Hi all. just got my Galaxy S and its a great phone.
One of the annoying part is that whenever the phone goes to standby mode, it connects to Edge network (E is displayed on top). It seems like whenever WI-FI is not available it always connect to Edge network.
Can I set it to connect to Edge network or WI-FI only when there is explicit request from the user?
yes 2G and 3G works even when the phone is in power saving mode for the push emails and other data syncs
WiFi only works when the phone is awake
but there is a fix for that some where in ths forum
Go to your Wi-Fi settings, open up the Menu->Advanced. Set sleep policy to never. Then you'll always have your wi-fi and the phone shouldn't need EDGE for data, unless you moved too far away from the access point.
Install "JuiceDefender" it will turn off net access when screen is off
I'm currently running Phoenix 4.1 and noticed that even with wifi connected, it shows that it's scanning for new networks every few seconds. Is there a way to stop the constant scanning for wifi networks even when it is currently connected? I don't really want to have to set it to disable wireless on sleep since my work connection requires you to accept the t.o.s. every time you connect.
Not that I've found and I've looked too. A "feature" of the wifi so if you're moving around it will connect to open networks.
Hello,
Anyone else having an issue with their Nexus 6 device where if it detects a poor WiFi network, it will disconnect from it but in this state, it does not connect to your carrier's 4G/LTE connection? I know this used to be a feature you can enable or disable (Settings-> WiFi -> Advanced -> Avoid poor connections) but looks like this option has been removed from Android lollipop and instead is just enabled by default with no way to control it.
I noticed this when I walked outside my house and didn't have any data connection. When I went to my WiFi network lists it said "Temporarily Avoiding due to poor connection". It did not automatically connect to my 4g/LTE network, I even stood there for a few minutes to see if it eventually would. The only way to enable data was to turn off WiFi. As soon as I did that, it established connection with my carrier.
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Thanks!
illizit said:
Hello,
Anyone else having an issue with their Nexus 6 device where if it detects a poor WiFi network, it will disconnect from it but in this state, it does not connect to your carrier's 4G/LTE connection? I know this used to be a feature you can enable or disable (Settings-> WiFi -> Advanced -> Avoid poor connections) but looks like this option has been removed from Android lollipop and instead is just enabled by default with no way to control it.
I noticed this when I walked outside my house and didn't have any data connection. When I went to my WiFi network lists it said "Temporarily Avoiding due to poor connection". It did not automatically connect to my 4g/LTE network, I even stood there for a few minutes to see if it eventually would. The only way to enable data was to turn off WiFi. As soon as I did that, it established connection with my carrier.
Screenshot attached.
Thanks!
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many have this issue. There is a thread under the nexus5 section and this is the link to the google issue page https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81843
Hi community,
I'm writing because I have a strange WiFi problem with my S21 Ultra which I had with no other equipment before.
Setup:
- Galaxy S21 Ultra
- FritzBox 7590
- Fritz WLan Repeater 1750E (2x for better range coverage)
- WiFi 5G Auto channel WPA2/3
- WiFi coverage is good (tested with a lot of other devices)
Phone Setup:
- Paired with the WiFi
- Do Not use Mobile Data
- automatically reconnect to wifi
Problem:
The phone does not automatically connect to the WiFi.
The phone also looses the connection to the WiFi several times a day.
When the phone is not connected to the wifi I open wifi settings.
- It happens that the wifi list is completely empty and the circle animation indicates that the phone is searching for nearby connections
- It happens that the wifi list contains a list of wifi networks the phone has seen before when it was connected last to a wifi
- Switching off an on the wifi helps to find the actual networks and the phone then connects back to wifi (most of the time)
I tried already several settings and combinations but so far none of them brought any success. So I would like to know if someone else had a similar issue or has an idea what could go on here.
To me it seems strange that the wifi scan is not working as I would expect it. I would expect the phone to continously refresh the wifi list with networks it sees, but always when the phone lost its wifi connection the list is not working anymore.
Try tinkering with the wifi channels and encryption until it shows up.
Or you can try resetting the routers to see if it does anything
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Has anyone else have WIFI connection problems ? With not finding any WIFI until i factory reset it? And after a few days the problem reappears. Last time i didn't factory reset it and after 3 days, with no adjustment, the phone found WIFI, but...
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ftrueck said:
Hi community,
I'm writing because I have a strange WiFi problem with my S21 Ultra which I had with no other equipment before.
Setup:
- Galaxy S21 Ultra
- FritzBox 7590
- Fritz WLan Repeater 1750E (2x for better range coverage)
- WiFi 5G Auto channel WPA2/3
- WiFi coverage is good (tested with a lot of other devices)
Phone Setup:
- Paired with the WiFi
- Do Not use Mobile Data
- automatically reconnect to wifi
Problem:
The phone does not automatically connect to the WiFi.
The phone also looses the connection to the WiFi several times a day.
When the phone is not connected to the wifi I open wifi settings.
- It happens that the wifi list is completely empty and the circle animation indicates that the phone is searching for nearby connections
- It happens that the wifi list contains a list of wifi networks the phone has seen before when it was connected last to a wifi
- Switching off an on the wifi helps to find the actual networks and the phone then connects back to wifi (most of the time)
I tried already several settings and combinations but so far none of them brought any success. So I would like to know if someone else had a similar issue or has an idea what could go on here.
To me it seems strange that the wifi scan is not working as I would expect it. I would expect the phone to continously refresh the wifi list with networks it sees, but always when the phone lost its wifi connection the list is not working anymore.
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You said the phone loses connection and etc. Does that happen only at the location you described, or does it also happen at other locations?
It is possible that your phone also gets confused with the router and the repeater.
1st you need to clearly understand if the issue comes from the phone or possibly from your WIFI devices. Once this is clear, you have something to go on with...
babyboy3265 said:
You said the phone loses connection and etc. Does that happen only at the location you described, or does it also happen at other locations?
It is possible that your phone also gets confused with the router and the repeater.
1st you need to clearly understand if the issue comes from the phone or possibly from your WIFI devices. Once this is clear, you have something to go on with...
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- Phone is on standby (placed on a table, etc.)
- I turn it on to check messages,
- No connection to wifi
- Open wifi manager
- No wifi networks listed at all
I do not know why my router/network should be the problem. All other devices in the wifi work flawlessly. It cannot be that I have to restart my wifi router every time the phone finds no wifi at all. That makes no sense to me.
It looks more like the android wifi service is still on sleep and does not report new wifi networks (which would be necessary also to see any wifi at all).
May I suggest....
Settings -> Connections -> Wi-Fi -> (three dots it top right) ->Advanced
Make sure "Turn on Wi-Fi automatically" and "Wi-Fi power saving mode" are both off.
If you use a repeater is it a mesh or AP solution? I find Android will drag its feet letting go of a wifi signal even when walking into range of another known network. Had an extender in garden and even when down to 10% connection on Wi-Fi it would stay connected to extender, I had to turn wifi off and on quickly to get it to pick a better network.
ftrueck said:
- Phone is on standby (placed on a table, etc.)
- I turn it on to check messages,
- No connection to wifi
- Open wifi manager
- No wifi networks listed at all
I do not know why my router/network should be the problem. All other devices in the wifi work flawlessly. It cannot be that I have to restart my wifi router every time the phone finds no wifi at all. That makes no sense to me.
It looks more like the android wifi service is still on sleep and does not report new wifi networks (which would be necessary also to see any wifi at all).
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It seems to be the phone...
Definitely try what lywyn suggested...
you can also submit an error report on Samsung Members app, it sends reports directly to Samsung and get the feedback.
Download the app from the Galaxy Store if you don't have it on your phone > Memers app > + button > Error report
lywyn said:
May I suggest....
Settings -> Connections -> Wi-Fi -> (three dots it top right) ->Advanced
Make sure "Turn on Wi-Fi automatically" and "Wi-Fi power saving mode" are both off.
If you use a repeater is it a mesh or AP solution? I find Android will drag its feet letting go of a wifi signal even when walking into range of another known network. Had an extender in garden and even when down to 10% connection on Wi-Fi it would stay connected to extender, I had to turn wifi off and on quickly to get it to pick a better network.
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Unfortunately no success. I configured exactly like suggested. Does the S21 Ultra have problems with handover in meshed WiFi setups?
ftrueck said:
Unfortunately no success. I configured exactly like suggested. Does the S21 Ultra have problems with handover in meshed WiFi setups?
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Never had any problem with my S21U (Exynos) with my Mesh WiFi (Deco X60) setup.
ftrueck said:
Hi community,
I'm writing because I have a strange WiFi problem with my S21 Ultra which I had with no other equipment before.
Setup:
- Galaxy S21 Ultra
- FritzBox 7590
- Fritz WLan Repeater 1750E (2x for better range coverage)
- WiFi 5G Auto channel WPA2/3
- WiFi coverage is good (tested with a lot of other devices)
Phone Setup:
- Paired with the WiFi
- Do Not use Mobile Data
- automatically reconnect to wifi
Problem:
The phone does not automatically connect to the WiFi.
The phone also looses the connection to the WiFi several times a day.
When the phone is not connected to the wifi I open wifi settings.
- It happens that the wifi list is completely empty and the circle animation indicates that the phone is searching for nearby connections
- It happens that the wifi list contains a list of wifi networks the phone has seen before when it was connected last to a wifi
- Switching off an on the wifi helps to find the actual networks and the phone then connects back to wifi (most of the time)
I tried already several settings and combinations but so far none of them brought any success. So I would like to know if someone else had a similar issue or has an idea what could go on here.
To me it seems strange that the wifi scan is not working as I would expect it. I would expect the phone to continously refresh the wifi list with networks it sees, but always when the phone lost its wifi connection the list is not working anymore.
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sometimes it happen when you connect at certain locations.
If you haven't already done so give this a try. Settings, search "Wi-Fi", scroll down to Location, Improve accuracy - toggle on, Wi-Fi scanning - toggle on.
ftrueck said:
Unfortunately no success. I configured exactly like suggested. Does the S21 Ultra have problems with handover in meshed WiFi setups?
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Mesh is a single network solution so should not be a problem.
The only other thing I can think of is the power-saving mode. My son has his Pixel on power saving all the time and I know sometimes he has to turn off/on wifi to get a connection when waking the phone up
I found the issue! It is WiFi Direct related. The app "nexar" from the dashcam is interfering with normal WiFi on this phone. Nexar conquers the WiFi functionality and is responsible for my wifi disconnecting. The app requires the "Location always" permission. If I remove this permission my WiFi works again normally. So: one has a similar issue: remove "Location always" permission from the nexar app. In my case it helped.
You said the phone loses connection and and many others. Does that show up best on the region you described, or does it also happen at different places?
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It is feasible that your phone additionally receives harassed with the router and the repeater.
1st you need to honestly recognize if the issue comes from the cellphone or likely from your WIFI devices. Once this is clean, you've got something to go on with...
Hi:
My S21 Ultra is the T-mobile variant, in the US.
The Wi-Fi advanced setting for "Switch to mobile data" is nonfunctional, because it has no effect when turned on.
I'm hoping that others can verify this problem: When you are connected to a non-functional Wi-Fi signal (e.g., your phone displays an exclamation point (!) next to the Wi-Fi signal strength indicator), your phone should still be able to access the internet by switching to mobile data, when you have this advanced setting turned on.
However, with my phone, I *CANNOT* access the internet when I connect to a non-functional Wi-Fi signal, whether I turn on or turn off the "Switch to mobile data" advanced Wi-Fi setting.
I'm hoping others can confirm the same issue, so we can escalate as a bug that Samsung can fix. Or maybe somehow it's an issue specific to the T-mobile USA variants of the S21 Ultra?
Anyway, I'm guessing most people don't encounter this bug, because usually you are on a functional Wi-Fi signal. But in my situation, I *NEED* to be able to connect to a non-functional Wi-Fi signal, and access data through the mobile/cellular tower connection. The reason is because that's the only way I can update the firmware on my dashcam. My phone connects to the dashcam via Wi-Fi. That works, and the app can view the dashcam etc. But the app also needs a data connection to download a firmware update for the dashcam. But when I'm connected to the dashcam via Wi-Fi, the dashcam does not provide internet. So I'm stuck because the S21 Ultra *WON'T* access the internet when connected to the dashcam via Wi-Fi, because the "Switch to mobile data" setting does not work and is ignored, so the phone has no data connection whenever I connect to my dashcam.
I figure, if T-mobile doesn't allow this, then they should remove the setting as an option. Why include the setting if it's simply ignored and nonfunctional?
There are some added wifi settings in the developer mode like, wifi scan throttling and wifi safe mode, have you looked into these? I don't have any wifi problems on my S21U unlocked phone, not branded.
In my developer options, Wi-Fi safe mode is off, and Wi-Fi scan throttling is on.
But the issue is my phone refuses to connect to cellular data, even though I tell the phone to please connect to cellular data when the Wi-Fi is unreliable.
I'm not sure that the Wi-Fi specific options in developer mode would cause the phone to refuse to connect to cellular data.
Are you able to connect to an unreliable Wi-Fi, and test whether your phone can automatically receive info via cellular data *WHILE* you are still connected to the unreliable Wi-Fi? You can simulate an unreliable Wi-Fi if you have a modem connected to your Wi-Fi router, and turn off the modem but leave the Wi-Fi router powered on with no internet.
Also, can you check your developer setting for "Mobile data always active"? Is that on or off for you? I don't want to turn on that setting, because I want the phone to save battery and turn off mobile data when I'm connected to a reliable Wi-Fi. The notable setting for me is in advanced Wi-Fi, where the phone can "Switch to mobile data *ONLY* when the Wi-Fi is unreliable and doesn't provide data.