I upgraded from the Pixel 5a. When I was on the Pixel 5a I could be connected to WiFi, turn on Hotspot and my devices could share the WiFi connection. This was great because I could connect to Hotel WiFi, sign in once and my devices would auto connect to my SSID.
Since I got the Pixel 7a, turning on Hotspot automatically disconnects from WiFi. Is this feature gone?
kabewm said:
Since I got the Pixel 7a, turning on Hotspot automatically disconnects from WiFi. Is this feature gone?
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It's actually a hardware limitation unfortunately, the WiFi chip can't do both. https://android.googlesource.com/de...31f425e0efbe557c600f145a48cd26b5f0541b0^!/#F0
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Hi,
I have multiple devices at home using the WiFi fine (iPad, Laptops...)
But with two android devices (Nexus 5 and Galaxy S 4, both on unmodified) I have the same problem.
It connects to the network, and works just fine, but after some time, there isn't any internet connection, although it shows as if it's still connected.
By disabling and enabling Wifi I get internet connection again, but it's really annoying.
Here's my setup:
Edimax router as AP
2.4 GHz (B+G+N)
Visible ESSID
Channel number 6
Encryption: WPA 2 (AES) pre-shared key (passphrase)
No MAC Filtering
EDIT: This router is a switch with wireless, it is connected to a diffrent router that is connected to the internet.
What can I do? Should I modify any of my WiFi settings?
Thanks!
did you try to disable energy saver?
makissta said:
did you try to disable energy saver?
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If asking you're whether I had disabled the WiFi optimization in the WiFi settings, yes I have...
I have just only remembered that this router is actually a switch with wireless. The internet is connected to the other router, which is connected to the router i'm asking about (EDIMAX) which acts as a switch.
Hey everyone,
So I've been expernecing this problem for over month. Basically im connected to my wifi on 2.4ghz and suddenly my connection will drop and I check that its now connecting to 5ghz but it doesn't actually connect to it its just keeps connecting and disconnecting every second until it finally connects back to 2.4ghz. And then after few minutes of strong connection ill drop again and same thing.
Im only experiencing this at work. There isn't 2 different ssid for 5ghz or 2.4ghz just one ssid, I was able to find out that they are using dual band router so I can't change anything the router part. is there an app or some setting I can toggle with to enforce 2.4ghz band only? Ive already turned off smart switch and scanning but problem still here.
Thanks in advance!!
As in the title, I'm finding it very annoying just to share my phone's wifi connection to my pc via usb tethering. My oneplus 5t just does it, no need for some stupid workaround. The 7 pro is forcing the wifi to disconnect upon enabling tethering. I found a workaround, but i feel like it's just a stupid bug.
The "bug" is going in the hotspot and tethering settings, first having my usb connected. Then enabling usb tethering (it will kill wifi), then turn wifi back on.. Which still leaves usb tethering on. Not an ideal way just to enable wifi tethering..
In most cases you cannot have both WiFi (on the phone itself) and USB tethering activated at the same time. The reason is quite logical from the standpoint of the phone...it generally uses WiFi for its own internet access...at times...and it uses WiFi to share internet access with an external device like a laptop. So the phone can get confused when you use USB tethering to share an internet connection with a laptop and then turn on WiFi also...the phone is not sure what you are trying to do.
jaseman said:
In most cases you cannot have both WiFi (on the phone itself) and USB tethering activated at the same time. The reason is quite logical from the standpoint of the phone...it generally uses WiFi for its own internet access...at times...and it uses WiFi to share internet access with an external device like a laptop. So the phone can get confused when you use USB tethering to share an internet connection with a laptop and then turn on WiFi also...the phone is not sure what you are trying to do.
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Try VPN hotspot from play store, it allows you to share your Wi-Fi, I use it for that purpose. Use the repeater option, and you can access configuration in the top right corner.
JhinCuatro said:
As in the title, I'm finding it very annoying just to share my phone's wifi connection to my pc via usb tethering. My oneplus 5t just does it, no need for some stupid workaround. The 7 pro is forcing the wifi to disconnect upon enabling tethering. I found a workaround, but i feel like it's just a stupid bug.
The "bug" is going in the hotspot and tethering settings, first having my usb connected. Then enabling usb tethering (it will kill wifi), then turn wifi back on.. Which still leaves usb tethering on. Not an ideal way just to enable wifi tethering..
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You can't tether your Wi-Fi through USB, and if you figure that out, let me know
jaseman said:
In most cases you cannot have both WiFi (on the phone itself) and USB tethering activated at the same time. The reason is quite logical from the standpoint of the phone...it generally uses WiFi for its own internet access...at times...and it uses WiFi to share internet access with an external device like a laptop. So the phone can get confused when you use USB tethering to share an internet connection with a laptop and then turn on WiFi also...the phone is not sure what you are trying to do.
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One would use wifi usb tethering when: You want to share an WIFI (as opposed to usually slower Data) internet connection with a computer that has horrible connectivity.
blas4me said:
You can't tether your Wi-Fi through USB, and if you figure that out, let me know
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The bug part already shows the workaround i had to use to share wifi through USB.
It's annoying to me because the oneplus 5T does it instantly.
I just bought this phone and I'm trying to use it in my network. I use Ubiquiti products (16-port switches and a bunch of AP access points). I connected the phone via wifi to my network and it has no problem for a while until it just doesn't have Internet connection. It stays connected with its IP address intact but for some reason it cannot seem to reach the Internet. The workaround is to simply turn off the wifi module and turn it back on. It's randomly happening and the workaround is very annoying.
I have a couple of other mobile devices (iPads, iPhones, Android phones, Windows laptops, etc.) and I never experienced the issue with these. I tried connecting the Redmi 9C to all my wifi networks:
Guest wifi with captive portal
Main wifi with RADIUS authentication
IoT wifi with regular WPA2 personal authentication
I tried resetting the wifi settings of the phone. I tried reinstalling the latest MIUI fw/sw.
and the result is the same, every time. At this point, I can safely consider that there has to be something wrong with the phone. I'm not sure if it's because of the MIUI 12 update because I updated the phone to the latest firmware as soon as I got it out of the box. Is this a known issue with this phone? I have another Xiaomi phone (Mi Mix 3) on the same network without any issues.
Any ideas?
Hello. I'm switching from an iPhone, on which I was able to share my 5G mobile connection to my laptop at 5ghz, which gave me 350mbps, however my new Pixel 7 pro is only offering 2.4ghz band, despite disabling "extend compatibility", I've read that this "feature" is new since Android 13.
How can I "fix" this "feature"? The hotspot is my only way to get internet, and 90mbps is not good.
Thanks
5G for Hotspot works just fine on T-Mobile. Connects to my Laptop and have highs in 270-290 Mbps in house on the 5Ghz band. Im using a Macbook Pro.
make sure "ensure maximum compatibility" is turned off on the hotspot settings (thought there was a different way to do this before)
i never had "maximun compatibility" enabled, i also tried disabling 2.4ghz on my laptop device manager, but then the phone doesn't show on the wifi list, how can i fix this?
jefkle said:
i never had "maximun compatibility" enabled, i also tried disabling 2.4ghz on my laptop device manager, but then the phone doesn't show on the wifi list, how can i fix this?
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maybe the laptop only support 2.4ghz to android phones might need to update the drivers or firmware for your laptop wifi to support 5G with pixel 7
with my iphone 13 i get 5ghz hotspot (and my computer gets 350mbps from 5G)
jefkle said:
Hello. I'm switching from an iPhone, on which I was able to share my 5G mobile connection to my laptop at 5ghz, which gave me 350mbps, however my new Pixel 7 pro is only offering 2.4ghz band, despite disabling "extend compatibility", I've read that this "feature" is new since Android 13.
How can I "fix" this "feature"? The hotspot is my only way to get internet, and 90mbps is not good.
Thanks
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Hi, hotspots on pixels work "smart". The hotspot is 5GHz, but as you move your phone further away from the connected device, it drops to 2.4GHz.... so try sticking your phone next to the computer/laptop, then turn on the hotspot. Should be 5GHz.
thanks for the advice @iplux , but i keep the phone a few milimeters from my computer all the time, so that's not the issue