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[Q] Dropping wifi

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?

randy_c said:
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.

Why does my nexus 7 hate Wifi?

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

Android N wifi issue

Decided to install N a few days ago and test it out, everything was going fine but after returning home from work today my wifi will not reconnect. I've added the info for my wifi back in several times, the phone says the network info is saved, but it never connects or even appears in the list. Don't really feel like wiping again right now, so did anyone else run into this and manage to fix it? Any ideas? I've already tried all the usual stuff, but no luck.

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Decided to install N a few days ago and test it out, everything was going fine but after returning home from work today my wifi will not reconnect. I've added the info for my wifi back in several times, the phone says the network info is saved, but it never connects or even appears in the list. Don't really feel like wiping again right now, so did anyone else run into this and manage to fix it? Any ideas? I've already tried all the usual stuff, but no luck.
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Apologies if this is a silly response but is N official? I thought it was a beta? I'm assuming if that's the case then you'll get variable success with connectivity and functionality.
Do got have the most up to date vendor and is the kernel your using optimised correctly or should you expect issues!

RockwellB1 said:
Decided to install N a few days ago and test it out, everything was going fine but after returning home from work today my wifi will not reconnect. I've added the info for my wifi back in several times, the phone says the network info is saved, but it never connects or even appears in the list. Don't really feel like wiping again right now, so did anyone else run into this and manage to fix it? Any ideas? I've already tried all the usual stuff, but no luck.
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Definitely not a bug. I have been using the preview since day one, and WiFi is working completely fine. Here's what you can try - wipe cache from recovery. And then if it still doesn't show up, you may try resetting your router settings.
I have faced such issue, but that would be subjected to all my devices connected to that specific router. Caused generally by lousy internet connectivity, or some router issues.

I had already tried doing both those things but the problem still persists. I guess I'll just have to try a factory reset or wait for the next update and see if it resolves itself.

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I had already tried doing both those things but the problem still persists. I guess I'll just have to try a factory reset or wait for the next update and see if it resolves itself.
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The next update is near. In case you can't wait, factory/reset would be good option.

Went ahead and rolled back to MM and everything was working well, then I reinstalled N and wifi was again working without issue. I just returned home from an interview though and wifi will not detect my network again. SSID is still saved, but won't appear in the list or connect. Did a cache wipe from recovery, re-entered my wifi info, reset modem and router, but still no luck. So it appears to be something that I can replicate, and only with N. Here's hoping the next update fixes it.

I'm on the N beta preview 3, and my wifi will randomly stop working on my 6P. I have to switch it back each and every time. Also, when I return home, my 6P won't automatically reconnect to wifi like it did on MM. Definitely seems like a bug.

I am using the latest preview. Wi-Fi won't connect. It shows both the 2.4 and 5 ghz options as saved, but it won't use either one. Older version of Android connects fine to same router. I have a NetGear router.

same issue
Yes I would like to report having this issue as well on the 6P in N beta. I have a 5x on MM in one hand 6P on N beta in the other . 5x has connection fine 6P does not using 3 different routers.

Android N on 5x experiencing same issue. Any resolution?

I can report the same. Has anyone discovered a fix?
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elreydenj said:
I can report the same. Has anyone discovered a fix?
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Wifi works great on preview 4. Might suggest a full wipe of your phone and flash again. ATTACH]3800543[/ATTACH]

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Wifi works great on preview 4. Might suggest a full wipe of your phone and flash again. ATTACH]3800543[/ATTACH]
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Mine works well however if you turn it off and then travel away from your router with wifi off; it will fail to reconnect upon returning to your home wifi and turning it back on. Do you ever turn your wifi off for an extended period of time?
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WiFi Issue
Don't know if related. In my case, cannot turn on/off wifi. Even while of it shows the progress bar as if it was looking for networks. Have no wi-fi at this point and unenrolling from the beta isn't sending me the rollback to marshmallow. This on a Nexus 6P

Temporarily fix
I found a temporarily fix till the next update (hopefully) fixes it. Hop to advanced setting and click on wps button. Wait for 5-10 second then click cancel. Hop back to wifi list and you should find your SSID. Sometimes it won't connect even though it's saved and appears in the list. What you want to do is keep clicking on connect. This should help, atleast it does for me. Nexus 5X on Android N.

Extremely frustrating WiFi issues

So, I have been having some extremely frustrating issues with the WiFi on my 6P. I got my phone in January and I have been super happy with it except for this one issue. Since I got it, I was using the stock OS up until the April security patches came out. Before the patches, I had some issues, but the phone was still mostly usable. Especially after that update, however, I have been faced with two very irritating WiFi issues.
When my phone goes to sleep, the WiFi connection inevitably drops out. Sometimes, the WiFi will still be active but not associated, but it will frequently have also switched itself off completely.
I can only stay connected to a network for about 30 seconds tops. The connection will just stall out and then reconnect after several seconds.
In an effort to get better performance, I decided to switch from the stock OS to PureNexus (which I used and loved on my old Nexus 5) and I also flashed the ElementalX kernel. For the first few days, the WiFi performance was rock solid, but slowly it got worse than it was on stock to the point of being unusable now. Now, here's what I have already tried/checked:
The "Keep WiFi awake during sleep" option in the Settings app is DEFINITELY set to Always.
This issue is not specific to any one network. It had occurred on every network that I've used and on 2.4G and 5G networks (although it seems to be worse on 5Ghz)
I tried turning the band selection off Automatic and choosing both 2.4 and 5 only options, both just seemed to make it worse.
I've removed all apps that I installed and checked logcat for any app info that might be related to the issue. All I see is just normal stuff and then BAM! The wifi driver states that it disassociated from the AP.
I tried installing WakeLock to hold WIFI_MODE_FULL at all times. This hasn't made much of a difference with it disassociating while the screen is off.
Has anyone else experienced issues like this? I am to the point now where I might have to send in my phone under the warranty because I don't know if it's just detective hardware or what at this point. The fact that it worked well after a clean install would seem to suggest that it isn't, but the fact that it persisted across two different ROMs suggests that maybe it is.
Either way, I am at a loss and I've exhausted all the diagnostic skill that I have trying to fix this because it's so damn frustrating when you're in the middle of doing something and you can't stay connected for 30 seconds. Any help or ideas would be appreciated immensely!

My issue is the wifi connects but no internet message
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Is this with different Access Points or just at a particular wifi spot? I would factory reset the device, reboot your router, make sure you don't have any odd settings on your router like modified channel bandwidth, etc. If the 6p doesn't stay locked on, it's a hardware issue and I would do a warranty claim. My 6p wifi has been money since January with every ROM.

wifi seemingly ignores "keep wifi active on sleep" setting

has anyone else seen this with stock OOS? when i pick my phone up after not using it for a while, almost every single time it can't connect to anything until the screen is on for a few seconds...as if it's needing to reconnect to the wifi. after a few seconds, everything is fine (as if it had finished connecting and now works). i have it set to keep wifi on during sleep, but it seems to be ignoring that setting...at least that's the only thing i can figure as to what's going on. i'm stock unrooted on oos 4.5.15.
is there anything i can do here? i love this phone in every way EXCEPT for the god-awful wifi performance. the wifi in general has gotten much better, but this one bug in particular is incredibly annoying...also, before someone mentions it, i've already changed my router out trying to fix this. i was having other wifi issues, so i upgraded to ubiquiti gear...hasn't resolved this particular issue.
edit: of note, i've also tried turning doze off to help fix this...but doze mode in general on this phone seems completely unreliable in pretty much every way. that didn't help fix anything either.