Mobile Hotspot - Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers

Hi guys,
I've just tried to use the mobile hotspot so my girlfriend can listen to things on Spotify while we're on the bus, and I've just found that the hotspot doesn't stay turned on. I've set the behaviour to never time out and be always on but that doesn't appear to have fixed it. Is anyone else having the same problem?

Nope sorry, the only time I've used mobile hotspot it worked just fine.

I'm going to factory reset it tonight, I set it up by cloning my old phone.
If anyone else is having the issue though please reply

Hi all,
I've been googling the issue for a while, and the fix is to reset your network settings and then reboot the phone. My hotspot has now been on for an hour and not gone off once.

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Running CyanogenMod-4.2.4 need to activate over wifi

I have successfully flashed my phone with the CyanogenMod-4.2.4 rom, enabled WIFI and can browse the internet.
BUT, when I try to activate my Gmail through the activation wizard with WIFI enabled I get the following error message: “Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.”
I am using a T-Mobile pre-paid account, which means I don't have a data plan, so activation over WIFI is my only option.
Any suggestions on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.
cybo13 said:
I have successfully flashed my phone with the CyanogenMod-4.2.4 rom, enabled WIFI and can browse the internet.
BUT, when I try to activate my Gmail through the activation wizard with WIFI enabled I get the following error message: “Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.”
I am using a T-Mobile pre-paid account, which means I don't have a data plan, so activation over WIFI is my only option.
Any suggestions on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.
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strange it should work maybe your connection is the prob? Try flashing the rom again.
Ace42 said:
strange it should work maybe your connection is the prob? Try flashing the rom again.
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Frustrating is more like it. I have spent days search this forum and the web for an answer.
I started out with CyanogenMod-4.2.3 installed and I thought that might have been the problem so last night I flashed 4.2.4 and still have the same problem.
I can browse the internet so I have a hard time believing it is a connection problem. I did come across a post earlier this week where someone was having issues with his WPA2 connection. Later today I will change the connection type and see if that fixes the problem.
If you can think of anything else I might try that would be great.
Thanks for the quick reply.
cybo13 said:
Frustrating is more like it. I have spent days search this forum and the web for an answer.
I started out with CyanogenMod-4.2.3 installed and I thought that might have been the problem so last night I flashed 4.2.4 and still have the same problem.
I can browse the internet so I have a hard time believing it is a connection problem. I did come across a post earlier this week where someone was having issues with his WPA2 connection. Later today I will change the connection type and see if that fixes the problem.
If you can think of anything else I might try that would be great.
Thanks for the quick reply.
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I changed my WIFI settings to WEP and WPA but still got the same error. Any more suggestions would be great.
The problem is probably due to gapps failing
keep trying and maybe it will go through
B-man007 said:
The problem is probably due to gapps failing
keep trying and maybe it will go through
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I finally got it to work and for those who may run across this thread with the same issue here what I did:
I ran across a thread on a different forum that stated the reason I was having the problem was because I skipped the initial activation process when the phone was first turned on. Well with CM4.2.4 and other rooted roms there is an option to skip the initial activation process, which I did.
So I went back and reread the other threads about how to activate your phone over wifi and they all state the same thing, you will need root access, which allows you access to execute debug commands from your PC to control your phone.
So I did a hard reset and re-flashed CM4.2.4. Then after I rebooted my phone I followed the instruction on this thread http://modmygphone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9471 to turn on the wifi. Once the wifi was on I disconnected my phone from my computer and proceeded to activate it, which worked like a charm.

[Q] Turning on... Error Turning on... Error WIFI bug

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.
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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

Internet problem

Hello fellow 2x owners.
Im experiencing the following weird problem:
After using the phone for about 24 hours suddenly my internet stops working. It still has the 3g icon but not the up and down arrows.
Setting are correct, entering new settings doesnt change a thing. Rebooting, turning data on and off, roaming.. nothing seems to work.
The only way to restore it is going back to factory defaults.
Ive done that 2 times already but the problem seems to return every single time again after a while (say 24 hours).
Do you guys have any idea what might cause it? Im using the phone for about 10 days now and its really getting annoying. Comming from a HTC Desire with the same simcard where I never experienced this problem before.
Cheers!
Koyuki-kun said:
Hello fellow 2x owners.
Im experiencing the following weird problem:
After using the phone for about 24 hours suddenly my internet stops working. It still has the 3g icon but not the up and down arrows.
Setting are correct, entering new settings doesnt change a thing. Rebooting, turning data on and off, roaming.. nothing seems to work.
The only way to restore it is going back to factory defaults.
Ive done that 2 times already but the problem seems to return every single time again after a while (say 24 hours).
Do you guys have any idea what might cause it? Im using the phone for about 10 days now and its really getting annoying. Comming from a HTC Desire with the same simcard where I never experienced this problem before.
Cheers!
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Had the same experience today with a "brand new" VIP changed phone. While in the train from Amersfoort to Apeldoorn I lost connection, checked the APN, did resets, flight mode etc. Eventually it worked when I rebooted while in flight mode, then turn connection back on after reboot... Hope this won't happen more often, as my previous sample (bought on 10 march) didn't show any of this.
Only difference is this one's rooted from day 1.
Hi, does the wifi work? Or... IMs, Tweets, & RSS updates? If there is an issue w/ your phone, you'll want to be clear when speaking to an CS agent. Good Luck!
I ended up finding the problem. Every setting and such was correct, but there was a faulty widget toggle that was preventing data. ended up reinstalling it and the problem was fixed!
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Having the same problem
Can't get it to work regardless of how many reboots and toggles. It works after I do a factory reset, but as soon as I have used the wifi, it simply refuses to go back to mobile data once i turn the wifi off.
Really frustrating.
I tried using apndroid to disable/enable the access point. This worked really well, and I got back data connectivity. What's really weird is that the problem hasn't returned yet. I can switch between wifi/3g all I want. I don't really know what the problem was since my sim card (tdc) worked well in other phones, and other sim cards (Telia) worked well in the optimus....

P10 WiFi disconnects randomly

Hi all, I have a p10, running emui 5.1 on Android 7.0, and I have problems with the Wifi.
It disconnects after a numbers of hours, apparently randomly, and switches to mobile data.
If I try to connect to the network again, it will just try multiple times, until it claims that "Network access denied."
It will only reconnect to the WiFi if I restart the phone. I have therefore concluded it's the phone's fault and not the router's...
Please, does anyone maybe have an idea how to fix this?
Most times I won't even notice the disconnect and I end up consuming all my mobile data.. so annoying!
Many thanks!
Get into WiFi connections.
Tap on configure at the bottom.
Choose keep WiFi alive when idle.
http://imgur.com/PDrWDEQ
It will prevent the drops.
It has something to do with Mac address lease time on your router. It's not your Huawei device.
That happened to me too, I just reset my network settings and it stopped happening
xodeus and JamesRLS thanks for your messages!
xodeus:
It was already set to "Always" keep alive, just like you suggested, so unfortunately this wasn't it..
I also checked my router lease settings and couldn't find anything, but fact is that this only happens my Huawei P10 - all other devices at home stay connected...
JamesRLS:
I'm so desperate at this point that I went for your slightly "nuclear" option (I will have to collect all wifi-passwords again..) - I hope it works!
Will post updates with any results..
So after a couple of days, it seems to be confirmed: Resetting the network settings has worked!
Many thanks JamesRLS
I just hope I had done this earlier, I've been having this problem for months now, and it was so easy to solve...
Daniel.l.f said:
So after a couple of days, it seems to be confirmed: Resetting the network settings has worked!
Many thanks JamesRLS
I just hope I had done this earlier, I've been having this problem for months now, and it was so easy to solve...
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No problem, glad I could help, and enjoy the phone
JamesRLS said:
No problem, glad I could help, and enjoy the phone
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Hi ive got the same problem .
ive got a Huawei p10 EMUI version 9 . i reset the network settings but it keeps dropping randomly . i cannot find the option to keep wifi alive .
Please help me im desperate . the wifi is never constant . it drops every minute basically

Mobile Hotspot

Hi all,
I logged the same problem this time last year and unfortunately it never really got anywhere, the fix then was to reset the network settings but this isn't working now.
Basically, whenever my hotspot is turned on nobody can connect to it. I've turned encryption off, I've changed the pass code to something ridiculously easy but nothing happens, every device I've tried say the password is incorrect.
Is anyone having this issue?
Many thanks,
Ashley

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