So I've had my Galaxy S3 for about 2 months now and I've never had a problem with connecting to the WiFi. However, today my phone started acting up. My phone can connect to wifi with weak signal strength but when I try to connect it to my router with very strong signal strength, it doesnt work.…
Hi, I updated my Xiaomi A1 from Android 8.1 to 9. After the update, I cannot connect to wifi . I tried with static ip, but nothing changed. Can anyone help me? ,Welcome to Android Central! Did you already try forgetting the wi-fi network and reconnecting? ,Hi, yes I tried and it did not res…
Any paused audio when I connect to WiFi. Also any playing audio pauses when I connect to WiFi. I've worked with Sirius XM support and Samsung support who don't know why this is happening, and both point back to Android as the culprit. This happens with data on and aggressive switching also,…
My son's pixel will not connect to our CenturyLink wifi. It connects to other wifi without any difficulties. Any idea what is causing this. ,The password? Forget the connection, then set it up again.…
I love my S9+ but it has a problem where it constantly auto connects to WiFi hot spots. I'll be writing a message or checking an app and I get interrupted by the screen "Sign-in to use this network...". This is extremely annoying as it happens all the time and even if I click "disconnect for this…
Android 6.0.1, Samsung J3 While I'm connecting to my school's unprotected guest wifi, it would usually work just fine, but now it's saying it's failed to obtain the IP address. I've tried the airplane mode trick, forgetting the network and reconnecting, changing the device name, rebooting, and t…
hopefully someone can help me with this.. my issue just started today. None of my apps are working while connected to wifi. apps like facebook, instagram, pinterest, and i am even not getting emails. i have taken out the battery, restarted my phone, uninstalled and reinstalled all my apps, delete…
I have a ZTE blade. It won't stay connected to any wifi account. I tried multiple accounts. Can't find a clear solution. ,Welcome to Android Central! Does it disconnect from wi-fi networks while you're actively using it , or only when the phone's screen has been off for a little while? ,Cant s…
"Connected to wifi" notification will not go away from notification tray. I have unticked everything possible, ive held down and it doesnt come up saying "app info". It says android system which is a dead end. Please help. Its making my blood boil,i want it gone. Thanks…
Hello I just started having a issue on pixel XL where apps like reddit, instagram..... won't load on wifi. I can access the internet using Chrome without issues and search but when I click on links it says not connected. For some reason YouTube works without issue but everything else I need to…
I brought Mi 4A Pro Android TV . When I connect it to my home Wifi, inbuilt content apps are working fine with home Wifi, but YouTube and Google Play Store which is pre-installed are not connecting to Wifi. It keeps on loading and after sometime, its shows "Connectivity Error, Try Again". But…
I brought Mi 4A Pro Android TV . When I connect it to my home Wifi, inbuilt content apps are working fine with home Wifi, but YouTube and Google Play Store which is pre-installed are not connecting to Wifi. It keeps on loading and after sometime, its shows "Connectivity Error, Try Again". But…
Past few days phone will not connect to wifi or mobile data. ,Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? Does this persist in Safe Mode?…
I recently noticed that if I turn off the Broadcast SSID on my router, my Pixel 2 running Android 9, patch level Nov 5, 2018 will not connect to that network, if I turn the Broadcast SSID back it, it connects right away. ,There's an option you need to select in order to connect to non-broadcastin…
Up until about 3 weeks ago I could receive WhatsApp messages on 4G, now they will only automatically come through if phone connected to WiFi. To receive WhatsApp messages when not on WiFi I have to go into WhatsApp to check if I've been sent a message. ,Have you contacted WhatsApp and asked?…
When on data everything works perfectly, and I don't it has anything to do with WiFi Calling. I need help. ,Welcome to Android Central! Are you certain wi-fi calling is off, or set to be not preferred? , It was enabled and set to mobile preferred ,Who's your carrier, and how is your cell signal…
Unable to connect to wifi ,You haven’t told us enough. With one particular device? With one WiFi hotspot? Etc. The only answer we can give based on what you’ve told us is “There’s something wrong”. , is a general guide to wifi problems by one of our ambassadors.…
I've manually entered in wifi. I've turned on and off airplane mode. Shut off modem and rebooted 2x. Brand new LG Stylo+. Restarted phone twice. Still not able to connect to home wifi. Yes, it's the correct password. Two other devices are connected perfectly. Need some assistance please. ,Welcome…
so ive had this netcut thing on my laptop and have been using it fora while now when i came back home from vacation i used it again . i turned the service off later but reallised that MY samsung note connects to wifi but disconnects in 5-10 second of it connecting and sometimes shows that wifi…
I bought an S8 a couple of days and I have been consistently noticing an issue with WiFi. The phone connects to WiFi router ok, works fine for about 5 mins, and then an exclamation mark appears right next to wireless icon in the notification bar and then the phone says 'connected to xxxx wireless…
My priv stopped connecting to wifi. when i tried to manually connect, it loads a white page…
Just purchased Galaxy Watch - using it with IPhone X running sw 12.1.2 Problem is that when the watch is connected via Bluetooth it is affecting the WiFi connectivity of the phone. The phone shows that it is connected to WiFi but has no connection to the internet. As soon as you remove the Galax…
I used to have no problems connecting to WiFi at home and when out but now it doesn't work. I have had the phone for two years. ,Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? Are you saying it doesn't connect to any wi-fi network now, or only your home network? ,Having the same issue on my galaxy S7…
I have Wifi set to Always Off, but it seems it is still connecting randomly to wifi at work and at home?…
Hello everyone I bought a simila chromecast but i cant make it work, how can I connect my smartphone via wifi and have at the same time access to the wifi at home? in practice I connected the chromecast to the HDMI port of the TV, I identified among the wifi networks the chromecast wifi and I…
When I connect to a wifi source that has no internet, I want to be able to use cell data. I can't seem to under Android 8. Is there a way to do this? , You raise a good question and the answer, so far as I have seen, is no, it is not possible. What you might try is to go to Settings -> Syst…
After doing a Hard reset on tablet now it is stuck on wifi connection page saying cant connect with google servers try again later. ,Welcome to Android Central! Can you try it on another wi-fi network ? ,It's not supposed to be connecting to Google servers on the wifi connection page. Make sur…
I was sitting here browsing snapchat on my htc10 when I got a message at the bottom of my screen for about a second before my phone rebooted itself. This thing has been a nightmare for about a year now, so I didn't think much of it. I immediately reopened snapchat and found it had logged me out.…
wondering if its a new Samsung internet update or not? any pro's here with any real help? last night it didnt connect to wifi.. then i relaoded my wifi code.. that didnt help last night but this morning it says im connected. but still no true internet connection. my navigator, while at home,…
I turned on my phone it says connect bro wifi I did but it still says this may take a while ,Are you sure that your WiFi is working okay? It may be that rather than the phone.…
I've never had a problem connecting to my home wifi, everything was working fine on Friday, I left the house, went to my girlfriends and my phone connected to her wifi without a problem as usual. I returned home on Saturday and my S5 failed to connect to my wifi, I connected it manually and it co…
installed DP5 on my Pixel 2 last night. all good except that it won't connect to one of the 2 WIFI networks i use - makes no attempt to connect at all. the SSID is hidden, so it's a manuall add, correct SSID, correct password. the iphone sitting next to the phone is currently connected to it w…
I have a verizon ellipsis 8 running android 5.1.1 that won't connect properly to my home wifi network. My tablet says that my wifi is connected and has access, and I can browse a limited amount of websites using Chrome, but on the whole my tablet is nearly unusable. Any application requiri…
For the last week I have not been receiving any messages on my S8 when I've been connected to wifi and the phone has been turned off. I have run through past solutions from 2017 but none have seemed to help and wondering what could be causing it. ,Turned off or sleeping? If the phone is turned o…
As the title suggests my pixel XL 2 stopped auto connecting to my home network. I tried turning that option on and off again, forgetting the network, and reconnecting still no go. Anyone else having this issue?? ,Is it auto-connecting to some other network preferentially , or does it just remain…
Have faced issue with connecting to google apps while on my mobile network. For youtube, it shows a message "couldn't sign in. Try removing and re-adding your account on this device." And when I try to do so, another message shows, " Please check your network connection". For play store, its…
My Asus K013 won't connect to my Samsung S3 Mini's wifi hotspot, it will let disconnectedt and connect entering the password etc but it carries on searching for other wifis. So when I reentered the password it would come up with the wifi logo that it was connected but it wouldn't the top of the s…
My samsung android tablet 4.0.4 won't connect to some wifi hot spots but my android 5.1.1 phone will connect to those same wifi spots. ,Welcome to Android Central! Google Play Services support for ICS was recently dropped, so that might be part of the problem: . That's a really old tablet, and…
After doing a Hard reset on tablet and I get to WiFi screen it says checking connection then problem communicating with Google servers try again later…
All of the other devices in the house are working though. Airplane mode is turned off. Cannot change the wife frequency band to automatic. Just flips back to automatic. Scanning always available is on. I can't get internet at all. Won the wifi page, it is off & I canot turn it on at the button…
I wonder if anyone can advise please? I am running a web server locally and can connect to it using any Windows device - providing each has a Hosts file modified to point appropriately. However my phone browser just times out if I try to connect directly via Wi-Fi. Switching Wi-Fi off and there…
Samsung S8 Data always on even when connected to WIFI. Hi. Any suggestions, I've tried everything. When i optimise the phone 4G turns off but it just comes back on. Wifi is connected at the same time. I've went through programs and stopped mobile background data. I've deleted programs I…
Have faced issue with connecting to google apps . For youtube, it shows a message "couldn't sign in. Try removing and re-adding your account on this device." And when I try to do so, another message shows, " Please check your network connection". For play store, its show "no network connection…
Ok, need some help. I'm on Xfinity internet. Using the dual band modem/router with 2.4 and 5ghz. I cannot figure out how to change my phone's connection from the 5ghz to the 2.4ghz network. I'm trying to setup some BT light bulbs and they require my phone to be on the 2.4ghz side. My phone is…
Started yesterday when got home. My wife has the "identical" phone and hers no problem? I've tried all the turn off wifi, "forget" wifi and re-boot on the phone, still not working. software is also up to date. very frustrating, could sure use some help. Thanks! ,That's called a limited conne…
My phone constantly switches network at work. I don't want to delete the other WiFi locations as I need them for work tasks, I just want to be able to make my phone stay on one network even if a stronger one pops up. ,Go to settings > Wi-Fi > Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on. In that same screen, tap…
When i try to set up my echo dot or my led strip, i have to connect with wifi. I'm connected but the device has no access to the internet... I already rest my phone, checked all settings but nothing helps. On my other smartphone it works no problem but with my new one not... I checked that all se…
So I am having this issue on my Pixel 3 XL. I can connect to other saved networks automatically but not mine, and I am wondering if it's because I have my SSID hidden and not broadcasting? Anyone else not able to connect, and if not do you have your Network hidden? ,I moved this from the 1st gen…
Tried everything to get my new Nokia 6 to connect to my home WiFi but failed. Even walked away from the house till the signal was minimal and then tried, still doesn't work. Due to this I can't make the full use of my phone. Can someone out there please help me. Thanks. ,Does it connect to other…
i pre ordered the galaxy s9+ i got mine the first day it was available. we did everything to transfer data and set up new phone. great right well no. ever since i got the s9+ i cannot play and mobile app games unless i am connected to a wifi network. i brought it back to the store and after tryin…
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and this is a very recent problem. It appears to be since a recent update a few days ago. The only notification I receive is from the stock email app. NONE of my other apps are providing push notifications any more. I hadn't change my settings, my WiFi hasn't ch…
Happens on Zenfone Max Pro M1 . At work, we are asked to lock our mobiles in the lockers. Before that, I have good signal and everything works fine. After my mobile is locked in the locker received and all messages received during the time it was locked without signal. What seems to work is…
My Chromebook will not connect to my Galaxy Note 8 or Note 9 via Bluetooth. I have rebooted my computer and both phones several times, made all devices visible, turned Wifi off, etc.... what else can I do? I have never experienced this before. I am trying to sync my information, which is supposed…
Ok, so my phone keeps auto connecting to a specific public WiFi network...Time Warner Cables "TACTiCs-Passpoint". Passpoint is a version of their regular public WiFi that "provides the same type WPA2 enterprise grade encryption as your Home WiFi network, allowing you to send security-sensitive…
I have 4G coverage. I am using WiFi to connect to a Dash Cam. While connected to the Dash Cam, I cannot connect to the internet. Is there a setting that forces Chrome to go to 4G when WiFi is connected to a non-internet device? thx ,Have you tried starting Chrome when the only connection you…
I recently acquired a Permanently Unlocked US T-Mobile Galaxy s7 SM-G930T. Since I have Verizon, I flashed it to the latest Verizon Firmware using the latest Odin to SM-G930V. Everything went perfect. The only problem is that the wifi will not stay connected. It will connect for a few minutes at…
The exclamation mark appeared next to WIFI symbol as soon as 4G symbol showed up.. indicating that my Samsung A5 2016 was using mobile data rather than WIFI... Problem was due to my service provider MEO in Portugal who require you to connect to their routeur managment service after connecting u…
When buying smart devices and trying to set them up with my Note 8 it will not work. The Note 8 will connect to the smart device's wifi but will say it doesn't have internet which makes since but the devices never see my phone and wont allow me to continue with set up. This has happen with the TP…
I would like to only connect to wifi when I want. It picks up wifi everywhere and it runs my battery down. In settings I can turn it off and on but it still turns on automatically . , Please specify your phone and OS so I could give you proper solution... There should be option in setting to tur…
My phone is a Galaxy J7 , no root. For the past month or more I'm having this strange issue. My home network is through fiber optics, always very stable. Whatever I'm doing online or my pc is idle, the connection drops for 5-10 seconds every 30 seconds or so while my phone is connected to the…
Whenever I am in the street and there is hotspot of some company , my Wifi connects to it. Of course, i have to login to that WLAN to have internet, so i just end up turning my WIFI off and use my 4g. Then, I get back home, forget to put on again WIFI and start surfing on my 4g... Is anything…
CenturyLink modem does not do this. Is there a know issue and a fix with the S8's? ,Welcome to Android Central! Where do you see that buffering notice? Is it actually on a display on the modem? Is the modem also a router, or do you have to connect a router to the modem?…
When I'm staying in hotels on business or in other houses I can connect to the WiFi but can't access the internet. It usually says something like ,"internet not connected" ,In a hotel, you usually have to log in or agree to their terms. Open your web browser, If you don't see anything, go anywh
I have an S7 edge and some of my apps aren't connecting to wifi but they connect when I'm using data. So far I think it's Play Store, Google search bar, Maps, Gmail and Youtube. All other apps including Chrome are connecting over WiFi like normal. So far I've tried: 1. Resetting date/time 2.…
Good morning my problem is exclamation mark next to my wifi signal and it will not ask for user name and password i have factory reset already have spoken to the building provider all my other appliances connect just my lenova tablet will not. Ok in the past every time but now nothing ,Does it co…
I have used this tablet for years then suddenly when I try to get on the internet it simply says "you are offline". I must have downloaded a app or something that caused this. It seems that I read sometime ago that it had to do with google . . . I don't know. I do not have a phone in this table…
I have a 360 panoview camera that my android phone can find via WIFI and connect . Why? My phone has been reset per app, uninstalled and reinstalled with 5 different apps tried. I have also tried different patterns / timings of turning device wifi on and off with phone. the SSID and password…
I did a hard reset because this was an old tablet given to me by a friend I had no idea what google account was used for initial setup so I was trying to erase and put my google info in but now it says cant communicate with google servers try again later…
I just bought a ZTE Blade A465. It shows the 4G is working, but whenever I try to connect to the internet, it tells me that there are no connections. I tried to connect to wifi too, and it went as far as "authenticating..." but said there was a problem with authentication. Does anyone know what c…
My Samsung S5 will not connect to most wife hot spots I click on the wi-fi link connect to say the leisure center public wi-fi and it goes to the google screen where you would sign in, but it comes up unable to load page. I go back forget network and try again and again and again but the page al…
Recently, I got a notifcation on my galaxy note 8 saying a device is casting on your WiFi and it had options to pause / stop it. I had nothing casting on my google home and were owned by someone else. I did not add or link them. I had all the options that are available for my own device - play…
I have a verizon ellipsis 8 running Android 5.1. I know it's relatively old, but it still works. Mostly. I noticed today that I have been unable to connect to google or any of its services. Youtube, Gmail, the Play Store, they all do not work. I get a message either saying that I don't have…
my phone samsung galaxy s6 edge is not connect to the google server ,Have you verified your internet connection is working for other functions? If you need additional help or have more questions or details to share, please join the site so you can reply in this thread. See for instructions o…
i have many time this phone - LG G4. yesterday suddenly the wifi started blinking and it just does not stop. i try to shut down and turn off but it didnt work. and i try to reset the phone but it didnt work also. what do you think the solution to this problem? ,Welcome to Android Central! Wh…
Okay so this is weird there are two places I go to that are close to each other but far enough away where I log into one Wi-Fi in one location and then when I get to the next location I log into that Wi-Fi both are free for some reason when I go to the second location it is populating the other l…
Has anyone experienced this? My wifi is connected, shows great signal strength, yet it doesn't work? Anything I try doesn't work, FB, Chrome, any app that uses internet connection.. I don't get what's going on... I did remove the WIFI info and forget it, then reconnect... that doesn't work. The…
I have a problem of connecting to WIFI where a pop up screen comes up to accept conditions for their WIFI. Example, Dallas last week, 1st day at local Hilton, connected no problem. Pop up screen for Hilton Honors came right up. 2nd day, could not get pop up screen to come up though it showed c…
Lg Aristo. Problem started yesterday. I have taken the battery out, powered the phone off, and re started the router. I cannot sign in to my wifi account. It will not accept my username and password. Meanwhile, my laptop is working. It is only my phone. Other phones in the house are working. My p…
If it can, can i transfer data from the SD to the PC and vice versa that way? Thanks:) ,Yes and yes ,Yes you should be able to, I have always been able to with my Samsung galaxies. Your phone should show up in my computer, then when you select it you should get 2 options, phone and card. ,If the…
i trying to connect to a freinds wifi and his wifi pass word is to short to enable it to give me the connect promt on amazon 8 tablet any ideas wont change pass word ?…
Hi there. I've been having a bit of a weird issue where certain apps won't connect properly but 95% of apps work fine. For example, the Reddit app and other generic internet browsing works fine. When I try to log in to Netflix for example it just sits on the logging in screen with the swirling…
It never had a problem before. Now I try and it says it has to restore network settings. I do that and still the same thing. My phone is connected to wifi and so is the printer. They just don't connect to each other. Please help me. ,Try installing and setting it to use the printer. I've never…
Hi, Much to my irritation my son unplugged our router to charge his tablet. I did not notice until the next morning and plugged it back in. All of our devices are picking up wifi except my daughters phone which is a moto g4. my moto g5 is working fine. her phone works with no problem at othe…
Hi all, I've purchased a HOMI Android phone from China However, I've got a few problems Mainly I can't connect ot my home WiFi conection - it times out with the Authentication Error message, even though all my other devices connect perfectly!! Also, I assume I can add the newest…
Been using SideSync for about 2-3 years without problems. I prefer to connect via USB because my WiFi is sometimes unstable and slow. Problem started when I updated SideSync to version 4.0. Now it doesn't seem to know or recognize when the USB cable is connected. I have tried uninstalling and re…
I can connect to someone and use their data. Can't use my own data ,Have you spoken to your carrier about it?…
So I have 2 phones, an Lg Leon and an Lg Stylo. Both phones are connected to the same wifi connection and they both can load youtube videos and surf the web. I can play online games like Soccer Spirits and Walking War Robots on my Lg Leon perfectly. I was able to play those games on my Stylo as…
I have restarted, and changed my wifi to see if that would help but nothing. ,Turn off wifi calling. ,Welcome to Android Central! Which carrier are you using?…
I'm looking to connect my nvidia shield to a router I have in my room to be able to use steam link more efficiently and with a better connection. However I can't connect to it since the router itself isn't connected to the internet and android boots me off the network once it realizes it can't…
I have a new Samsung no time period about a brand new Vizio model D24h-09 with built in Chromecast. The smart view and the Smartcast app will not read another. Not even on Bluetooth. FYI, I don't have hot spot or Wifi. I am with AT&T and have unlimited data. I also have Direct Now for my cable. N…
When i using mororola phone connected to wifi , the wifi just show saved but i cant connect to wifi ,what is the problem? how can i solve it? ,Can you connect another device to the WiFi? You might be out of range. Also, can you connect your device to other WiFi? ,I'm having similar issue with Mo…
It previously has in the past. But now its hit and miss whether it connects . It will just say 'searching for printer'. And yes the printer is turned on. ,What are you using for the connection, Samsung Print Service? I had problems with that years ago, and switched to . Also, make sure that…
I've been having issues downloading text messages or pictures if I'm not connected to a Wifi connection. My data is turned on and I have no issues streaming the internet. ,SMS should go via any internet connection.…
My OnePlus 5 performs perfectly on cellular and on every wifi except my home network. When connected to home network, my device with often appear to be connected to WiFi with 2 bars and will function properly until in a few minutes everything will be unable to load despite no change to the connec…
I have tried turning off 2 step verification. Tried factory reset of phone. Tried resetting mobile networks. I am connected through TMobile data, no wifi. Netflix movies will load, but chrome, play store, any other Google app, will NOT work. Error message is : Cannot connect to Google servers. Tr…
Dear All I got PPTP setup on my windows 10, and works fine when connect via my home internet to my office. However, when I connect my pc to the U12+ wifi hotspot, it fails to build up the connection. Is there any setting I should change either on the pc or U12+ to make it works? Please kindly…
Hi, I recently bought a Huawei P20 Lite and now am having trouble connecting to public wifi using it? When I try I am taken to a page on chrome that says "Connect to Wifi - The WiFi that you are using may require you to visit its login page." If I click Connect I get redirected to a page with…
I've had the S9+ since shortly after it came out but I dont think it was doing this until more recently, like the last month or two. Basically, I want to prevent the phone from trying to log into public WiFi networks. Everywhere I go, whenever I turn my phone on to use an app, as soon as I open…
I can't find any posts with my issue... I've had my HTC one m8 the day it became available and have had no issues, until yesterday. I can connect to wifi. But in the notification bar it shows both the "calls will be made over wifi" icon, and the "wifi networks available" icon. I can receive text…
When I try to connect to either a hotel or airport WIFI, I get a Google message blocking it stating that my connection is not Private. All WIFI connections trigger a web page to sign in and accept. Blocked. Galaxy Note4. Software is up to date. No problem with my IPhone. ,Welcome to Andro…