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[APP]Quick Wifi Switcher (now with widgets and Eclair support)

Quick WiFi Switcher is an app to quickly switch between your (configured) APs.
This is useful, when you're in an area where more than one configured AP is available. Sometimes Android decides to switch between them for different (unknown to me) reasons. Reconnection to the AP of your choice is now fewer clicks away than through the settings.
You start it by long-pressing your search button, or via shortcut.
Info shown on top:
Current SSID
Current IP
Current Signal (bar and RSSI)
In the selection list you have the following info:
SSID
Signal strength (Icon and RSSI)
Encryption settings
Configuration state (Green -> configured, Red -> unconfigured)
Connection state (connected AP is selected in the list)
The list contains all discoverable APs in range.
The following functions are implemented to date:
Enable/Disable WiFI
Scan for surrounding APs (automatically on startup / manually via button)
Connect to previously configured AP
Reconnect current AP
Open WiFi Settings for unconfigured APs (for now)
User Setting for closing on selection
Widgets
There are two widgets implemented for now:
Info Widget (1x2)
Switcher Widget (1x1)
The Info Widget shows information about the currently connected network:
SSID
IP-Address
signal level (RSSI and Icon)
For the Switcher Widget you have to choose a configured network. This will be monitored. Whenever the system scans for APs, the widget will update itself with the current info about the chosen network.
A network in range has a signal level icon
If the network is the current one, the text will be gray, else red
Touching the widget will automatically connect to the chosen AP
Changelog
Version 0.6
support for Eclair (2.1) added
widgets added
Version 0.5
Initial Version
Android 2.2 is needed for now, will check if 2.1 is possible.
Android 2.1+ is needed.
Screenshots
INFO:
If you downloaded Version 0.6 before and can't install, please redownload. The manifest error has been fixed.

Hi,
I'd really appreciate any feedback.
Tell me what you think, what you like/dislike and what is missing...
slow23

I would really love tasker integration. I have 2 wireless networks at home, a public one, and a backup one. I have to remember to switch ssid at night so the phone can do it's rsync thing. Programatically selecting the right said at the right time would be hugely beneficial.

Hi,
looks nice.
What do you think about checking every configurable seconds if a better known Wifi is available and switch then automatically?
Have 2 routers at home, android does not switch automatically even if its the same ssid. Tried with different ssid too, android doesnt switch. You have to manually reconnect, then it takes the better one.

just DL'ed your apk-file, upon install, it says (in details view of app manager): Could not open as apk file.
When I click your QR code link in the topic, there's nothing there either...

slow23 said:
Quick WiFi Switcher is an app to quickly switch between your (configured) APs.
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Nice app..just what I was looking for. As for my two cents, I think it would be great to create widgets assigned to particular ssids that can be shown on the home screen. This would prove to be a quick way to select the ssids.

slow23 said:
Quick WiFi Switcher is an app to quickly switch between your (configured) APs.
This is useful, when you're in an area where more than one configured AP is available. Sometimes Android decides to switch between them for different (unknown to me) reasons. Reconnection to the AP of your choice is now fewer clicks away than through the settings.
You start it by long-pressing your search button, or via shortcut.
Info shown on top:
Current SSID
Current IP
Current Signal (bar and RSSI)
In the selection list you have the following info:
SSID
Signal strength (Icon and RSSI)
Encryption settings
Configuration state (Green -> configured, Red -> unconfigured)
Connection state (connected AP is selected in the list)
The list contains all discoverable APs in range.
The following functions are implemented to date:
Enable/Disable WiFI
Scan for surrounding APs (automatically on startup / manually via button)
Connect to previously configured AP
Reconnect current AP
Open WiFi Settings for unconfigured APs (for now)
User Setting for closing on selection
The initial version is 0.5.
Screenshots
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Nice tool ..

bodger_uk said:
I would really love tasker integration. I have 2 wireless networks at home, a public one, and a backup one. I have to remember to switch ssid at night so the phone can do it's rsync thing. Programatically selecting the right said at the right time would be hugely beneficial.
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I'll look into it, but I'm not familiar with tasker integration for now. Consider it listed.
walda said:
Hi,
looks nice.
What do you think about checking every configurable seconds if a better known Wifi is available and switch then automatically?
Have 2 routers at home, android does not switch automatically even if its the same ssid. Tried with different ssid too, android doesnt switch. You have to manually reconnect, then it takes the better one.
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This is the feature I intended to implement, but for the beginning I chose the manual approach. Surely will be done...
hdurina said:
Nice app..just what I was looking for. As for my two cents, I think it would be great to create widgets assigned to particular ssids that can be shown on the home screen. This would prove to be a quick way to select the ssids.
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Also a thing I already thought about. No Widgets done so far, but shouldn't be that hard.
Wobstar said:
just DL'ed your apk-file, upon install, it says (in details view of app manager): Could not open as apk file.
When I click your QR code link in the topic, there's nothing there either...
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Did you try to d/l from my site? I just downloaded and everything was fine. The QR-Code is not from me, but the new killer feature of xda. Please report if d/l from my site worked. We'll have to find another way if it does not. BTW I sometimes face the issue that I'm not able to open apk's from the browser download notification, but only from a file explorer (but that may be my ROM). Did not find out a pattern in this though.
@all: Thanks for the feedback. Good to see that there is demand and the needed functions are mainly those I initially thougth of.
slow23

Good work mate, im not near Wi-Fi so cant test right now but will tomorrow hopefullly,im using Galaxy S2.

This is exactly what I need.
I have 2 routers at home too and I can be sitting 2 feet from one but my phone still hangs on to the weaker of the two.
As mentioned above it would be great if it could be configured to switch to the strongest authorised access point automatically.
Downloading now and will report my findings.

OK. Problems here.
Desire S, S-Off, Rooted, running Virtuous Unity 1.29.
First issue I noticed was that as soon as I installed it I couldn't access any of my access points in the house.
It was finding them but wouldn't connect even if was sitting right beside it.
The next problem I had was constant forced closures. Almost every app that I opened would force close.
Now I understand that both of these could[/c] be rom issues, since this is a new revision, but seeing as both happened right after installing your app I suspect it's not.
Both of these issues happened as soon as I used you app.

slow23 said:
Did you try to d/l from my site? I just downloaded and everything was fine. The QR-Code is not from me, but the new killer feature of xda. Please report if d/l from my site worked. We'll have to find another way if it does not. BTW I sometimes face the issue that I'm not able to open apk's from the browser download notification, but only from a file explorer (but that may be my ROM). Did not find out a pattern in this though.
@all: Thanks for the feedback. Good to see that there is demand and the needed functions are mainly those I initially thougth of.
slow23
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I tried to download from your site, but get the same issue.
I downloaded directly from my Android browser and once from my computer and transferred to the phone.
I'm on stock 2.1 ROM (rooted)

stonedandhappy said:
OK. Problems here.
Desire S, S-Off, Rooted, running Virtuous Unity 1.29.
First issue I noticed was that as soon as I installed it I couldn't access any of my access points in the house.
It was finding them but wouldn't connect even if was sitting right beside it.
The next problem I had was constant forced closures. Almost every app that I opened would force close.
Now I understand that both of these could[/c] be rom issues, since this is a new revision, but seeing as both happened right after installing your app I suspect it's not.
Both of these issues happened as soon as I used you app.
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Wow, that sounds bad. Could you send me a logcat of when this happens. I can't really imagine any function of the app cause such trouble, but I will look into it, why it would not connect.
The force closes cannot come from the app, since it does nothing to the system aside scanning wifi APs and connecting to them. Maybe it's really ROM related.

Wobstar said:
I tried to download from your site, but get the same issue.
I downloaded directly from my Android browser and once from my computer and transferred to the phone.
I'm on stock 2.1 ROM (rooted)
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First of all, what device are you using.
Second, the app has a min sdk level of 8, so Froyo is required, will update first post to reflect that. I 'll see if I can get it running on Eclair.

slow23 said:
First of all, what device are you using.
Second, the app has a min sdk level of 8, so Froyo is required, will update first post to reflect that. I 'll see if I can get it running on Eclair.
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I'm using an Xperia X10, I suspected that it would be due to OS compatibility.
That's why I asked in my first reply.

slow23 said:
Wow, that sounds bad. Could you send me a logcat of when this happens. I can't really imagine any function of the app cause such trouble, but I will look into it, why it would not connect.
The force closes cannot come from the app, since it does nothing to the system aside scanning wifi APs and connecting to them. Maybe it's really ROM related.
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OK, for some reason the app seems top have changed my wireless security on the phone to WPA instead of WEP, so the phone was trying to connect with the wrong security protocol.
Managed to sort that out pretty easily once I knew what was wrong.
I still had terrible problems with FCing apps so resorted to reflashing my rom.
I'm going to give it another try and if I encounter any issues I'll let you know what happens and post a log.

OK, here is a little update.
Since I reflashed my rom and reinstalled the app it has worked fine.
Only 1 minor bug but it wan't a problem.
On a few occasions when I used it yesterday, rather than opening the app GUI when pressed, it took me straight to the android wifi configuration page.
It only happened on a few occasions and hasn't happened at all today but I thought that you should know. Didn't bother me but someone will surely have issues with it.
Anyway, thanks for a great addition to my Desire S

stonedandhappy said:
OK, here is a little update.
Since I reflashed my rom and reinstalled the app it has worked fine.
Only 1 minor bug but it wan't a problem.
On a few occasions when I used it yesterday, rather than opening the app GUI when pressed, it took me straight to the android wifi configuration page.
It only happened on a few occasions and hasn't happened at all today but I thought that you should know. Didn't bother me but someone will surely have issues with it.
Anyway, thanks for a great addition to my Desire S
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Good to hear your Rom is working correctly again.
For the error you got: Did you start the app via search key? I could imagine since the desire s has no hardware buttons you accidently selected an unknown AP, immediately after the app started.
Would you be so kind and try and verify that?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

No, I have it on my home page so that if I need to change AP I just press my home button to get to it.
My wifi only picks up my 2 APs and none of my neighbours so no chance of selecting an unknown AP.
As I said it only happened a few times and hasn't happened since. It's working great now.
I don't know if, because I let my phone fully discharge yesterday after it happened, that it may have reset the app. A sort of reboot.
It has been working fine since though.
I've yet to try it with public wifi but should get a chance at the weekend so will post my results for you.

Hi,
back from vacation. New version with widgets and Eclair support.
Version 0.6
support for Eclair (2.1) added
widgets added
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

[Q] Enable Tethering Tmobile One S

I just got the One S, I'm trying to use the tethering function but when I connect a device it forwards me to a Smartphone Mobile Hotspot Screen and a link to buy the service. I tried uninstallen the Mobile Hotspot app but its still shows the same ****. Does anyone know what to do to enable tethering on a One S from T mobile?

I think you need to add the $15 tethering package from T-Mobile.
I can connect my G2x without it but not my laptop.

josehp603 said:
I just got the One S, I'm trying to use the tethering function but when I connect a device it forwards me to a Smartphone Mobile Hotspot Screen and a link to buy the service. I tried uninstallen the Mobile Hotspot app but its still shows the same ****. Does anyone know what to do to enable tethering on a One S from T mobile?
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Currently the only way I know of to get tethering working without paying for it is to root the phone. Then download wifi tethering for root users. Goto setting and set the device to "Generic ICS" and enable routing fix.

dc211 said:
Currently the only way I know of to get tethering working without paying for it is to root the phone. Then download wifi tethering for root users. Goto setting and set the device to "Generic ICS" and enable routing fix.
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Doesnt work. I tried, followed those settings, and the phone never shows up, either as a device or an AP.

nickmv said:
Doesnt work. I tried, followed those settings, and the phone never shows up, either as a device or an AP.
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Have you rooted?
While I haven't used wifi tether for root, I have successfully used Open Garden WiFi Tether and with my root privileges it works great.

nickmv said:
Doesnt work. I tried, followed those settings, and the phone never shows up, either as a device or an AP.
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I assure you it works. My current rom is just a rooted TMOUS build. This screen shot is my touchpad tethered to the One S as of a few minutes ago.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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I'm on the $20 preferred android data plan which doesn't allow tethering. I can provide a screen shot of that also if you would like.
Try it with or without the routing fix.

Thanks, it did worked for me, using opengarden, strangely my iPad was able to connect, but not another android phone, it didn't see the connection.

josehp603 said:
Thanks, it did worked for me, using opengarden, strangely my iPad was able to connect, but not another android phone, it didn't see the connection.
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I suspect the phone requires infrastructure mode for wireless whereas the app is providing a peer to peer connection.

Has anyone tried the non-rooted route for tethering?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332627
This thread says changing the APN will work for the Amaze. I would think it would work for the One S but I don't have it to try that yet. Anyone want to test this method and see if it works?
Thanks.
Update: looks like it does work on the One S too according to this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25633847&postcount=112

Roundabout
While I don't understand the technical aspects of tethering a phone, I stumbled upon it when I installed CM7 on my HTC Glacier. Since it was located in the settings area of the phone, I assume that it was the official implementation by Google which was removed via carrier and put back by the great folks at CM. While it may seem the most tedious, if you can find a custom ROM that supports it out of the box then it'll be free (in regards that your carrier won't charge an additional fee as long as you stay within your original data allotment) and it'll probably be the most elegant and stable solution.

Also of note, is that if you tether the round about way, it might work for awhile, but eventually you'll start getting redirected to a T-Mobile page to sign up for a tethering service. You need to change the user agent string in your browser to show that you're using a phone.

Moved To Q&A​
Please post all questions in the Q&A section​

Think it sthe SIM
I think the microSIM APN section is locked. I would love if someone who understands the new SIM can explain.
I have the Amaze and was able to edit the APN's on it. But not on this One S and the new Micro SIM.

Don't think it has anything to do with the micro sim. My micro sim is just my old sim cut down.

dc211 said:
Currently the only way I know of to get tethering working without paying for it is to root the phone. Then download wifi tethering for root users. Goto setting and set the device to "Generic ICS" and enable routing fix.
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Worked perfectly for me. Thanks!

I'm on the 20 dollar android prefered plan and changing the apn allows me to tether for free. I've created a new apn named tether and entered these values. epc.tmobile.com and nothing else filled in.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using XDA

Thank you sir!!!!!
seangprice said:
I'm on the 20 dollar android prefered plan and changing the apn allows me to tether for free. I've created a new apn named tether and entered these values. epc.tmobile.com and nothing else filled in.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using XDA
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worked like a charm, i suggest you post it on a new threat so more people know. created an account just to say thanks again!

None of the above is working for me..I have my phone rooted..I have tried Open Garden, wifi teather for root, Barnacle...nothing.. my mac sees the AP but connects and I cannot go to any sites...anyone having any success, please post what you did.
Thanks

seangprice said:
I'm on the 20 dollar android prefered plan and changing the apn allows me to tether for free. I've created a new apn named tether and entered these values. epc.tmobile.com and nothing else filled in.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using XDA
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Not sure what fields to enter this info i clearly see apn name but where do i enter ". epc.tmobile.com"

seangprice said:
I'm on the 20 dollar android prefered plan and changing the apn allows me to tether for free. I've created a new apn named tether and entered these values. epc.tmobile.com and nothing else filled in.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using XDA
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This isn't working for me, both stock APNs were already set to epc.tmobile.com and I still get the redirect to purchase the $14.99 addon. I don't understand this because my previous Defy and HD2 had no problem sharing thier connection using stock apps on non rooted roms and my data plan wasn't changed when I got the One S. (I'm on the $20 2gb unlimited plus plan).
Figures that this would pop up after they bought my old phone. Given that they claim not to be able to return it, all they can do to put me back to where I was is setup the tethering addon with a corresponding monthly credit. Tech support opens in 3 hours, though I doubt I'll have much luck without loudly complaining at one of their busier corporate stores.
Way to go Tmo!!!!

smartwatch 2 bluetooth connection problem

Hi please can someone help or has anyone came across a simular problem? I received my sw2 yesterday and followed all the installation procedures and upgrades to relevant software on my Sony xperia z1. All that happens now is the watch connects and disconnects every 10 seconds and will not stay connected for long periods of time. All the apps have uploaded to the watch emails Facebook etc but even those only work briefly until the bluetooth disconnects.
I have gone through all the settings on the phone and watch so am left thinking that there must be something wrong with either the phone or watch.
Thanks for your advice in advance.

I've had mine for 2 weeks and I've not had any problems. Are you running a custom ROM? Does bluetooth work on it if you are? Have connected anything else bluetooth to your phone?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Hey,
Received my smartwatch 2 about a week ago, I rooted my phone shortly after that. 4 days later my sw2 starts running the same issue.
I believe it can only be one of 3 things:
-Software upgrade on the watch that currupted the bluetooth connection
-Rooting affected my watch connection to the phone
- I had installed facebook, wich now became almost impossible to uninstal due to the short period of time that i can maintain the watch connected.
If anyone has any solutions i would appreciate the help.

marcyff2 said:
If anyone has any solutions i would appreciate the help.
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Have you tried with a SW2 factory reset?
To perform a factory data reset:
From the Home screen, find and tap
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
.
Find and tap Reset SmartWatch.
To confirm, tap

my phone loose connection with smartphone every few hours, but it connects back within seconds. annoying, but i couldn't find the reason for that.

themissionimpossible said:
Have you tried with a SW2 factory reset?
To perform a factory data reset:
From the Home screen, find and tap.
Find and tap Reset SmartWatch.
To confirm, tap
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Hey,
Thanks for the tip had tried that before. Didn't work. Although I have now fixed the issue.
The problem with the smartwatch is that the apps are stored in your phone, but the notifications are not streamed to the watch but actually stored there. this causes the memory of the watch to be full and disconnect the watch from the phone (therefore the constant come out).
So to fix the issue:
- Disconnect your phones bluetooth
- Access the smartwatch app, and on FB and Twitter apps log out.
-reconect the bluetooth and quickly clear the history of all apps in the watch.
- You can log back into FB and Twitter but restrict the notifications to the minimum possible (e.g. when written on your wall, your idols tweets and your crush/loved/best-friend posts)
Every Friday remember to clear the history of your watches apps, to avoid this issue.

Not working
marcyff2 said:
Hey,
Thanks for the tip had tried that before. Didn't work. Although I have now fixed the issue.
The problem with the smartwatch is that the apps are stored in your phone, but the notifications are not streamed to the watch but actually stored there. this causes the memory of the watch to be full and disconnect the watch from the phone (therefore the constant come out).
So to fix the issue:
- Disconnect your phones bluetooth
- Access the smartwatch app, and on FB and Twitter apps log out.
-reconect the bluetooth and quickly clear the history of all apps in the watch.
- You can log back into FB and Twitter but restrict the notifications to the minimum possible (e.g. when written on your wall, your idols tweets and your crush/loved/best-friend posts)
Every Friday remember to clear the history of your watches apps, to avoid this issue.
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I did everything i read in this particular post. But nothing seems to work. Or maybe i am doing it wrong. But i cant find what is the problem.
Still facing connection issues with my z1

My son runs a new SW2 with a Samsung Galaxy Express and is experiencing frequent disconnects. But the SW2 app in the phone says it's connected. Turning Bluetooth off an on again makes the watch connect again. The watch is new and not filled up with notifications. The phone is all stock touchwiz and Android 4.1.2. Thanks for any help!
Skickat från min HTC One via Tapatalk

Tuborg68 said:
My son runs a new SW2 with a Samsung Galaxy Express and is experiencing frequent disconnects. But the SW2 app in the phone says it's connected. Turning Bluetooth off an on again makes the watch connect again. The watch is new and not filled up with notifications. The phone is all stock touchwiz and Android 4.1.2. Thanks for any help!
Skickat från min HTC One via Tapatalk
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For those who are having the bluetooth connection issues, although the issue is not known completely (some say it is due to low watch memory issue and others say it is due to power management apks within high end gadgets resulting in switching the bluetooth connection off for every few seconds), there seems to be a fix and when I followed it, it is working perfectly fine. So the trick is
1. Find the Bluetooth Auto Connect free apk in the play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect) or from http://www.appsapk.com/bluetooth-auto-connect/
2. Install it and give sw2 a priority. Vola ! your problem resolves.
What this app does simply is to cling on to the bluetooth connected devices and for any reason they disconnect, this app will try to reconnect again immediately. This apk has a feature to disable bluetooth connection automatically after xx minutes of retries, which is awesome. SInce I installed this apk, I did not face any issues with it.
If I have helped you in anyway, please do hit the thanks button. Good luck.

Has anyone found a fix for this that really works. Got my ssw 2 yesterday. Worked fantastic without a problem until I went to bed turned my phone and smartwatch off to charge while I slept woke up and now it disconnects and connects every few seconds .If I can't fix the problem then will be taking it back to the shop it came from as pointless having it.. I've tried everything I can think of. Reset watch and phone. Cleared all app off and started again. Even tried the Bluetooth apps but still doing it

Found Problem !!!!
I purchased my smartwatch 2 about a month ago, and use it with my Sony Xperia S. About a week ago I started to experience frequent disconnects. Then I tried to figure out what the problem was (obviously!). Then I started to realize that it only disconnected when I played online games. When I open the PlayStation app to remote play with my PS3 or play BTD battles it would disconnect. So I think the excessive amount of radiation coming to and from my phone over Wi-Fi and 3G gsm cell connection is the culprit. It is interesting to see that even new small Bluetooth electronics have the same problem. For example; Sony's new wireless earbuds WF-1000x constantly connect and disconnect in crowded areas where there are is a lot of wireless activity. Sony claims to have fixed the problem with firmware updates....... I'm not an engineer, but I think this is probably just something we have to live with. At least until the smartwatch 4 comes out :angel:

[HowTo][INFO] Wifi Drop Caused by "Sign-in to WiFi Network" Notification [KitKat BUG]

[HowTo][INFO] Wifi Drop Caused by "Sign-in to WiFi Network" Notification [KitKat BUG]
Hi guys
when i updated my phone from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 samsung roms, i faced with this bug and it drives me to crazy and certainly the madness. :crying:
i searched a lot but not found any solution, tried 2 days and finally got the solution.
whats the problem ?
When i connected my phone to my router [TP-Link] , the connection will stay for less than 2 minutes and show me this message!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Your device has been disconnected from this network. Your session has timed out.
after this, my wifi dropped and need to sign-in again, show me this message "Sign into Wi-Fi network"
and i found it caused by checking the wifi activity with Google servers, i don't know why Google should check our connectivity with their clients?!
and we should block the google client servers to pass this check process.
block this url:
Code:
clients3.google.com
----------------------------------------------
Solution A :
1- Goto your modem router configuration, type in your browser
Code:
192.168.1.1
input your username and password of your modem, defaults are :
username : admin
password : admin
if not works, read your modem's manual book. or check the behind info's label of your modem.
2- goto "Access Management" , and select the "Filter" tab.
do this settings:
Filter Type Selection = URL Filter
Active = Yes
URL Index = 1
URL = http://clients3.google.com/
3- select "Save" button and done.
your network will be fine! :good:
it should be like this
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Solution B , for who cant access to Modem settings, like free wifi services.
All actions will be done from your device.
1- goto Settings > WiFi settings
2- long-press on Connection
3- Select "Modify network config"
4- check the "Show advanced options" tick.
5- select proxy settings to Manual
6- proxy host name , input the value from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.225
7- Proxy port = input one of them "8080" , "3128" , "80"
8- press the "Save".
9- turn wifi off and the On, you will not see the message ""Sign into Wi-Fi network"
10-now repeat the steps from 1 ~ 4
11- and revert back the proxy settings to "None", its Done.
12- you will be fine with this network.
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I'll hope someone build the xposed module to bypass the "Sign into Wi-Fi network" process.
Don't forget to hit the Thanks!
In Persian Language , read here ,, برای فارسی زبان ها ، به اینجا مراجعه کنید

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this is great..
i still remember my friend has the same issue with his tp link router. he always had a prob with this 4.4 rom. today i just put these settings into his wifi. lets see how well this gonna work.cheers:good:

would adding an entry in the host file achieve the same thing?

Thanks for this temp fix
but i don't think that this is a kitkat's problem nor a google's one
i started to face this problem when i upgraded my samsung s3 to android 4.3
but the problem is not available on my nexus 5 4.4.1 -> 4.4.4
note: both phones work on the same connection
so i think it might be a samsung touchwiz problem

solution B same like doin on the adblock.. whether i set proxy under wifi, there will be no connection to play store or browser..
proxy host name: localhost or 192.168.1.xxx
port 2020 or 8080

meangreenie said:
would adding an entry in the host file achieve the same thing?
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+1

meangreenie said:
would adding an entry in the host file achieve the same thing?
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Sure that will also block access to clients3.google.com.
If you use AdAway you can also add it to the blacklist.

Proper way to fix this would be to make an exposed module to prevent the framework from performing connectivity checks. By blocking clients3.google.com, you might stand a chance of blocking core Google services.

dhiru1602 said:
Proper way to fix this would be to make an exposed module to prevent the framework from performing connectivity checks. By blocking clients3.google.com, you might stand a chance of blocking core Google services.
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Good point!
Is it related to "google checkin"? If so, there's a build.prop string to disable it.

Never experienced this bug but bookmarking it for future

I searched this a few months ago and found that the update in android was doing this a lot, my htc one m7, note 2, and galaxy tab 7 were all having constant drops even while surfing the web it would suddenly dip while going to a site. It started with checking my netgear wndr900 and found many having problems with various versions of netgear routers and android devices with the kit Kat update, so I bought a linksys wrt1900, and the constant drops have become not quit as constant. I was still using a netgear device at work with constant drops. It has something to do with the google api is something I read somewhere else (can't recall where) as my laptop and both my ipads went affected.
Am currently running an unofficial release of a Sprint update to 4.4.3 and it still has dropping issues.

M_J_Nazari said:
i don't know why Google should check our connectivity with their clients?!
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Search for "Google’s WiFi Sniffing Case" to get idea about these bug

jpwhre said:
I searched this a few months ago and found that the update in android was doing this a lot, my htc one m7, note 2, and galaxy tab 7 were all having constant drops even while surfing the web it would suddenly dip while going to a site. It started with checking my netgear wndr900 and found many having problems with various versions of netgear routers and android devices with the kit Kat update, so I bought a linksys wrt1900, and the constant drops have become not quit as constant. I was still using a netgear device at work with constant drops. It has something to do with the google api is something I read somewhere else (can't recall where) as my laptop and both my ipads went affected.
Am currently running an unofficial release of a Sprint update to 4.4.3 and it still has dropping issues.
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Yes, all low cost routers have these drops since something android side break things while using wpa, wpa2... encription! If you set simple VEP encription on your router wifi your problem is solved!

munjeni said:
Yes, all low cost routers have these drops since something android side break things while using wpa, wpa2... encription! If you set simple VEP encription on your router wifi your problem is solved!
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WEP encryption can be cracked in less than 1 hour, i would not recommend it
---------- Post added at 10:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 PM ----------
ok here is the netgear router steps...
go to 192.168.0.1 , type: (if you not changed it)
admin
password
next go to block sites, paste clients3.google.com on Type keyword or domain name here:
next click add keyword:
Enjoy!:

This will break WiFi- HotSpot logins if you block it on Android device side (via hosts or AdAway).
It is the Android Network Portal detection by querying the URL clients3.google.com /generate_204
For more info visit: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/android-platform/ATSxh0kG7cc/niuBMs05ip0J
Should be safe to set it on blocklist in your Router.

This is one of the biggest problem I had, I always blamed my phone for dropping wifi.
Now I've switched to D-link router from Tp-link and wifi drop issue doesn't exist anymore but I do have a different issue, battery drain.
It is definitely related to the router since it doesn't happen on other routers.
The problem is that router seems to keep the phone awake by pinging it constantly, which results in kernel wakelocks named 'EventX-xxxx'.
I was hoping since you solved my other biggest problem with the router you could figure this one out as well. :fingers-crossed:
INFO:
D-link 2750u
Phone - Oneplus one, Nexus 5, Xperia Z, Moto G. (All have the issue but only when connected to Dlink router and running CM based ROMs, doesn't happen with Moto G on stock)
Already reported on JIRA .
Googled a lot and found just oneinstance of it being reported, tried the solution of disabling Multicast but couldn't find it in router setting, also tried every other solution found related to wifi wakelocks like static IP, disabling DHCP, disconnecting other devices, disabling microsoft services iphelper etc nothing worked.
Grateful if you could help

I just enabled blocking clients3.google.com on my router but only for my device, and the tip venky716 posted. I usually get none, 1 or 2 drops wifi a day (which only come back if I restart the router) but let's see if these improve the situation

albysprx said:
WEP encryption can be cracked in less than 1 hour, i would not recommend it
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Not true if you setup a strong password. In any way I just giving good solutions for everybody who have low cost router and problems with wifi random disconnections which is caused by bad wpa and wpa2 on low cost routers.

munjeni said:
Not true if you setup a strong password. In any way I just giving good solutions for everybody who have low cost router and problems with wifi random disconnections which is caused by bad wpa and wpa2 on low cost routers.
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only some hours more... because with WEP you can use brute force attack, and with WPA/WPA2 only dictionary attack or WPS attack...

[Guide][FIX][No Root] Can't establish a reliable connection. (New Method)

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Sometimes you get error message saying Cant Establish a reliable data connection to server. Which takes hours, days or sometimes week to fix. :angel:
Today i am going to show you a guide by which you can skip this error easily. i know there are many threads related to this,, but this one is different. You don't need to delete any host file, or any file manager or Root. This method did worked for me and i didnt find this on XDA. (Sorry if there is already).
Lets jump in to the Fix now! :laugh:​
There are two ways, first one is by going to router settings and second one is through your device.
#1
• Open your browser
• Goto 192.168.1.1
• Sign in (default username and password is "admin" without quotes)
• After you are signed in to your router follow this picture:
If above method don't work for you dont worry try this method below: ​#2
First step is connecting to wifi, if you are already connected to wifi then disconnect and again connect with this method:
Remember that: there will be values in light color just use that light color values not mine. Maybe in your case its different. for example in step#4 below its showing 192.168.1.1 as default gateway i am using that. If its change in your case then use your
• Enter wifi password, Check mark on Show Advanced Options:
• Change IP Settings to Static:
• Write down the IP Address that is already written in the box:
• Similarly, Gateway:
• Network Prefix Length, DNS 1 & DNS 2:
• After writing all of these Tap on Connect:
• Now you will be connected to the wifi:
• You can now download apps or sign in to google successfully! :fingers-crossed:
Hit thanks :good: if this works for you!

PTCL bb Great Bhai
Its connected but showing no responce from wifi may be My Office administration turned it off But still man THankx for such a trick.

This is not good advice. How does this stuff end up on the portal?
Here are some of the things that are wrong with this advice:
If you enter an address that is already in use, now neither your device nor the device that was already using the address can connect to anything reliably, you've just broken someone else's networking
Even if no other device is using the IP currently, if DHCP is not completely broken then the DHCP server may give out that address at a later time because it doesn't know anyone is using it, and then again, neither your device, nor the device that just obtained the address, will be able to connect to anything reliably
It assumes every network uses the 192.168.1.1/24 subnet
It doesn't fix the actual problem

spoidar said:
[*]It assumes every network uses the 192.168.1.1/24 subnet
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The other router uses 192.168.0.x

spoidar said:
This is not good advice. How does this stuff end up on the portal?b(...) It doesn't fix the actual problem
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Was just about to say, how would configuring a static ip instead of a dynamic one fix "the problem"? As there is probably no common cause to all suffering from the same error message, there is no "the problem". This here is probably simply a malconfigured network.
So not good advice indeed and thread starter does not seem very knowledgeable about how networks, dhcp and ip stuff works.

fOxunO said:
The other router uses 192.168.0.x
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Well, the IANA designated private subnets are:
10.0.0.0/8
172.16.0.0/12
192.168.0.0/16
So, networks may use any of these, or any smaller subnet. And the gateway could be any address within that subnet.

TripleR119 said:
Is faster WiFi needed.
My WiFi connected but can't sign in..
I will try with faster WiFi
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I have 1mb DSL and this Worked!

ratedadorable said:
PTCL bb Great Bhai
Its connected but showing no responce from wifi may be My Office administration turned it off But still man THankx for such a trick.
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Yes maybe bhai

I can't believe this was featured on the portal, is nothing actually checked?

spoidar said:
This is not good advice. How does this stuff end up on the portal?
Here are some of the things that are wrong with this advice:
If you enter an address that is already in use, now neither your device nor the device that was already using the address can connect to anything reliably, you've just broken someone else's networking
Even if no other device is using the IP currently, if DHCP is not completely broken then the DHCP server may give out that address at a later time because it doesn't know anyone is using it, and then again, neither your device, nor the device that just obtained the address, will be able to connect to anything reliably
It assumes every network uses the 192.168.1.1/24 subnet
It doesn't fix the actual problem
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I dont know why are you saying this but dude this works . There are many other method to fix this problem, some of them works and some won't in some users. How can you say that It doesn't fix the actual problem. It did mine and obviously some other users too. I dont know much about that DHCP and subnet but this solution works.

schaggo said:
Was just about to say, how would configuring a static ip instead of a dynamic one fix "the problem"? As there is probably no common cause to all suffering from the same error message, there is no "the problem". This here is probably simply a malconfigured network.
So not good advice indeed and thread starter does not seem very knowledgeable about how networks, dhcp and ip stuff works.
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Yep! You are right i am not knowledgeable but this guide works :cyclops:

inaqi69 said:
I dont know why are you saying this but dude this works . There are many other method to fix this problem, some of them works and some won't in some users. How can you say that It doesn't fix the actual problem. It did mine and obviously some other users too. I dont know much about that DHCP and subnet but this solution works.
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I'm saying this because I actually understand how networks function. It works for you thanks to dumb luck. Read my post again and try to absorb some of what's written there.
RobboW said:
I can't believe this was featured on the portal, is nothing actually checked?
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Doesn't appear to be. I think I'm going to have to remove XDA from my news feed, the portal seems to be nearly entirely filled with trash now.

spoidar said:
I'm saying this because I actually understand how networks function. It works for you thanks to dumb luck. Read my post again and try to absorb some of what's written there.
Doesn't appear to be. I think I'm going to have to remove XDA from my news feed, the portal seems to be nearly entirely filled with trash now.
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What's wrong with you? This is working! Not in mine many other people too. Just wait and see

@inaqi69 I understand your excitement, but sorry to disappoint you, I'm with @spoidar on this one. There is no technical relevancy to your writeup, it's "dumb luck" that it worked for you.
Quick question: why do I have to fill in completely different values, and I mean *completely different* values...? I tried with yours, now my connectivity is *completely broken* I cant do anything anymore. Nothing, I'm offline. Why?

spoidar said:
This is not good advice. How does this stuff end up on the portal?
Here are some of the things that are wrong with this advice:
If you enter an address that is already in use, now neither your device nor the device that was already using the address can connect to anything reliably, you've just broken someone else's networking
Even if no other device is using the IP currently, if DHCP is not completely broken then the DHCP server may give out that address at a later time because it doesn't know anyone is using it, and then again, neither your device, nor the device that just obtained the address, will be able to connect to anything reliably
It assumes every network uses the 192.168.1.1/24 subnet
It doesn't fix the actual problem
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I think this issue is more of a "buggy/broken DHCP server" on your router/modem/ISP issue.
I really don't see how this would fix anything else otherwise.

Maybe you can use this guide to change the default DNS and leave everything else as it was. I tried this when I bought my nexus 5 and it was unable to connect and download from the playstore, but nothing helped. I even contacted google support and they had no idea what was wrong. Half an hour later it just started working. So this is not 100% working, not even close...

Looks promising but what about those other half who doesn't have Static IP and stuck with Dynamic? Like for example i've tried to follow given steps and at final step connect button was darken so couldn't able to make it possible.
Also, given setting was default on every other Android Device, if we choose Static IP. So what's the point?

Assign dedicated IP
most routers have a feature to assign a dedicated IP. A recommendation is to change your router DHCP DNS and a class C /25 subnet mask
DHCP 192.168.2.1
DNS 192.1683.1
DNS2 192.168.4.1
Subnet 255.255.255.128
If you have a dual band router in my case I have a Asus RT-AC66U separate your wireless AC and N (ex ssid1 ASUS-AC, ssid2 ASUS-N) I also increase the TX power to 100 but I'll recommend having a secondary router and set it up as a Access Point and creating a scheduler to turn off the radio off your primary router (ex. router1 operates from 7am to 11:59pm router2 operates from 12am to 6:59am)

inaqi69 said:
What's wrong with you? This is working! Not in mine many other people too. Just wait and see
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actually nothing wrong with him, but its wrong with your trick.. My routers default gateway is 192.168.0.1 and I lost connectivity after following your trick.. So its not a trick.. Its dumb luck as he said..

Awesome stuff