I ran the recent update from Samsung on my wifi only 10.1 Tab. The update went fine, and everything appears to be workign ok with one small issue. When I wake the tab up to use it, it's never connected to my home network. I usually have to turn off wifi and then back on again and I am right back on.
It's nto a huge deal, just a minor annoyance, but it didn't do this before the update, and it was kinda nice to wake the thing up and have it right back on the network, ready to go.
Anyone else see this? Anyone have a thought on a fix? Thanks.
Hi, this is the galaxy tab 7" forum, the 10.1 section is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1050
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Has anyone had any wifi problems, mine was OK yesterday but today it drops the wifi but then joins back as soon as I click the wifi in the notification bar. I'm just thinking if its because my battery is low or is it a common problem.
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I've had this issue with a speedtouch router, but didn't have it with a netgear DG834
Does it have full signal?
Yes its full but then just drops altogether. I have charged it now and seems to be OK so not sure if it was because of low bat or mabee just a hiccup
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Go to your wireless setting and then click Wi-Fi disconnect policy.
Set it to "never disconnect". You can also set it to Never while plugged in if you have the cable connected. Some routers will have trouble auto-negotiating if your device has a sleep/disconnect policy set.
That or it's some other weird issue like a low battery/wi-fi issue like you said.
I had this happen once while I was using the touchpad to scroll down a website. Was anyone also using the dock touchpad when it happened? I thought I found a gesture that turns off the WiFi. Of course, this has only happened once in about 10 hours of use.
Kilmar said:
I had this happen once while I was using the touchpad to scroll down a website. Was anyone also using the dock touchpad when it happened? I thought I found a gesture that turns off the WiFi. Of course, this has only happened once in about 10 hours of use.
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I had a similar issue and the new firmware released today fixed it for me.
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I am 3.1 and not root but my Wifi keep droping off once in a while when the tab in sleeping mode. I set it to never disconnect and have to reboot because it kept scanning and wouldn't find it till reboot. Any suggestion?
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I am 3.1 and not root but my Wifi keep droping off once in a while when the tab in sleeping mode. I set it to never disconnect and have to reboot because it kept scanning and wouldn't find it till reboot. Any suggestion?
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I have dropping wifi issue, and i had to disconnect and connect again without rebooting. This happened since 3.1 update. I think this may be caused by decrease in wifi driver version.
I also posted this issue on another thread (issue with 3.1) and hopefully ASUS rep will see and fix this issue.
Since 3.1 I am also having this issue and its pissing me off Hope for a fix soon.
Now I'm having wifi issues as well... My wifi will automatically turn off... When I tried to re-enable wifi, the wifi setting will say "turning off" and grey out... Only way to recover was to power cycle..
Now I'm starting to worry about 3.1 update... I wish that I can downgrade to 3.0.1 without any major force close issues.
my gf has this issue with her tablet resuming from sleep mode, just throw it in airplane mode, wait 5 secs n turn off airplane mode.
This new-with-3.1 issue has been mentioned in a couple of other threads.
Now... if only we noobs had a clear way of reporting significant bugs (like this!) to the appropriate folks at ASUS.
Yes I have been having the same problem. Just started today.
same to me~~ the wifi keeps dropping randomly, I want a fix!!!
Me too
martabakeju said:
I have dropping wifi issue, and i had to disconnect and connect again without rebooting. This happened since 3.1 update. I think this may be caused by decrease in wifi driver version.
I also posted this issue on another thread (issue with 3.1) and hopefully ASUS rep will see and fix this issue.
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Ever since 3.1 update, I too have problems with wifi disconnecting. Seems to happen most often after I wake from sleep. I have the wifi set to stay on all the time, doesn't help. After waking from sleep, flipping the wifi off (airplane mode) and on again seems to fix the problem.
martabakeju said:
I have dropping wifi issue, and i had to disconnect and connect again without rebooting. This happened since 3.1 update. I think this may be caused by decrease in wifi driver version.
I also posted this issue on another thread (issue with 3.1) and hopefully ASUS rep will see and fix this issue.
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i'm havig the same issue,wifi drops, when the tablet is sleeping, I have to discoonnect, then connect again to get it working. Wifi speed also seems slower with 3.1.
Possible Fix
While fiddling with my router I just made the discovery that when changing the channel to 12 or 13, the signal dropped out. Channels 1-11 worked fine. When set to 'auto' detect the signal occasionally drops out. I assume that when on auto it is occasionally accessing channels 12+13 and that is the cause of the problem. So for those having wifi signal problems try setting up a specific channel in your router settings and see if it makes any difference for you. I hadn't any problems before the 3.1 update, but Asus seem to have rolled back the wifi driver, and I guess this has affected a fair few users.
My device is running stock 3.1, never fiddled with the system in terms of rooting, ever. It's a WW sku device.
Obviously this shouldn't happen. And most likely wont affect US users as they don't have these channels. It may not be a fix for you but hopefully it will help someone running a non US build.
Guys,
I updated my tab a few days ago. Now the market looks different but unfortunately I'm facing another irritating problem which I have no clue how to solve.
Every time that I turn off the tab, and let it be idle for 10 minutes, when I turn it back on, the WiFi icon will show no bars - which translates into no internet connectivity. That happens while the WiFi button is still pressed (green in the pop-up menu). In order for the device to connect to the net I need to turn the WiFi OFF and than ON and it works.
I checked the WiFi sleep configuration and they are set to "never turn it off" I also rebooted the device but with no change.
Please let me know what to do... as this thing sometimes just drives me crazy.
Thanks.
Gingi
imgingi said:
Guys,
I updated my tab a few days ago. Now the market looks different but unfortunately I'm facing another irritating problem which I have no clue how to solve.
Every time that I turn off the tab, and let it be idle for 10 minutes, when I turn it back on, the WiFi icon will show no bars - which translates into no internet connectivity. That happens while the WiFi button is still pressed (green in the pop-up menu). In order for the device to connect to the net I need to turn the WiFi OFF and than ON and it works.
I checked the WiFi sleep configuration and they are set to "never turn it off" I also rebooted the device but with no change.
Please let me know what to do... as this thing sometimes just drives me crazy.
Thanks.
Gingi
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Flash a custom rom bro. Otherwise you are stuck with Samsung's awesome bugs. If you don't want to flash a custom rom there isn't really much you can do about it considering you're not rooted. What did you update to? KMP???
I did the regular Samsung update -the latest one that was released a couple of says ago. The problem with rooting is losing the coverage I have for insuring the device... which I'm reluctant to do. I'm sure it has a solution somewhere...
Yes I confirm.
This "reconnect" issue is being discussed on many forums with no solutions yet. (except custom ROM)
Ok, i have been having this problem for a few months now and i have finally got fed up with it.
Whenever i try to connect to one of the many wifi spots on my campus or the one at my home, or pretty much any wifi spot, a few minuets later it will just drop, for no reason (and sometimes the wi-fi itself will just turn off for no reason after an hour or so.). And then when i go to the wifi options and ask it to re-connect, it just sits there and does nothing, no matter how much i tap it will not do nothing unless i turn wifi on and off, and even then the chance of reconnecting is slim, and when it does re-connect it usually just drops again.
I tried using the Wifi fixer app but it does not seem to help, and the log file i had it create cannot be opened for some reason either or is corrupted.
What im wondering is why does it do this, what is causing it? Is there some kind of log file or console where i can see what exactly is going on when it tries to connect to wi-fi so i can pinpoint the problem? anyone else have this problem and found a fix?
My nexus 7 is the 16GB version Wi-fi only. It has never been rooted or hacked in any way.
Same problem here. I've done research and apparently it seems like a common problem? It's driving me nuts especially when I'm trying to watch Netflix. My Nexus 4 has no issues...
Well if there is a kernel or ROM out there that fixes this i am just going to go ahead and root, because i have a feeling that google wont release a fix until android key-lime pie, if that even makes it to the nexus 7
Been using NC with CM7 for over a year plus. Never any problems - until today. I haven't messed with any base settings for at least three months. The Nuance Swype and Dragon Trial app ran out today - the only thing that I messed with.
Was using it this afternoon on Google+ just cruising around. I put the NC down for about 20 minutes for an errand. Came back and I can't wake it up through the usual press of the "N". Long Press the N - no luck. Tap the Power button - no help. The only thing I could think to do was press and hold the Power button - nothing happened. Long press Power for about 15 seconds and I saw the screen flicker and the Cyanogen Mod green icon appear - like a normal start up. So the desktop arrives and I note that the Wi-Fi is turned off. Usually I have it set to autoconnect to my house router which it has faithfully done since forever. But Wi-Fi is turned off. I clicked it on and after a brief moment I see "Connecting..." up at the top of Wi-Fi Settings but every Access Point including the house router is "Not in Range". Eventually "Connecting..." turns into "Disconnected". Turn Wi-Fi off and then back on. No difference. I think that whatever caused the blowout earlier this afternoon has left the NC wi-fi system in some sort of in-between state.
Later on as I was working with this, I got up to answer the phone, came back and it's shut off again. I was able to re-engage it twice more after pressing this n' that trying to wake the Wi-Fi up. Once engaged it's fine. But as soon as you power down (or it blows up like earlier), Wi-Fi is disonnected, turned off and very hard to re-establish. Incidentally, all other Android devices, tablet, phones in the house off that router work just fine so I don't think it's a matter of a router issue.
Question: Is there a way to "reset" the Wi-Fi functions in the NC? I'm thinking some sort of hard reset is needed but I'm not sure.
Question: What would be my next step to figure out what is causing the unwanted shut down?
Thanks folks. If you need more info, I'm going to be around and will stay on top of this thread.
Hoibb
First that 'unwanted shutdown' is called SOD, Screen of Death. Very common with some devices and combination of apps. Do a little searching on that and you will get overwhelmed with info. Since you were not having it before, it must have something to do with that app or apps that you had to adjust recently. It is tied in with deep sleep and wifi.
Have you tried just forgetting the routers in your wifi list?
Edit: I just reread your post. How long have you had Google + installed? Did you recently just update that?
Edit2: Fortunately, for CM7 there is a patch that fixes SOD. If you want it, I can post a link.
Edit3: Here. Flash this with CWM. It will replace your wifi driver with a patched one that resists SOD.
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Thank you and...
Lots of good information here. Google+ has been installed for at leat 6-9 months that I can recall. I could uninstall and reinstall, I guess. But...
It's seemed to have righted itself two days ago, so I haven't had a problem - until...
Last evening. I was doing some eMail using K-9 plus floating through Google+. And I put it down to go do something. Came back and it's still working (pulled up the desktop by clicking the "N") but the Wi-Fi is shut off again. Went to Wireless and Network Settings and what I see is "Wi-Fi" sitting on the words "Turning off...". Everything beneath it is greyed out. Decided to just leave it and see. Half hour or so later, it's still in a state of "Turning off...". I backed all the way out and did a restart. On restart, Wi-Fi is turned off so I hit the box to turn it on, it obeyed and went directly to my home router, signed in and I'm back on again.
As the evening progressed, what I got in the habit of doing is short-pressing the Power button to turn off the screen. I found I could reliably come back, wake it up and the Wi-Fi would start back up again on its own without intervention.
So until I get a chance to sort out all the stuff you gave me to do/patch, I'll try to just manually "sleep" the system. I have to study up more on what you said because the terminology and procedures, while probably very clear to most, are not exactly clear to me.
Thanks again for the info.
Hoib
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First that 'unwanted shutdown' is called SOD, Screen of Death. Very common with some devices and combination of apps. Do a little searching on that and you will get overwhelmed with info. Since you were not having it before, it must have something to do with that app or apps that you had to adjust recently. It is tied in with deep sleep and wifi.
Have you tried just forgetting the routers in your wifi list?
Edit: I just reread your post. How long have you had Google + installed? Did you recently just update that?
Edit2: Fortunately, for CM7 there is a patch that fixes SOD. If you want it, I can post a link.
Edit3: Here. Flash this with CWM. It will replace your wifi driver with a patched one that resists SOD.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
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@leapin. I should have come back to post add info. My apologies. I believe I was able to resolve this a bit later. I looked at Juice Defender (free) and what it does. I uninstalled it. As soon as I did that, I suffered no more of these SOD problems. Been running great since June.
So was this the real SOD? Or was it Juice Defender setting the power profile in such a way that the Wi-Fi never got the signal to reawaken? What do you think?
Hoibb
Hoibb said:
@leapin. I should have come back to post add info. My apologies. I believe I was able to resolve this a bit later. I looked at Juice Defender (free) and what it does. I uninstalled it. As soon as I did that, I suffered no more of these SOD problems. Been running great since June.
So was this the real SOD? Or was it Juice Defender setting the power profile in such a way that the Wi-Fi never got the signal to reawaken? What do you think?
Hoibb
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It could have been the real SOD being triggered by Juice Defender. Usually it is some app that triggers it (trying to use wifi while the device is in deep sleep), but the underlying problem is SOD. Some folks never experience an SOD.
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For a couple of days I am experiencing problem with my Wifi on my Galaxy S4 (Korean E300L version). I turn it on, wifi icon in notification drawer becomes pale green (like it normally does when looking for Wifi network), keeps like this for 10-15 seconds, then turns off. Exactly like filmed in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om8DAV9fAnU
I tried many things already such as:
Factory reset the latest KitKat stock rom
Revert back to Jelly Bean
Use different apps to switch on Wifi such as Wifi Manager, Wifi Hotspot, Wifi Fixer
Switching of Wifi power saving mode
Root and delete files containing Wifi settings
Even I tried this unbelievable fix of the hardware, by dismounting the grey back panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEnSQMNJmnc
None of them solved my issue. I suppose this is a software problem, but I am running out of ideas. If anyone can give me further hints what to do I would be really thankful for any suggestions.
Thanks in advance.:fingers-crossed:
srancsik said:
For a couple of days I am experiencing problem with my Wifi on my Galaxy S4 (Korean E300L version). I turn it on, wifi icon in notification drawer becomes pale green (like it normally does when looking for Wifi network), keeps like this for 10-15 seconds, then turns off. Exactly like filmed in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om8DAV9fAnU
I tried many things already such as:
Factory reset the latest KitKat stock rom
Revert back to Jelly Bean
Use different apps to switch on Wifi such as Wifi Manager, Wifi Hotspot, Wifi Fixer
Switching of Wifi power saving mode
Root and delete files containing Wifi settings
Even I tried this unbelievable fix of the hardware, by dismounting the grey back panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEnSQMNJmnc
None of them solved my issue. I suppose this is a software problem, but I am running out of ideas. If anyone can give me further hints what to do I would be really thankful for any suggestions.
Thanks in advance.:fingers-crossed:
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see here! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50787570&postcount=2549