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Hello guys,
I have wiped my phone, and tried many, many roms, mostly Darky and Docs roms over the last year, and ALL of them have this wifi bug where sometimes my phone connects to a wifi, and other times I have to restart my phone and only then will it connect.
When it does not connect it says Turning on.... then says Error. I press again, it says Turning on again etc. Occasionally it connects eventually after I try again and again, but usually I have to restart the phone first.
Does anyone know why this is and what to do to fix it. It is very frustrating, especially when in front of an iphone fundementalist.
Help much appreciated!
tx
Mark.
i have this same problem
a fix would be so nice.
try different router.
if you have tried different Rom and kernel then it can't be that.
only your router or phone is bad.
**DamianGTO Steam kernel. 350MB Ram. 500HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
i find this problem is app specific. if i connect before anything is open its fine. if i open a 3rd party browser in edge data mode then switch to wifi while loading a page this error occurs sometimes. tested with 3 different routers and one sgs phone dxjpe modem
alexanderct said:
i find this problem is app specific. if i connect before anything is open its fine. if i open a 3rd party browser in edge data mode then switch to wifi while loading a page this error occurs sometimes. tested with 3 different routers and one sgs phone dxjpe modem
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maby its the modem. never seen this before..
**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
I get the error too. The only fix I found was to enter flight mode and then turn on wireless and then exit flight mode.
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icejagans said:
I get the error too. The only fix I found was to enter flight mode and then turn on wireless and then exit flight mode.
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AAH I will try that!
It is not the router, I have the issue on every router I have tried. Ive also verified that Static IP and Dynamic makes NO difference at all to this problem.
I'll report back on the flight mode work-around... a lot faster than rebooting, cheers,
Mark.
Anyone know a fix for this bug?
Gad, at times like this I envy my wife's iphone, which JUST WORKS. My SGS has been spared me smashing it to bits out of frustration on several occasions...
I tried the flight mode suggestion, it does not work. The only thing that works is restarting the phone... which takes ages and Launcherpro has to be forced shut then restarted, media scanned etc etc... and only THEN can I try the wifi again, so its not a viable work-around.
Anything else to try ?
tx
Mark.
icejagans said:
I get the error too. The only fix I found was to enter flight mode and then turn on wireless and then exit flight mode.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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hey guys i think im having the same problem.... i got my sgs and upgraded it to stock 2.2... had the problem then even... it connevts to the router fine... but then after like 10 mins its still connected it says but no data is being transferred... doesnt open webpages etc etc...
then i upgraded to darkys 9.2... and im having the exact same problem... only when i restart the phone the wifi works again for a while... then same problem... wifi is connected but it just doesnt transfer any data.... its reallly frikin frustrating having to reboot over and over and wait for everything to load up like someone else posted i think....
apparently there is some allshare thing thats supposed to help but i think thats a diff problem altogether cuz thats for wifi not connecting at all i think... her wifi does connect but no data...
someone needs to fix this issue somehow :S
DrunkFuX666 said:
hey guys i think im having the same problem.... i got my sgs and upgraded it to stock 2.2... had the problem then even... it connevts to the router fine... but then after like 10 mins its still connected it says but no data is being transferred... doesnt open webpages etc etc...
then i upgraded to darkys 9.2... and im having the exact same problem... only when i restart the phone the wifi works again for a while...
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Hi
Darkys alternative wifi does not fix the problem. But my problem is not exactly like yours, my phone generally stays connected when it connects, where your connection stops working. Mine only becomes impossible to connect without rebooting sometimes. Occasionally it seems switching from STATIC to DYNAMIC or DYNAMIC to STATIC IP jiggs the phone's wifi somehow, and it then works, but often it just says Turning on... and nada!
Yep, a fix is desperately needed.
Mark
Hello
Having the same problem here. But let's just clarify. At least for me, and from the OP's description, the problem is NOT wifi not being able to connect. It is Wifi NOT TURNING ON at all. Takes a LOONG while with "turning on" and then "error" appears. Sometimes trying over and over again will fix it. Sometimes a full reboot, which as someone stated, is a royal pain.
Get this quite frequently. Doesn't bother me too much because it always works after the second time I turn it on (in the settings not in notifications) when it shows "Error".
Couple of things you could try:
Turn off Notifications under WiFi settings
Turn off Use Wireless Networks under Location & Security settings
My Wifi became a bit stable after this.
You could also try static ip addresses.
Had it happen last night. Went into task manager, killed everything that uses internet and retried it. It turned on immediately. Will test more to see if this is indeed a fix. It's still annoying enough, though.
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I have this problem for over 6 months. Any fixes anyone????
Maybe its a harware bug. I may take it into a Samsung Store
This still happens to me too...any fix? Is this hardware or something?
Had this issue when I was using SuperPower App where it takes control of the Wifi sleep. Removed it and never had it again. Any one of you using some sort of battery saver taking control of WIFI?
Same problem here
Same problem here on stock 2.2.1 ROM. Like others already mentioned, my problem is getting the WiFi to turn on. Once it is on, it's problem free, but turning it on sometimes takes minutes to only get an error. Mostly trying again, turns it on quickly. But this afternoon I tried three times without succes. Than, after reading a lot of forum discussions on this problem (we are not alone...), I tried turning off packet data and then WiFi turned on in seconds. This suggests that apps having an internet connection open could cause the problem. It also suggests that icejagans is right by stating to turn the phone into flight mode might resolve the problem. I am not running any battery saver, task killer or whatsoever that could cause this problem. Last Saturday I even did a factory reset to see if that helped, but no, it didn't... Getting really annoyed by this problem and I hope 2.3 will fix it!
Bumb!
Please does anyone have a fix for this? Does flashing a different modem help?
When this happens, I go to Allshare app and enable wireless (when asked), it always works
I've tested this with a3.5, Xron and Miui and they all get this problem. Maybe installing certain apps trigger this to happen but wifi will eventually slow down when trying to connect to a signal and will be essentially non functional since the OS will basically freeze and then tell you to force close wifi and it requires a wipe and fresh install to fix.
Has anyone else run into this problem?
Check this and see if it helps you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20863566&postcount=14
StEVO_M said:
Check this and see if it helps you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20863566&postcount=14
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I don't think its the same issue. In those instances you can still try to change which wifi signal you want to connect to, I think it just loops from connecting and it would disconnect. I think this issue is common and dropped connections occur as well.
But I'm talking about a situation where if you even try to enter the wifi options it will force close.
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I don't think its the same issue. In those instances you can still try to change which wifi signal you want to connect to, I think it just loops from connecting and it would disconnect. I think this issue is common and dropped connections occur as well.
But I'm talking about a situation where if you even try to enter the wifi options it will force close.
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Before I changed it, it would take forever to get it to release the connection. I just kept hitting "Wait" rather than "Force close" it would take several minutes but would eventually come up and allow me to Forget the network.
It sure sounds like the same, not saying it is, but very similar.
I experienced this problem for the first time yesterday in area where was about 20 WIFI networks. Never ever it happened in my house on A2. A3 A3.5 or XRON2.8
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/13779-now-i-believe-that-there-is-wifi-problem/
I have the same issue today, Wifi setting is forced to close, and cannot connect to any Wifi signals. I think it's a bug and it related to the time or date. Because I didn't do anything and it just happened.
No new apps install, no setting changed, and the device was keep on, so it just happens.
Hope someone can find out where the problem is...so sad this happen on New Year's eve....
i have this problem also, the solution i found was letting the touchpad go dead and than begin to connect wifi again.
Similar wifi comments here: rebooting [or maybe toggling/other disconnect] with wifi on/remembered would get it into a state where it was scanning and connecting over and over without really ever working. this was only happening once it was 'remembered'. Going through the wifi settings to forget in this state involved hitting 'wait' a few times and then i'd reboot and readd. 1st wifi connect is always solid for me.
I've found: market.android.com/details?id=com.brilliapps.wifiandmorefixer
Does the same thing except it is one click. I rebooted after the first go, but now no longer. i run this and then readd wifi - all set.
I was using stock V10G rooted, with nova kernel and GPS Fix.
everything was fine but that rom was a bit slow, so i was testing sometimes marvel since v5, only for a few hours just to see performance differences.
When marvel v8 came out, i installed it among with all my new applications from scratch.
I did not use viber and skype yet, so i was closing/opening wifi just to see how far i can go with my battery.
When i found out that battery life was good enough for my needs, i chose in wifi settings to "never" turn off when screen is locked... having all the time my wifi enabled.
The issue appeared, when i was going from home to my office.
At home, my cellphone was connected all the time even when screen off, viber/skype calls incoming anytime... but when i was going to my office, phone wasnt connecting automatically on the new router...!!
Everytime im going from home to work or from work to home, i have to turn on my screen, wait a few seconds and it connects. Sometimes it doesnt connect but only does it when i open wifi settings. Just open settings without touching anything!
Noticed that everytime that happens, it has the old location wifi signals aqquired... and when i open settings after 1 - 2 seconds it refreshes back to the new location and connects.
Anybody has a clue about what's going on?
I've tried stock ROMs / Zeus rom / Marvel rom without success.
Does the secret menu has any settings that might help?
Does it have to do with hardware failure? (no other problems, works like a charm!)
How can i give a logcat to someone who wills to help?
First of all I think this is a question thread so it should go to q&a subforum
You should select "turn off wifi when screen off" setting. Its better for your battery, I've never had that problem when I select that setting but I'm using cm7 the only time it was when the driver had a problem but after the fix now everything is good.
about logcat you can use alogcat app in play store.
FDN
apologies for wrong category posting
My head was about to explode from whole day's work + this frustration
I know that wifi policy to turn off when the screen does, saves battery, but i'd rather charge it everyday and have viber / msn open almost all the time. Let's overlook that though, because i'm in need to have wifi always on and connected when able to (that's the reason of this topic)
I'm gonna try to capture a log and post it... if that helps
are you sure it is not router related? have you tried the same "always ON" option, while in connection with other routers?
Yes of course i have the "always ON" policy of wireless settings menu.
It's not router related, because in the past, 2.2 stock rom, was working flawlessly.
Besides, since then there are no router settings changed! (Both have the same settings since installed)
The thing is, that under Menu -> connectivity -> wifi , the list is not updated if phone is in sleep mode with locked screen.
When i change my location in example and go to my office, it doesnt connect and ONLY does it when i navigate at wifi settings, while the menu refreshes at that exact time it's list with available access points.
Okay, some feedback about this
(i dont see anyone having this issue? Or noone didnt bother about checking it? :S)
I've done many times a factory reset, rom change, etc... that didnt solve my problem.
"Played" with any configuration file regarding power saving settings, wifi settings, etc.
Let my cellphone chill the f*ck out, without battery in for a day LOL
Finally, i rollbacked, at 2.2 official unrooted (V10G).
Changed ALL possible combinations of my 3 routers having stored in wifi settings!
n o t h i n g c h a n g e d !
When phone is in sleep and changes location, doesnt auto-connect in any of those wireless routers! It only does when i get to wireless settings which refreshes the list, or wait with screen on randomly from a few seconds or till infinite (never).
So, last week, 1st June 2012 i've spoken with LG customer care, arranged a courier transfer for service (not in my city) and waited till 6th june when they sent back my phone.
The authorised service, which does the job for LG phones in Greece reported:
"Wifi turns off when screen off, due to power saving policy"
O, RLY you idiots??? Dont you think i dont know it, or i didnt mentioned that on that f*ckin A4 sized page i've typed out to explain CLEARLY my problem?
Or you think im a retard??
Of course, wifi policy is set to "Never"
LG authorized service center (3rd party company) is totally crap.
I'm going to send the phone again tomorrow.
If they still dont fix the issue, then i'll demand a sure fix the hard way!
I have a Razr i on Orange UK, and have found that apps that use the network/cell location (instead of Wifi or GPS) don't work. I've tested this with various apps, but the problem can be seen with Google Maps:
- Disable GPS and Wifi in settings
- Tap location crosshairs and wait
- A 'waiting for location' message will appear, followed a few seconds later by 'your current location is temporarily unavailable'
I'm not sure if this is an issue with my provider (Orange) or with the phone itself. Can anyone else reproduce this issue?
I have the same issue here in Brazil with my provider (Claro).
My other 2 phones can find the location using the network, with a precision of about 1km, but RAZR i doesn't even "try" to find it. I receive the same message as you using Maps. One of that other 2 phones is a Motorola Spice XT300 (using Android 2.1 at the same provider), so this issue may be especific for this device or for the newest versions of Android.
I would like to use the location based on the network to activate wifi and other tasks with the SmartActions (without GPS, wifi and bluetooth to save battery), if somebody knows a way to make this work, I would be very thankful too.
I can try this later today on my father's Galaxy SII (using ICS too), and will post here the result if anyone doesn't post it before me.
EDIT: I tested it again, and it works! Maps could find my location with a good precision (better than 100m) only using the 3G network. By the way, the SII can do this too. I don't know why it works now, but maybe with a 2G network the device can't find the location.
I found a fix for a similar sounding issue here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9576852&postcount=108 However that fix requires root access which I'm not currently willing to try on my new Razr i.
After reading that link, I did manage to fix it for now by going to Settings > Apps > All > Google Services Framework and pressing the Clear Data button. I was prompted again to enabled Location Services. I then rebooted my phone. After a reboot the Play Store didn't work at first, but it sorted itself out after a few minutes.
I'll say that this is fixed 'for now'... some other threads discussing similar problems show that such fixes sometimes stop working after a period of time.
Hi
I have a Galaxy note 5 and there's a strange problem with it after upgrading to android 6.
The problem is with network connectivity of applications which go to background. For example with "whatsapp" application, when I am voice calling someone else, as long as the call activity is in the foreground (I see the call screen on the phone) everything is fine. But as soon as I press the home button, The app will loose connection and the call just fails (says "Reconnectiong" but will never connect). The other example is with "Skype" with the exact same problem. Other example is the system's download manager. When any application (better to say activity) requests for a file to be downloaded using the built in download manager, as long as the app (activity) stays in foreground, the download will continue but as soon as I leave the application, the download will disappear as if the connection has been lost. The strangest part that I found out about is that When I connect my phone to charger or a pc, these problems will resolve.
Any ideas about the problem and its solution?
(ps: I tried resetting the phone to factory settings, flashing it, and rebooting the phone like a thousand times.but none of them worked)
thanks in advance
anybody?