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Freeze & WiFi

So I have the known freezing problem, where it freezes and have to reboot.
Well started having WiFi issues as well, ****ty connection, to having to turn off and turn back on the connection because it wouldn't work at all. This is related to the freezing problem correct? Also, how does it seem to be getting worse? Shouldn't it just be the same until they send an update?
Yes, I have tried all suggestions options.

From what I've read here on the forums along with a few other sites is that the WiFi freeze is an issue with GNex and 4.2.1. Just hold tight for an update and the issue should be fixed.
But with random reboots, are you using a stock ROM and Kernel?

TheGrayHatter said:
From what I've read here on the forums along with a few other sites is that the WiFi freeze is an issue with GNex and 4.2.1. Just hold tight for an update and the issue should be fixed.
But with random reboots, are you using a stock ROM and Kernel?
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Yes it's stock everything.
Started noticing other things, think it's related to WiFi somehow, for example this site will not let me log in, I type my credentials it says thanks, and then loads the page again without my logged in. Also, another site does not let me type, i hit the first letter and the keyboard goes away.
Some weird things. Hoping it will all be fixed with an update.
I think I also noticed a very small light bleed (only noticeable on the nexus loading screen), should I try to exchange it or is that pretty much the same on all devices?

bmancell said:
Yes it's stock everything.
Started noticing other things, think it's related to WiFi somehow, for example this site will not let me log in, I type my credentials it says thanks, and then loads the page again without my logged in. Also, another site does not let me type, i hit the first letter and the keyboard goes away.
Some weird things. Hoping it will all be fixed with an update.
I think I also noticed a very small light bleed (only noticeable on the nexus loading screen), should I try to exchange it or is that pretty much the same on all devices?
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Hmm, if your device does suffer from light bleed, then it should be reproducible (In my opinion).
To try and reproduce it I would do this:
Turn brightness all the way up and disable the AUTO setting
Download the app, Display Tester, from the Play store (There is a myriad of similar apps, find one for you)
Optional: Check for dead pixels by cycling through the colors
Get to the black preset and see if you notice any shades of white coming through. If the black is consistent with the remainder of the screen, then no bleed. If not, they you may have some
Truth be told, I've read many posts in-which people complain how this is their Nth unit. If you feel that the minor bleed ruins your experience with the device, then return it. If not, then enjoy it! My personal opinion is to keep the device and not risk receiving a device with greater issues. And with the wifi lag, are you using Chrome as your browser? If so, I would try boat Browser (Flash Support) or Dolphin Browser with Jetpack. If that solves the WiFi issue (credentials) then there you go! If it doesn't then you can always try flashing a ROM or Factory Resetting. Good luck! :good:

I will try that out.
And with the browser, it's not just the browser with issues, other internet apps do have issues as well.
*update
I tried the test, and it seems there are two small areas at the top right side of the screen. I can only see it on black, so it does not wreck my experience.
Something like this, does it get worse? The year warranty that it has, is this something they will fix/replace?

I found you can fix wifi issues temporarily by switching the channel to 8 or anything other than 11

ThomasBags said:
I found you can fix wifi issues temporarily by switching the channel to 8 or anything other than 11
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You talking about the tablet itself, or in my router settings? How would I do that on the tablet?
I checked my router, it's on Channel 6, so not going to help me.

You should be able to change the channel, but I don't see a correlation between the two.

ThomasBags said:
I found you can fix wifi issues temporarily by switching the channel to 8 or anything other than 11
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Changing the wifi channel may help, it would depend on your network and the networks around you though.
I've had the same issues with wifi it's an absolute nightmare. I thought my first tablet was genuinely faulty since I couldn't find too many complaints here about the wifi. However the replacement I have been sent is the same. I'm not sure if it's an issue with 4.2 and certain routers but I had the wifi drops, and more annoyingly I had poor wifi signal that would frequently drop to no bars and cut the video I was watching at the time. Very frustrating.
I have not had a chance to test my nexus 4 however the wifi reception on that is pretty poor too while my old desire hd is fine so I'm sure it's android. Not sure how long it's going to take for a fix of any kind, there are a few reports on the Google submission page with a lot of replies.
Best thing to do is to submit a bug report to Google. At the very least it may get them to actually acknowledge that there is a problem with jelly bean.

Yeah it's starting to pass me off, it's getting worse by the day. Almost unusable.
Not sure if I should send back or wait for update.

[Q] Nexus 4 Notification Delay

This topic has been discussed a lot of times on internet but I am really concerned about fixing my phone as no matter what, if i am on 2G, 3G or WIFI I stop having notification after 15-20 minutes. In fact I tried PINGING my device and PING stops really after 15 minutes. Anyways, currently I am desperately waiting for 4.3 and there is just no NEWS of the RELEASE DATE whatsoever. But also I am not much into CUSTOM ROM or KERNELS but was wondering if I can only update the KERNEL version (i.e., FRANCO if any one suggest) and solve this issue. I want to be remain on STOCK ANDROID but is it possible to only upgrade the kernel ?
Also I would need tutorial for the quickest root and the safest kernel to follow and keep upgrading it all the time. Thank you.

ibrahim52 said:
This topic has been discussed a lot of times on internet but I am really concerned about fixing my phone as no matter what, if i am on 2G, 3G or WIFI I stop having notification after 15-20 minutes. In fact I tried PINGING my device and PING stops really after 15 minutes. Anyways, currently I am desperately waiting for 4.3 and there is just no NEWS of the RELEASE DATE whatsoever. But also I am not much into CUSTOM ROM or KERNELS but was wondering if I can only update the KERNEL version (i.e., FRANCO if any one suggest) and solve this issue. I want to be remain on STOCK ANDROID but is it possible to only upgrade the kernel ?
Also I would need tutorial for the quickest root and the safest kernel to follow and keep upgrading it all the time. Thank you.
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The choices and threads are out there for you if this is truly bothering you. You can stay stock and flash a couple of files to test out if your issue is fixed. Rooting is not the end of the world and you can always go back. As for tools there are multiple stickied root methods just choose one. Also no guarantee 4.3 fixes the issue. I flashed a couple files from Development in the Wifi/Fix thread and my problems went away. May for you it may be the prima drivers but you wont know until you do it

playya said:
The choices and threads are out there for you if this is truly bothering you. You can stay stock and flash a couple of files to test out if your issue is fixed. Rooting is not the end of the world and you can always go back. As for tools there are multiple stickied root methods just choose one. Also no guarantee 4.3 fixes the issue. I flashed a couple files from Development in the Wifi/Fix thread and my problems went away. May for you it may be the prima drivers but you wont know until you do it
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I will be still waiting till 4.3 is released but just one thing I wanted to confirm when you said your problem was FIXED. Was it on both 3G / WiFi because this issue occurs on both interface.

Are there any other particular apps that still gets notification after everyone don't?
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QuackDuck said:
Are there any other particular apps that still gets notification after everyone don't?
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any APP has the same issue. I use the following and in everything it is the same frustrating issue.
whatsapp
Talk.to
Email (Even if the settings are on 1 hour INBOX CHECK, it never works until i manually do the sync)
These are the only apps I always expect to notify me INSTANTLY. Also it was the same in Google talk and any other IM apps.

ibrahim52 said:
I will be still waiting till 4.3 is released but just one thing I wanted to confirm when you said your problem was FIXED. Was it on both 3G / WiFi because this issue occurs on both interface.
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for me I had mostly issues on wifi and now I can ping my phone after 30 minutes and it still going. I never honestly noticed it on 3g but either way you have options try them first

playya said:
for me I had mostly issues on wifi and now I can ping my phone after 30 minutes and it still going. I never honestly noticed it on 3g but either way you have options try them first
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Thanks but it also happens in 2G because 3G I can't use due to my work environment where I can't keep charging my phone and in 3G this phone battery drains quickly. Well, two more weeks ill wait for 4.3 and if Google is still fooling then I will go ahead with ROOT and some KERNEL experiments. Thanks a load.

4.3 Wifi issues?

Anyone else having wifi issues with 4.3? I am 100% stock unrooted, installed the official google factory image with fastboot doing a full wipe including user data. I have been running AOKP and have gotten sick of the issues this tablet has and though that going 100% stock to see if it solved any of the problems. I have only been installed since last nigh but I am already having wifi issues. The wifi seems to loose connection and has to be toggled on and off to get it going again. Anyone else seeing this?

I can confirm this.

I actually think my Wi-Fi is even better now.
Enviado desde mi Nexus 10 usando Tapatalk 2

Sensamic said:
I actually think my Wi-Fi is even better now.
Enviado desde mi Nexus 10 usando Tapatalk 2
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Me too I haven't had any issues and WiFi connection seems better usually id get 2-3 bars in living room now I get 3- full.
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I had a multitude of random Wi-Fi drops on 4.2.2 on a daily basis, using several AP's with all the configuration setups imaginable. with 4.3 in happy to report one drop in three full days.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

eman5oh said:
Anyone else having wifi issues with 4.3? I am 100% stock unrooted, installed the official google factory image with fastboot doing a full wipe including user data. I have been running AOKP and have gotten sick of the issues this tablet has and though that going 100% stock to see if it solved any of the problems. I have only been installed since last nigh but I am already having wifi issues. The wifi seems to loose connection and has to be toggled on and off to get it going again. Anyone else seeing this?
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I had the issue you described on 4.2.2 but not so far with 4.3, only time will tell. I'm getting random YouTube app freezing but these do not appear to be WiFi related. I flashed the 4.3 update over my existing 4.2.2. Stock image so have a different base then yours.

No problem with WiFi, it also seems more stable now.

eman5oh said:
Anyone else having wifi issues with 4.3? I am 100% stock unrooted, installed the official google factory image with fastboot doing a full wipe including user data. I have been running AOKP and have gotten sick of the issues this tablet has and though that going 100% stock to see if it solved any of the problems. I have only been installed since last nigh but I am already having wifi issues. The wifi seems to loose connection and has to be toggled on and off to get it going again. Anyone else seeing this?
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What else have you done to the ROM? I had some WiFi issues but after I flashed the cm10.2 I have none
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk 2

I think I have been but it may be some Tasker profiles that I was having while outside. Had issues with Play music using bluetooth on Wifi. Testing right now.
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I did not have any Wi-Fi problems with 4.2.2 on AOKP but I did have sleep of death problems seems I just traded one problem four an other.

No WiFi issues here.
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As others have said, I've found my wifi reception/stability has improved with the 4.3 image. My older 802.11b hotspot didn't work with the N10 reliably before the upgrade to 4.3, regularly dropping the connection. Now it works fine, and always at full "bars" reception.
My 5Ghz 802.11n AP worked fine before, and still works fine now.

Hi, I too have had poor wifi on my wife's nexus 10 since 4.3.
Every night for last couple months my wife and I have played ticket to ride in in bed. From the moment she reset it to apply the 4.3 update (between games) she has suffered from dropouts and the game continually disconnects. Was running perfectly for months until this update was applied.
Given that she updated between games and we noticed the issue immediately after the update I am sure there is a change for the worse in the wifi configuration under android 4.3.

I am also experiencing wifi issues with the stock 4.3 update. No SoD so far like with 4.2.2 but since 4.3, wifi quality will degrade when I am using it heavily. I will still have 2-3 bars but the connection will slow to a crawl until I toggle wifi off/on. (I feel I should add: quality router, multiple devices without issues) The only thing I have done to this ROM is chainfire root. It seems some have the issue and some don't. I'll prob try and install again tonight to see if it helps.

I have been experiencing a loss in internet connectivity after 1-2 hours of inactivity now that I am on 4.3. The WiFi icon turns gray but stays connected to the router. I rebooted the router, but no help. I have advanced settings set to WiFi always on. I had WiFi optimization on, and am now testing to see if things change with it off. I never had any connectivity problem with 4.2.2 and nothing else has changed. If this keeps up, I may flash back to 4.2.2 till things get better.

eman5oh said:
I did not have any Wi-Fi problems with 4.2.2 on AOKP but I did have sleep of death problems seems I just traded one problem four an other.
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That is a very simple fix if you just asked around, or searched and you would see the three primary causes.

EniGmA1987 said:
That is a very simple fix if you just asked around, or searched and you would see the three primary causes.
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I ended up using an app called safe charge that seemed to do the trick. What were the other causes or fixes for this? I just wanted to go stock for a bit while AOKP and CM get the 4.3 builds up and running so i would have a reference to compare the performance and stability to.

I have filed a bug report for this here https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=58206&thanks=58206&ts=1375129699

eman5oh said:
I ended up using an app called safe charge that seemed to do the trick. What were the other causes or fixes for this?
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The leading causes of sleep of death issues are:
The CPU governor uses hotplugging, the majority of the users on this tablet get SoD with hotplugging on
Voltage was tweaked a bit lower and is not enough to run your CPU properly
You are running Franco's R12 kernel which has a very widely known SoD issue.
It is also possible that the version of the AOKP kernel you may have been running had the same tweak that Franco did and was also causing a SoD. 90% of the time when someone has a sleep of death issue on this tablet it is because of something from the kernel that is causing the issue, you can try out KTManta or Trinity kernel (also both of them have beta kernels available for 4.3).

Ken401 said:
I have been experiencing a loss in internet connectivity after 1-2 hours of inactivity now that I am on 4.3. The WiFi icon turns gray but stays connected to the router. I rebooted the router, but no help. I have advanced settings set to WiFi always on. I had WiFi optimization on, and am now testing to see if things change with it off. I never had any connectivity problem with 4.2.2 and nothing else has changed. If this keeps up, I may flash back to 4.2.2 till things get better.
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FWIW, after turning the WiFi optimization off, the WiFi status icon has remained blue and I have not lost the internet connection when sitting idle for hours.

[Q] Screen mirroring Note 3 and Netgear PVT3000 PVT-3000

I have largely very few issues while using the Netgear PVT3000 with my Windows 8 laptop but have severe lag/pauses/drop outs with the Note 3. I also tried the Note 3 yesterday with a 2013 Samsung TV and things were better but still very laggy and with drop outs. In both cases things get better after a few minutes of the connection but eventually collapse. The common factor here is the note 3 and perhaps using miracast as opposed to Intel Widi protocol. All of this has been done within very close range and full bars being reported so signal strength isn't the issue. As there are no options to play with it kind of works or doesn't work - in this case it doesn't.
Wondered if anyone else has had more luck or has some suggestion because this is stopping me from becoming much less reliant on my laptop.

airwater9 said:
I have largely very few issues while using the Netgear PVT3000 with my Windows 8 laptop but have severe lag/pauses/drop outs with the Note 3. I also tried the Note 3 yesterday with a 2013 Samsung TV and things were better but still very laggy and with drop outs. In both cases things get better after a few minutes of the connection but eventually collapse. The common factor here is the note 3 and perhaps using miracast as opposed to Intel Widi protocol. All of this has been done within very close range and full bars being reported so signal strength isn't the issue. As there are no options to play with it kind of works or doesn't work - in this case it doesn't.
Wondered if anyone else has had more luck or has some suggestion because this is stopping me from becoming much less reliant on my laptop.
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Ask another way: Has anyone had good success with wireless display and if so with which receiver?

I tried them with multiple at work and it does work but there is atleast a 1 second delay
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which firmware are you using?
Since you guys at least seem to have it working maybe you could help me...
I can't get screen mirroring to work.
The PVT acts like it is going to connect but then it freezes on "Connecting to the wireless display device..." even though my phone says the connection is good.
It shipped to me with 2.4.26 already on it and I am having a hard time getting any other firmware to load. It seems to always fail.
Netgear support is being pretty useless on it since Note 3 isn't officially supported but it did the same thing with my GF's Note II.

bds369 said:
Since you guys at least seem to have it working maybe you could help me...
I can't get screen mirroring to work.
The PVT acts like it is going to connect but then it freezes on "Connecting to the wireless display device..." even though my phone says the connection is good.
It shipped to me with 2.4.26 already on it and I am having a hard time getting any other firmware to load. It seems to always fail.
Netgear support is being pretty useless on it since Note 3 isn't officially supported but it did the same thing with my GF's Note II.
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There isn't much that should stop some kind of connection being established one the dongle has had a minute to boot - the obvious one is to disable the power saving option on the note 3.
I'm very disappointed and surprised more people aren't doing widi mirroring and reporting issues with it.

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There isn't much that should stop some kind of connection being established one the dongle has had a minute to boot - the obvious one is to disable the power saving option on the note 3.
I'm very disappointed and surprised more people aren't doing widi mirroring and reporting issues with it.
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I agree. Would really like to know what firmware is working for anyone with Note 3. I thought there may be a custom version floating around. Which version are you guys on?
My latest update from Netgear is they want to do a hardware RMA. I'm not entirely convinced that it is hardware but there's no other posts about this that I can find.
I tried every firmware on their site and got the same result with Note 2 and 3.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h7onknmps7dn10i/2014-01-22 19.44.51.jpg
My thought was maybe the firmware wasn't working with Android 4.3

bds369 said:
I agree. Would really like to know what firmware is working for anyone with Note 3. I thought there may be a custom version floating around. Which version are you guys on?
My latest update from Netgear is they want to do a hardware RMA. I'm not entirely convinced that it is hardware but there's no other posts about this that I can find.
I tried every firmware on their site and got the same result with Note 2 and 3.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h7onknmps7dn10i/2014-01-22 19.44.51.jpg
My thought was maybe the firmware wasn't working with Android 4.3
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RMA will be pointless, I've got two pvt3000s - both with the same issue with the galaxy note 3.

Got onto Netgear who advised me to try different firmwares and I went for v2.4.3 and found that it eliminated all of the drop out and most of the timing issues (except for youtube which lags 2-3 seconds behind what is happening on the phone but as the sound and video are sync'd, it's not really a problem).

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Got onto Netgear who advised me to try different firmwares and I went for v2.4.3 and found that it eliminated all of the drop out and most of the timing issues (except for youtube which lags 2-3 seconds behind what is happening on the phone but as the sound and video are sync'd, it's not really a problem).
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Are you on a completely stock ROM or a custom? I cannot get it to connect. Always freezes.

I'm on stock. Is your power saving turned off?

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I'm on stock. Is your power saving turned off?
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Yes power saving is turned off.
I was on a mostly stock rooted rom. Now I even went back to unrooted stock rom. Obviously my Knox is tripped but everything else is bone stock. It still won't connect. Going to scour xda today too see if there's some patch for mirrorcast for if you have ever rooted

[Q] Wifi Issue with LG-D802. Advice is very appreciated

[Q] Wifi Issue with LG-D802
Hi all
Few days ago i receive my G2 and quickly updated to android Kitkat (Never experiencing Jellybean on this phone before),
I started to have some issues with the wifi. The wifi appears to be connected but sometimes there is no data transfer and wifi automatically disconnect even in the strongest signal area (the router is just below my desk of my phone) and the wifi settings was still turned on.
This occurs with every router from normal to the strongest connection.
Besides the connection drops also occurs on this phone which there is no internet connection even when the wifi is connected
So is this the wireless hardware issue or anyone experienced this before? Would like some suggestion please, Thanks!

So... just to make sure, you are running the default/stock ROM with OTA update to Android KitKat right? I am currently running CM11 nightly, and sometimes it has issues with connectivity (wifi/LTE). Let me know.

ainstushar said:
So... just to make sure, you are running the default/stock ROM with OTA update to Android KitKat right? I am currently running CM11 nightly, and sometimes it has issues with connectivity (wifi/LTE). Let me know.
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Yes it is running stock LG rom at 4.4.2

Here is what i would try:
1. Try resetting the phone to see if the errors go away. Maybe something went wrong while upgrading
2. If the problem still persists, and you are expert at ROMing - try installing a different ROM to see if this is related to LG's ROM.
3. Get a replacement if under warranty.
Just to let you know, KitKat does have some wifi issues. Some people are reporting issues with 4.4.2 and not with 4.2.2.
Hope that helps.

ainstushar said:
Here is what i would try:
1. Try resetting the phone to see if the errors go away. Maybe something went wrong while upgrading
2. If the problem still persists, and you are expert at ROMing - try installing a different ROM to see if this is related to LG's ROM.
3. Get a replacement if under warranty.
Just to let you know, KitKat does have some wifi issues. Some people are reporting issues with 4.4.2 and not with 4.2.2.
Hope that helps.
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I have reset the phone after i face the problem after the first day of use. However it does still appear but not in a very frequent like minute or hour basis. The connection drop and wifi disconnects occurs randomly during normal browsing/playstore/ social apps activities. I guess it was very hard to get for replacement under warranty if the problem was not really significant (occurs 2-4 times per day) although it is still under warranty coverage.
Thanks for your advice, i am currently looking towards in accessing device debug log to try to proof them there is something wrong with the wifi on the phone.

For me the same problem happened and i found out the solution by lowering the band of rounter to 54mbps only
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