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Please Help - Wifi Disabled

I jsut dicovered my new G4's wifi has been disabled by operator. Can anyone help to activate it? There is a red cross over the comm manager on today screen. Please help!!

Do I feel silly or what.
I got rid of the icon (and the whole tray) so I didn't remember, but the cross just means your WiFi is off (not flight mode as I said earlier), which is the default state. Open the comm manager (you can use the button on the left side of the phone) and tap the antenna icon. this will turn WiFi on.
Just in case I am wrong (phone operators don't like devices with WiFi because it reduces data usage by customers) hard reset your phone and quickly soft reset before customization is installed (there should be a 3 second countdown).

What the above poster said.
Or perhaps flash your phone with a new/clean ROM from e.g. qtek. (here)
But flashing the device is not really everyone their thing, so you need to figure out whether you wanna do that at all. Giving it a hardreset without installing the extra apps almost gives the same result.
But don't forget to use the 'ROMUpdateUtility_NoID.exe ' when you try to update, else you get an error. But that's all in the topic there. And don't forget to fully charge battery before update
(hey, this is the upgrading part of website no bad to lead people to the dark side eh? )

wifi
I have tried so many romes and none of them will turn on my wifi is there some trick I need to know about? did you fix your wifi?

Well, when using a different rom I guess the operater doesn't have that much to do with it anymore.
Just when you go into the com-manager you see an icon that looks like an antenna thingy with a little cross next to it. Just press it and there you have wifi (should become yellow without the cross).
That should be working standard with a 'normal' rom like the new qtek one. Connecting is another story though once the wifi is enabled (connecting with wifi is a bit tricky at times).

I flashed the qtek rom on my Dopod 830 (bought in China) successfully. However, the wifi on the comm manager still failed to activate. So the assumption (conclusion) is China Telecom simply removed the the wifi chip.

I think you may just have a faulty device.
To my knowledge, no phone company actually has the facility, or would bother with the enormous cost of modifying devices in such a way.
Could you be more specific as to what happens? I have a feeling there is a big misunderstanding here somewhere.
You press the button on the side, the comm manager comes up, you click the icon with an antenna and...
a) noting happens.
b) error message pops up.
c) wait cursor (circle with 4 colors) appears, but the button remains with the x.
d) non of the above.
I think you may have rushed a bit with flashing different ROMs. Try putting the original ROM back, without the extended ROM and see what happens.

Thanks levenum! My problem is (c), there is a waiting sign and the icon remained x. The original rom is in simplified chinese CHS and now I am having the 2.20.7.34 wwe with everything running fine except wifi. Will try to flash back to a CHS rom and see what is happening.

Well that does sound like a hardware / driver problem, but it is more likely a fault than intentional deactivation.
Is the phone under warranty by chance?
If so, once you have the original ROM you might try getting it repaired in the lab.
Also check the phone details on the site of your phone company. Do they state this model has WiFi or do they 'conveniently' omit it.

I checked with China Telecom and Dopod, they said the wifi chip has been removed. I am not sure how they can remove the chip but many phones selling in China have got wifi removed. How can I know the wifi is physically removed or is jsut deactivated?

iyfchan said:
I checked with China Telecom and Dopod, they said the wifi chip has been removed. I am not sure how they can remove the chip but many phones selling in China have got wifi removed. How can I know the wifi is physically removed or is jsut deactivated?
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I have exactly the same problem with you, as I searched the forum, some poster tell that Dopod from China mobile, the wifi chip is factory removed.
Does anyone have the schematic of the full-function prophet, so i could locate the wifi chip position, so i can upgrade my Dopod 830 by hardware way
thanks

hsdpa and wifi/bluetooth enabling

hi im havng problems enabling wifi. but i have realised when hsdpa is enable wifi can not be turned on is this normal. when i disable hsdpa wifi can be enabled. is this correct?

No this is not normal. They should both work. Can you give us any more info, ie. did it ever work? Have you tried a hard reset?

hi,
just found out that my camera doesnt work now! did work b4. yes hspda did work b4 with wifi i have hard reset a few days ago. should i hard reset it again?
rom 1.25.405.1 WWE
radio 1.58.21.23

has anyone found a reason why wifi cannot be turned on??? min use to work fine and now it doesnt switch on i have hard reset it has made no difference,

intrancer said:
has anyone found a reason why wifi cannot be turned on??? min use to work fine and now it doesnt switch on i have hard reset it has made no difference,
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Are you sure you have performed a HARD reset. A hard reset means that your device is in the same state as when you first took it out of the box.
If then the WIFI fails to switch on, you probably have a hardware problem and should send the device for repairs.
I have had a problem with the WIFI function as well. In my case it was caused by a program which allows the Cruise to act as a WIFI access point. After using that software once, the WIFI cannot be switched on any more. I have had the same problem on my "standard" Touch.
Robin

hi mate,
yes i it is a hard reset everything deleted and restored to orignal state. looks like i need to contact HTC. did u send yours in for repair or did the hard reset resolve the issue?
the strange thing is the wifi did work before

intrancer said:
hi mate,
yes i it is a hard reset everything deleted and restored to orignal state. looks like i need to contact HTC. did u send yours in for repair or did the hard reset resolve the issue?
the strange thing is the wifi did work before
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In my case the hard reset resolved the issue both on my original touch and on my touch cruise. The latter needs to go back for repairs now anyway because the speaker has decided not to function anymore.
Robin

intrancer said:
has anyone found a reason why wifi cannot be turned on??? min use to work fine and now it doesnt switch on i have hard reset it has made no difference,
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I'm having a similar problem on my Cruise. My WiFi is switching on in the Comm Mgr. I see the icon working for a couple of seconds then it seems to freeze. I try to sign in on Skype or access an Internet site with no success. Strange. It was working a couple of days ago.
Am at the moment using a Laptop via a WiFi connection, so it's not a general WiFi connection problem.
Appreciate some advice.

Hi
Just a quick extra comment to my question above. Would a Hard Reset really help? Or is this just an option to find a solution?

hi i called htc and returned the device for repair i will update on the progress

[Q] partha

Feb end, during my Jakarta visit purchased a Chinese tablet cum phone (Advan) running on Android 2.2.2.
Whenever I turn on WiFi I get the message error.
Can someone help to solve this ?

What does the error message say specifically (or is it just "Error")? To rule out a hardware problem, I'd recommend flashing back to factory settings if you can't get it resolved an easier way.

When I click on wifi..it says turning on and after a few seconds it simply says "Error". I tried the factory reset, still the problem persists.

Try turning on bluetooth and then wifi... If the error is still there then i guess its hardware issue

OMG.. Just noticed even blue tooth is not getting on...

You know what? Fake china tab with no bluetooth and wifi hardware. In short you got ripped of your money :/

Looks like I am ripped off. However, the wifi was working fine initially, I downloaded some apps. As of now, once a while it shows my wifi setting however when log into wifi I get the error. Today the bluetooth is working. When I checked locally, they told I need to change a IC inside, which I am scared to touch. Any clue/help on how to reinstall android 2.2.2 ? Let me try it also.

If they said you need to change the IC inside, then it sounds like you got a partially ripped off, as they sold you a shoddily assembled tablet or else used shoddy equipment (ICs, etc) on the board.
Trying to reinstall the OS may put you in even deeper water unless you can contact the manufacturer and get it directly from them.

[Q] No wifi,bluetooth,up sound button

I have read all the post on this and let me say I have done everything (that I know). Factory reset. Wiped everything through rom manager and through bootloader. Loaded several custom roms. Even updated the radio. Took battery out for 5 mins. My router is working fine. wifi turns on like it is looking but then says "error". Also bluetooth doesnt work. Turns on then turns off. No "error" or anything. Try to use the up sound button and it no longer works. Everything was working fine then all of a sudden they quit. Is there something I am missing? I though maybe hardware problem but cannot get info on where they are. Have read that wifi antenna is in the battery cover. Checked and all contacts are clean and making contact. Really frustrated. All help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Were you s-off or s-on ?
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Phatomwarrior6 said:
I have read all the post on this and let me say I have done everything (that I know). Factory reset. Wiped everything through rom manager and through bootloader. Loaded several custom roms. Even updated the radio. Took battery out for 5 mins. My router is working fine. wifi turns on like it is looking but then says "error". Also bluetooth doesnt work. Turns on then turns off. No "error" or anything. Try to use the up sound button and it no longer works. Everything was working fine then all of a sudden they quit. Is there something I am missing? I though maybe hardware problem but cannot get info on where they are. Have read that wifi antenna is in the battery cover. Checked and all contacts are clean and making contact. Really frustrated. All help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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When was the last time the phone worked completely and what state was it in (ROM, S-Off or S-On unlocked bootloader, etc.)? What radio did you have, what radio did you flash, and what radio do you have now?

Google Pixel No Sound issue

Guys, this issue has been pestering for a month now and I seem to have not found a fix for this yet. I first started to notice the problem with my phone when I was unable to attend the calls, the screen will usually get stuck or i will not be able to swipe up the green button during the call. Even if sometimes I manage to i will be able to hear the other person speak but I wont be able to speak to them. So sometimes once I restart the phone it will seem to work fine for an indefinite period of time and again it starts.
Then things started getting very bad, sometimes during normal device usage, the screen just turns to a monochrome black and white screen ( just as you see when there was no signal on older television sets). And when I switch to the bootloader screen, when I power the device on, I get a very thin green line for an instant on the screen and then the booting sequence starts.
I have made a lot of factory resets and stock image flashing, and by far I noticed one considerably situation, the times when the sound functions fine, the booting sequence where the 4 google dots animation appears and when there is no sound, the booting sequence gets stuck on Google and made by Google screen.
Other observations are during abnormal device behavior, no function related to sound will properly. To elaborate it, Google assistant wont work, videos cannot be played and even the system sounds wont be heard. I am open to suggestions here. Please let me know what can be done to test the phone out. FYI I know there is a problem with the Pixel microphone, but I am not convinced that its the exact problem. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thank you.

Sounds like a hardware defect. RMA if possible.
Sent from my Pixel using XDA Labs

It is a hardware issue indeed, I am facing the same issue, I contacted google , they told that replacement is possible tho I'm out of Canada at the moment so I'm just dealing with it through my Bluetooth earphones, everybody works fine with Bluetooth.

That's the only way I suppose!...did you get the phone directly from the Google store?...are they accepting phones bought from a retailer?...since I am in Singapore now...Google support is next to nothing here...try contacting them but it's of no use...only when I get to India I will be able to go forward with the replacement!.....but the thing is .... yesterday...I updated the phone to Oreo and the audio stopped working completely....and after repeated switching between safe and normal mode....the speakers are working now...but the microphone is still busted.

This happened to me, I was given a replacement phone from EE UK

Current update guys...as per the pixel support centre person's suggestion ...I rebooted the device to safe mode to check if the phone is operating normally ...which it did not....but surprisingly ...after restarting to normal mode ...it started working normally again...my query is how is this zeroed down to an hardware issue if in case it's perfectly working for a while and at some point goes bonkers...can you guys please enlighten me on this...coz I don't have much knowledge on the hardware field.

MK1207 said:
Current update guys...as per the pixel support centre person's suggestion ...I rebooted the device to safe mode to check if the phone is operating normally ...which it did not....but surprisingly ...after restarting to normal mode ...it started working normally again...my query is how is this zeroed down to an hardware issue if in case it's perfectly working for a while and at some point goes bonkers...can you guys please enlighten me on this...coz I don't have much knowledge on the hardware field.
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hello, i am facing the same things as you do since updating to oreo, my question is how do i test everything in safe mode, to see if everything is alright as you did

ndiri said:
hello, i am facing the same things as you do since updating to oreo, my question is how do i test everything in safe mode, to see if everything is alright as you did
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Tough luck mate! Sorry to hear that....you can check it out by pressing down the power button until you get the power off and restart menu. Keeping pressing down on the power off menu...it will reboot to safe mode without your prompt. In safe mode for me it was the same....maybe you will have a better luck...try it out!

MK1207 said:
Tough luck mate! Sorry to hear that....you can check it out by pressing down the power button until you get the power off and restart menu. Keeping pressing down on the power off menu...it will reboot to safe mode without your prompt. In safe mode for me it was the same....maybe you will have a better luck...try it out!
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well, its been almost an hour the phone wont turn sound back on.

Keep switching it to and out of safe mode...at some point ideally at least the speakers must start lest the microphone. Tried contacting Google about it and no response at all...mine started acting weird only for the past month...I suppose from the Aug months patch update....tried reverting it back to previous stock versions...but I suppose the damage is permanently done

When I contacted google, they told me to send it back to Canada and let someone there give it to google.. which won't happen in my case , my phone also started acting like this after Oreo beta . Now I will restart the phone whenever it happens to get it back working :/

The only reason I am still sticking to this phone is coz of it's camera. Planning to get back to India around December to get this fixed. Support for pixel in Singapore now is next to nothing since it wasn't launched here. I had no problem at all with the Nexus line up but this is kind of a disappointment.

Alaadragonfire said:
It is a hardware issue indeed, I am facing the same issue, I contacted google , they told that replacement is possible tho I'm out of Canada at the moment so I'm just dealing with it through my Bluetooth earphones, everybody works fine with Bluetooth.
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You've mentioned it as through Bluetooth it works fine....care to elaborate on this?...are you able to input voice commands to Google assistant and speak over calls using it ?...since I am planning to buy one in case its a perfect workaround

MK1207 said:
You've mentioned it as through Bluetooth it works fine....care to elaborate on this?...are you able to input voice commands to Google assistant and speak over calls using it ?...since I am planning to buy one in case its a perfect workaround
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Yea, Bluetooth works fine for calls, as for google assistant voice command you can enable that from google app settings. Of course other media will be working with Bluetooth as music, YouTube, etc..

Alaadragonfire said:
Yea, Bluetooth works fine for calls, as for google assistant voice command you can enable that from google app settings. Of course other media will be working with Bluetooth as music, YouTube, etc..
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Excellent!...thanks for the input....let me check and get myself one and I will have to manage with it till December....and are you able to connect to a laptop thru Bluetooth...coz I am unable to do so...it just says paired...but the bt symbol in the phone doesn't change to connected..did you try that out ?

MK1207 said:
Excellent!...thanks for the input....let me check and get myself one and I will have to manage with it till December....and are you able to connect to a laptop thru Bluetooth...coz I am unable to do so...it just says paired...but the bt symbol in the phone doesn't change to connected..did you try that out ?
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Hmmm I don't remember connecting to a laptop via Bluetooth.. you mean for file transfer ? Anyway Bluetooth has nothing to do with the sound issue we are facing, it might be your laptop Bluetooth driver needs to be updated

Alaadragonfire said:
Hmmm I don't remember connecting to a laptop via Bluetooth.. you mean for file transfer ? Anyway Bluetooth has nothing to do with the sound issue we are facing, it might be your laptop Bluetooth driver needs to be updated
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Just bought a Bluetooth headset....works fine for the most part...but sometimes during calls...the phone just hangs and it automatically restarts....sigh! pixel just can't be trusted to be my daily driver?

MK1207 said:
Just bought a Bluetooth headset....works fine for the most part...but sometimes during calls...the phone just hangs and it automatically restarts....sigh! pixel just can't be trusted to be my daily driver?
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Sorry to hear so, I actually installed ElementalX kernel and it is less to happen. Try to flash the kernel.

Alaadragonfire said:
Sorry to hear so, I actually installed ElementalX kernel and it is less to happen. Try to flash the kernel.
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Planning to do just that....I may have better luck with a custom kernel...will post an update once I have flashed it.

I had been on the 8.0 beta for a while. Then got 8.0.
Though just 2 days ago, my mic was starting to have issues. Then yesterday, only my speaker phone would work.
Now I can't get any audio/mic except though Bluetooth (I've got a portable speaker with a mic, and Bluetooth on my car.
Contacted Google support. Will be getting a replacement on their warranty.
They didn't tell me this, but I did some searching, and apparently many of the pixels (mostly from the first 3 months of production) had an issue with the soldering of the audio codec. though usage, little bumps here and there, that soldering can get loose. Which explains why my audio and mic were spotty, and within an hour yesterday morning, all aspects of it stopped working.
So, it's a hardware issue.