streaming services like Parsec, TeamViewer, Moonlight etc... So the issue is certainly not my network as it is working just fine with other devices.
The A50 is a pretty popular mid-range phone so I'd expect at least someone to use Steam link (or similar apps) on it and experience this problem, yet I haven't found a single post about this issue online, the only thread that pops up is another one of mine related to this issue (on Reddit).
Can anybody help me come up with a solution? I tried quite literally everything I can, including updating my OS and all of my apps.
Thank you in advance
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