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Nexus 5 Wifi Issue

So I've had my Nexus 5 for roughly around a month and I hadn't experienced any issues others have had with wifi not connecting until now. My N5 will show im connected to my home wifi with full bars, but going into quick settings shows it to be orange. Suggesting there's no data transfer, I cannot use any internet based apps with wifi. I've tried some suggestions, switching my router off then on, rebooting the phone, turning some settings off in the advanced panel in wifi settings. All have failed.
I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem and if anyone has a fix to it.

Dillllz said:
So I've had my Nexus 5 for roughly around a month and I hadn't experienced any issues others have had with wifi not connecting until now. My N5 will show im connected to my home wifi with full bars, but going into quick settings shows it to be orange. Suggesting there's no data transfer, I cannot use any internet based apps with wifi. I've tried some suggestions, switching my router off then on, rebooting the phone, turning some settings off in the advanced panel in wifi settings. All have failed.
I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem and if anyone has a fix to it.
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There was a thread around here somewhere that suggested turning off your mobile data helped fix this problem, I think it was in the N5 General forums.....here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550690
Don't know if it'll help or not, just saw your thread and had just looked at the other one, figured I'd toss it out there.

Thanks for the reply, just tried that solution but still no luck.

I have a similar problem except that there are phases of wifi not working.
Sometimes I would have around 20-30 seconds of WiFi not working and there would be no data transfer.
Speeds are still fast when it is working however.
I played a little with only using mobile data and no wifi, and everything worked. (Small sample size however).
Seems like this is a WiFi only issue.

So somehow overnight the wifi has managed to fix itself, will report back if the problem returns.

The issue with the wifi returned unfortunately.

Dillllz said:
The issue with the wifi returned unfortunately.
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Don't know if you've tried this but change your WiFi frequency band in advanced setting to either "5 GHz only" or "2.4 GHz only," whatever your router uses. Might be worth a try.

Thanks for the help, but I've tried changing some settings in advanced wifi settings but it hasn't worked. Even what you recommended I've tried that before and it didn't work.

wifi issue
Also I have the same issue - Im connected to router by wi-fi, home and work and time by time (5x a day) wifi stops working. Wifi is enabled in settings, but there is no connection. Restart the cellphone helps, but after that, maybe an hour, it appears again.
Issue was in 4.4 and still appers in 4.4.1.
Yet did not found how to solve it.

I have the same issue on my gnex running shiny 4.4, but I also had the same issue on 4.3. Tried the wifi options, nothing worked. Unfortunately, no solution for this device that has to last one more week. The double swipe down and tapping wifi gets the connection back, but it is only a work around.
The N5 connects seamlessly to my home and work wifi. A few days ago, I flashed the hammerhead factory image, TWRP and the 4.4.1 update.

Nexus 5 - wifi not switch automatically from data
pcloadletter1 said:
I have the same issue on my gnex running shiny 4.4, but I also had the same issue on 4.3. Tried the wifi options, nothing worked. Unfortunately, no solution for this device that has to last one more week. The double swipe down and tapping wifi gets the connection back, but it is only a work around.
The N5 connects seamlessly to my home and work wifi. A few days ago, I flashed the hammerhead factory image, TWRP and the 4.4.1 update.
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Hey,
I have the same problem with 4.4.2.(factory rom, no root or not unlocked). Sometimes the wifi not works and get orange. I must put airplane mode to fix it. Its annoying.
But as well happens to me:
When I go out from office or home (where I have wifi connections saved in phone) the phone automatically switch to data plan from carrier. But when I come back the phone stays with data and there is not automatic switch to wifi. Sometimes it help to put wifi off or always airplane mode on/off for a while.
I do not know if it is normal behave of android but I would like have automatic switch to wifi.
I tried to change wifi details (changing bands, etc.) but not helped.
Please help. Thank you.

Is custom ROM or kernel will fix it??

For some unknown reason, as soon as I updated my router's firmware, the problem disappeared.

Updated Android 6.0 solved the issue
Dillllz said:
So I've had my Nexus 5 for roughly around a month and I hadn't experienced any issues others have had with wifi not connecting until now. My N5 will show im connected to my home wifi with full bars, but going into quick settings shows it to be orange. Suggesting there's no data transfer, I cannot use any internet based apps with wifi. I've tried some suggestions, switching my router off then on, rebooting the phone, turning some settings off in the advanced panel in wifi settings. All have failed.
I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem and if anyone has a fix to it.
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So I had the unfortunate experience of having my wifi go down while on vacation and for 3 weeks I spent a good chunk of time wiping and reinstalling multiple versions from Cyanogen, Paranoid android and 4.4 - 5.1 to no avail. I just did another factory wipe today and installed the new Android 6.0
The Finger Pointing Game is OVER
Read through 30+ pages of other android users with similar experience and some people send their units back to LG and some even managed getting a new handset. There was never any hardware issues with my unit I just couldn't turn on the WiFi but after the install WiFi works? Guess next time you push a software update to our Phones CHECK YOUR SH*T google and Maybe DON'T Take 3 months to FIX your F*CK Up.

I have a similar issue. Since Lollipop my phone almost never automatically connects to my WiFi anymore. What's wrong?

[Q] Wifi "stuck" requiring reboot

Hi,
I've noticed that my XT1032 sometimes has its wifi "frozen".
What happens is that I'll be out and about and perhaps connect to wifi hotspot at a coffee shop.
When I get home, my wifi is "stuck" and still thinks it's seeing the wifi networks from when I was out. If i run a wifi analyzer app, it reports still seeing the wifi hotspots from when I was out.
Turning off wifi and turning it back on doesn't help.
I need to reboot the phone for the wifi to work properly and see and connect to my home network.
Anybody else getting this behaviour? Anybody have any suggestions on a fix?

no need to reboot,
AlbertDude said:
Hi,
I've noticed that my XT1032 sometimes has its wifi "frozen".
What happens is that I'll be out and about and perhaps connect to wifi hotspot at a coffee shop.
When I get home, my wifi is "stuck" and still thinks it's seeing the wifi networks from when I was out. If i run a wifi analyzer app, it reports still seeing the wifi hotspots from when I was out.
Turning off wifi and turning it back on doesn't help.
I need to reboot the phone for the wifi to work properly and see and connect to my home network.
Anybody else getting this behaviour? Anybody have any suggestions on a fix?
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no need to reboot, airplane mode for a couple of seconds fixes the issue.

Same behaviour
thoper said:
no need to reboot, airplane mode for a couple of seconds fixes the issue.
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I have the same problem on 4.3, i'mm hoping 4.4 fixes this.
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thoper said:
no need to reboot, airplane mode for a couple of seconds fixes the issue.
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I have the same problem on 4.3, i'mm hoping 4.4 fixes this.

Same here!!
I also have the same problem. In addition, what I noticed is - I turn off the WiFi in Settings page and when I go into Settings->WiFi, it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. Now if I turn it OFF here, again when I come out, in Settings page it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. This goes on and on until I reboot.

It's probably a software issue
If you are rooted,then install a good and stable custom rom and you are good to then
Sent from my MT27i using xda app-developers app

I think that's the same behaviour as on my phone and probably why turning WIFI off and then on again didn't fix the issue -- it probably didn't really turn the WIFI off whereas I'm guessing that putting it into/out of Airplane mode actually does disable and reenable the WIFI.
I can live with the Airplane mode trick -- much better than needing to reboot!
vijay87 said:
I also have the same problem. In addition, what I noticed is - I turn off the WiFi in Settings page and when I go into Settings->WiFi, it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. Now if I turn it OFF here, again when I come out, in Settings page it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. This goes on and on until I reboot.
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I have the same issue, but with another irritating problem:
It ereases all my previous saved wifi network.
I cant stand this. rebooting the phone always makes me loose all my previous saved wifi network. Did this happened to you guys, too ? I will try airplane mode and see if it stops erasing.
Hope kit kat solves this Sh*t

6 days since I moved into KitKat and no issues with WiFi so far. Hope it stays the same way
Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk

Me too!
Same issue for me. Doesn't happen often - but sometimes it does the same thing with my cell network connection. Also fixed with a quick airplane mode and back.
No one know a fix or at least the reason?
Chris

Are you also facing this Lillipop WiFi bug ?

After getting N5 updated to the 5.1 update whenever my phone goes into deep sleep the WIFI turns off (yes I have checked the option to keep WIFI on during sleep). But it's really frustrating as I cant get any update on my mails and on messengers. Tried 5.1.1 custom roms, they are also facing the same problems. Are you also facing this problem ?

Nope, never
Sent via tapatalk from my cataclysm'd Lollipooop Nexus 5

I would check your router, I remember a year ago my router started kicking off people for no reason on WiFi.
Found out it wasn't the devices but the router itself so I replaced it after seeing it was faulty even after a reset and now those devices were working fine.
So check your router's firmware, try a power cycle and whatnot.

markdapimp said:
I would check your router, I remember a year ago my router started kicking off people for no reason on WiFi.
Found out it wasn't the devices but the router itself so I replaced it after seeing it was faulty even after a reset and now those devices were working fine.
So check your router's firmware, try a power cycle and whatnot.
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Actually I live in my Univ. hostel ans changing the router is no option here.

anshmiester78900 said:
After getting N5 updated to the 5.1 update whenever my phone goes into deep sleep the WIFI turns off (yes I have checked the option to keep WIFI on during sleep). But it's really frustrating as I cant get any update on my mails and on messengers. Tried 5.1.1 custom roms, they are also facing the same problems. Are you also facing this problem ?
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Sorry to maybe dragging up some thing you've already tried but have you got "scanning always available" turned on (the Google location one in wifi - advanced)
Good luck.

gaosphappy said:
Sorry to maybe dragging up some thing you've already tried but have you got "scanning always available" turned on (the Google location one in wifi - advanced)
Good luck.
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Yes I have mate.

same issue. Can't find solution.
Tried all things said here and more too.
MANY have this issue but not all.
some on wep connection, other on wpa, some says it happens on some routers... weird
If you can, please post bugreport:
https://code.google.com/p/android/i... Owner Summary Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=160297

Wifi connection troubles after update to 6.0

I'm not sure if this is a Nexus 5 problem or a 6.0 Marshmallow problem but the problem occurred after the update to 6.0 on both Nexus 5s for me and my wife.
There seems to be some bug with my phone while it is asleep (screen is off but phone is on). When it is in this mode, it will not stay connected to wifi. For example, when I enter an area that has wifi, my phone will not connect. It will only connect when I wake the phone. And this isn't just a matter of the phone taking a while to connect. It NEVER connects. Before the update, my phone used to make a connection with my home router before I even walked inside. Now, I can be inside for hours and the phone never connects, until I wake it up. As soon as I wake the phone, the phone makes the connection with no problem. After a few minutes of the phone being asleep, I will wake the phone and the wifi connection will be gone. Now that it is awake again, it connects again with no problem.
I have tried forgetting the network and creating a new one, I have tried different routers, I have tried wiping the cache partition. I haven't tried a full factory reset, and I'd prefer not to, but I guess I will if I have to.
Just thought I would check here first and see if anyone had other thoughts.

Settings - wifi - menu - advanced - Second choice down from the top - choose how to keep WiFi depending on your battery charge %. Regards. Alessandro
Alessandro

vn800art said:
Settings - wifi - menu - advanced - Second choice down from the top - choose how to keep WiFi depending on your battery charge %. Regards. Alessandro
Alessandro
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, that is what I thought at first also. I meant to say in my original post that my wifi settings are set to "Always On" during sleep. I've tried toggling that between the settings but still have the trouble.

Sorry, my Nex 5 has not this issue on Android 6 build MRA58K.
Alessandro

Yup, have the same issue. When the phone goes to sleep, it seems to disconnects from the wifi and never connects after I wake the phone. When I go into the wifi settings, I see "WIFI Connection Failure". I have to reconnect manually. Like the OP, have it set to always on as well. I also know it's not a router issue because I've tried this on four different routers (two linksys, one Dlink, one TPLink) All same results.
Wonder if this is a phone issue?

Please go here and click on the star to vote for this issue.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190667
Google upped this to a high priority Friday morning (Nov 6). The bad news is I think there a couple different WiFi symptoms being discussed here. Most of what is being discussed is the issue being discussed here (not reconnecting when the screen is off).
No idea when this will be fixed, so I build a Tasker profile to toggle WiFi every 15 minutes when not already connected to force a reconnect. I’ve observed it getting disconnected on its own overnight. This should avoid unnecessarily using cellular data.
I’m perpetually waiting for the next release of Android to fix annoying bugs.

vn800art said:
Settings - wifi - menu - advanced - Second choice down from the top - choose how to keep WiFi depending on your battery charge %. Regards. Alessandro
Alessandro
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GaryP2 said:
Please go here and click on the star to vote for this issue.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190667
Google upped this to a high priority Friday morning (Nov 6). The bad news is I think there a couple different WiFi symptoms being discussed here. Most of what is being discussed is the issue being discussed here (not reconnecting when the screen is off).
No idea when this will be fixed, so I build a Tasker profile to toggle WiFi every 15 minutes when not already connected to force a reconnect. I’ve observed it getting disconnected on its own overnight. This should avoid unnecessarily using cellular data.
I’m perpetually waiting for the next release of Android to fix annoying bugs.
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Thanks for the update Gary. The comment #6 describes my situation exactly. In doing some troubleshooting of my own, I find the disconnection trouble to happen less while on a 5Ghz network vs 2.5. I still have the trouble of it not connecting initially when I come into range, but I find that it is able to hold the connection while asleep.

I am also experiencing this on my Nexus 5 and also found and starred the thread above.
I just listened to 20min of streaming with Spotify to then realize that it had gone into Doze and used the mobile data!
This is more than annoying...
Maybe by disabling Doze for some specific connectivity-related system app? Anyone tried that?

Yes, I moved virtually all of the services type of apps (the ones with the green generic Android icon) to the battery not optimized list. It didn't make any difference for me.
In some ways it seems like it might be a Doze problem, and in other ways it doesn't. Doze shouldn't be affecting anything when the phone is in my pocket and I walk in the house to my WiFi. It also shouldn't be affecting anything when the phone is being charged, which is when I see frequent WiFi disconnects.
It will be real disappointing if this isn't fixed with 6.0.1.

This is still an issue with 6.0.1. Nexus 5 (2013) 6.0.1 MMB29K updated through OTA ZIP pushed with ADB.
Things work properly for a while right after a reboot and then WiFi never connects until the screen is turned on.
Google Connectivity Services C.1.6.7 (2466695) update didn’t make a difference either.

Same problem as the thread starter. HTC A9 anroid 6.0. (newest available OS)

Same problem here with a Nexus 5 .
Please star the problem if you have it.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170078

Has anyone tested with a non-stock kernel ?
I'm asking because the problem seems +/- resolved on CM13 (non caf).
No counting CM13, do you know of a more stable rom with the problem resolved?

Does anyone here have Wemo devices? I am reading that wemos, and possibly other devices that emit their own wireless network, may cause problems. I have several of these devices around the house, and wonder if that might be contributing. However, that only would solve the dropped connection bug I have, not the failing to connect while asleep but I have.

Hi mates, my Nexus 5 (android 6.0.1,M8974A-2.0.50.2.29) gets the same troubles with wifi connection but today I tried to put some apps in non optimized list of Doze and seems workig fine.
Thats my non optimized Doze list:
-Google Play Services
-System UI
Try it and let me know if it works properly.

frontomix said:
Hi mates, my Nexus 5 (android 6.0.1,M8974A-2.0.50.2.29) gets the same troubles with wifi connection but today I tried to put some apps in non optimized list of Doze and seems workig fine.
Thats my non optimized Doze list:
-Google Play Services
-System UI
Try it and let me know if it works properly.
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I had Google Play Services already set to not optimize, but hadn't tried System UI. I will try that out and see what happens.

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I had Google Play Services already set to not optimize, but hadn't tried System UI. I will try that out and see what happens.
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Welp, that didn't work. Still have the error after not optimizing System UI in addition to Google Play Services.

I don't know if the issue is resolved, but at least for me, it never worked fine so many days after testing some new workaround.
So, this was what I did in my Nexus 5 (latest build, MOB30H).
Uninstall or deactivate Google Connectivity Services, reset your network settings (you will lose your Wifi networks and BT pairings), reboot.
My Nexus 5 has been connecting to the wifi networks even with the screen off for the last 6 days.

Miguun said:
I don't know if the issue is resolved, but at least for me, it never worked fine so many days after testing some new workaround.
So, this was what I did in my Nexus 5 (latest build, MOB30H).
Uninstall or deactivate Google Connectivity Services, reset your network settings (you will lose your Wifi networks and BT pairings), reboot.
My Nexus 5 has been connecting to the wifi networks even with the screen off for the last 6 days.
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Miguun, has the error returned, or still fixed? I just got the May update, so fingers crossed that fixes it. Otherwise, I guess I'll try your fix. I don't look forward to entering the wifi network information again.

Yup, it is still working !!

Problem - connections fail intermittently with Android 10

Hello everyone,
Ever since I upgraded to Android 10, my connections (mobile, wifi, Bluetooth) go off constantly, always when I'm doing something for a minute or two and then go back on, like someone is turning on airport mode. The upgrade was official (through system updater) and even when OnePlus support flashed some official "rock stable" according to them version, it still happens. Sometimes rarely, sometimes very often, no rule as to when.
Has anyone had this problem, does anyone know what causes it and eventual solution?
Tnx

Go back to pie. Android 10 stinks.

How? According to the support guy, it can't be downgraded, do I have to root the phone?

Rudonja said:
Hello everyone,
Ever since I upgraded to Android 10, my connections (mobile, wifi, Bluetooth) go off constantly, always when I'm doing something for a minute or two and then go back on, like someone is turning on airport mode. The upgrade was official (through system updater) and even when OnePlus support flashed some official "rock stable" according to them version, it still happens. Sometimes rarely, sometimes very often, no rule as to when.
Has anyone had this problem, does anyone know what causes it and eventual solution?
Tnx
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I have similar issue, I have discovered that it is related to mobile data connection, when I turned off mobile data there is no problem with network connections - it is no matter that I have WiFi and mobile data active - problem with losing the signal came from time to time, when I have mobile data off and WiFi signal is stable.
The problems also affect calls - when mobile data is active phone from time to time losing the network signal and disconnecting the call.
Did someone find a solution for that ? I have tried to change someting with APN settings but it is not helping. I have read about this issue on oneplus community but no answers with solution for that

Rudonja said:
How? According to the support guy, it can't be downgraded, do I have to root the phone?
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No you can downgrade to pie.Its an easy procedure..
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dar3k said:
I have similar issue, I have discovered that it is related to mobile data connection, when I turned off mobile data there is no problem with network connections - it is no matter that I have WiFi and mobile data active - problem with losing the signal came from time to time, when I have mobile data off and WiFi signal is stable.
The problems also affect calls - when mobile data is active phone from time to time losing the network signal and disconnecting the call.
Did someone find a solution for that ? I have tried to change someting with APN settings but it is not helping. I have read about this issue on oneplus community but no answers with solution for that
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Try downgrade to pie.If the issue still persist may be there is a chance of hardware related.

For me the problem only started happening after Android 10, 9 was all good. Although, the latest 10.3.0 I found on oxygen updater seems to help - doesn't eliminate problem completely but it happens much more rare. I've also discovered it happens more often in specific apps (db navigator is one example, an app for German trains).
Is there anywhere a description on how to restore exactly the factory Android 9? I always get the error "downgrade not allowed..." Even though I have advanced in oxygen updater turned on, thought that was going to solve it.