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OK guys!
I've developed a WiFi workaround... It's written in C++ (previous version was written in VB.NET)...
I've converted it in a Windows Mobile service... with a more efficient and more effective architecture...
It works as bubble fix only...
You can get it here as WiFiService.cab or OEM_WiFiService.zip... (you need to manually uninstall previous installed version of it)
The CAB and OEM contains the wzcsvc.dll fix too (thanks to vagus).
Let me know if it works...
mamiware said:
OK guys!
I've developed a first version of a WiFi WPA bug workaround... It's written in VB.NET and probably it's not the best in efficiency but... it seems effective...
That's the way!!!
Tomorrow or later I'll translate it in C++ as a Windows Mobile service with another more efficient architecture...
WARNINGS
It's based on a timer with an interval of 3 seconds... so to guarantee the best stability wait for 3 seconds between manual turn on or turn off...
LIMITS
This does not handle power on/off wifi bugs... only fix the reboot bug...
It seems not working when a new network is first time connected after being configured through notify messages...
You can get the cab here...
Or can get my latest ROM here...
Let me know if it works... (pay attention... it's a "beta")
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Testing!
Very good!
Thanky You!!!
Don't work for me.... It is working only partially, sometimes it will connect,
sometimes not (often)
I have better results when I manually turn on and off wifi to connect...
I think that this app is turning off wifi too fast....
Mr Groch said:
Don't work for me.... It is working only partially, sometimes it will connect,
sometimes not (often)
I have better results when I manually turn on and off wifi to connect...
I think that this app is turning off wifi too fast....
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Hi Mr Groch,
I would advise upping the timings to 5 seconds, this would give everything time to initialise and connect/disconnect cleanly.
ps........Good work!
Cheers,
Beast
New modified version... You can find the cab in the same place...
You can edit and test delays...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\WiFiWPA\Interval: seconds between wifi state monitoring (default is 5)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\WiFiWPA\Delay: seconds between turn on and turn off (default is 3)
I've tried to develop a C++ service... but it doesn't work... is anyone out there that can help?
New Version
This is written in C++... more efficient... but not yet a WM service... softreset required...
It works as BubbleFix too...
Let me know...
You find the cab here as WiFiService.cab...
mamiware said:
This is written in C++... more efficient... but not yet a WM service... softreset required...
It works as BubbleFix too...
Let me know...
You find the cab here as WiFiService.cab...
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Excellent work. Exactly what I was waiting for. It works with my Netgear wi-fi set up with WPA-PSK. Could this be incorporated in the new rom Beast is likely to release for G4 devices?
It's still buggy, I think that there will be other versions soon...
When all the known bugs solved, I'll merge it in my ROM... (for Beast ROM you should ask him for it...)
BUGS (BubbleFix)
1. Sometimes it doesn't refresh immediatly the new status... and tapping again cause the wlan driver to act strange (the network adapter simply disappears!). To quickly solve the problem you can turn wlan on by Wireless LAN applet in Settings or softreset...
2. It shows itself when flight mode is activated too...
3. It doesn't handle keyboard input in the connectivity dialog... only stylus input...
I'll work on these bugs on Monday...
Let me know about other bugs!
mamiware said:
It's still buggy, I think that there will be other versions soon...
When all the known bugs solved, I'll merge it in my ROM... (for Beast ROM you should ask him for it...)
BUGS (BubbleFix)
1. Sometimes it doesn't refresh immediatly the new status... and tapping again cause the wlan driver to act strange (the network adapter simply disappears!). To quickly solve the problem you can turn wlan on by Wireless LAN applet in Settings or softreset...
2. It shows itself when flight mode is activated too...
3. It doesn't handle keyboard input in the connectivity dialog... only stylus input...
I'll work on these bugs on Monday...
Let me know about other bugs!
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Thanks. waiting for the next update of your Rom with this and VOIP fix. Well done!
bugy but works. Finally I can use wifi on my Uni... Thanx a lot.
fuih... at last, my WI FI is working alright now, I can connect anytime without any problem at all - thank you
UPDATE
New version available... download again the WiFiService.cab from here...
Now it handles the flight mode and better manage WiFi power on and off...
It's still buggy if used with the common (and old) CommManager... I'll probably develop a new version of CommManager that better handles WiFi...
You can disable the BubbleFix feature changing
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\WiFiWA\Balloon = 0
How does this work exactly?
I installed it on my htc touch, but I still can't connect to my WPA-PSK AES protected network :-(
evilpharmacist said:
How does this work exactly?
I installed it on my htc touch, but I still can't connect to my WPA-PSK AES protected network :-(
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The application is notified by windows when the Wifi state changes (through the HKLM\System\State\Hardware\Wifi registry value...)
When it happens, if the new state is "connecting" (i.e. 11 or 15) it switches off the Wifi device after 5 seconds (Interval) and turn it on again after 3 seconds (Delay)...
To solve your problem... you should verify two things:
1. What's the name of your Wifi device? I think you can find it HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\CommManager\WLAN\DeviceName
Fix: If you confirm it's stored there, I'll update the application making it read the device name from registry...
2. What are the states of the device written in HKLM\System\State\Hardware\Wifi? They would be similar...
Fix: Turn on and off the Wifi device and refresh your registry viewer window... Take note of the values and tell me...
I'll wait for your reply to update the app...
Pay attention: this workaround simulates the manual turn on and off fix... if it doesn't work manually, this application is useless...
UPDATE
New version available... download again the WiFiService.cab from here...
Now it reads the WiFi device name from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\CommManager\WLAN\DeviceName... it could work on other devices...
mamiware said:
The application is notified by windows when the Wifi state changes (through the HKLM\System\State\Hardware\Wifi registry value...)
When it happens, if the new state is "connecting" (i.e. 11 or 15) it switches off the Wifi device after 5 seconds (Interval) and turn it on again after 3 seconds (Delay)...
To solve your problem... you should verify two things:
1. What's the name of your Wifi device? I think you can find it HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\CommManager\WLAN\DeviceName
Fix: If you confirm it's stored there, I'll update the application making it read the device name from registry...
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My device name is stored in that key.
2. What are the states of the device written in HKLM\System\State\Hardware\Wifi? They would be similar...
Fix: Turn on and off the Wifi device and refresh your registry viewer window... Take note of the values and tell me...
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When I'm not connected wifi state is 7, when I'm connecting it's 15.
I'll wait for your reply to update the app...
Pay attention: this workaround simulates the manual turn on and off fix... if it doesn't work manually, this application is useless...
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Well, the problem is the manual disable/enable trick doesn't work for me, but I thought maybe the timings were wrong so I was hoping your app would work for me. I can't understand why this trick works for everyone, except for me :-s
I'll try your updated version now, maybe this helps.
Update (recommended)
New version available as Windows Mobile service (with a more efficient and more effective architecture).
You can get it here as WiFiService.cab or OEM_WiFiService.zip... (you need to manually uninstall previous installed version of it)
For more information look at the first post of this thread...
There is another fix out here for WPA-PSK bug... I'm waiting for comments on it...
Wifi FIX
Hi,
I'm curious how progress is doing.
Going to test your fix Mamiware!
Keep you updated!
Thank you
Leo
Wifi connect's but buggy, wlan manager crashed the first time.
Needed to softreset the device to turn on WLAN again.
Wifi bubble to turn off wlan I don't see.
After the device has switched of because of power setting I can't turn wifi on again.
Need to softreset again.
I have wpa-psk tkip enabled.
CommManager version 0.9.1.1
Cheers,
Leo
btw. I'm using the latest fix
Laurentius26 said:
Wifi connect's but buggy, wlan manager crashed the first time.
Needed to softreset the device to turn on WLAN again.
Wifi bubble to turn off wlan I don't see.
After the device has switched of because of power setting I can't turn wifi on again.
Need to softreset again.
I have wpa-psk tkip enabled.
CommManager version 0.9.1.1
Cheers,
Leo
btw. I'm using the latest fix
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WOW! This disaster with my WiFiService!? I am encountering only a problem to start again Wifi with CommManager and WLanMgr after turning it off with the bubble (i.e. with SetPowerDevice D0)...
CommManager 1.3.7.0 and WLanMgr 3.17.0.0
Sorry I couldn't find the exact match with my issue so I thought of creating a new thread.
I updated my Xperia Neo ROM but I'm having difficulties with GPS/LOCATON service. It works fine on a 3G network but it couldn't load my location whenever I am connected to a wifi network. I've tried using different apps on my phone but still wouldn't work. It just keeps on searching/loading.
It used to work fine before with stock ICS 4.0.4 ROM/KERNEL. Is switching back the only fix? Please help. :crying:
I have the same issue, gps location is not working for my new rom either (unoffical jellaxy cymod 10 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875015) is there a fix/patch to flash??!
djrsa said:
I have the same issue, gps location is not working for my new rom either (unoffical jellaxy cymod 10 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875015) is there a fix/patch to flash??!
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GPS on wifi is now working on my NEO. I think it's my wifi connection or just my area.
A possible cause and fix
PrinceRayman said:
Sorry I couldn't find the exact match with my issue so I thought of creating a new thread.
I updated my Xperia Neo ROM but I'm having difficulties with GPS/LOCATON service. It works fine on a 3G network but it couldn't load my location whenever I am connected to a wifi network. I've tried using different apps on my phone but still wouldn't work. It just keeps on searching/loading.
It used to work fine before with stock ICS 4.0.4 ROM/KERNEL. Is switching back the only fix? Please help. :crying:
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Remember that Android has 3 different location services:
Real GPS, this requires only the ability to "see" the sky where the GPS locations are flying over your head, plus up to 15 minutes to download the weekly schedule of where they are flying (the 15 minute download can be replaced by a 5 second web download, but you will still need the 1.5 to 3 minute download of latest updates). Additionally, it may waste a few extra minutes looking for the wrong satellites if it things you are in a different part of the world than you are (this depends on the rom, radio firmware and GPS chip).
Cell tower location service: This sends the number of the nearest 2G/3G/4G to an online service which looks up where that tower is, giving a rough location.
Wi-Fi access point location service: This sends the name and/or MAC address of the nearest Wi-Fi access point to a Google service, which returns where other users were last time they saw that Wi-Fi access point with GPS on and Google Maps Wi-Fi location sharing on.
From this I guess one of 2 things are wrong:
:silly:Your Wi-Fi network is not in Google's database (unlikely since it was recognized with your previous firmware).
The option to share Wi-Fi location data with Google maps is off after the update, :fingers-crossed:try turning it off, then on.
You are being watched...
A fairly new trend in (for example) retail is tracking customer's movements by snooping Wi-Fi signals. If your Wi-Fi is turned on, even though it is not connected to any network, your phone will periodically broadcast a unique number (the MAC address), as well as all the Wi-Fi network names and addresses it remembers ever connecting to. With newer Android versions this can happen even if Wi-Fi is turned off, due to a feature called "scanning always available", which helps your device better determine its location.
At the very least, businesses can use these signals to track your visits. But these signals can also be used by a malicious entity (store owners, for example) to track your exact physical location in any area under their Wi-Fi surveillance. In a store, this data can be used for optimizing another one of those annoying store re-arrangements, forcing you to walk by all the product you don't want, to get to those you do want. Or detecting products you're tempted by, but ultimately not buying.
Of course they can also track your trip to the register, and couple your device's MAC address to the payment information (and thus many details about who you are). The tracking hardware and software vendors, the store (or chain) owner, their business partners, they can now all track where you are every time you come into range of one of their systems, and fully profile who you are, what you do, your financials, and your daily patterns!
That's just one small example - the possibilities are endless. A crook could hide a tracker at a bunch of houses, and in an automated fashion learn the patterns of everybody living in all those houses, without even having to do any surveillance - picking the ideal time to heist the family jewels becomes trivial. Authorities can use this information to correlate physical evidence with your location as well, and all the nastiness that comes with that.
Not even mentioning that your device's habit of announcing who all it's friends are and their names, makes it easier for hackers to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, tricking your phone to connect to an access point under their control.
Pry-Fi
One solution is shutting off Wi-Fi completely (including the background network scanning), but you would lose benefits like automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks and improved location awareness for your apps. It also does nothing to help the situation for others.
Pry-Fi will prevent your device from announcing all the networks it knows to the outside world, but it will still allow background scanning and automatically connecting to Wi-Fi networks. While you are not connected to a Wi-Fi network, the MAC address will constantly be pseudo-randomized, following a pattern that still makes the trackers think you are a real person, but they will not encounter your MAC address again. This will slowly poison their tracking database with useless information.
When you do connect to a Wi-Fi network, unless you specify otherwise, your MAC address will also be randomized - the same MAC address will not be used the next time you connect to this or any other network.
War!
Though of course the companies involved with these trackers claim they wouldn't use the data maliciously, the possibility is there, and we all know that if something can be abused, ultimately it will be. There do not appear to be any laws against these practices yet, nor is it likely Wi-Fi will be redesigned any time soon to get rid of the information leaks.
But we can make an effort to reduce the usefulness of the tracking data for the exploiters. Pry-Fi comes with a War mode, which when enabled tries to make your Android device appear like dozens of people. Just wandering around an area under Wi-Fi location surveillance for a few minutes can ruin the tracking data for the period of your stay.
Proof-of-Concept
This is proof-of-concept code, and how for it will go in the future depends on interest and how well it works. It has been tested on several devices and seems to work, but it is very young still. The magic the app does to achieve its purpose is ever subject to changing Android security policies and OEM customizations, so even though it works now, there really is no saying if it will still be possible in future firmwares.
Download
You can get Pry-Fi from Google Play
If Play is not working out for you, the APK is also attached below
TEST
Attached you will also find a 'beta-test' version. This one is compiled to work on all Android 4.0+ devices (instead of 4.2+ of the current official release). I have made all the changes needed to make it compile and technically run on pre-4.2 firmwares, but I have not tested it on an actual 4.0 or 4.1 firmware yet. Let me know if it works for your pre-4.2 firmware!
Issues
This is a very young app and its main feature is doing something that by all counts no app should be doing - as such, it will probably always have issues.
The app was developed against and tested on the following devices:
- Google Nexus 5 @ Stock+root 4.4.2
- Samsung Galaxy S4 @ Stock+root 4.4.2
- Samsung Galaxy Note3 @ Stock+root 4.4.2
- Samsung Galaxy Note2 @ OmniROM 4.4.2
- HTC One @ Stock+root 4.3 (S-OFF or otherwise writable /system needed)
- Sony Xperia family - NOT COMPATIBLE
- Oppo devices - NOT COMPATIBLE
Note that your firmwares should be fully up to date - that includes the TrustZone component in case of Samsung.
Known issues
- Requires SuperSU ?
It's tested against SuperSU, and uses some features that may not be available in other root management apps. Depending on both your Android and root management app version it may or may not work with other solutions, but I certainly recommend against it.
- Using the Android Wi-Fi settings is weird
Pry-Fi does a lot of event-based Wi-Fi on/off switching and connecting/disconnecting. So if you go to settings and turn Wi-Fi on or off, add a network, etc, the interface may start looking as if it has gone mad for a few seconds. Don't worry, this is expected behavior.
- Connecting to a Wi-Fi network (either a new one or a previously known one) is slower
Yes. Indeed.
- Forgetting networks
You can't just forget a network from the normal Android Wi-Fi settings. If Pry-Fi is enabled, you need to use the in-app network management tool to forget a network.
- Multiple known networks
Since v1.10, multiple known networks should be supported.
- Hidden networks
It doesn't currently work with hidden SSIDs, and it won't in the future.
- Wi-Fi Direct (to-do)
Behavior is undefined. Pry-Fi probably heavily interferes with this. Needs more testing/development.
- Beam, S Share, etc
Some methods that quickly share data between two Android devices that are close, tapped together, etc, make use of Wi-Fi Direct, and may thus be negatively affected by Pry-Fi.
- Authentication errors
If the Wi-Fi settings keep claiming authentication errors, your device may not actually support changing the MAC address, and Pry-Fi may not be for you... this doesn't have to be the issue, but it is one of the indicators.
Changelogs
2014.02.02 - v1.20
- Force toolbox calls. Typical case of busybox symlinks causing unexpected failures. Probably the primary cause of people losing Wi-Fi completely
- Service receivers are now en/disabled dynamically. Saves a few CPU cycles and a bit of memory when Pry-Fi is installed but disabled.
2014.02.02 - v1.10
- Support for multiple simultaneously known SSIDs
- Spoofing MACs *also* while connected to a network is now a feature you need to enable separately, as this is the feature that causes most issues yet is arguably the least important tracking-wise.
2014.02.01 - v1.02
- Fixed crash/freeze in case of SU denied
- Changed non-SuperSU error to a warning
- Fixed various reported crashes
- Added Superuser permission (doh)
2014.02.01 - v1.01
- (Hopefully) Fixed an issue with the optional IAP
2014.02.01 - v1.00
- Initial public release
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This app only works with SuperSU. Would it be able to work with Koush's Superuser in the near future?
Sent from my Nexus 4
Whilst not its main purpose, it will also work great at airports with time based free WiFi. Schipol uses the MAC address to assign a timeframe to devices.
Anyway, working well on HTC One - 4.4.2.
0.0 said:
This app only works with SuperSU. Would it be able to work with Koush's Superuser in the near future?
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Maybe. Currently has to do with some changes to AOSP that haven't fully panned out yet. Once I'm clear on that, I might put in some time to make it work with Superuser. But I'm certainly not going to delay a release to make it compatible...
Up and running on my s2 with slimkat. So glad I'm aware of guys like you and the work you do. Thank you.
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Just fine here on my Nexus4.
One thing though is that Playstore has v1.00. I've downloaded v1.01 from here and it updated flawlessly. I just thought you'd like to know it.
Anyway thank you for all your hard work to our benefits.
• OMNI 4.4.2 NIGHTLY • AK.042.XGENESIS •
HTC One, CM11, up and running. Have multiple networks at home so can test with that if needed. I'm ready for a little wifi war.
Thanks for this tiny and helpful utility. However, I initiated it, then started my (home) wifi up, then could not login to the network, although I have re-entered the correct password. Turning this off, again allows me to access the wifi. What should I do? (I am on Samsung Galaxy S4, I9500 @ 4.3)
Working great on s4 4.4.2 Probam
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Thanks!!!
Working great on note 2.
4.3 alliance
4.4.2 Resurrection Remix
4.4.2 Omni
Hope this will still work in future android development
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Which features will not work on HTC One with root SuperSU, but with S-ON?
This app broke my WiFi on GalaxyS4 (i9505) with Omega ROM v19. I already tried to flash the ROM again, flash new kernel, flash the modem via ODIN again and WiFi fix, but nothing helped. I'm out of ideas what could happen. I cant put the WiFi on anymore.
thangbom said:
Thanks for this tiny and helpful utility. However, I initiated it, then started my (home) wifi up, then could not login to the network, although I have re-entered the correct password. Turning this off, again allows me to access the wifi. What should I do? (I am on Samsung Galaxy S4, I9500 @ 4.3)
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Something is breaking some of Samsung's extra encryption... this would take a lot of tinkering to figure out, there's no direct answer I can give you right now. Turn it off for the time being.
muamers said:
This app broke my WiFi on GalaxyS4 (i9505) with Omega ROM v19. I already tried to flash the ROM again, flash new kernel, flash the modem via ODIN again and WiFi fix, but nothing helped. I'm out of ideas what could happen. I cant put the WiFi on anymore.
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If all else fails, flash a full stock firmware and see if that restores operation.
reeder said:
Which functions will not work on HTC One with root SuperSU, but with S-ON?
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S-ON is not supported at all.
Confirmed working on Galaxy Note N7000 running Kitkat 4.4.2 with SuperSU 1.91
- OmniROM nightly 2014-02-01 (ART)
- Carbon ROM nightly 2014-01-31 (Dalvik)
In the play store description it was mentioned "developed for phones". I tried it nevertheless with a Galaxy Tab2 10.1 GSM (P5100) running OmniRom KK nightly and it changed successfully the Mac address also.
?
Yes. Reconnect to known WiFi takes a bit longer, but still working..
Just about to backup my apps and setting ... will try a clean instal first.
How do I exactly check if it's working?
I'm on HTC One Cyanogenmod 10.2 Rooted S-ON and there seemed to be no error till now :/
Same for me. Please share if you are able to fix this. Unfortunately I am away from a laptop for the coming week
At least the app does what it should.nobody can track me through Wi-Fi now...
muamers said:
This app broke my WiFi on GalaxyS4 (i9505) with Omega ROM v19. I already tried to flash the ROM again, flash new kernel, flash the modem via ODIN again and WiFi fix, but nothing helped. I'm out of ideas what could happen. I cant put the WiFi on anymore.
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Hi
i have installed Slimkat 4.4 rom and i'm very satisfyied with it.
the only issue i'm facing are very poor wifi performance.
as an exemple, i need to turn it off and on several time while surfing the net to ensure a proper "connection speed" while in the mean time my compturer is connected with a constant speed to the same network
What would be you re advices to :
- help for a better diagnosis
- improve my wifi perf
thx for your help
Nicoloc
I didn't see this issue with my 5113. It was rock steady wifi-wise. Are you sure it is related to the ROM and not some stray software conflict?
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I didn't see this issue with my 5113. It was rock steady wifi-wise. Are you sure it is related to the ROM and not some stray software conflict?
Sent back in time via Android 9.0 TimeText feature.
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is there a way to identify a sofware conflict ?
the point is that when i turn wifi on / off, Wifi works fine for a period of time of variable lenght.
Solved
Finally , i ve changed some parameter and it seems to work perfectly fine
Parameter I changed is the following :
In WiFi advanced parameter I have unchecked WiFi optimisation
Works fine for me ?
So 3 things prevent this phone from being perfect for me.
#1 Lack of NFC (but I knew about it so nothing I can do).
#2 Bad Wifi speeds at 5Ghz
#3 GPS not working until reboot issues.
So for the Wifi issue, from the same location that I was getting over 100Mb downloads from my Note 10.1 and 60-70 on my Xperia Z Ultra, this phone was barely making it to 25-30. That created issues as it will start buffering even watching 1080p youtube videos.
Switching to 2.4 was more stable but barely enough speed.
So I went into the developer options and dsiabled the option that says " Use Legacy DHCP client" and now my speeds are over 60Mb from the same location. No more buffering or slow app downloads!
Not sure if it will vary since the devices picky but if you are having a similar issue, then it is worth trying.
I am currently testing a couple of things for the GPS to see if it helps. At least this morning, it was working but we shall see if it works tomorrow and so on.
Regards
shaolin95 said:
So 3 things prevent this phone from being perfect for me.
#1 Lack of NFC (but I knew about it so nothing I can do).
#2 Bad Wifi speeds at 5Ghz
#3 GPS not working until reboot issues.
So for the Wifi issue, from the same location that I was getting over 100Mb downloads from my Note 10.1 and 60-70 on my Xperia Z Ultra, this phone was barely making it to 25-30. That created issues as it will start buffering even watching 1080p youtube videos.
Switching to 2.4 was more stable but barely enough speed.
So I went into the developer options and dsiabled the option that says " Use Legacy DHCP client" and now my speeds are over 60Mb from the same location. No more buffering or slow app downloads!
Not sure if it will vary since the devices picky but if you are having a similar issue, then it is worth trying.
I am currently testing a couple of things for the GPS to see if it helps. At least this morning, it was working but we shall see if it works tomorrow and so on.
Regards
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Thanks for posting, and keep us updated especially on the GPS issue!
I have problems with this setting on wlan now. If there is a strong unknown 5 ghz wlan in the near and I want to stay in a known 2,4 wlan.
My x2 tries to swap to the stronger and faster wlan and recognizes that it does not know a password for it. Then it will return to my known wlan and login automatically.
This happens regulary after a few seconds.
At home I have one 5 ghz wlan and 2 with 2,4 ghz. All have the same SSID and password. So no problem there.
Any ideas to force my device to stay in the 2,4 wlan on the other location with the unknown network?
If I switch back to the 'old' lollipop dhcp client setting the problem goes away.
It just tests once the new network and if the password is not available, it stops checking this again and again.
On my nexus 6p this problem is not present, so there could be a solution for the x2, too.
My device: 701->703 B211 xposed 86
shaolin95 said:
So 3 things prevent this phone from being perfect for me.
#1 Lack of NFC (but I knew about it so nothing I can do).
#2 Bad Wifi speeds at 5Ghz
#3 GPS not working until reboot issues.
So for the Wifi issue, from the same location that I was getting over 100Mb downloads from my Note 10.1 and 60-70 on my Xperia Z Ultra, this phone was barely making it to 25-30. That created issues as it will start buffering even watching 1080p youtube videos.
Switching to 2.4 was more stable but barely enough speed.
So I went into the developer options and dsiabled the option that says " Use Legacy DHCP client" and now my speeds are over 60Mb from the same location. No more buffering or slow app downloads!
Not sure if it will vary since the devices picky but if you are having a similar issue, then it is worth trying.
I am currently testing a couple of things for the GPS to see if it helps. At least this morning, it was working but we shall see if it works tomorrow and so on.
Regards
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It would be so nice to find a GPS solution
Steamer2499 said:
It would be so nice to find a GPS solution
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Huawei is able to find a solution to this if they wanted to and send an update, so it's disappointing that they make no efforts to do so!