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Hello all,
I love my X10, but the frustration with getting it to connect to my Netgear DG834 router was getting to me, so I dedicated an afternoon to working out a solution and I've found one that works for me, so I hope it'll work for you too.
Summary of problem
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The phone will connect to the Router once, and once only. Any attempt to re-connect to the wifi will result in the phone disconnecting, scanning again, then discinnecting until the user gives up. Nothing will cause the phone to reconnect (telling it to forget the connection for example). The only surefire way to reconnect is to reboot the router each time - not ideal.
Manually adding a Static IP also doesn't work - which is weird as that is how I've solved it, see below.
Scale of problem
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The problem seems to be with the router and not necessarily the phone as it appears to be on a wide range of phones (Hero, Droid, Touch HD etc.). Seeing at the DG834 is the most popular router in the world, and Android is growing all the time, there are a large number of people affected.
However Iphone and Symbian phones appear to be unaffected.
Reason for the problem
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Currently unknown, but appears to be something to do with the handshaking procedure when a device asks the router for an address (DHCP) - though as to what I don't know.
Solution
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1) Download an app called WiFiStatic from the App Market. WiFiStatic takes each DHCP assigned IP address and stores it in a small database to be re-applied whenever you are back in range of the same Router again. It is not an ideal solution as you may have to re-scan and re-assign if you visit a busy hotspot, but this is a two press function, so it's not that onerous.
2) Turn off your Router. Make sure the WiFi on your phone is off too.
3) With the router off, clear your Remembered WiFi connections (or at the very least the Netgear connection). Once that's done, turn the Router on again and wait until it is full back up again.
4) When the Router is fully operational again, turn on your wifi on the phone and let is scan for and connect to the Netgear Router. You may need to tell it to connect from the Wireless Settings menu on the phone.
5) The phone should now connect to the Router successfully. If it doesn't, repeat the above procedure.
6) With the phone connected to the router, fire up WiFiStatic. Check Auto Switch and Show Visual Prompt if they are not already selected, then Tap Add configuration at the bottom of the screen.
7) The IP address and other settings assigned by your router should be displayed at the top of the screen, at the bottom should be the name of your router and its MAC address. If not then tap Menu > Generate to populate the form.
8)Tap Menu > Done when everything is ok.
That's it. Now when you move into range of your Netgear, you should get connected, though it does take a bit longer than normal (the Router still wants to assign an address first before accepting the static IP). You can speed this up by changing the Device table on the router to always keep the Phone's static IP open.
This shouldn't work as all my other attempts with Static IP failed, but I've had five days now of instant connection to WiFi at home, so something has been freed up.
i can not tell you how seeing this post was like finding bin ladin in the white house. Prob would have found him twice trying to solve this WIFI problem. And the strange thing is this is the 1st phone i have had that there are so few posts about it...is everyone on that icrack? scary. cheers to you...
Thank you for posting this.
I tried this with my and it seems it doesn't make a difference for me. I still can only connect once to the router and for me to connect again i have to restart the router again. Am i missing something?
Problem is when I connect for the first time at home it works then when i leave to the office i use the wifi there and never have any problems there but when i get back home it doesn't work. Do you guys switch the wifi off manually when you are not using it?
one thing that is almost always overlooked is updating the router's firmware. this usually solves a number of issues. I dont know about netgear but it's worth a try to update
bimmerboii said:
one thing that is almost always overlooked is updating the router's firmware. this usually solves a number of issues. I dont know about netgear but it's worth a try to update
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That was one of the first thing i tried....it seems i have the latest firmware.
Is this an issue for a lot of people then? Ive one of these routers and never had an issue connecting any phones to it. Had 3 nokias and 3 different android phones, currently on the x10, and they all connected fine everytime.
i have some troubles in x10i wifi connection and holp someone helps me~
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im chinese, my x10i have had the lastest firmware but the phone cant connect the AP which set the channel is "13". but i used it long before and suddy just one day i find it dosnt work~ it cant scan(and find) the AP anymore !
then i have tried and config the router in another wifi channel(just like 1,8,11..) and the phone can scan and refind the AP.
i have tried to reload the phone's default setting,but it dont work(in channel 13)ToT
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someone tell me why? and someone give me some suggest?
in china , lots of router's wifi channel are using "13" by default(factory setting);so, if my x10i cant works in that channel means i couldnt find the "opend APs" which in the public place(like KFC~~)
THX to help~
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Hello all,
I love my X10, but the frustration with getting it to connect to my Netgear DG834 router was getting to me, so I dedicated an afternoon to working out a solution and I've found one that works for me, so I hope it'll work for you too.
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Thank you! I have spent three days trying to get my phone to re-connect to a DG834v5.
Your solution has worked! I had gone as far as reserving an IP address on the router and linked it to the MAC of the phone... no dice. The phone would connect once and then never again until the router was reset. Really irritating because I have two PPPoe connections running through the router with a routing table that has to be re-loaded via telnet every time the router is reset. I was considering a new phone or a new router.
HI,
I have near the same problem.
But I found out that when I remove on the access point the hidden function ( SID ) then it works perfect.
so that is a bug in the ROM of the X10, I have the R2b026.
At the moment everone can see my Access Point but I can live with that solution.
Worked for me! Many many thanks this had been infuriating me...
Same problem here - never had an issue with any other router, so I blame Netgear...
Let's just hope this works - it's been driving me crazy for the past 5 days...
Neh, hasn't worked for me....
Stupid freakin' Netgear...
works on the HD2 aswell. Thanks alot!
Not just Netgear, maybe Android
k1sr said:
Same problem here - never had an issue with any other router, so I blame Netgear...
Let's just hope this works - it's been driving me crazy for the past 5 days...
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I am having the same issue on my HD2 Android 2.3.4, connecting to a D-Link DIR-635. If I use Static IP, everything is fine...
WORKS! I can't believe it, finally i can disconnect and connect without having to reset my router everytime. BIG thanks man!
alright, it worked fine for the first 5-6 hours. then it went back to not connecting without rebooting the router. this problem happens only with my home router, at work i can connect fine, as well as in other places.
any thoughts or solutions? i mean it did work in the beginning, then why did it stop? shall i change my router?
P.S.: i noticed that every time i connect to my home router i get the same IP address and all the stats are the same.
Just got the S8 and I have 3 Wi-Fi access points at home to cover the whole house. My S8 has been registered with the passwords for all of the APs but it continually rejects the connections with an exclamation mark after the WiFi icon having connected and then shown a message that the Internet connection may not be available. The Internet connection is available as other devices are connected and using it perfectly. If I switch the Wi-Fi on and off and reboot the S8 the issue corrects itself but I should not have to go through that nonsense every time I come home and want to use my Wi-Fi. I have explored the advanced options on the connection settings and they appear to be quite limited (DHCP Etc). Is there some way to solve this issue? I have no problem with other android devices connecting to the same hotspots. Any ideas that might lead to a solution would be appreciated.
bbersk said:
Just got the S8 and I have 3 Wi-Fi access points at home to cover the whole house. My S8 has been registered with the passwords for all of the APs but it continually rejects the connections with an exclamation mark after the WiFi icon having connected and then shown a message that the Internet connection may not be available. The Internet connection is available as other devices are connected and using it perfectly. If I switch the Wi-Fi on and off and reboot the S8 the issue corrects itself but I should not have to go through that nonsense every time I come home and want to use my Wi-Fi. I have explored the advanced options on the connection settings and they appear to be quite limited (DHCP Etc). Is there some way to solve this issue? I have no problem with other android devices connecting to the same hotspots. Any ideas that might lead to a solution would be appreciated.
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I had this problem when i first got my s8 from vodafone but when i got this latest update it's been good no issues with internet anymore.
I have this problem as well with my S8 from Verizon. Worked flawlessly for a week and them today I get this error. Very frustrating. I know the SMG955U from Verizon is already unlocked but is there any way to put the International ROM on the phone seeing that the Verizon and the International are the same?
I've tried all the resets etc and the WiFi connects but I get the 'Internet connection may not be available' message.
Update 27/04/2017
Thanks for the reply. My S8 developed some interesting issues including the switching on of 'do not disturb' mode intermittently and along with the Wi-Fi issue the mobile data was failing in areas where a full 4G signal was present. Rebooting, resetting etc did not resolve the issue and I returned the phone to CPW for advice. The staff at the Glasgow store wasted no time and exchanged it on the spot after some negotiation with their technical service centre. Full marks to CPW for the prompt service and I can report that all of the previous issues have now been resolved with the replacement handset. I thought it worthwhile to post this information so that others who experience similar issues may be able to get a similar resolution.
Poor WIFI performance
I also have issues with the wifi of the phone, /i will get the terminal replace some time today or next week.
1. WIFI keeps disconnecting, actually it's flapping connct&disconnect for 5-10 min until it finally connects, on this matter I have seen on the acces point that it tried to allocate an ip from an unknown without asking DHCP server for an IP renew it actually tries to alocate itself the last known ip, and clearly disconnects because of lack of internet access, this happens normally as power saving mode is on, disabeling power saving and assigning a static ip on the phone seems to resolve the issue.
2. poor wifi signal... no fix for this thus far
- i have 580Mbps speed connection on my S5 and only 120-240Mbps on my S8, steaming not working and connection in general very bad, time ots and stuf, although I position myself at 10cm away from the wifi router antenas i only get 540Mbps signal, although I have an AC1750 router , s5 gets 840 in the same spot... I think the modem(that is part of the Exynos chipset) does not work wekll with Atheros based AP´s , I have an Archer C7 with 2.4ghz QCA9558 chipset capable of 450 Mbps theoretical speed, but only uses 2 antenas as s8 only has 2 from my knowledge and reaches a max of 140Mbps(should of connected at 300Mbps at 10cm in theory ) with the s8 and QCA9880-BR4A on the 5ghz side of things with a theoretical speed of 1300Mbps should work at 866 with the S8 because of the 2 antenas of the S8.
phone changed 90% of problems fixed
Hello, just got my phone replaced, tha new unit has way better wifi signal considering I hace atheros router and the phone has broadcom 43xx chipset... worth considerign changing to a broadcom router...
Hi,
I have found a solution to this problem.
1. GO to wifi settings
2. Forget the wifi network
3. CONNECT AGAIN BUT BEFORE CONNECTING GO TO ADVANCED OPTIONS AND CHOOSE STATIC INSTEAD OF AUtOMATIC. Enter in the ip address etc and connect.( It requires to be entered manually) Problem will be solved.
bbersk said:
Just got the S8 and I have 3 Wi-Fi access points at home to cover the whole house. My S8 has been registered with the passwords for all of the APs but it continually rejects the connections with an exclamation mark after the WiFi icon having connected and then shown a message that the Internet connection may not be available. The Internet connection is available as other devices are connected and using it perfectly. If I switch the Wi-Fi on and off and reboot the S8 the issue corrects itself but I should not have to go through that nonsense every time I come home and want to use my Wi-Fi. I have explored the advanced options on the connection settings and they appear to be quite limited (DHCP Etc). Is there some way to solve this issue? I have no problem with other android devices connecting to the same hotspots. Any ideas that might lead to a solution would be appreciated.
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Hi,
I have found a solution to this problem.
1. GO to wifi settings
2. Forget the wifi network
3. CONNECT AGAIN BUT BEFORE CONNECTING GO TO ADVANCED OPTIONS AND CHOOSE STATIC INSTEAD OF AUtOMATIC. Enter in the ip address etc and connect. Problem will be solved.
@Saurav913 doesn't work your tip,but my wifi drop too much especially in stanby (set it on always option) and till I wake up my phone i don't have wifi again with router Vodafone revolution..
Change the DNS...
Hi there..
I had just the same problem with s8 plus and s7 edge(after updating to android 7.0), it kept saying "internet may not be available", I changed the DNS to 8.8.8.8 and tue problem solved. Go to SETTINGS》WIFI》SSID》MANGE NETWORK》change the IP SETTINGS to STATIC》then change the DNS1 to 8.8.8.8 hit save and you are good to go.
Sorry if there are any mistakes. I am new to XDA and not good in english.
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bbersk said:
Just got the S8 and I have 3 Wi-Fi access points at home to cover the whole house. My S8 has been registered with the passwords for all of the APs but it continually rejects the connections with an exclamation mark after the WiFi icon having connected and then shown a message that the Internet connection may not be available. The Internet connection is available as other devices are connected and using it perfectly. If I switch the Wi-Fi on and off and reboot the S8 the issue corrects itself but I should not have to go through that nonsense every time I come home and want to use my Wi-Fi. I have explored the advanced options on the connection settings and they appear to be quite limited (DHCP Etc). Is there some way to solve this issue? I have no problem with other android devices connecting to the same hotspots. Any ideas that might lead to a solution would be appreciated.
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Hi there..
I had just the same problem with s8 plus and s7 edge(after updating to android 7.0), it kept saying "internet may not be available", I changed the DNS to 8.8.8.8 and tue problem solved. Go to SETTINGS》WIFI》SSID》MANGE NETWORK》change the IP SETTINGS to STATIC》then change the DNS1 to 8.8.8.8 hit save and you are good to go.
Sorry if there are any mistakes. I am new to XDA and not good in english.
I have same problem and it is very annoying. I got 2 S8 plus and both have the problem.
There are 3 WIFI Router that covers my house. I have problems saying internet might not be available every time I connect. This is very annoying. Other Phones in the house like Iphone do not have the problem.
What I noticed is that the IP range of my router is:
192.168.1.1
But my S8 says he is connected but the IP is
192.168.0.100
Anyone have same problem?
Thanks!
bbersk said:
Just got the S8 and I have 3 Wi-Fi access points at home to cover the whole house. My S8 has been registered with the passwords for all of the APs but it continually rejects the connections with an exclamation mark after the WiFi icon having connected and then shown a message that the Internet connection may not be available. The Internet connection is available as other devices are connected and using it perfectly. If I switch the Wi-Fi on and off and reboot the S8 the issue corrects itself but I should not have to go through that nonsense every time I come home and want to use my Wi-Fi. I have explored the advanced options on the connection settings and they appear to be quite limited (DHCP Etc). Is there some way to solve this issue? I have no problem with other android devices connecting to the same hotspots. Any ideas that might lead to a solution would be appreciated.
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I found a quick work around on how to fix this temporarily until Samsung issues a patch.
just turn off 5ghz SSID broadcasting and you should be ok for now.
here is a quick how to video i made on just in case.
https://youtu.be/Nu5FjDPLn-M
I'm having a very similar problem with my home WiFi and my Verizon S8+ I bought from Samsung's website. I've tried switching from DHCP to static and entering all my info. No luck. I've also switched my dns1 to 8.8.8.8 and dns2 to 8.8.4.4, and my WiFi router is set to 2.4ghz only. No success in resolving the issue. Currently my phone will show the "internet may not be available" with the added exclaimation point for a few minutes when first connected, then the exclaimation goes away and I'll have regular full speed internet for around 25-45 seconds before it goes back to a non-internet state. Any suggestions?
Try changing in your router the security setting. If your using WPA2 AES/TKIP, change to just WPA2 TKIP and see if this works for you...
I was having the same exact issue for months. I changed to TKIP only and have been rock solid ever since. No more ! at all... I'm gonna switch to just AES today and see how that works.
Changed to WPA2-AES and within the hour had ! back and no internet. Went back to TKIP and rock solid again. Looks like a possible bug with AES to me. Sticking with wpa2-tkip setting for now.
I'm having this same exact issue.
Anyone who knows what to look for to fix this, what info or files do you need from me? I'm at the end of my tether with this ****
I am having the exact same issue on my galaxy tab s2, even on the replacement. Due to the being such an intermittent problem, it wouldn't do it when Samsung support checked it out...
This happens on both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz frequency for me. I've tried downloading a wifi fixer, I've reset network settings, and turned off nearby device scanning. I've also tried doing what a forum suggested by changing the ip settings from dhcp to static but it wouldn't connect to wifi at all. Not sure what else to try...
I read that it may be due to nougat 7.0 software. I was suggested by Samsung to first put the tablet on safe mode (this disables third party apps, and would reveil if an app was causing the problem) but the problem still persists. Also did a hard reset on the first tablet I had but it still done the same problem...
I always thought that this was a is problem in 7.0, and was addressed in 7.1. Hopefully, when the next major update comes out, this issue will be resolved.
Oh come on Samsung!
It's been 4 months since the first post and still no solution.
And it's a basic wifi connection!
Internet may not be available! = Samsung may not be available
Heya all. First post I guess
Edit: Gah it was the second. I have to controll myself better and not spam.
So I had the same problem and tried more or less all.
My "solution" was to disable the firewall on the router which means some settings/security there was triggered. My guess is that it's the "Smart Network connection" that trigger it if the phone have both poor Wi-Fi and 4G. It then jumps back and forward = firewall detect strange behaviour and block. That's why there are so many strange "fix" related to the router - hidden network - no security - disable 5Ghz and so on.
Can someone please test asap as I have a plan But if it's not this to test
JayJayaa said:
Oh come on Samsung!
It's been 4 months since the first post and still no solution.
And it's a basic wifi connection!
Internet may not be available! = Samsung may not be available
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Hi everyone!
Recently, I bought my mother a Galaxy Tab A 8-inch device (Model Number SM-T350) and it theres an issue where the device seems to be connected to her Wifi network, but after a while, she is not able to browse the internet or use Viber. The Wifi Network shows connected. But after a specific time, when she needs to use Viber, she cannot connect to the internet even though the network is connected to her Wifi network.
Its not only Viber, but she cannot browse the internet using Firefox or the native browser.
The only way to resolve this is by turning ON/OFF the Wifi.
We tried a number of things like Setting the Sleep options to Never disconnect from Wifi, resetting the router, and so forth...
I tried updating the device but it seems like that this unit only goes up to Android 6.0..1. There is no security software that I know of installed on the device either. I checked the router settings as well and all devices going through that router are not Blacklisted. So all devices can pass or connect to the network. No MAC address filtering turned ON, it is OFF. But these settings are irrelevant to the issue in question, as the device Wifi shows status as Connected...
This is quite a "PITTY" situation as her Viber contacts cannot even call her either because of this issue.
To recap or to sum it up on the issue, is that after a while the internet does not seem to work on the device even though its connected to her Wifi network.
My mother does not have any other devices at her home.
I wonder if this is an Android bug or there is an issue with our router?
The router in question is a Cisco WRVS4400N if this helps.
Thanks
Bump. I have the same issue with my Tab A 6.
av_899 said:
Hi everyone!
Recently, I bought my mother a Galaxy Tab A 8-inch device (Model Number SM-T350) and it theres an issue where the device seems to be connected to her Wifi network, but after a while, she is not able to browse the internet or use Viber. The Wifi Network shows connected. But after a specific time, when she needs to use Viber, she cannot connect to the internet even though the network is connected to her Wifi network.
Its not only Viber, but she cannot browse the internet using Firefox or the native browser.
The only way to resolve this is by turning ON/OFF the Wifi.
We tried a number of things like Setting the Sleep options to Never disconnect from Wifi, resetting the router, and so forth...
I tried updating the device but it seems like that this unit only goes up to Android 6.0..1. There is no security software that I know of installed on the device either. I checked the router settings as well and all devices going through that router are not Blacklisted. So all devices can pass or connect to the network. No MAC address filtering turned ON, it is OFF. But these settings are irrelevant to the issue in question, as the device Wifi shows status as Connected...
This is quite a "PITTY" situation as her Viber contacts cannot even call her either because of this issue.
To recap or to sum it up on the issue, is that after a while the internet does not seem to work on the device even though its connected to her Wifi network.
My mother does not have any other devices at her home.
I wonder if this is an Android bug or there is an issue with our router?
The router in question is a Cisco WRVS4400N if this helps.
Thanks
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How old is there router
I have a similar problem with the Samsung Galaxy tablet a. My version is SM-T350. When I 1st got it a few years ago, everything worked great and I was able to connect to the Wi-Fi no problem. However, I believe that was after an update, the tab A will no longer connect to the Internet in less it is sitting right next to the router. Even this can be sketchy. It has to be within 2" to connect. I don't think it has anything to do with the router, but something with the internal Wi-Fi. I was thinking before when I wouldn't be able to connect it I had to select WEP instead of WPA
On these latest PX5 units have you guys experienced the wifi not connecting very well to an iPhone personal hotspot?
I have a JY-UM135N4PX5 Joying Android 8, PX5 4GB/32GB unit.
I've noticed on this one compared to my old Joying the wifi doesn't like to connect very well to my iphone X hotspot. Watching the wifi in the settings GUI I can see it saying "connecting, authenticating" and it connects for a sec to the iphone (as shown in the phone with the blue connect icon) and then immediately disconnects and tries again. Sometimes after about 2-3x it will show "getting ip address" and then connect. Other times it will try 4x and then say "Authentication Problem". I hooked up my old Joying to a bench tester and when powered on it connects to the iphone hotspot the first time every time.
I'm running Joying's latest firmware they just released on the 23rd.
I got same issue
I have same issue with a brand new PX5 by Xtrons. I just did 24+ hours driving over 3 days and am pretty sure of the following. PX5 with 8.0 OS works fine on good wifi, whether it's a hotspot mobile connection or wifi coming from a landline. However if the wifi becomes spotty, like driving through rural locations or poor wifi in RV campground, then it disconnects and reconnects until the wifi is strong again. It's like it has no patience to wait for the signal to improve. At one point it would no longer even see my hotspot and I reset it. I would hope a system update may fix this.
The Joying units suffer of the MAC-address problem. I already mailed this to Joying. A MAC-address is the unique hardware address of your WiFi adapter. On every reboot and on every wakeup of the unit, it changes this hardware MAC-address.
This really stupid software behavior causes problems with WiFi connection, "picky" (but actually safe) WiFi hotspots, with adb over tcpip, and maybe more. It also fills your DHCP tables on your WiFi router with useless addresses as your WiFi router has to hand out a new ip-address for every new MAC-address asking for it. It really is a Joying issues and "pure" Android will definitely not do this (It is prohibited in the IEEE standards).
In the latest 6 June firmware release for my model it has now been reduced to only switch/change on every cold reboot. Still very stupid, but at least much better.
My unit is an Xtrons running Android 8.0 with the factory version OS.
I think I fixed my problem. I turned off, under Wifi Preferences "Open Network Notification: Notify when a high-quality public network is available". It's now run smoothly on good or poor wifi connections for 3 days. This makes sense to me. If the unit has a poor wifi connection, it would disconnect, scan for new wifi with no password and then reconnect to what's available.
Marcrocs said:
My unit is an Xtrons running Android 8.0 with the factory version OS.
I think I fixed my problem. I turned off, under Wifi Preferences "Open Network Notification: Notify when a high-quality public network is available". It's now run smoothly on good or poor wifi connections for 3 days. This makes sense to me. If the unit has a poor wifi connection, it would disconnect, scan for new wifi with no password and then reconnect to what's available.
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I tried this and also the never in the sleep setting but its still being weird with MTCE_WWW_V2.80_1. on an EONON GA9180a
Hello
I have the same problem with my joying JY-UO134P4
PX5 i have to try 6-7 times and then it will connect with my iphone x. With my home wifi it will connect right away from the first time, Today i upgraded the unit to 8.0.1 still facing the same problem. If any of you guys found a way of fixing it i would really appreciate your help
Aliqtr said:
Hello
I have the same problem with my joying JY-UO134P4
PX5 i have to try 6-7 times and then it will connect with my iphone x. With my home wifi it will connect right away from the first time, Today i upgraded the unit to 8.0.1 still facing the same problem. If any of you guys found a way of fixing it i would really appreciate your help
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also had the problem on my old EONON GA9180a and now getting it on my Xtrons PE88jccpl, sometimes it connects perfectly but other times getting authenticating, authentication errors. Also, having problems with the speed when its connected it starts out fast and perfect but slows down to .2 to .3 mbps after a couple of minutes. I updated both MCU and android and still getting issues.
Px5 wifi issue
I use Huawei e8372 modem with my px5 and when it is connected the range (network) icon is shown but there is no internet however moden have router mode so I connect to wifi in my radio. Anyway this is not work good also, because wifi is still disconnecting, every 2 minutes and not connect again automatically. Wifi on in the sleep mode set to always, "Open Network Notification: Notify when a high-quality public network is available" is disabled. Any advise?
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I tried this and also the never in the sleep setting but its still being weird with MTCE_WWW_V2.80_1. on an EONON GA9180a
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same unit, having same problem. Either the wifi won't connect unless I go into the settings and remind it to, or it will try connecting over and over again in some kind of loop, eventually ending with "Authentication Problem". Happening when trying to connect to either iPhone or S9 hotspot.
Same here with Malaysk ROM 2.0. on a PX5 unit
Lately it refuse to connect to my iPhone hotspot and hanging in Obtaining IP address.
WiFi direct possible fix
Possible fixes has anyone tried a WiFi direct app something like securetether which bypasses the built in Android hotspot or netshare ?
I have the same problem, could you guys do me a favor?
Try to set the hotspot channel manually in your phone if it is possible to channel 6 for example and try if it works.
My PX5 unit had problems with wifi channels above channel 9, in my old phone I set this value manually and it worked for months, but in my S9+ this setting is missing
McHerold said:
I have the same problem, could you guys do me a favor?
Try to set the hotspot channel manually in your phone if it is possible to channel 6 for example and try if it works.
My PX5 unit had problems with wifi channels above channel 9, in my old phone I set this value manually and it worked for months, but in my S9+ this setting is missing
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Im on Android Oreo and I haven't got that feature on mine either
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McHerold said:
I have the same problem, could you guys do me a favor?
Try to set the hotspot channel manually in your phone if it is possible to channel 6 for example and try if it works.
My PX5 unit had problems with wifi channels above channel 9, in my old phone I set this value manually and it worked for months, but in my S9+ this setting is missing
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Im on Android Oreo and I haven't got that feature on mine either
deswr1 said:
Im on Android Oreo and I haven't got that feature on mine either
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Im on Android Oreo and I haven't got that feature on mine either
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Yeah, this is one is really giving me headaches, I don't get it why such useful features are missing.
McHerold said:
Yeah, this is one is really giving me headaches, I don't get it why such useful features are missing.
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What I found out was when I enabled the WiFi and BT scanning options in (scanning settings) this function only pops up when you disable WiFi, then enable them, then come out of that then WiFi signals should show up and it should connect without dropping out, but the only thing is when you've switched off the unit for a while and turn it on again you may not see any WiFi until you disable then re enable the same settings.
yeah I can't find any channel setting on my S9 either. Nor on iPhone 7, but I will keep trying. Glad to know I am not the only one with this problem.
Wifi authentication solution iphone
I moved from a px3 MTCB HA unit running Android 7.1 which connected perfectly to a MTCE LM v2.88 unit (PX5 4gb 32 gb) with Android 8.0
Terrible problems with authentication. The only fix was a cold boot (hold down reset, lights flash after 15 secs, press reset again)
I tried all the different wifi settings across the forums.
My iphone runs ios12.1 - and every time it would just stick in an ‘authentication problem loop’ - changed name, reset phone, reset password- nothing.
The fix- I moved to hal9k V3 ROM and it has worked perfectly for a week, no interventions- just perfect.
Its a very easy switch on my device - download the zip, install the app and run it, load new software.
No idea why that worked but it is now a perfect head unit.
I have the Xtrons PE88M211PL. I can't connect to wifi either. I haven't tried the notify idea above and that's next. But the wifi nob won't even toggle to wifi. I have my phone tethered and have tried the android through usb and bluetooth options. I need to log into googlemaps to get the offline mode to find my maps. And it says no connection. Thing is, I did get a connection once, at least it started to authenticate an xfinity wifi hotpot but it was too weak.
The MAC adress on my Joying keeps changing. As consequence it (the Joying HU) isn't shown as "trusted device" on my Samsung. Only after manually entering the Mac adress the HU connects to my phone. I run my Joying with latest firmware 2018 - 11 and the Joying support is informed. They are working for a solution.
Unfortunately the HU, now, is used as a screen. I run Android Auto on it, which obviously is a phone app. In short: the Joying HU is very much underperforming as it has full tablet capacities which all can't be used. Joying is working on a solution. And I hope that participants in this thread overhere might already found a solution?
Blo03 said:
The MAC adress on my Joying keeps changing. As consequence it (the Joying HU) isn't shown as "trusted device" on my Samsung. Only after manually entering the Mac adress the HU connects to my phone. I run my Joying with latest firmware 2018 - 11 and the Joying support is informed. They are working for a solution.
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I have mentioned this multiple times to Joying and already in June they "promised" as solution. So far: nothing.
Hi all,
I've recently being trying (again) to connect my Android Go 8.1 based car stereo to the Internet. It's an older unit (purchased Jan 2019), but (apart from Internet access) does what I want (although having a volume knob would be nice!).
It seems like it has at least some access, but Google Play won't open (can't reach the server) and Chrome can't reach any website other than one I found I could access via it's IP address.
That suggests a DNS issue to me, so I've set wifi to manual and tried several DNS servers (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4, 1.1.1.1), but no luck.
One weird twist is that I've installed a number of network testing apps, and I can ping both IP addresses and hostnames via one of these tools ... ?
I've updated to the latest firmware I can find (YT9218C_00005_V004_20190522_HIFI), and set the unit to default settings, but still no luck.
I've tried it connected to my home wifi (very poor signal out in the car) and tethered to my phone (all other devices work fine connected to both the home wifi and my phone).
Any tips?
TIA,
Julian.
Wrong forum. Try https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/android-head-units.4267/
mike.s said:
Wrong forum. Try https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/android-head-units.4267/
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Done, thanks.