hello. I have the lastest DBT firmware for s7 edge.
there's no "advanced" option in wifi settings under the "more" menu.
only wps related stuff. no advanced like should be.
I want to stop the auto scanning and some more wifi options that I always had.
I don't know since when it's gone.
Same thing here! Maybe samsung removed it for some reason? :\
Samsung removed advanced section for rooted users.
AndrOmega said:
Samsung removed advanced section for rooted users.
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Not only for rooted users, for stock users as well. I'm unrooted with 0x0 KNOX and I still don't have the Advanced option.
I have never rooted or done any mods to my S7 edge and ive never had advanced options in the more menu.
However, if you wish to set static IP you can still do so. Connect to the network in question, tap and hold on the network in wifi settings and click manage network. Under that is advanced which allows you to set a static ip or a proxy. Its a messy way but thats how they make you do it!
What annoys me is that i have no way of deleting networks i previously connected to unless its 'in range'. My AV is having a hissy fit over a Virgin Trains insecure connection i accidently connected to once upon a time. Does anyone know of an app that lets you 'forget' old networks?
I want to stop the auto scanning
You can find the auto scanning option under settings>privacy and safety>location> and then improve accuracy. In there you can turn off wifi scanning.
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My brother has a T-Mobile stock ROM HD 2 and he has the issue where device would just randomly connect to available access points, including a BT OpenZone and a Netgear home router. The worst thing is that if the device is connected to his home [preferred] router, it would all of a sudden connect to the BTOpenZone one and totally disable all activity and actually bring up their registration page, etc. It connects to this [random] Netgear one when he is at his in-laws place.
Just to say that these access points have never previously been added as a preferred network or otherwise.
I used to have a WM device (on to Android now) but never used the WiFi connection, so perhaps I'm missing something obvious (?!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This is normal behaviour, if you leave your wifi on. It automatically searches for and tries to connect to any nearby wifi sources. All you have to do is turn wifi off. Just turn it on when you want to use it.
There's a toggle app in one of the stickied threads (cabs & tips)
Must go into the WIFI settings and after couple of Nexts, Uncheck the /Automaticaly Find The Key/ or something like that..also you can go into WIFI options and remove a certain routers setting,just play around a bit with the settings and you will find it.
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This is normal behaviour, if you leave your wifi on. It automatically searches for and tries to connect to any nearby wifi sources. All you have to do is turn wifi off. Just turn it on when you want to use it.
There's a toggle app in one of the stickied threads (cabs & tips)
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Surely it's not default behaviour? I vaguely remember that it automatically searches for wifi APs (if the WiFi is on) but never knew it automatcally connected without you asking it to do so, especially if you have never connected to that AP before or previously added it as a preferred network.
hagba said:
Must go into the WIFI settings and after couple of Nexts, Uncheck the /Automaticaly Find The Key/ or something like that..also you can go into WIFI options and remove a certain routers setting,just play around a bit with the settings and you will find it.
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I shall have to give that a go and look for that setting.
I have the device in front of me now, but fail to find any settings to disable/prevent this behaviour.
I have a Nexus 4. I'm currently on 4.3. My phone auto-connects to every single open wifi network I walk past. Starbucks, McDonalds, Nordstroms, etc... every single one. I've tried both setting and not setting the "Notify me of open networks" option in the Wifi settings. No difference. Well there is, one setting just causes it to silently connect. I have NOT connected to these networks before. At the end of the day I have like 15 AP's queued up in my list that I have to delete.
This might be the most pants-on-head retarded design I have ever seen in a phone. I have only a few productivity apps on my phones. None of them meddle with wifi settings as far as I can tell. So, can anyone help me? Please don't offer me the advice of turning wifi off. I understand that is the kill-all for this, but it's akin to suggesting that longer battery life can be had by turning the phone off between charges. There has to be some option I am missing that is a never-connect-to-open option. I bounce between client offices all day and I need wifi to work smoothly.
Yup, same here. I've disabled the setting to notify me when an open notification is available, and it just connects to all and sundry, often causing me to lose connection with a server. Anybody aware of a fix for this? Do I need to root my Nexus 4 first?
WiFi 'scan/connects' with other networks.
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Yup, same here. I've disabled the setting to notify me when an open notification is available, and it just connects to all and sundry, often causing me to lose connection with a server. Anybody aware of a fix for this? Do I need to root my Nexus 4 first?
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Set your WiFi to be active on your network only, uncheck open networks, and select manage networks to a single AP, yours.
I manage a single connection on my Droid X, and 'forget' all other networks, and do not store any network data from these either.
This is the only way I am certain my phone will not look for other networks, but then again, you can turn off 'Update over WiFi only' as well.
Deselect anything that will cause the phone to look for a WiFi AP, but also remember that once done, your apps such as Email and FB may still attempt to update via the phone's network and not WiFi.
Like many others, I have this pop up in the notification area few times every hour that is really annoying. Never had such notification from note 2, so played around with my router & phone settings, and so far has found this method that worked for me, hope it'll work for some of you experiencing similar issue.
In short, basically I just put my note 3 IP in my router's DHCP reservation list then manually set my note 3 network using static IP in the wifi setting.
Here are some details (router ip/192.168.10.1; note 3 ip/192.168.10.188):
Turn off Auto Connect & Auto network switch under Advanced wifi settings
Connect to my router normally using DHCP, I'm using WPA2
Login to my router and put my note 3 IP in the DHCP reservation list. each router is different, mine is TRENDnet TEW-633GR, so it's in Basic -> Network Settings
Under note3's wifi networks, long press the connected wifi network, click "Modify entwork confi", check "Show advanced options", under "IP Settings" select "Static", enter my gateway(192.168.10.1) and my note 3 IP address(192.168.10.188). For DNS, I use Open DNS(208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220), then click on "Save"
I've been on this setting for the past 3-4 days and haven't seen a single unstable network notification message. Hope this helps.
Just turning off auto network switch fixed the problem for me.
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Just turning off auto network switch fixed the problem for me.
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yea I guess it's different from some people. it didn't work for me just turning off auto network switching.
An apparent solution
My Auto Network was off to start with, and the message started all of a sudden. I've turned it on and back off and it fixed the problem.
Seems to be a glitch, an annoyance Samsung would have to look at.
I must be blind. I cant even find the option for auto connect.
EDIT: Got it. Have to hit the menu button while in WIFI options.
Impacting my Note 2
Now that I've updated my ROM to 4.3 on my Note 2, I'm seeing the same thing so it looks like it might be something in Samsung's implementation of 4.3. I'm going to give your suggestions a try on my phone as well.
This actually seems to work. The unstable internet connect notifications and disconnections seem to have gone.
Why is this? Is this a Android bug?
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This actually seems to work. The unstable internet connect notifications and disconnections seem to have gone.
Why is this? Is this a Android bug?
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I think this is a "feature" from 4.3 as some people with note 2 upgraded to 4.3 reported this issue too, it's just really annoying.
btw disabling the message doesn't seem to improve or degrade the connection for me.
No, I don't mean disabling the message.
I mean manually putting in the DNS as the OpenDNS IPs.
The network was still disconnecting even after the Autoswitch networks option was disabled, so that didn't help.
The OpenDNS seems to have helped.
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No, I don't mean disabling the message.
I mean manually putting in the DNS as the OpenDNS IPs.
The network was still disconnecting even after the Autoswitch networks option was disabled, so that didn't help.
The OpenDNS seems to have helped.
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really? have you tried different DNS? I thought it's manually assigning local IP address on android & using DHCP reserve on router that has helped me getting rid of the issue, I just happen to use OpenDNS. Just turning off auto switching did not work for me either.
Nope, I've always been using DCHP reserve, and that never solved anything.
I think I fixed it
The message was annoying. The last time I saw it I pulled down the notification drawer and clicked the Wi-Fi with a question mark in it a floating window came up saying my internet was unstable bla bla. Tick never show this again then in advanced untick every box in there.
fix for 'your internet connection is unstable error"
i found a fix for this problem.
1. Enter into your modem settings by 192.168.1.1
2.Go to mac filter and enter your device mac id in allowed devices list.
the problem will be solved.
i have done this. and i am not getting that error message.
Hey guys I know there's a way to automatically connect and disconnect Wi-Fi I thought it was called Smart Switch but apparently it's not does anyone have any idea what it's called?
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Smart Switch is for moving content between devices.
Smart Network Switch is for automatically moving from WiFi to Mobile Data, in theory without losing ongoing connections.
The Edge Panel "My Places" can be configured to automatically enable/disable WiFi (and other things) based upon your location (location being configured a small number of ways).
There's probably an App to do it another way (like Wi-Fi Matic - which I've never tried - linky).
It took me a minute to find it but if you go into Wi-Fi settings & tap "more" you'll find the smart network switch option.. It used to be under advanced & somehow I was just missing it when I went to the advanced settings
I've got a Wifi camera and when I try connecting to it with my Nexus 6P when I'm at home it tries to be "clever" (read throw all common sense out the windows and do something utterly stupid) by disconnecting it and switching to my home Wifi, presumably since it can't connect to the internet through camera.
Looking online this seems to be toggled by a "Auto Network Switch" or "Smart* Network Switch" (*Stupid), however this option doesn't seem to exist in the Wifi Settings (including advanced settings).
Any solutions? Bit of a PITA to remove my home Wifi network so I can connect and re-add. I'm running a rooted PureNexus 7.1.1, would be willing to switch to other ROMs that might fix this...
I've never used it, but have you tried connecting to the camera via WPS?
Do you have "Use open Wi-Fi automatically" enabled? If so, this might be causing the phone to drop the camera connection due to it's lack of internet
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I've never used it, but have you tried connecting to the camera via WPS?
Do you have "Use open Wi-Fi automatically" enabled? If so, this might be causing the phone to drop the camera connection due to it's lack of internet
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I've tried disabling this and the option to notify if a public network is available (just in case) but no joy with this.