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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
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow

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.
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow
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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.
Sent from my x10i 2.2.1 GreenGlow
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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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Internet Connectivity issue after 3.1 update

Anyone else having issues with internet connectivity after the 3.1 update? None of the other devices on my network are having any sort of issues. I've already tried to remove my router and readd it again but no dice. Sometimes I need to refresh webpages 3-4 times before they come up, and simple websites too.....like Google.
edit: I see the icons on the WiFi icon blinking......but webpages aren't loading. Tested the YouTube app and videos take forever to load. Also tested in DolphinHD and Opera and they're having connectivity issues also.

no problem for me. Do a cold reboot
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Yeh, I tried that too. I guess I'll see if the problem goes away in the next day or so, otherwise I'll go find some instructions on restoring the machine to default. Good thing i've been too lazy to load all my apps and data on this puppy lol....too lazy and busy just playing with the damn thing lol.

No problem here. I just update about 2 hours ago. WiFi has been online w/o interruptions.

My problem is that it wont see all wifi networks available! ? e.g I know at the office there are 2 wifi routers to connect too, it will see one but not the other and the one it sees it won't connect too?!
Ideas anyone?
Plus there is no option for setting a static ip with 3.1

Just a thought, I am sure I saw that the TF cannot detect WiFi channel 13. Is there a chance that those office routers use channel 13?

I had a problem connecting to my router. I just went into the network settings and "forgot" my network. Waited a minute and the transformer detected it and connected fine.

Same here: after a few hours, the wifi activity icon blinks merrily away, but zero actual connectivity!
I had to switch to airplane mode and back again for it to work.
Sadly, it's already happened twice since this the 3.1 update earlier today!!!

haha so I'm not the only one and I'm not crazy after all!

I'm getting an issue where the wifi indicator turns white but the arrows keep blinking. I have to log off then log back on for the indicator to turn blue and the data to start flowing. Pretty lame. All other phones, comps, and I pods are connecting to the router fine.

[Sensation] WiFi won't connect

Anyone else having wifi issues on their Sensation? It cycles through scanning, connecting, and disconnected state endlessly.
My home wifi is WPA2-AES, on a router running DD-WRT with dual radios. The Sensation of course only sees the 2.4GHz SSID.
I'm reluctant to re-download all the apps I had on my Inspire over HSPA+ when I only have a 2GB data package :/
edit: in the diagnostic menu, network state is always "disconnected", supplicant state toggles between "associating" and "scanning".
edit2: after a *real* reboot (shut down, then pulled the battery for a bit) WiFi connected straight away and is working quite well. Hope this helps anyone else who encounters this worrying issue on their shiny new superphone.
edit3: and it's back.. I've tried rebooting, pulling the battery, etc and I cannot get it to connect via wifi. I sure hope I don't need to return this thing already.

Wifi wont reconnect
Hi all
I hope someone can help me,
I have the HTC Sensation with almost 2 weeks now and i am having one continuous issue.
I have wifi set up at home the phone connects ok,however i also have a TV/Video sender,when i need to use the TV/Video sender i have to turn off the wifi(not ideal).The problem occurs when i turn off the TV/Video sender and turn the wifi back on,the phone will connect with the modem but not to the internet,Facebook,Twitter,emails will not sync,while testing i have discovered that if i "kill" facebook and Twitter and restart the apps all is ok again i.e facebook,Twitter and emails all sync.
Does anybody have an idea what is causing this ?
Rgds
Clinton

Have you tried toggling the wifi settings?
How can I prevent the internet from disconnecting while downloading?
You can prevent internet from disconnecting while downloading if you are connected to Wi-Fi. Please press MENU from the home screen > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings > MENU > Advanced > Wi-Fi sleep policy > Never.
There's also a toggle for best Wifi performance...not sure what that does but it does state that it may drain the battery more than usual.

clintondaly said:
The problem occurs when i turn off the TV/Video sender and turn the wifi back on,the phone will connect with the modem but not to the internet,Facebook,Twitter,emails will not sync,while testing i have discovered that if i "kill" facebook and Twitter and restart the apps all is ok again i.e facebook,Twitter and emails all sync.
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hmmm that's a totally different issue.

Atrix 2 known wifi problems?

I have an Atrix 2. It has been replaced twice by AT&T due to this problem. I have factory reset each phone and tried every battery mode, data saver, sleep policy and wifi channel.
The problem:
The wifi turns off by itself! not sleep, off! As in the checked box is unchecked. The phone does it during use and when not being used. The timing between instances is random. The wifi sometimes stays on for hours. Other times it wont last five minutes. I have 4 other wifi devices connected by wifi to my secured router.
Note: I travel across the country for work and the problem occurs at airports, hotels, mcdonalds, ect.
I have called Motorola and their only option is to send it to the with no replacement. I could use some help. I have been searching online and others with this problem dont persist, they simply state that unsecuring their router fixed the problem. That is not an option for me as the routers are not mine.
Any input will be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I recently noticed this problem started after I installed the ATT Smart Wi-FI app. Mine will connect then turn off, wait a second turn back on then I get the WIFI networks avail message and I check it and it's not connecting to the network til I tell it too then it will stay connected all day.

I"ve had my atrix 2 for about a little over a month. It's doing the same thing. Wifi will randomly shut off. I have to go into the settings to turn it back on. It will work fine for a little while then just shuts off again. Does anyone know if this seems to be hardware or software related. I've tried different apps and WiFi sleep settings to no avail. I really like the atrix but this is kind of annoying.

I have the same issue also, except I have top reboot my phone for wifi to work again.
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i have the same problem, it's not my wifi connection, but the actual wifi setting turns off whenever i turn off my screen and yes, i've set the wifi sleep policy to "never", so that's not the problem. i've also tried "never when plugged in" and "when screen turns off" and i still get the same problem. i was thinking about going to at&t and asking them about it but decided to come here first.
(a white iphone 4 is looking better and better ) can anyone help?

I had this problem but after I disabled the power saver option under battery and data (set it back to performance) it went away and Wi-Fi works perfect.

Tried different battery saver settings as well, nothing changed.
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Wifi on but not connected most of the time?

So i know this is a widespread problem because im on my 3rd pixel 3 and i have exactly the same problem on every one.
When im at home wifi is on but half the time it isnt connected, but as soon as i poke about on the wifi settings it connects. Its like its in some kind of sleep mode or something. I end up using all my mobile data whilst indoors a few meters away from the router! Ive had a pixel 3 since it came out and just cant seem to fix this problem.
Please tell me its a well known problem and some one has worked out a fix

I have not had that problem, but you may be able to reduce the mobile data usage by turning off "Switch to mobile data automatically" in Settings, Wi-Fi preferences.

gords78 said:
So i know this is a widespread problem because im on my 3rd pixel 3 and i have exactly the same problem on every one.
When im at home wifi is on but half the time it isnt connected, but as soon as i poke about on the wifi settings it connects. Its like its in some kind of sleep mode or something. I end up using all my mobile data whilst indoors a few meters away from the router! Ive had a pixel 3 since it came out and just cant seem to fix this problem.
Please tell me its a well known problem and some one has worked out a fix
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This is no a known issue and if you're on your 3rd pixel i don't think had anything to do with the phone. It's most likely an issue on your router side. Have you tried resetting it?

Are you by chance using WiFi which is configured as hidden network? This is typically done by checking the checkbook next to "do not broadcast SSID" checkbox.
If you are connecting to such network, there is a setting you have to check while setting up that WiFi connection. It is hidden in normal dialog and so it is easy to miss. This was the root cause for similar issue I have seen on my Android devices including Pixel.

Im not using a hidden network. The weirdest thing is whenever i notice its not using wifi as soon as i pull down on the screen at the top it will connect. like its been caught out lmao. was using the phone just now, an alert comes up to tell me ive used 2gb of data. so i pull down on top of screen and theres an x on the wifi icon, its on but theres an x (probably means not connected to anything) then a second later it connects. i dont click on anything it just connects whenever i pull the top bar down to check. its been happily eating my data while on sat in doors but as soon as i check that status it connects! its damn crazy!
This is exactly what it does every time without fail whenever i notice there is no wifi.

Fix your router bro

gords78 said:
Im not using a hidden network. The weirdest thing is whenever i notice its not using wifi as soon as i pull down on the screen at the top it will connect. like its been caught out lmao. was using the phone just now, an alert comes up to tell me ive used 2gb of data. so i pull down on top of screen and theres an x on the wifi icon, its on but theres an x (probably means not connected to anything) then a second later it connects. i dont click on anything it just connects whenever i pull the top bar down to check. its been happily eating my data while on sat in doors but as soon as i check that status it connects! its damn crazy!
This is exactly what it does every time without fail whenever i notice there is no wifi.
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The x on the wifi icon means you are connected to the router, but the router is not connected to the internet. Like everyone else, I think you have a router problem. Rebooting the router may help, but it may be time to replace the router.

Where are you located? It could be that your internet is unable to ping google servers. I have that issue whenever I clean flash, but I am in China so that is why.

This is not a widespread issue and as almost everyone has said, you have a router issue. It's possible that your router "sleeps" when nothing is trying to use it but that's just a guess. My suggestion, get a new router.