Recently the WiFi signal on our Nexus 7 (2012/Wifi only/16gb) has been dropping regularly.
Its that bad now that even if we use the device in the same room as our router its only showing one/two bars on the signal. If we go upstairs or even in the kitchen it either disconnects or its super slow.
I have no idea why this is happening, i thought it may have been kitkat so ive downgraded back to 4.3 and im using SmoothROM with Mkernel.
Still have the same problem...
Ive tried the usual fixes that seem to be pasted all over the net... ie, changing channel on router, rebooting device, changing wifi settings
The tablet has been dropped a few times, could this have anything to do with it??
tizza2k said:
Recently the WiFi signal on our Nexus 7 (2012/Wifi only/16gb) has been dropping regularly.
Its that bad now that even if we use the device in the same room as our router its only showing one/two bars on the signal. If we go upstairs or even in the kitchen it either disconnects or its super slow.
I have no idea why this is happening, i thought it may have been kitkat so ive downgraded back to 4.3 and im using SmoothROM with Mkernel.
Still have the same problem...
Ive tried the usual fixes that seem to be pasted all over the net... ie, changing channel on router, rebooting device, changing wifi settings
The tablet has been dropped a few times, could this have anything to do with it??
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Likely the antenna in the device is loose. Dropping the tablet can cause hardware failures. That or the WiFi radio has been damaged.
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I briefly had similar problems after dropping my Nexus 7. The problem was that the back cover had popped loose along one side. Once I snapped it back into place the wifi signal was back to normal. It wasn't obvious that the back cover we loose until I began squeezing the front and back together and working my way around the edges.
I would check if the pins are making contact on the back case. Pull off the back cover and bend the 2 pins out slightly so it will make a better connection. There are 3 sets of pins there, it's pretty straight forward which pins are for the wifi. There are labels on the back cover to identify which pins go to what. Good luck. This should fix your problem, unless there is a hardware issue.
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Hello, I recently got my HTC ONE, and discovered that HTC has a serious issue with wifi connectivity. I had a HTC desire a couple of years ago and got rid of it after noticing wifi connection constantly disconnecting and reconnecting (it stays off for 1 - 2 seconds, then reconnects) even if I was standing right next to the router. But now it seems that HTC ONE has the same damn problem. I DID all things indicated in other posts, like check the best wifi performance option, tried 2,4ghz only, auto, nothing works. This happens more often when 3g wcdma is on, but it still disconnects on gsm only, so I doubt it has anything to do with cellular antenna. The phone is brand new, I doubt that taking it to service and getting a new one will solve anything. What is there to be done?
And another thing that bugs me. Lets say autobrightness is off rights? When the background is dark the backlight still goes down, and when its white it goes up, just a bit. and the transition is very lame, as its soo obvious, it goes up and down in steps that last 20ms. but its visible and annoying to look at. any patch or soft for this? Thanks!
Are you on stock rom?
I might be imagining it, but ever since leaving stock for arhd 4.1.2, and even now on 4.2.2 the wifi seems to me to be less stable. However the 3g/lte isn't bad.
Hopefully will be fixed on future releases /source code releases from htc..
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I'm on arhd 10.1 and have absolutely zero WiFi problems. Zero
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Im on android revolution 10.1 4.2.2 also. still got wifi issues.
I'm having the exact same problem on my brand new stock HTC One
Constantly connects and drops two seconds later all day and drains my battery.
jensenkd said:
I'm having the exact same problem on my brand new stock HTC One
Constantly connects and drops two seconds later all day and drains my battery.
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Same thing with me. Brand new HTC One, only a week old. Right out of the box, I was having the same wifi issue you describe here. I did some searching and a couple of people said the issue went away when they installed the ViperOne ROM. So that's what I did. Same problem.
This is frustrating. My friends all gave me crap when I decided to go back to Android after being on Windows Phone 8 for a year... telling me I'm going to have to deal with poor battery life, etc. I laughed at them. Now they're laughing at me.
I'll have to look into arhd 10.1 and see if that helps.
Okay, this was weird. So, I performed a nandroid backup of my current state, flashed ARHD 40.3 (after wiping and deleting everything) and I had the same wifi drop issue in ARHD! So, since I preferred ViperOne anyway, I went back into recovery did another wipe/delete of everything and restored the nandroid backup I made right before flashing ARHD. Boo yah! I haven't had the wifi drop problem since! Ha! No idea... maybe I just needed a cleanup? I'd already tried wiping the cache before, to no avail. Strange... but happy it's working now.
Mike
mkclarke said:
Okay, this was weird. So, I performed a nandroid backup of my current state, flashed ARHD 40.3 (after wiping and deleting everything) and I had the same wifi drop issue in ARHD! So, since I preferred ViperOne anyway, I went back into recovery did another wipe/delete of everything and restored the nandroid backup I made right before flashing ARHD. Boo yah! I haven't had the wifi drop problem since! Ha! No idea... maybe I just needed a cleanup? I'd already tried wiping the cache before, to no avail. Strange... but happy it's working now.
Mike
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Never mind... it's back to doing the same thing. Very annoying. It only worked right for about half a day, then went back to dropping the wifi constantly. I don't know what to try next.
I've never had problems with WiFi-dropouts on my HTC One, used both 10.1 @ 4.2.2 and now 40.3 @ 4.4.
However I have dropouts on my Samsung Galaxy S4, where it claims my network is unstable (connected with 5 GHz). The S4 is stock, no mods what so ever. It's only unstable at my home router, never at work or anywhere else. I use a Jensen 3000DG. Never tried 2.4 GHz at home, so I don't know if it's the band or the router itself that's the problem. It can be one of many reasons.
My point being, if you haven't tried already, try a different router or try either 2.4 or 5 GHz.
If you are certain the problem lies with your phone, I would return it to seller on warranty.
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Never mind... it's back to doing the same thing. Very annoying. It only worked right for about half a day, then went back to dropping the wifi constantly. I don't know what to try next.
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Another thing I just realized, it could be an IP-conflict within your local network. I.e. if your phone asks for an ip-address from the wifi-router, which tries to give out an ip-address that's already in use by another device. Can often happen if one or more devices has a static ip, or if the leasing period of an ip has just exceeded and the device still holds the ip even if the router has released it.
If this is plausible, get some info on your home network (ip-ranges, gateway, etc), and give your htc a static ip in the higher range.
I.e. if your router's gateway is 192.168.0.1, and it gives out from 192.168.0.101-199, give your htc something like 192.168.0.190.
Otherwise, like mentioned earlier, try a different router...
Hi all.
I've dropped my phone quite a few times and it's affected my signal.
The reception on the phone is very weak and drops in certain places where it use to have good signal before. Also sometimes people tell me I sound like a robot over the phone so it's got to be an internal damage.
Iv already changed the speaker/microphone part of the phone but the problem continues, my next geuss is the wifi signal antenna cable.
Any ideas of what may be the may cause?
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slizza786 said:
Hi all.
I've dropped my phone quite a few times and it's affected my signal.
The reception on the phone is very weak and drops in certain places where it use to have good signal before. Also sometimes people tell me I sound like a robot over the phone so it's got to be an internal damage.
Iv already changed the speaker/microphone part of the phone but the problem continues, my next geuss is the wifi signal antenna cable.
Any ideas of what may be the may cause?
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have you tried some different rom and modem.? if not than try something different. i also faced such issue but after changing rom and specially modem, now me trouble free
assuming he didn't flashed any roms between drops....i think it's antenna related...that antenna is small and looks quite fragile...it's a hardware problem...i suggest going to your local repair shop...
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assuming he didn't flashed any roms between drops....i think it's antenna related...that antenna is small and looks quite fragile...it's a hardware problem...i suggest going to your local repair shop...
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I think it's definitely an internal issue. Signal drops all the way at certain locations when it never use to and some people say I have a robots voice so I have to call them back. Does anyone have any pictures of where the antenna is located in the phone?
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Having the same problem here. Dunno exactly when it started but I'm getting lower signal everywhere than I used to get, indoors am having trouble getting any signal at all when it used to be fine.
Tried multiple different ROMs/Radios and a new Sim Card and it's not solved the problem
Also thinking I've just dropped it too many times.
aerozeppel said:
Having the same problem here. Dunno exactly when it started but I'm getting lower signal everywhere than I used to get, indoors am having trouble getting any signal at all when it used to be fine.
Tried multiple different ROMs/Radios and a new Sim Card and it's not solved the problem
Also thinking I've just dropped it too many times.
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it means is a hardware problem...
the antenae itself its basicly a wire with a connector(atleast the phone one), after the drops, the connection maybe got loose. open the phone up(you lost warranty anyways)and disconnect/ re connect the antenae. if dont work, then repair shop.
Hey xda users,
I have a Touchpad currently with Android 4.4.4 EOS data media build, previously on 4.2 CM9 (I think).
Now it updated fine and installed Android fine on the first install.
I believe this may be more of a hardware problem than software.
First of all, I believe this problem starting occurring after I had streamed local video on my PC with VLC to the Touchpad using the application MX Player.
Currently, my Touchpad has been having trouble getting a good wifi signal, despite being in the same room as the router.
On the same table with the router, 3 ft. away, it only gets 2-3 bars or a good signal.
10 ft. away, it drops to 1 bar or a poor signal.
On the previous version of Android (4.2 something I think, before data media builds), the wifi signal reception was fine, then I used the Touchpad to watch locally streamed video, and then wifi reception got worse.
Wifi signal reception is about the same in WebOS.
So could this most likely be a hardware problem being that the wireless chip/adapter got damaged due to streaming?
Thanks for any help.
Sometime, it could be overheat issue from overuse. If you try to shut it down for some hours, it could maybe help if this's the issue. If it still got the same problem, try to reinstall your TP with the toolbox the same roms and/or other roms and do a A6 battery reset when the battery's at 100%. If it still happen, you might have no choose to try to get the part to replace it or buy a new TP or something more modern.
Thanks for the reply.
I tried leaving it off in both Android and WebOS, and neither seems to have done anything.
I then tried doing the A6 Firmware flash, which seems to have not done anything either.
I have also tried switching broadcast channels on my router, but no increase in signal there.
Guess the wireless adapter on this thing did get overheated and damaged.
I noticed that WiFi stops working on my new G4 pretty often. The WiFi icon is on, and the connection is "up", but the data transmission stops working. I see the top arrow blink (is that transmit?) but the bottom arrow doesn't come up anymore. Trying to do anything fails and times out.
To fix, turning the WiFi off and back on makes it all work again.
Anyone else experience this problem? I know @jonathan3579 reports the same issue.
I am connected to 5 Ghz using an Asus RT-N66 running Merlin firmware. I have no issues with any of my other devices.
Using the "Switch to mobile data" option helps a bit by falling back on LTE when the WiFi stops working.
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I noticed that WiFi stops working on my new G4 pretty often. The WiFi icon is on, and the connection is "up", but the data transmission stops working. I see the top arrow blink (is that transmit?) but the bottom arrow doesn't come up anymore. Trying to do anything fails and times out.
To fix, turning the WiFi off and back on makes it all work again.
Anyone else experience this problem? I know @jonathan3579 reports the same issue.
I am connected to 5 Ghz using an Asus RT-N66 running Merlin firmware. I have no issues with any of my other devices.
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Same here. Very annoying. Love the form factor of this phone
I have tried the option to switch to mobile data when WiFi unavailable, but still have issues. May just go back to my G2 running Cloudy 3 ROM .
jbird5047 said:
Same here. Very annoying. Love the form factor of this phone
I have tried the option to switch to mobile data when WiFi unavailable, but still have issues. May just go back to my G2 running Cloudy 3 ROM .
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I didn't seem to have this problem at work, so I'll monitor it again today (I just got the phone 2 days ago).
havanahjoe said:
I noticed that WiFi stops working on my new G4 pretty often. The WiFi icon is on, and the connection is "up", but the data transmission stops working. I see the top arrow blink (is that transmit?) but the bottom arrow doesn't come up anymore. Trying to do anything fails and times out.
To fix, turning the WiFi off and back on makes it all work again.
Anyone else experience this problem? I know @jonathan3579 reports the same issue.
I am connected to 5 Ghz using an Asus RT-N66 running Merlin firmware. I have no issues with any of my other devices.
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I'm having the same issue at home. I could be watching a video and suddenly stops. I don't know if it has to do something with root. I noticed it starts happening yesterday. I never had this issue and I got this phone sine 5/27 when it was released. I'll do a factory reset.
llaugerm said:
I'm having the same issue at home. I could be watching a video and suddenly stops. I don't know if it has to do something with root. I noticed it starts happening yesterday. I never had this issue and I got this phone sine 5/27 when it was released. I'll do a factory reset.
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I'm not rooted and mine has done it ever since I got it (and did a factory reset before setting it up). I doubt resetting yours will fix your problem.
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I'm not rooted and mine has done it ever since I got it (and did a factory reset before setting it up). I doubt resetting yours will fix your problem.
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Are you having this issue everywhere you go or just one specific place?
I had not noticed it at work, but I only got on the WiFi yesterday for a little bit. This morning it failed on me, so, that's two for two. Haven't used it in many places.
The hotspot works great though. I tether an iPod Touch in my car automatically whenever I drive and I haven't noticed any issues there.
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I had not noticed it at work, but I only got on the WiFi yesterday for a little bit. This morning it failed on me, so, that's two for two. Haven't used it in many places.
The hotspot works great though. I tether an iPod Touch in my car automatically whenever I drive and I haven't noticed any issues there.
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I'm at work and I have been watching multiples videos and no issue at all.
I just noticed this today happening to me too. =(.
Pretty great phone otherwise! Also connected 5ghz to a RT-AC68U (the T-Mobile cellspot), flashed with an older Merlin firmware.
Had to reboot to get it to behave again.
Me too
I've been having this issue too. I've noticed that I lose data and WiFi calling simultaneously. I thought it was my router because we were having issues with the router dropping phones and laptop, but now with a new router it is only my phone that is having a problem.
this video should help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lc6Clf_L0k
Helps
[email protected]ail.com said:
this video should help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lc6Clf_L0k
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Running DNSet has definitely helped with keeping the data flowing, and I appreciate that.
WiFi calling is still dropping. When I look in the settings it says "enabling" and just hangs.
What internet provider do you have I'm assuming Comcast
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This issue appears to be due to the 5ghz radio. I am not sure if it is software or hardware, but if you connect to the 2.4ghz band, the issue will go away.
Its most likely a issue with lollipop
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Its most likely a issue with lollipop
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Lollipop on the G4 maybe, but I have used a Nexus 6, a Moto X and a Dell Venue 7840, all running Lollipop, without issues. The G4 is the only one that has this issue. I never tested my old G3 on this network with Lollipop, I sold it before the update rolled out.
Problem fixed?
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This issue appears to be due to the 5ghz radio. I am not sure if it is software or hardware, but if you connect to the 2.4ghz band, the issue will go away.
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I switched to 2.4 ghz and WiFi calling appears to be staying connected. My provider is Oceanic Time Warner and my router is T-Mobile cell spot.
Fingers crossed and thanks for all the help.
Did these wifi problems start after root?
Mine were happening before root, I think. I switched to T-Mobile cell spot router right before I rooted because my old router was regularly dropping connections, and I have been paying attention more since I rooted. I am also caring for 11 month old twins, so things are kind of a blur. What I am saying is I might not be the most reliable source. I can say that switching from 5ghz to 2.4ghz seems to have solved my WiFi issue.
Hey guys. I've read a lot of WiFi issues here on the forums and net but have yet to find a solution. My phone has had its WiFi range slowly reduce over time to the point where I can't go 2 meters away from the router or else it would just drop out. The problem started happening a few months back where the signal got weaker and weaker as the days went on. I was not too sure what was going on and flashed Kit Kat on it but it did not solve the issue. Went back to Marshmallow and still happening. I've tried adding a WCNSS_qcom_cfg.ini to "/system/etc/wifi" and "/system/etc/firmware/wlan" to no avail. I have also tried using legacy DHCP client in developer options. I had heard on a Sony forum that this might be hardware related and required a new motherboard. But I still don't know if it is the actual issue. If I can't find a software solution I was thinking that I can buy another Z3 Compact where the screen is broken but the actual mobo is still intact and working and replace it into my current phone.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
probably u droped ur phone from hand and did some damage to it...or problem from motherboard. go to a service