Don't think this is necessarily unique to the Pixel 2 XL, but that's the phone I'm currently using. Since I purchased the phone a couple months ago, every site I pull up on Chrome will automatically reload every 30 seconds to a minute. Even chrome:// setting pages aren't immune. It doesn't matter if I have one tab open or 15. I tried clearing all Chrome data and settings, but that didn't have any effect.
I've seen lots of reports of Chrome refreshing inactive tabs, but that isn't what's happening here. Anyone else experience this issue? Other browsers (i.e. Firefox) aren't affected. I'm currently on 8.1.0 with the December 5, 2017 patches. Chrome is currently up-to-date (63.0.3239.111).
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Don't think this is necessarily unique to the Pixel 2 XL, but that's the phone I'm currently using. Since I purchased the phone a couple months ago, every site I pull up on Chrome will automatically reload every 30 seconds to a minute. Even chrome:// setting pages aren't immune. It doesn't matter if I have one tab open or 15. I tried clearing all Chrome data and settings, but that didn't have any effect.
I've seen lots of reports of Chrome refreshing inactive tabs, but that isn't what's happening here. Anyone else experience this issue? Other browsers (i.e. Firefox) aren't affected. I'm currently on 8.1.0 with the December 5, 2017 patches. Chrome is currently up-to-date (63.0.3239.111).
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I'm not seeing this at all. I can't recall the last time I saw a page refresh in Chrome... ever. Maybe it will shift a bit (or look like refresh) while loading a really graphics intensive page, but once it fully loads it does not change. Are you using an adblocker? Maybe you've changed a setting or flag in Chrome. Flags now sort by date modified, so you can see the ones you've changed at the very top. ie. chrome://flags/
I've never had a tab just refresh while viewing it. I did have an issue where pages would refresh if I switched away from a tab or from Chrome to another app. It was a pain in the ass if I was doing something like typing in a comments section and wanted to look at a different tab or app. I haven't had that problem since getting my Pixel 2 XL.
I've been getting this on chrome the most, but I've had it refresh/redraw on a variety of apps. XDA, Google Messenger, Facebook messenger, and Inbox are the other common ones.
Yeah, this has been driving me nuts. I used to stay logged into my company website for a couple of hours but this constant reloading logs me out and I have to log back in. Super annoying.
Sounds like you should look at RAM usage around the time that it happens. May be you're aggressively swapping between mobile data and wifi? Shot in the dark
YES!! YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I have this issue too! Both on my pixel 2 xl (I've owned 3 of them, it happened on all of them) and also my pixel 2 xl. RAM is definitely not the issue here. It even happened while I was in safe mode. So I'm thinking it might be something substratum or magisk related.
Here are the apps I currently remember being affected by this refresh issue.
Telegram
Youtube
Chrome
Tugabrowser
Gboard
Textra
Mozilla Firefox for Android
Perhaps we could all provide a list of applications that we have installed, cross-reference the ones common to all of our devices so we can narrow down our search?
In this thread they suggest it's a network issue. When your phone get's low on signal, people have suggested it is causing the refresh. Check running your phone with airplane mode on and see.
It's happening to me constantly on my Pixel 2 XL and it's maddening. I am sitting 5' away from my router (OnHub). I cannot even write this post properly.
Total shot in the dark, based on the network issues post, but remember the problem with Chromecast causing network issues a few weeks ago? For me the issue began just about the time that a fix was supposed to have been implemented. Just wondering if there may be a connection? I use Google Home, Chromecast and an OnHub. I also see occasional toast messages that I've lost WiFi when my Wifi is on an working fine on all my other devices.
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YES!! YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I have this issue too! Both on my pixel 2 xl (I've owned 3 of them, it happened on all of them) and also my pixel 2 xl. RAM is definitely not the issue here. It even happened while I was in safe mode. So I'm thinking it might be something substratum or magisk related.
Here are the apps I currently remember being affected by this refresh issue.
Telegram
Youtube
Chrome
Tugabrowser
Gboard
Textra
Mozilla Firefox for Android
Perhaps we could all provide a list of applications that we have installed, cross-reference the ones common to all of our devices so we can narrow down our search?
In this thread they suggest it's a network issue. When your phone get's low on signal, people have suggested it is causing the refresh. Check running your phone with airplane mode on and see.
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It's happening to me constantly on my Pixel 2 XL and it's maddening. I am sitting 5' away from my router (OnHub). I cannot even write this post properly.
Total shot in the dark, based on the network issues post, but remember the problem with Chromecast causing network issues a few weeks ago? For me the issue began just about the time that a fix was supposed to have been implemented. Just wondering if there may be a connection?
I use Google Home, Chromecast and an OnHub. I also see occasional toast messages that I've lost WiFi when my Wifi is on an working fine on all my other devices.
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It's happening to me constantly on my Pixel 2 XL and it's maddening. I am sitting 5' away from my router (OnHub). I cannot even write this post properly.
Total shot in the dark, based on the network issues post, but remember the problem with Chromecast causing network issues a few weeks ago? For me the issue began just about the time that a fix was supposed to have been implemented. Just wondering if there may be a connection? I use Google Home, Chromecast and an OnHub. I also see occasional toast messages that I've lost WiFi when my Wifi is on an working fine on all my other devices.
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CNN
Flipboard
Flamingo
TapatalkIt's happening to me constantly on my Pixel 2 XL and it's maddening. I am sitting 5' away from my router (OnHub). I cannot even write this post properly.
Total shot in the dark, based on the network issues post, but remember the problem with Chromecast causing network issues a few weeks ago? For me the issue began just about the time that a fix was supposed to have been implemented. Just wondering if there may be a connection?
I use Google Home, Chromecast and an OnHub. I also see occasional toast messages that I've lost WiFi when my Wifi is on an working fine on all my other devices.
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CNN
Flipboard
Flamingo
Tapatalk
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Yeah man. I don't know about it being Chromecast related.. as i still have my Chromecast now, no pixel 2 xl and no stupid redraws.
I returned my pixel 2 and got a OnePlus 5t. Haven't had any of these problems since
Also Having this issue
I got in touch with support about this about a month after I got my Pixel 2. They had me clear the cache, then boot into "safe mode" which disables all 3rd party apps. in that condition the problem went away in chrome (the only app I had seen the issue in that I could access through "safe mode") so they suggested I so a factory reset, and add apps one at a time to hone in on the problem.
I was a bit miffed as I hadn't had any issues on my 6p, and I hadn't added any apps since I moved over to the Pixel, but I played along and started fresh.
I haven't seen the issue for about 3 months now, until yesterday. I have been adding apps slowly as I go, and the re-appearance of the problem doesn't seem to be tied to a specific app, since it has been over 2 weeks since I have added anything new to my phone aside from pictures and podcasts.
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I got in touch with support about this about a month after I got my Pixel 2. They had me clear the cache, then boot into "safe mode" which disables all 3rd party apps. in that condition the problem went away in chrome (the only app I had seen the issue in that I could access through "safe mode") so they suggested I so a factory reset, and add apps one at a time to hone in on the problem.
I was a bit miffed as I hadn't had any issues on my 6p, and I hadn't added any apps since I moved over to the Pixel, but I played along and started fresh.
I haven't seen the issue for about 3 months now, until yesterday. I have been adding apps slowly as I go, and the re-appearance of the problem doesn't seem to be tied to a specific app, since it has been over 2 weeks since I have added anything new to my phone aside from pictures and podcasts.
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I tried the same thing. It still happened in safe mode. I'm inclined to believe it's a signal issue as others are saying
I posted this on another site, but thought I'd post here as well since I was looking for the answer here previously, in case anyone else is searching:
"Had been noticing this issue for a while, with Facebook, Chrome, Messages refreshing constantly. I have the Pixel 2 and a Skagen Hybrid watch. After reading this thread, found that the refresh was occuring every time bluetooth disconnected or reconnected, which was occurring frequently because it was at the edge of bluetooth range with the watch in another room.
Used IFTTT to log bluetooth connections and disconnections with the watch while the watch was in another room for an hour, followed by an hour wearing the watch with the phone nearby.
In the hour tested with the watch in another room, I logged 32 connections & 31 disconnections - would cause 63 refreshes. In the following hour testing with the watch on my wrist, I logged 0 connections & 0 disconnections.
If you find the same, disconnect the watch/turn off bluetooth when you're not wearing it to avoid the refresh issue. Might be the same with other bluetooth devices, didn't test using any others."
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I posted this on another site, but thought I'd post here as well since I was looking for the answer here previously, in case anyone else is searching:
"Had been noticing this issue for a while, with Facebook, Chrome, Messages refreshing constantly. I have the Pixel 2 and a Skagen Hybrid watch. After reading this thread, found that the refresh was occuring every time bluetooth disconnected or reconnected, which was occurring frequently because it was at the edge of bluetooth range with the watch in another room.
Used IFTTT to log bluetooth connections and disconnections with the watch while the watch was in another room for an hour, followed by an hour wearing the watch with the phone nearby.
In the hour tested with the watch in another room, I logged 32 connections & 31 disconnections - would cause 63 refreshes. In the following hour testing with the watch on my wrist, I logged 0 connections & 0 disconnections.
If you find the same, disconnect the watch/turn off bluetooth when you're not wearing it to avoid the refresh issue. Might be the same with other bluetooth devices, didn't test using any others."
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This is not a fix. I have a Withings Steel HR Sport (and previously a Misfit Shine 2) and I have that permanently connected, I also use bluetooth for the car so I don't want to be turning this off and on all day. I didn't have this issue at all under similar conditions, it only started popping up around July for me and it is infuriating when apps, videos and webpages are refreshing whilst reading them. I have factory reset my phone once and that didn't solve the issue either.
Is anyone else still experiencing this issue?
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Is anyone else having issues where anything that has to load from the internet (especially websites and photos) takes close to FOREVER on the 8.0 (5110)? Thought maybe the stock rom was borked somehow so flashed Slimkat (8.x) onto it but no change at all. Dolphin often freezes while loading websites, the Facebook app takes EONS to populate photos and even the Playstore takes AGES to load photos/icons for the apps that are available (almost the feeling of dialup). By comparison, my S3 which also has Slimkat on it (as well as the SAME versions of the FB app and Dolphin) takes close to no time at all to do all that (close to instant). I'm assuming that the amount of data each device is downloading is about the same so I don't think that has anything to do with it. Tried testing pings and traceroutes on various websites on BOTH devices and I get close to the same results on each (+/-) yet there seems like SOMETHING is bogging the Note 8.0 down when it comes to real-world (non-testing) use. It's not (router channel) interference as I've tried each on different bands and the Note keeps falling short. I'm at my wits end with this. Is there some hidden setting that I'm going to have to mess with or does this sound like a basket case?
Killed off ipv6 on my router and the problem seems to have gone away.
Now the question of course is WHY?
My Pixel XL GPS doesn't report accurate location during navigation and it causes the navigation app to always show my car a few feet off the road and keep recalculating the route. It is more severe in Waze but it is noticeable in Google Map too. Someone created a video of the issue: See this videohttps://youtu.be/LyOZW3BSQcY
Talked to Google support per usual they say go to Safe mode or reset the device but it didn't help. Anybody else observed this issue? It is common enough that Sprint created a document on how to address it but it doesn't help. People have reported it on Reddit and Verizon forums too but wanted to see what has been the experience here.
no video link. Regardless I have only encountered what you describe once when there was a split in the highway for an exit. After I started pointing a different direction it snapped back into place. Outside of that my GPS has been great. I am on Verizon if that matters.
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My Pixel XL GPS doesn't report accurate location during navigation and it causes the navigation app to always show my car a few feet off the road and keep recalculating the route. It is more severe in Waze but it is noticeable in Google Map too. Someone created a video of the issue: See this video
Talked to Google support per usual they say go to Safe mode or reset the device but it didn't help. Anybody else observed this issue? It is common enough that Sprint created a document on how to address it but it doesn't help. People have reported it on Reddit and Verizon forums too but wanted to see what has been the experience here.
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I had an incident yesterday where I was continuing on a freeway at 70 MPH,. But Google Maps thought I had veered from its directions by exiting on a low speed very curvy road, so regenerated directions for that. This never happened wth any of my Nexus devices.
Im having this issue as well. Google Maps seems fine, but Waze seems a lot more jumpy and recalculates my route every few seconds. Pretty annoying.
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I had an incident yesterday where I was continuing on a freeway at 70 MPH,. But Google Maps thought I had veered from its directions by exiting on a low speed very curvy road, so regenerated directions for that. This never happened wth any of my Nexus devices.
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Yea I never seen this issue on any Nexus. Since it seem to be common,not sure if a replacement would solve it. Posted it on Google product forum too to raise it to Google:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!category-topic/phone-by-google/y6G3etvT3U0
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Me Too...
So are you guys still having problems with this?
It's gotten to the point where I don't want to use Waze anymore - and I LOVE Waze. It seems like it should just be some sort of software tweak to fix this problem...
I hope it at least gets fixed before Waze comes to Android Auto.
Lame was hoping this got better and was looking forward to a working gps on Pixel.
Ive had this issue eventually pop up on every device. Currently on LG v10.. Upsetting :/
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Lame was hoping this got better and was looking forward to a working gps on Pixel.
Ive had this issue eventually pop up on every device. Currently on LG v10.. Upsetting :/
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Try deleting the app data and cache. Then uninstall and reinstall the app. So far its worked for me. Need to test it a few more days before I can confirm its a permanent fix.
I saw this post so I turned on Google Maps & used it to navigate home from work, about 15 miles. Not a big test, but it worked fine, followed be closely, always had me exactly where I was on the road down to the lane I was in.
I have had zero issues with Maps. I do not use Waze. (on ATT)
I have had the GPS issue first on the Pixel (was not following my location accurately and would not give me turn by turn directions) spoke with Google support, all their solutions failed including the factory reset so returned the Pixel and upgrades to the XL model have had it for 3 days and started having same issue again today!!! This issue is on maps and I have only downloaded normal certified apps I was very excited about the 1st Google phone as I love their products but this is very discouraging as the exact same problem has now happened with BOTH phone models. I have Verizon service but based on all of these comments am starting to believe it is a hardware issue and not the service provider. Hoping they can get this bug fixed and quickly otherwise I will be returning for a different device.
My Pixel XL was fine for the first few days. Then I put it in a case and rooted it, and ever since then the GPS is acting wonky in Waze, losing its fix, not getting satellites, acting nuts.
Trying to determine the issue...
I find it awful on maps!! I've had it showing me going backwards and the rotation is off!
Tried with waze and it was OK though so I've no idea
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Waze and Google Maps both keep losing GPS signal.
Waze starts to go absolutely haywire.
Google Maps just says "seeking GPS signal" every 30 seconds
Ive done a full factory reset and it's still happening.
Maybe something wrong with the GPS chip, or on the underlying OS??
Just spent 2 hours troubleshooting with a Google tech. They will be calling me back son (they just told me to test it after a full factory reset). No luck!
I'm also having this issue with the pixel xl. Seems much worse in Waze but happens in Google maps a little as well.
Well my GPS died some time this weekend. I was loosing GPS lock on google maps. GPS test is no longer shows it lock onto any satellites when my nexus 6 sees 7-9. Replacement is on the way. I would recommend anyone having this problem check with a gps test/info app and make sure the hardware is working correctly.
I replicated the problem on NDE63V, the OS the device shipped on and was working on before, along with NMF26O and NMF26Q.
Waze is unusable now. I am seeing the same behavior. Google Maps is ok, but waze jumps all over the place.
It is pure speculation, but I wonder if it is tied to how the OS is using the accelerometers. I think google Maps uses both the GPS position and accelerometers.
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1/2/2017 - Google Confirming Software Issue with GPS
I'm having the same problem.
Last week my GPS on my Google Pixel stopped working. When I open google maps, it shows the blue dot correctly with the compass working properly. However, when I start navigation or driving mode, it does not work. I also tried Waze and that also does not work - just holds on Searching for GPS. I also tried the app 'GPS Test' and it shows 'No Fix' on the GPS Status.
I contacted google pixel support this morning and they confirmed Google is aware of the problem and have identified it as a software issue.
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I'm having the same problem.
Last week my GPS on my Google Pixel stopped working. When I open google maps, it shows the blue dot correctly with the compass working properly. However, when I start navigation or driving mode, it does not work. I also tried Waze and that also does not work - just holds on Searching for GPS. I also tried the app 'GPS Test' and it shows 'No Fix' on the GPS Status.
I contacted google pixel support this morning and they confirmed Google is aware of the problem and have identified it as a software issue.
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That's wonderful! Did they give you any information on how you others can refer to the issue, such as a bug number or anything?
I'm also having the same issue with my Pixel when using Waze, and since stopped using it, due to it being redirected consistently. Switching to Maps Navigation the issue doesn't seem to exists, however, if I just use Maps, I can see that the compass is not oriented in the correct direction, and have to do the figure 8 calibration consistently so that it can be oriented correctly. The blue indicator dot is also not correctly located on the map, and can be off by many feet/meter. This is the only way I have been able recreate the issue I'm seeing with Waze but on Maps this time, it seems that Maps Navigation is more forgiving on the GPS irregularities than Waze, which is why Maps Navigation is a much better experience than Waze on the Pixel or Pixel XL.
Haven't experienced anything drastic with the gps lock, but I do notice that the direction of where i'm facing is constantly off. Tried calibrating the compass to no avail. The direction feature would also throw off driving directions as it doesn't know which way you are headed when stopped.
After a while, about four to six minutes, it disconnects and the music keeps playing through the HTC 10 loudspeakers. I'm streaming to my Onkyo TX-RZ900 which works just fine when associated with my IMac Airplay.
No answers so far... I'm surprised I'm the only one trying to use this. Since Nougat, Airplay does not connect anymore, anyways.
I haven't tried since the Nougat update, but it did the same to me in Marshmallow. As far as I remember, it was quite random how long it was working for. Sometimes a minute or so, sometimes 5-10 mins. It was one of the features that convinced me to buy the HTC 10 originally, but had to learn living without it the end. But I'm very forgiving, cause otherwise I love this phone
Thanks for your feedback. It would be nice if you could give it another try now that Nougat is there.
Tried with Nougat. It appeared to have been connected a little bit longer, but I still got disconnected after a couple of mins. By a couple I mean like 2
Problem solved for me.
I use Adguard to get rid of ads on my phone. I finally understood it blocked Airplay by default, applied the correct settings, Airplay now works like a charm. I'm a happy camper.
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Problem solved for me.
I use Adguard to get rid of ads on my phone. I finally understood it blocked Airplay by default, applied the correct settings, Airplay now works like a charm. I'm a happy camper.
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Hmm...Is it still ok ever since? I don't use Adguard or anything similar and I'm on full stock rom. I'm wondering what's causing this on my phone...
You're right. It holded up pretty good for a few days, but now it disconnects just like it always did. What a shame.
Crap! It would be nice to find a solution for this - I think of this a lot more since we've started talking about it here...
What I find intriguing is that I can't see many people complaining about it on the internet and this makes me wondering if
a, it's a bug that only affects a small percentage of devices, but otherwise working fine
b, people don't know that HTC added Airplay support to HTC Connect
c, people having this phone don't have any Apple devices, because it's made by the enemy
I couldn't agree more.
But I must confess I had never heard of Airplay before I got my Onkyo receiver... Even if I own an IMac...
Killer feature in my opinion
When it works.
Not giving up. I disabled WiFi battery optimization in advanced WiFi settings, the connection has been flawless for the last few days. A step in the right direction?
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Not giving up. I disabled WiFi battery optimization in advanced WiFi settings, the connection has been flawless for the last few days. A step in the right direction?
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Haha I already have I'll give this a go too and will report back with my results
Here's the newest twist: I don't know what happened, we moved house, but are using the same routers (2 Time Capsules), same Apple TV, same HTC 10 with full official nougat and yet it doesn't connect anymore It says "Unable to connect to Apple TV"
Tried
* wiping app data
* wiping cache partition
* restarting routers
* restarting Apple TV
* restarting HTC 10
No luck. My wife's HTC 10 does the same. It goes silent for a split second like it was connected, then the connection breaks and keeps playing on the phone. If I manually select Apple TV (kinda forcing it to reconnect), it throws the above error. In the same time, my MacBook Air and my iPad can AirPlay to the same Apple TV, so it's something with the phones. Since it kept disconnecting anyway, it's not a big loss, but I guees my tests end here for now. I'll try after the next system update, that might bring it back to life
That's unfortunate... I wish I could help. No clue what's going on with your set up, as I use no Apple devices.
My 10 works like a charm with my Onkyo receiver since I disabled the WiFi optimization, I'm amazed it was that simple.
I'll give that a go if/when it starts working again. It was turned on both on my phone and my wife's, so yeah, maybe this was the culprit.
At my job, we use an Allworx VoIP phone system that offers an app for a soft phone. I was using it for about 8 months on the 6p with no issues, then on the note 7 until I had to give it back. On the pixel, we're having some issues where the phone will stop being able to connect back to the server when on wifi after a day or less. If I switch to 4g it will connect, then go back to wifi and it still won't. Reboot the phone and it works... For a short time. I called tech support for the company and they acknowledged a problem with the pixel and said it is up to Google to fix, it's not a problem with their app. They didn't offer me much info aside from that.
Has anyone heard any specific issues with the network stack on the pixel or with anything else that might cause this on this device but no others? I'd love to find some other workaround aside from rebooting my phone every few hours to stay connected when I'm not physically in the office.
Almost every mobile and tablet device in the house does not have this issue, except for me and both my brothers.
I use custom ROMS and custom Kernels. My brothers are both on the latest official firmware and never root their devices or mess with them.
All 3 of us are using a Pixel 2 XL. All three of us, whether we connect to Wi-Fi 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz will always have notifications coming in late on whatsapp, emails, or other programs. The issue does not occur on 4G/Data at all, it does not occur with every other device in the house as I mentioned earlier. Just our Pixel 2 XL's.
We tried different router settings, and we tried two different routers, we tried static IP's for our devices, and dynamic IP's. All 3 of us, face the same issue. Late notifications, sometimes arriving only after opening the app (for example, whatsapp, and receiving the 60+ messages that have been sent over the last few hours all at the same time after opening it).
I am wondering if others face this issue? If it is common? If there is a solution for it?
Nothing similar here
How's are your notifications on your carrier service (without being connected to WiFi)?