With is this?! - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Could someone please explain why my network is red? Anytime it is like this it won't let me on the network. Doesn't matter what network I'm on and is done this on both my Nexus 5's I've had. I thought that it was something to do with the fact that I rooted the first one but this one is completely stock.
Someone help please!

it turns orange(red) when you are not connected to google. you can try to put it in airplane mode then back.

-_- why God why?

It doesn't allow me to connect to anything!

automaddux said:
It doesn't allow me to connect to anything!
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your whole data signal is probably no good at the moment, thats why googles servers cant be connected. have you tried setting it into airplane mode than back? how about have you tried rebooting?

Reboots and turning data of and on does not fix it.

simms22 said:
your whole data signal is probably no good at the moment, thats why googles servers cant be connected. have you tried setting it into airplane mode than back? how about have you tried rebooting?
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Your mobile data will go red when you have a bad connection to the internet.
And the same goes for your WiFi.
I have a Telus WiFi router and it quite literally is the cheapest POS I have come across in all my networking experience (1 month XD). Whenever the router stopped responding/ stop transmitting an internet signal my bands would go red. I had to reset my router to get it to work, then I bought a new one.
So the question is, have you reset your router?
Easiest way: Pull the plug, wait 10 seconds and plug back in, wait up to one minute then reconnect to the WiFi network.

Spectrys said:
Your mobile data will go red when you have a bad connection to the internet.
And the same goes for your WiFi.
I have a Telus WiFi router and it quite literally is the cheapest POS I have come across in all my networking experience (1 month XD). Whenever the router stopped responding/ stop transmitting an internet signal my bands would go red. I had to reset my router to get it to work, then I bought a new one.
So the question is, have you reset your router?
Easiest way: Pull the plug, wait 10 seconds and plug back in, wait up to one minute then reconnect to the WiFi network.
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I would say that could be the problem but it's not just my router, almost all wifi networks I connect to has the same effect. I'm at a loss. Maybe all the networks I connect to need to be reset but some (like my school network) I can't do that.

So you have had 2 N5 and both have given you the same problem? @automaddux

Spectrys said:
So you have had 2 N5 and both have given you the same problem? @automaddux
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Yup.
Maybe it is the Wifi network but it's weird that it happens with every network I connect to. What I've noticed after looking carefully that when I go to the Google settings and sync my data it'll eventually connect.

I wish there was a permanent solution.

automaddux said:
I wish there was a permanent solution.
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Have you tried factory reset?

automaddux said:
Yup.
Maybe it is the Wifi network but it's weird that it happens with every network I connect to. What I've noticed after looking carefully that when I go to the Google settings and sync my data it'll eventually connect.
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The other thing to do is ask some friends/ co students if they have the same problem.
Chances of your 2 phones being Duds is far less likely than all the routers needing to be reset. XD
Routers should be restarted now and then.

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Still having very bad wifi issues.

Okay I posted a while back about this. For the past 2 weeks my wifi will connect and about 5 mins later won't load anything, but says I'm still connected. I've unplugged my router ( At&T router) and plugged it back in, no difference. I had att replace the router today and still having the same problem. I have it on wpa. I need to fix this, I run everything through my phone and this is really affecting my day to day. Any advice?
Infuse running infused v2.0.2.
If you're still using the stock ROM like I am, I'm finding the WiFi reception on my Infuse to be the worst I've ever experienced on any phone I've ever had. Lets hope the Gingerbread update fixes it.
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No I'm on infused. And its still pretty bad.
Infuse running infused v2.0.2.
iruleyounow said:
Okay I posted a while back about this. For the past 2 weeks my wifi will connect and about 5 mins later won't load anything, but says I'm still connected. I've unplugged my router ( At&T router) and plugged it back in, no difference. I had att replace the router today and still having the same problem. I have it on wpa. I need to fix this, I run everything through my phone and this is really affecting my day to day. Any advice?
Infuse running infused v2.0.2.
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Download wifi analyzer from the market and look see if there are several wifi networks on the same channel as your wifi. If so, change the channel on your router and see if that helps.
Also, what's the model on your router?
Even I've faced this issue ever since I got the phone but still there's no fix.
The problem is with a particular make of the router. I read online about it and there are more than 2 problems here.
1. If the router is a multiprotocol - bgn router, it might be a problem if the router is running in mixed mode. Our phone supports only b and g. In any case, if u enter the MAC address of ur phone into ur router, it might solve the problem.
2. If the router is not broadcasting the SSID i.e in hidden SSID mode, there might be wifi issues. Change the settings to remove the hidden SSID.
3. There is a PSP mode (Power save polling) mode in the hardware which will put the wifi to sleep if the phone goes to sleep (It is different than the wifi sleep policy) If the phone goes to this mode, some routers wont be able to send packets to the phone and this causes wifi to get disconnected.
If you try to connect to a public wifi, u should be able to connect. I guess the problem is only in ur home. I have the same problem but sadly i cant change any router settings since I stay in a university dorm...
Hope this helps!
iruleyounow said:
Okay I posted a while back about this. For the past 2 weeks my wifi will connect and about 5 mins later won't load anything, but says I'm still connected. I've unplugged my router ( At&T router) and plugged it back in, no difference. I had att replace the router today and still having the same problem. I have it on wpa. I need to fix this, I run everything through my phone and this is really affecting my day to day. Any advice?
Infuse running infused v2.0.2.
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Wanted to say I have a Verizon Actionteck router with FIOS and I am having the same issue with my Samsung Infuse 4G, only I am not using WPA I am using WPA2. I have to restart my device and then the device will work. Currently with WPA2 and I hide the SID and have the setting "Connect even when not broadcasting" enabled.
Thoughts ? I still have the 2.2 OS yes rooted.

[Q] have to cycle wifi to reconnect

My wife and I both have S3's with Verizon.
Neither of use are rooted/unlocked/flashed. For some reason her phone has a lot of problems reconnecting to our home WiFi. After waking up, it'll see the SSID's of all the networks around us, but it won't attempt to do anything with them.
Only way to get it to reconnect is to cycle wifi or cycle airplane mode.
The wifi settings have been set to "Keep WiFi on during sleep" Only while plugged in on both phones.
I've got the routers set to empty channels (there are 2 routers, one is acting as a range extender, same SSID, different channel), and everything else has no problems.
My phone sometimes does this, say maybe once or twice a week, but hers does it constantly. More like a few times a day for hers.
What can I do?
Did you try and "forget" your network info and reinput the key to connect? Maybe try and remove the network saved info then readd it with a static ip and such since its most likely a dhcp issue on your network?
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my wife and I also have GS3's and have the wifi set to turn off when the phone is sleeping. My phone when it wakes up sometimes will not connect to wifi. My phone sees the networks available but wont connect to them. I toggle the wifi off and then back on and then it works fine. It will do this sometimes a few times a day, sometimes it will be fine for a few days. It happens at work and home.
Are you on the latest OTA? I had this problem and it all of a sudden went away after I took an OTA update.
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x714x said:
Did you try and "forget" your network info and reinput the key to connect? Maybe try and remove the network saved info then readd it with a static ip and such since its most likely a dhcp issue on your network?
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Yes I had wifi problems also...setting a static ip worked for me just set it to a higher number. For example I set mine to 192.168.1.199
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josh995 said:
Are you on the latest OTA? I had this problem and it all of a sudden went away after I took an OTA update.
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Yes, I am on the latest OTA update.
Latest ota updates here also. I just set her phone to static now so ill post up in a few days with how it goes. I also disabled the extender a few days ago but it did not change anything.
I dont know if i explained the problem properly though.
The system doesnt attempt to do anything at all when this happens. It says there is nothing in range. As soon as you cycle the wifi it magically finds the network and connects without problems.
I had the same problem or something similar to yours. Whenever my S3 goes to sleep, meaning whenever I turn my screen off. If the phone sleeps more than 2 mins and I go to use my wifi. The phone shows I am connected to my wifi network but it takes 20-30secs for my phone to respond to my wifi and it will all of sudden my wifi is back on. I tried everything from rebooting my router. I haven't tried the static ip change but my wife's Rezound doesn't have that problem at all. It got so annoying that now I just leave it on 4G all the time at home. I do have the latest update from Verizon. Hopefully someone can figure it out.
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The static IP arrangement worked for the wife's phone, and also turning the wifi to never sleep works for me too.
I really don't notice a difference in battery life between having wifi sleep with screen off and staying on all the time, so thats how I left it. Also stops the couple second lag between unlock and reconnecting.
I used to have this problem on my home wireless network. Never could figure it out, so I bought a new router (needed an upgrade anyway) and the problem went away. No idea why the phone had trouble staying connected with my older router (it was a Netgear model). Everything else connected with it fine, but my Galaxy always had problems.
pdykstra said:
I used to have this problem on my home wireless network. Never could figure it out, so I bought a new router (needed an upgrade anyway) and the problem went away. No idea why the phone had trouble staying connected with my older router (it was a Netgear model). Everything else connected with it fine, but my Galaxy always had problems.
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Ya some routers can be a pain. I got a cheap $40 N router that cause more issues then not
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So, I tried to leave wifi on at all times per the suggestion in post #9. I did notice shorter battery life (not a huge difference). My wifi connect problems reduced, but did not go away. This happens everywhere: home, work, etc. Some times I will be fine for days, and some times it will act up twice in an hour. Don't know what router is used at work, but I know mine at home is a Belkin N router less than a year old. Never had problems with our old phones, and none of my friends at work or home have this problem.
Really wish there was a solution for this.

Keep having data issues on my N5

So I had this issue with 4.4.2,.3, and now .4 radios. Sometimes when I switch from WIFI to LTE or from No Signal to 5 bars of LTE, data does not reconnect and I either have to wait or reboot the phone. Its extremely annoying. I am on Stock ROM rooted with Franco Kernel and currently on 4.4.3 with 4.4.4 radio. Anyone know whats going on?
are you undervolting?
simms22 said:
are you undervolting?
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Nope, I was and went back to stock voltage but it didn't fix anything
Also, I do get 3-5 bars of LTE in status bar but when I try to accessing internet I get nothing, be it in Chrome or any another app
well, its a known issue on the n5. it doesnt affect me much, as i reconnect to lte very fast and immediately have data. but, every once in a while, itll show me that im connected, but data stops flowing. at that point i turn on airplane mode, let it disconnect, then reenable it. data always starts flowing immediately after that.
simms22 said:
well, its a known issue on the n5. it doesnt affect me much, as i reconnect to lte very fast and immediately have data. but, every once in a while, itll show me that im connected, but data stops flowing. at that point i turn on airplane mode, let it disconnect, then reenable it. data always starts flowing immediately after that.
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I see. Why wouldn't they fix it? We had 2 updates already and I actually got it even worse now
kolyan said:
I see. Why wouldn't they fix it? We had 2 updates already and I actually got it even worse now
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i dont know. maybe they are aware and are working on it. but really, for me personally, it really doesnt create an issue. i turn on and off my airplane mode once/twice every week or two.
simms22 said:
i dont know. maybe they are aware and are working on it. but really, for me personally, it really doesnt create an issue. i turn on and off my airplane mode once/twice every week or two.
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For me lately its more like once a day issue
kolyan said:
For me lately its more like once a day issue
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in feb or march, there was a few week period that it happened 3-4 times a day. thankfully it didnt go on. because of that, i assumed it was a tmobile issue, with them constantly upgrading their network in my area. but now i just dont know(lol).
It could be a tower issue. I have also seen weird things where it tries to connect and when I look at the actual field test app it shows it is on say LTE but reports in Android as searching for signal. A quick test shows the APN may be at fault. I know it sounds weird but for me on Cricket if I delete the APN LTE goes away. I put it back and LTE magically appears.
Also when I had Sprint I noticed there was a weirdness in that you could have an APN for EHRPD EVDO as a bearer or LTE as a bearer but not both it seemed so it would flawlessly connect to LTE but not EHRPD or vice versa.
If you know the APN is right then it may be a tower issue. Some towers may not broadcast LTE near you but ones slightly further away do so the phone may not connect right away.
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Galaxy S7 sometimes doesn't get any reception after disconnecting from Wifi

Sometimes if I disconnect from Wifi, I don't have any data or proper reception. It'll show I have full bars but of like Emergency only. I can't receive texts or make phone calls, until sometimes several minutes later, I may get 3g but it'll never get back to LTE unless I restart the phone.
I've tried going into developer mode and leaving the Data connection live even on wifi but it doesn't fix the issue.
Lantec26 said:
Sometimes if I disconnect from Wifi, I don't have any data or proper reception. It'll show I have full bars but of like Emergency only. I can't receive texts or make phone calls, until sometimes several minutes later, I may get 3g but it'll never get back to LTE unless I restart the phone.
I've tried going into developer mode and leaving the Data connection live even on wifi but it doesn't fix the issue.
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Try to factory reset your phone and see if that helps.
TheSproker said:
Try to factory reset your phone and see if that helps.
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I've tried that before and even brought it back to the Rogers store and they sent it away to have it looked at and they reset it. But of course, they said it was working fine.
Lantec26 said:
I've tried that before and even brought it back to the Rogers store and they sent it away to have it looked at and they reset it. But of course, they said it was working fine.
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Then it's your carrier's fault. They just haven't done a good job with the quality of reception in your area.

Wifi connected, but no internet access

I get connected (no internet access) from time to time when I automatically connect to my school's network. It connects automatically and works in some buildings and doesn't in others. Turning wifi off and on fixes the issue. However, it is annoying to keep doing this. I had this issue on EMUI 4.1 and 5.0 (through charles and dload) so I don't think it's the version of android. Is anyone else having the same issue? Could it be the school network's issue? Thanks.
Have you tried using a different internet browser?
DarkGuyver said:
Have you tried using a different internet browser?
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Sorry for the late reply. It's the WiFi in general. Apps that require Internet don't connect either. I did a factory reset and that didn't fix anything.
I have similar problem. When I first got my phone it was on firmware B160 without any problem. I updated to Nougat using firmware finder and the problem started to surface. I rolled back to B160 using their rollback tool, which then got updated to B162. It's much more stable than Nougat but not as good as the original firmware that I was on. Each time I had done factory reset after the update to make sure I am not in some dirty state. (L04 variant)
I have similar problem sometimes on my honor 8, it shows up excellent internet connectivity but failed to lunch apps like facebook or youtube etc(says no internet connection) while other hand samsung A8 run just fine with same wifi network at same time. I have done factory reset but nothing miracle happen still same problem. Frustrating....
If it's been on both 4.1 and 5 its either a hardware issue or the school network is bad
jkccl9 said:
If it's been on both 4.1 and 5 its either a hardware issue or the school network is bad
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WiFi worked fine in the school network with my previous phone so it's not that.
user_57439 said:
WiFi worked fine in the school network with my previous phone so it's not that.
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if the wifi works fine when you connect it to different wifi's then its the school network not much you can do. ps you wrote you have the problem from 4.1 to 5 in your OP.....
jkccl9 said:
if the wifi works fine when you connect it to different wifi's then its the school network not much you can do. ps you wrote you have the problem from 4.1 to 5 in your OP.....
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I mean the school network worked with my old moto phone. It doesn't work all the time with my honor 8. It connects but doesn't have internet access.
user_57439 said:
I mean the school network worked with my old moto phone. It doesn't work all the time with my honor 8. It connects but doesn't have internet access.
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Yes but if it can't connect even when you update to emui 5 then it will be the network.
wifi connection without Internet sounds like a dns issue. Any wrong advanced settings?
msnxda said:
wifi connection without Internet sounds like a dns issue. Any wrong advanced settings?
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I leave it as default. I have to sign in with my university credentials. It connects with Internet most the time except in certain buildings.
i have the same problem
i have the same problem :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
user_57439 said:
I get connected (no internet access) from time to time when I automatically connect to my school's network. It connects automatically and works in some buildings and doesn't in others. Turning wifi off and on fixes the issue. However, it is annoying to keep doing this. I had this issue on EMUI 4.1 and 5.0 (through charles and dload) so I don't think it's the version of android. Is anyone else having the same issue? Could it be the school network's issue? Thanks.
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I have the exact same issue with mine that I just got about a month ago. It is at my work, which is a college. It worked just fine on all of my old phones.
anna.e.morris said:
I have the exact same issue with mine that I just got about a month ago. It is at my work, which is a college. It worked just fine on all of my old phones.
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You tried restarting both phone and router?
sniperlife:D said:
You tried restarting both phone and router?
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I have restarted my phone several times, but not the AP because it is at my work and there are about 50 AP's all over campus and I doubt they will restart them for me lol. Amazon sent me a replacement phone as well so now I have 2 phones doing the same problem, just at work.
anna.e.morris said:
I have restarted my phone several times, but not the AP because it is at my work and there are about 50 AP's all over campus and I doubt they will restart them for me lol. Amazon sent me a replacement phone as well so now I have 2 phones doing the same problem, just at work.
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Then the problem is with the router itself. On my experience, some routers will let you connect but will not give you an internet connection.
anna.e.morris said:
I have restarted my phone several times, but not the AP because it is at my work and there are about 50 AP's all over campus and I doubt they will restart them for me lol. Amazon sent me a replacement phone as well so now I have 2 phones doing the same problem, just at work.
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Definitely the issue is from the router
There was this point where my laptop can connect to the router but can't connect to the internet. After a few days it got fixed automagically.
Have you checked to see if your internet connection is active? If it isn't then you would need to contact your ISP for more assistance with this issue.

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