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Wifi fixer/blade wifi fixer.

Right guys,
many of you are having issues with custom roms and staying connected to wifi even when the sleep setting is set to never.
This app has been bought to my attention and would like some feedback on how it works on our x10's, i already know there is a thread on it for the nexus one but can not find anything for the x10, if it has been covered before then i apologise and the thread will be removed.
i have been testing it and so far it has kept connection for me through various things, i can however only test it on my home wifi connection so we need more testers under differant conditions.
Can you please read documentation in the sttings once installed and when reporting say which settings you are using.
please before trying make a backup of your rom incase any problems but so far it as not caused any f/c's on mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=qESBdaLbsNg
Thanks to GreatBigDog for bringing it to our attention and steve.adams.x10 for your help.
Please give your thanks to the developers here not me- http://wififixer.wordpress.com/
cheers guys.
MAYBE FOUND A BETTER APP- try this one BLADE WIFI FIX, it seems to reconnect better on the x10-see how you go.
UPDATE- BLADE IS THE BETTER APP WE ARE HAVING GREAT RESULTS PLEASE TRY IT AND POST BACK.
At the developers request i have removed the apk for blade as he wants to keep a count on downloads, however it is still free on the market and i have been told there will be further support for it in the future-thankyou.

For me no I have had no force closes or any problems what so ever. I edited the settings within the app to disable WiFi sleep and turned off the screen for about 5 - 10 mins and I still had a connection.
The only small thing and I don't know if this is isolated to just me but I found that on booting up the phone it wouldn't connect to my network, even when I kept pressing connect so I disabled the app and when I got connected to the network I re-enabled the app and the connection is rock solid.
This app is free on the market place, just search for WIFI FIXER. An update is due soon apparently which is even better news for us.
It will be interesting to see how others get on but I strongly recommend this, esp as ire free too
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow

I'm testing the app with the following conditions.
WiFi - on
GPS - on
BlueTooth - off
Sync - on
I have WiFi fixer app settings as follows in advanced options
Enable WiFi Lock - selected
Disable Sleep - selected
WiFi Sleep Policy - never
Nexus One Sleep Fix - selected
I'm currently connected to my Linksys work router that has WPA2 Security with encryption set to TKIP or AES. Later this afternoon I'll be connecting to my D-Link home router with WPA2 Security with encryption set to AES only.
So far I haven't lost connection but I did have 3 random reboots which I'm not sure are related or not.

Hi,
These are my settings i am using and so far no f/c's or have not lost connection,
phone- wifi on
- bluetooth off
- gprs on
- sync on
wifi fixer settings- wifi usability- balanced
- enable notifications- ticked
- enable wifi lock- ticked
- wifi sleep - never
so far looking promising and thanks for your input.
Just to add to Steve's findings that my wifi signal/connection is alot stronger, i can not lose connection walking down the bottom of my garden, 100m, when before it would lose signal near the back door.

smartgardens said:
Hi,
These are my settings i am using and so far no f/c's or have not lost connection,
phone- wifi on
- bluetooth off
- gprs on
- sync on
wifi fixer settings- wifi usability- balanced
- enable wifi lock- ticked
- wifi sleep - never
so far looking promising and thanks for your input.
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I am using exactly the same settings as you. Does yours connect ok with the WiFi fixer enabled? Everytime I disconnect and then try to connect to my network it can't, it gets as far as obtaining the ip address and then resets its self.
When your connected its solid but it would be nice to have the auto connection working.
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow

steve.adams.x10 said:
I am using exactly the same settings as you. Does yours connect ok with the WiFi fixer enabled? Everytime I disconnect and then try to connect to my network it can't, it gets as far as obtaining the ip address and then resets its self.
When your connected its solid but it would be nice to have the auto connection working.
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Right just disconnected my wifi in phone settings, then switched back on and it re-connected ok with no problem, it maybe took a tad longer but not much.
Have you put the widget on your homepage, you can switch on with that.

Hmm interesting, I just tried again. Turn off, turn on, scans, obtaining ip address, connecting then resets its self and continues endlessly unless I turn off the fixer and connect.
Are you using a static ip? I dunno if that makes a difference, I am not using static ip.
No not tried the widget iv been using the phone settings menu and power control widget
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steve.adams.x10 said:
Hmm interesting, I just tried again. Turn off, turn on, scans, obtaining ip address, connecting then resets its self and continues endlessly unless I turn off the fixer and connect.
Are you using a static ip? I dunno if that makes a difference, I am not using static ip.
No not tried the widget iv been using the phone settings menu and power control widget
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I am using static, have you tried the widget to re-associate and also what about the nexus fix, i think you have to have other settings set for the that ie advanced/disable sleep ticked-worth a try.

OK, Mine just disconnected. and wouldn't reconnect. It was OK as long as I was in range but when I went out of range and then came back in my wifi network just showed up as disabled again.
I tried using the widget set to reset WiFi and it just looped wifi on/off until I ended up getting a Force Close error on Gallary app of all things and then the phone rebooted.
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Another reboot after selected the disable app function. I'm going to try different settings.
I've just disabled the Nexus fix, I'll see if that stops the reboots.

GreatBigDog said:
OK, Mine just disconnected. and wouldn't reconnect. It was OK as long as I was in range but when I went out of range and then came back in my wifi network just showed up as disabled again.
I tried using the widget set to reset WiFi and it just looped wifi on/off until I ended up getting a Force Close error on Gallary app of all things and then the phone rebooted.
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Hi GreatBigDog,
I have just walked down the street to lose connection and the same here, it will not re-connect, although i have no f/c's, using the widget did re-connect me and i have not lost signal once when in range.
It needs looking into abit more but could be a answer to our problems.

Atleast you two managed to connect initially, mine wouldn't even do that with the fixer enabled and I was less than 7 ft away from the router and had a very clear path ( no walls or ceiling in the way)
I'm gonna try and find another app for this cos its annoying me. All I can it credit for is making the connection not turn off on screen out for some time.
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow

steve.adams.x10 said:
Atleast you two managed to connect initially, mine wouldn't even do that with the fixer enabled and I was less than 7 ft away from the router and had a very clear path ( no walls or ceiling in the way)
I'm gonna try and find another app for this cos its annoying me. All I can it credit for is making the connection not turn off on screen out for some time.
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Hi,
reading through the known issues i have noted that wifi may become unusable, to do reboot or factory reset (samsung galaxy)
on nexus and a few others wifi sleep policy is ignored, caused by power save mode-says work around in advanced options.
cyanogen mod 6 made driver to fix this issues.
Hidden ssids, android is not able to work with wifi networks using hidden ssids.
reccomends not to use with a task killer.
I agree it maintains a solid wifi connection but i think there maybe issues with power save mode of our x10 and i do not know anything about the cyaaogen drivers.

Right guys After looking around for more answers we have found this app, again have tested it and seems to re-connect better, it works in the background with no settings but flashes a quick message up when fixing-see how you get on.

Right, left work and when I got home I picked up my home network without any issues. Took a walk down the road to get it to disconnect and it reconected again without any issues.
I wonder if it could be the difference in encryption between the two routers why it works better here.
Anyway, turning off the Nexus sleep fix solved my reboot issues.
I'm going to give the other app a try now.
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For me blade WiFi fix definitely seems to work better and when connected it holds the connection just as well as WiFi fixer but blade is much more user friendly without the widget and does its thing in the background and it will actually automaticly pick up and connect to my network.
I'm struggling to make it connect now, but I am upstairs in my room the door shut and the router is placed on a table under the stairs right in the middle of my house.
I think this is the app we need not the other one purely because ease of use and much more user friendly.
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow

Blade wifi fix
steve.adams.x10 said:
For me blade WiFi fix definitely seems to work better and when connected it holds the connection just as well as WiFi fixer but blade is much more user friendly without the widget and does its thing in the background and it will actually automaticly pick up and connect to my network.
I'm struggling to make it connect now, but I am upstairs in my room the door shut and the router is placed on a table under the stairs right in the middle of my house.
I think this is the app we need not the other one purely because ease of use and much more user friendly.
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Hi Steve,
Yes i agree, the blade wifi fix is much better and more user friendly. I have not lost connection once, i have rebooted my phone many times and it still worked and walked out of range it still re-connected. I have had no issues with f/c's and the battery usage has not been compromised so all in all looking good.
Can we have a few more testers report back please, greatbigdog is doing fine with wifi fix so it seems there are answers to this wifi problem and lastly this wifi is not only a issue to our x10 it effects most android phones even the nexus 1.

I've been trying blade WiFi fix since last night and it's been doing a great job for me, reconnecting without any problem even when going out of range and back in.
I'm now going to give it a try this afternoon with my WiFi sleep policy set to "Never when plugged in". I'll let you know how that goes.
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Perfect!!!! My WiFi will now sleep and then reconnect when I wake the phone to use it.

Sorry for perhaps a dumb question but does sleep policy 'never when plugged in' WiFi will always stay on provided your charging the phone or got a usb connection? I'm guessing it means that but could you clarify for me please?
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steve.adams.x10 said:
Sorry for perhaps a dumb question but does sleep policy 'never when plugged in' WiFi will always stay on provided your charging the phone or got a usb connection? I'm guessing it means that but could you clarify for me please?
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow
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It means the WiFi will sleep when the screen is blank unless you are plugged into PC / Wall Charger.
For me the power savings more than offset the phone using my data plan for syncing when not in use as I'm never close to using up my entire plan each month.

Ok I see, thanks for explaining. Iv changed mine to that also now, I won't be able to test it for a good few hours when I'm back from work but il post my results.
Thanks
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Wifi icon not green.

I'm having problems with my wifi icon not connecting to the Google servers.
My 3g icon is fine and goes green, but when I connect to my wifi, it stays white and I cannot access any applications tthat require data connections.
Has anyone had similar problems?
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This only happens to me when I'm using a hotspot somewhere. I'll have to load a webpage and click to connect. Only time.
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I've had that happen to me a few times... just put it in airplane mode for 10 seconds and take it back out. Fixes it for me at least

grifforama said:
I'm having problems with my wifi icon not connecting to the Google servers.
My 3g icon is fine and goes green, but when I connect to my wifi, it stays white and I cannot access any applications tthat require data connections.
Has anyone had similar problems?
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Sounds like your router is not passing along the internet connection. Try restarting your router.
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I get that on my home network once in a while. It'll connect to the internet, but not want to cooperate with Google's servers. Then 3G will work fine. Not really sure what the deal is. Probably some issue with Comcast's local servers, I dunno.

what mode do u use for your wifi? i was having the same problem and it was driving me crazy since i would keep getting errors like "disconnected" and "no active network connections." i switched from WPA2 Personal to WEP and now I'm not having problems anymore.
on a side note, does anyone know if i need to do something special to get WPA2 to work better and not keep disconnecting?

baldwin69 said:
what mode do u use for your wifi? i was having the same problem and it was driving me crazy since i would keep getting errors like "disconnected" and "no active network connections." i switched from WPA2 Personal to WEP and now I'm not having problems anymore.
on a side note, does anyone know if i need to do something special to get WPA2 to work better and not keep disconnecting?
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Every wifi network I use is wpa.
In the advanced wifi options, is your wifi sleep policy set to 'never'?
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i have it set to never when plugged in. but if the screen is on, shouldn't it not make a difference?

baldwin69 said:
i have it set to never when plugged in. but if the screen is on, shouldn't it not make a difference?
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Just set it to 'never'.
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it sounds like you dont have a data connection at the moment. check your internet via a desktop/laptop. also try unplugging your router then plugging it back in.

well my data works on my laptop and ipod touch - never with any problems. so it's strickly an android problem. but now that i've changed to WEP i haven't lost data connection at all today. the bars turned white twice, but i didn't lose connection like i did with WPA. very strange.

Wifi vs data plan priority

When I'm at home the Nexus 5 automatically uses my home wifi for Internet access which is great.
The problem occurs when I'm away from home and there's either a weak wifi signal or an available wifi I have not logged into. In these cases the browser takes forever or tells me I have no Internet access. If I remember to disable wifi then the browser rapidly connects through the phone's unlimited data and I'm on the Web.
So, the phone insists on using wifi even if the signal is poor or unlogged in until I disable wifi. Is there a way to tell the phone to connect to whichever is best, wifi or data plan?

In wifi settings you can set to avoid poor connections.
There's not a lot you can do if you're connected to a network that requires browser authentication... maybe automate turning wifi off
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rootSU said:
In wifi settings you can set to avoid poor connections.
There's not a lot you can do if you're connected to a network that requires browser authentication... maybe automate turning wifi off
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Thanks. That may be something for Tasker to do : turn off wifi if networks x, y, or z are not available. I could always turn it on if I want to add a new network which would happen less often than constantly remembering to turn it off.
How about it, rootSU?

Anderson2 said:
Thanks. That may be something for Tasker to do : turn off wifi if networks x, y, or z are not available. I could always turn it on if I want to add a new network which would happen less often than constantly remembering to turn it off.
How about it, rootSU?
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With that method you would still need to manually toggle WiFi back on afterward. Since the WiFi will be off it won't be able to detect local networks without draining battery using the "always scanning" feature.
You could try using cell tower locations instead.
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Anderson2 said:
Thanks. That may be something for Tasker to do : turn off wifi if networks x, y, or z are not available. I could always turn it on if I want to add a new network which would happen less often than constantly remembering to turn it off.
How about it, rootSU?
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Yeah used to do something similar. I have routine in life which made it simpler...
Turn off when not connected to x,y,z
Turn off when time to leave home unless connected to x,y,z
Turn on when time to arrive home unless connected to x,y,z
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Makes sense. A lot simpler.

Anderson2 said:
Makes sense. A lot simpler.
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I made it even simpler though. I use wifi at work too so I literally just turn it off when I know I'm travelling. So it turns off between 06:45 and 08:00 then again at 16:30 and 18:00

Does anyone else's WiFi randomly turn on/off?!

If I'm home, chillan out, connected to my home WiFi, sometimes my wifi will just randomly turn itself off.. And then when I'm out (let's say I'm driving around) my WiFi will just randomly turn itself on. I don't get why the hell it does bc it never used to! I have a Sprint S6 and I have connections optimizer deleted (using Titanium Backup) and I have "always allow scanning" OFF and "keep WiFi on during sleep" ON. What gives....?!

Same issue here. It seems to happen only with 5 ghz, not with 2.5.

robto said:
Same issue here. It seems to happen only with 5 ghz, not with 2.5.
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How can you tell if the WiFi you're on is 2.5/5 ghz??

Router configuration. I use to enable only 5 ghz (faster), but had issues so changed to only 2.5 and seems to work fine now (but it is much slower coping files to pc)

I think the issues you two are describing are different. I think the OP is saying his wifi is being activated (turning on) rather than disconnecting and reconnecting to the network (which is an issue I also have). My wifi will never turn ON or OFF (as if the quick setting has been touched) unless I turn it on or off.
If I'm wrong, then please disregard.

JoeFCaputo113 said:
If I'm home, chillan out, connected to my home WiFi, sometimes my wifi will just randomly turn itself off.. And then when I'm out (let's say I'm driving around) my WiFi will just randomly turn itself on. I don't get why the hell it does bc it never used to! I have a Sprint S6 and I have connections optimizer deleted (using Titanium Backup) and I have "always allow scanning" OFF and "keep WiFi on during sleep" ON. What gives....?!
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My wifi setting does not turn off/on randomly, however, I have noticed my S6 (920i) seems to randomly forget networks I have logged in to...home/work mostly. There's no option to forget the network, if I touch the network name again I'm immediately prompted for the password.

miller7796 said:
My wifi setting does not turn off/on randomly, however, I have noticed my S6 (920i) seems to randomly forget networks I have logged in to...home/work mostly. There's no option to forget the network, if I touch the network name again I'm immediately prompted for the password.
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Have you tried long pressing?

Japultra said:
Have you tried long pressing?
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Yes, I get "Connect to Network" when long pressing.

Japultra said:
I think the issues you two are describing are different. I think the OP is saying his wifi is being activated (turning on) rather than disconnecting and reconnecting to the network (which is an issue I also have). My wifi will never turn ON or OFF (as if the quick setting has been touched) unless I turn it on or off.
If I'm wrong, then please disregard.
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You are EXACTLY CORRECT... And it is very annoying lol.

Yes, I get the same thing. I try to use Trigger scripts to set my phone the way I like it at work, home, night, etc. Sometimes, I'll turn wifi off, then next thing I know, it's back on. Or vice-versa. There's no setting for it anywhere that I can find.

disable wifi

I wanted to know if i can make wifi turn off with out coming back on by it self i hate that and have turned off everthing that automatically turns on yet it tryst to turn on over and over again does it the most when I'm using my .mobile hotspot and will actually turn off my hotspot

When I turn off wifi it stays off.

Hmm my wifes note 5 does it to

I just turned off some settings WiFi advanced menu. ..going to see if that helps.
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Turn off your connection optimizer in settings
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I now have everything turned off now it only seems tobe happing when hotapot is active it tells me that activating wifi will disconnect hotspot then it says cencel of turn on wifi if I hit cencel it will pop back up quick if I do nothing it just sit there untill screen blacks out then turns on wifi by its self and kicks me off hotspot really making me mad

My Sprint Note 5 does the same thing. When using the hotspot, it keeps displaying the "Turning on WiFi will disable hotspot notification. As soon as I return home and the Note 5 sees my home WiFi network is automatically connects and kills the hotspot. Even though I haven't responded to the notification.
If I'm not using the hotspot, then it never automatically turns WiFi back on when returning home.
I have set location services to use GPS only, set Smart network to off. Yet, when using hotspot, it keeps trying to turn WiFi back on.

Same here :/

I wonder why can we get a dev insight on this

That is connection optimizer at work which switches when you get home it looks for the best signal..... turn it off in settings.

Chaz187 said:
That is connection optimizer at work which switches when you get home it looks for the best signal..... turn it off in settings.
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It is turned off everything about wifi is turned off the only time wifi trys to activate is when mobile hotspot is on and if I don't catch it it will deactivate my hotspot this is something else

uknow said:
It is turned off everything about wifi is turned off the only time wifi trys to activate is when mobile hotspot is on and if I don't catch it it will deactivate my hotspot this is something else
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Thats wierd i have no issues with wifi and hotspot turning off.....

I can say I have the same problem. I'm on sprint, not rooted but used the MSL code to open hotspot. Me and the Wife both have note 5's both with the same problem.
I also have connections optimizer and all settings I know of keeping wifi off.
Only does it when hotspot is on.