So i was connected to wifi at home and this strange wifi icon showed up
anyone knows what it means?
tim2london said:
So i was connected to wifi at home and this strange wifi icon showed up
anyone knows what it means?
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Check volume setting ringtones in quiet mode probably
Maybe it's WiFi 6... ?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ax
dragmark said:
Maybe it's WiFi 6...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ax
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yes thats what i meant the wifi icon with the wierd 6 on top
but yes your probably right :good:
It might be wifi calling. I get a + sign above my wifi icon when it's turned on.
Your phone using wifi 6 protocol this is why you see that notification icon.
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Hi there,
On my TX, I noticed this setting and it sounds handy, but I am not sure that when I have it enabled in the Settings, that I should also have my WiFi (in the "main settings" page) On or Off? It sounds like a stupid question, isn't it? Well, I mean if Location-Based WiFi setting turns WiFi on or off automatically, then does it still turn on even if I have WiFi turned off (and no WiFi logo showing in notifications?
In other words, I can see that Location-Based WiFi is on (in notification bar) whether or not WiFi is on or off. So that does that mean it is independent of the WiFi setting?
Thx in advance
Ken
kenwchan said:
Hi there,
On my TX, I noticed this setting and it sounds handy, but I am not sure that when I have it enabled in the Settings, that I should also have my WiFi (in the "main settings" page) On or Off? It sounds like a stupid question, isn't it? Well, I mean if Location-Based WiFi setting turns WiFi on or off automatically, then does it still turn on even if I have WiFi turned off (and no WiFi logo showing in notifications?
In other words, I can see that Location-Based WiFi is on (in notification bar) whether or not WiFi is on or off. So that does that mean it is independent of the WiFi setting?
Thx in advance
Ken
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Good question, I'm intrigued too! I believe the way to do it is to have WiFi on when you activate it, but after that I am not sure. Google search should help, you could also see if there is any info on Sony website.
If you work it out, please share your info here!
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After that it really turns your WiFi on and off. Even if you want it out it will turn out on. That's the biggest (and only) flaw in the location based service imo
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crazymister said:
After that it really turns your WiFi on and off. Even if you want it out it will turn out on. That's the biggest (and only) flaw in the location based service imo
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Hi there,
Sorry but to clarify, do you mean it doesn't matter if your WiFi is on or off or not - the Location-Based setting overrides it? There is no visual indication of whether or not your WiFi has been turned on or not by the Location-Based setting.
Thanks,
Ken
kenwchan said:
Hi there,
Sorry but to clarify, do you mean it doesn't matter if your WiFi is on or off or not - the Location-Based setting overrides it? There is no visual indication of whether or not your WiFi has been turned on or not by the Location-Based setting.
Thanks,
Ken
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Hi, if you have activated location based WiFi, you will see an icon that location based WiFi is active, and when you are near a location you have activated with location based WiFi you will see the WiFi icon in your taskbar.
The normal WiFi icon still applies. If you are at a location you will see the WiFi icon, if you are not you won't see it.
You can enable WiFi if you are not at a programmed location, but of you are at a programmed location it will always try too keep WiFi on, thus enabling it again if you intentionally turn it off.
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Yes, you're right. When I have the Location Wi-Fi icon on the left of the notification bar showing, the other main WiFi icon will switch on or off by itself, depending if you near one of your listed WiFi connections. Awesome.
So in other words, it doesn't matter if you turn WiFi on or off or not, it will turn on/off by itself if you have Location Based WiFi on. I assume the first step I guess, would have been to turn it on, as you have to register one of your WiFi networks anyways.
Thanks again for the posts.
Regards
I use location based WiFi in conjunction with Juice Defender.
That way, JD keeps the WiFi off when my phone is sleeping but it gets turned on when I turn my screen on and am near a home network!
Yesterday I didn't use my phone all day apart from 2 very short phone calls and was at 89% battery life when I went to bed! This is very unusual as I'm always on my phone so really surprised me!
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emuX said:
Yesterday I didn't use my phone all day apart from 2 very short phone calls and was at 89% battery life when I went to bed! This is very unusual as I'm always on my phone so really surprised me!
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Wifi battery consumption it's really nice, less than 1% by hour when phone is sleeping :good:
I do not have location based WiFi enabled, but my WiFi occasionally turns on by itself at home. Any idea why? Anyone else have this happen?
omnius1 said:
I do not have location based WiFi enabled, but my WiFi occasionally turns on by itself at home. Any idea why? Anyone else have this happen?
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always on wifi is a feature of 4.3 for data saving.go to wifi in setting and press menu key and in advanced seting turn it off
Same here. Already tried deactivating all the options in the advance setting. Will monitor if it will still persist.
Maybe you have installed "Battery Guru" / "DU Battery Saver". I don't remember which one of them was turning on my wifi (I'm almost sure it was "Battery Guru", though). So if this is your case, look for those apps settings and turn on the option that allows them to turn on wifi.
omnius1 said:
I do not have location based WiFi enabled, but my WiFi occasionally turns on by itself at home. Any idea why? Anyone else have this happen?
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Have you use the Batery Guru App?
Check the options for Google location services, there's a wifi option.
omnius1 said:
I do not have location based WiFi enabled, but my WiFi occasionally turns on by itself at home. Any idea why? Anyone else have this happen?
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It could be an app that you have installed that you have given permission to activate WiFi with out noticing?
All types of apps ask for this kind of permission, not just power management apps.
Do you have bad signal in your house? Maybe it's reverting to mobile data due to bad signal? Mine does it in some parts of my house.
Edit : I'm talking about wifi signal
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acidrums4 said:
Maybe you have installed "Battery Guru" / "DU Battery Saver". I don't remember which one of them was turning on my wifi (I'm almost sure it was "Battery Guru", though). So if this is your case, look for those apps settings and turn on the option that allows them to turn on wifi.
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Brianlymtb said:
Have you use the Batery Guru App?
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No, not installed, nor anything like that
JuicyBrah said:
Check the options for Google location services, there's a wifi option.
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I have it off already
e4steveb said:
It could be an app that you have installed that you have given permission to activate WiFi with out noticing?
All types of apps ask for this kind of permission, not just power management apps.
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I'm suspicious it might be Aviate Launcher. Uninstalled and hasn't happened since but I'll keep watching to see if it happens again
devilkin said:
Do you have bad signal in your house? Maybe it's reverting to mobile data due to bad signal? Mine does it in some parts of my house.
Edit : I'm talking about wifi signal
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No, that wasn't it
This is the settings you want in BatteryGuru to stop the wifi turning on and off randomly.
Hey Guys , I found a solution to this problem .
Go to settings> WiFi> advanced . Then untick "Scanning always available" . This would solve the problem .
I would like to point out that Sony support team was replying useless software repair emails as solution to this . Kindly understand problem and reply accordingly .
there are some apps that can turn your wifi, like viber. for viber go to settings, general and there you should the wifi setting
I've recently noticed that even when I've switched off my Wi-Fi, the battery meter shows (claims?) that Wi-Fi is still active. I haven't tested it enough to see what effect this has had on the battery life, but still I'd like to know if anyone else has noticed this oddity. Is it common or just my phone?
Screenshot attached. WiFi was initially on for the first 10 minutes or so, and then switched off. WiFi scanning is set to off as is use WiFi networks to determine location.
Anyone have any idea whats going on?
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My Pure edition has the same issue. From what I can tell, it does turn off and is just a meter issue.
Same here. You need to reboot while WiFi off to solve it.
HAXTREME said:
I've recently noticed that even when I've switched off my Wi-Fi, the battery meter shows (claims?) that Wi-Fi is still active. I haven't tested it enough to see what effect this has had on the battery life, but still I'd like to know if anyone else has noticed this oddity. Is it common or just my phone?
Screenshot attached. WiFi was initially on for the first 10 minutes or so, and then switched off. WiFi scanning is set to off as is use WiFi networks to determine location.
Anyone have any idea whats going on?
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TriumphGuy said:
My Pure edition has the same issue. From what I can tell, it does turn off and is just a meter issue.
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Judge584 said:
Same here. You need to reboot while WiFi off to solve it.
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To avoid this from happening you can disable the WiFi while still connected to the WiFi network. Otherwise it's a visual glitch with the Lollipop graph.
You need to turn off scanning always available in Advanced WiFi settings. It's not a bug or graphical glitch of any kind.
I noticed that after disabling/turning off Wifi, it still stays on and consumes battery, although Wifi icon shows switched off in notification and settings section. Restarting phone helps and WiFi finally switches off, however I do not want to restart phone every time when I want to switch off WiFi.
Does anyone have this problem and how ro resolve it?
My phone is in latest version on android 5.1.1 and on previous version I did not have such problems.
A factory reset might help
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Thanks, but I would rather keep factory reset as a final option.
Any other suggestions?
feherneoh said:
Maybe wifi is configured to search for networks even if "turned off". Changing that might help
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Sorry for silly question, how to configure WiFi to stop searching for network if it's turned off?
Thanks.
Go to settings - wifi - 3dot menu advanced.
Libroid said:
Sorry for silly question, how to configure WiFi to stop searching for network if it's turned off?
Thanks.
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Settings>Wifi>Advanced Settings and untick scanning always available. See if that helps
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Hi all,
Hoping someone can help me out. I have the 512GB version and been having a hell of a time with my wifi randomly disconnecting and reconnecting. Sometimes it wont even reconnect due to "authentication error". Anyone have a fix or been experiencing the same issue?
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Problems with just a particular router or any WiFi connection?
raul6 said:
Problems with just a particular router or any WiFi connection?
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I haven't used any other wifi but all my phones are fine on my home router except for this one.
What router is it? Check/experiment with the settings on it.
SgtGoldy said:
Hi all,
Hoping someone can help me out. I have the 512GB version and been having a hell of a time with my wifi randomly disconnecting and reconnecting. Sometimes it wont even reconnect due to "authentication error". Anyone have a fix or been experiencing the same issue?
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Click on wi-fi
Click on :Advanced" in right top corner
Click on "Switch to mobile data"
switch to-Normal mode or switch this setting off.
Hopefully this will help.
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What router is it? Check/experiment with the settings on it.
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Asus RT87u.
dkdtaylor said:
Click on wi-fi
Click on :Advanced" in right top corner
Click on "Switch to mobile data"
switch to-Normal mode or switch this setting off.
Hopefully this will help.
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Yea, I did that on Friday. No go, thanks for the reply though.
I have the same trouble with my note 9, wife's note 8, sons s9, daughters s8 and I am using Samsung connect home pro wifi with 5 AP in my system. Laptops and TVs all still work...just the phones randomly have trouble.
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Have a look at wireless mode and see if changing that makes a difference.
http://setuprouter.com/router/asus/rt-ac87u/wifi.htm