Just bought a Galaxy S7. There was a notification that there was a firmware update. I go to download it, and I keep on getting the message that I need to be connected to Wifi first. And I am connected to it. I can download updates to apps. No problem. Just not this particular update. What is the…
I recently received a new Samsung Galaxy S8. After setup, I tried accessing my children's security camera. I was able to connect to my wifi with no error. After opening the IPcam ap on my phone, I could not access the camera. Wifi setting indicated I was connected, however, the router did not s…
How come I cant connect to my 5g ,Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? I assume you're referring to your wi-fi router's 5 GHz band. Are you sure your phone supports dual band wi-fi ? Cheaper phones often don't.…
I am travelling overseas and my phone suddenly stopped being able to connect to both wifi and its mobile network. I have a 3 UK sim and my own Australian sim - both of which were working until last night. I cannot find a single wifi network even though on my laptop I can see plenty and am eas…
Hi, I read B. Diddy answer to this question and I think I may have the same problem. I was able to locate CaptivePortalLogin within my Android box app but it seems it is disable but there is no option to enable. Since I cant connect my box to the wi-fi because it also requires to login to a netwo…
Hi, I'm new to Android, coming from iOS. I have a Sony Xperia Z3 with 4.4.4 I've looked for an answer to this without success. I don't have Internet access at home, but I have a local wifi network I use for streaming media and sharing between devices. I need to be able to use LTE for data…
My watch doesn't automatically connect to WiFi when I have it on auto or always on. It only connects when I go to settings and forget my network and log back in. It does the same thing with my s3 frontier so I'm assuming it's my router. I also have Google WiFi. Is there some setting with my WiFi…
Already connected to wi- fi ,A bit more info would help us help you. What device? What is asking to be updated? How do you know you're on wi-fi? Is this at home, or work, or an open public wi-fi? Are you sure it's asking you to get on wi-fi, or is it just telling you not to leave wi-fi c…
When connected to wifi my phone can't get full internet connection. YouTube , chrome and many other apps are working on wifi but instagram, playstore, WhatsApp etc are not loading. but if I switch it to mobile data there is no issue. I have ran a speed test through Google Chrome the Internet co…
Hello. Yesterday my mother's phone . This is everything i've tried so far: I turned off and on the wifi on the phone . I unpluged the power of the router and i turned off the phone. Then I waitedfor a while and turned on the router and the phone. I tried changing the IP configuration to stat…
Every time I try to connect to an outside wifi source, Google Chrome opens as the default browser on my s4. On my son's iPhone it automatically connects to the wifi login/validation page of wherever we are, but my s4 always brings up Google, and by the time I find the page to try to validate acce…
When I turn my android's wifi on, all devices on my home network stop receiving a working internet connection. Wifi does stay connected, but doesn't work. When wifi is disabled on my android, all devices work properly again. This issue started today. My android: LG V20 I tried resetting LG V20…
My Samsung Galaxy phones have always shown that I was connected to my wifi network, on my pulldown notification bar. I don't see that anymore. My Note 8 recently updated to Pie 9.0 and I don't know if that is the reason. Did anyone else notice this? Does anyone running Android 9.0 have a no…
Beginning mid-morning today, both of us lost internet access on our tablets even though wifi is connected. Our two Samsung phones are fine, so is the Windows-based PC. Internet is in the house but everything we've tried the wifi icon in the top status bar has both arrows lighted and moving, a…
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, just got a new phone - a Google Pixel 3 - that replaced an iPhone SE. I'm trying to connect to an office wifi network and it won't let me connect. On iOS I just need to supply a username and password but on Android I'm presented with a complicated menu which I have tried to get working but s…
It will stay connected for several seconds if at all. We don't have cable and just stream hulu, amazon prime, netflix etc. My firestick remote broke and I'm waiting to receive new one so in the mean time I'm using my fire tablet. Have already tried turning off router and reboot. ,Welcome to Andr…
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…
After February security update , I can't connect to wifi at work or home. At work I thought it was just the network so didn't think much of it. When I didn't connect to my home network, I realized there was a problem. I have reset the modem/router, restarted the phone, toggled wifi and airpla…
Hi, So I have a Samsung Galaxy K-Zoom on 4.4.2 and has been great over the past 3 years. I am with o2 and have started to encounter problems. 1) After a phone call or disconnecting from a wifi network I couldn't use mobile data, I would have to put my phone on flight mode then come back of it…
Why is my phone not connecting to Facebook while on wifi...its a Huawei ,Hi if you can register a account here, me or other members be happy to assist you. Seems lately it's been a issue with Facebook , we can go over some steps just incase once you do register. ,Welcome to Android Central!…
I unlocked bootloader in my Moto and I installed TWRP then I tried to install superSU zip files they corrupted my device and now I'm unable to use my own data and I'm unable to connect to a WiFi network so I made factory reset and it opened as a new mobile then it asked me to select language,then…
Whenever I put my phone in standby for a while it disconnects from wifi and will not reconnect until I go into wifi and select the ap. This happens 2 different ap's that both have strong signals and work five with everything else. I have tried both settings on "switch to mobile data" and have t…
My Nexus 7 automatically 'connects' to some wifi's but isn't actually connected and there doesn't appear to be any way to remedy this. Can anyone help? ,That generally happens when there is a "sign in" for the wifi and you have not signed in. A WiFi fan appears in the menu bar with a question…
I'm sorry in advance for my lack of understanding concerning networks, I'm not quite sure what I am doing here. I recently bought a Coolpad Legacy, which has connectivity of Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Is this not capable of connecting to a 5Ghz network? Why am I not capable of connecting to my Wifi…
Connected to Free WiFi but GIF messages Won't go through Sometimes they do sometimes they don't ,Hi , if you can make account here , me or other members can try help you. Maybe the free wifi connection is good and other times weak. ,Or maybe some routers are set up to not allow…
I've rebooted the phone factory reset it and it still won't connect to the wifi I don't know what to do ,Welcome to the forums! My phone sometimes encounters problems connecting to WiFi. Can you find your desired network on your phone when you go to your network connections tab in your Settings a…
Ever since the last security update if i restart my phone all my bluetooth connections are lost. I have to reconnect all of them again. THis has never happened before the last update. ANyone else having any problems like this. ,For me it's been happening since the pie update. ,iam having problems…
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 was having this same issue. Restarting my router fixed the problem…
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…
Hi, some apps work very bad on android when connected to wifi. For instance : Wikipedia official app, and Google translate. I oftentimes have to turn off wifi , to use my LTE. I have this problem since years! And I have tested on many routers, and many android phones. ,Welcome to Android Cen…
i think it was after this most recent update to android i started getting this issue. nothing about my network has changed and other devices dont have a issue. the device connects to the network no problem but says no internet connection. this only happens when i connect to the 5g, 2.4ghz has…
At home I have a dual-band modem internet which my Tab S4 can connect both bands, but recently I encountered problem wherein I can no longer connect with 5GHz band and only connect with 2.4GHz. The 5GHz band is rarely seen in the selection, sometimes it appears, but most of the time don't. How do…
I have been connecting to optimumwifi for over a year with this tablet. I have set it up that the device connects automatically. Lately, the device tries to connect to the network, yet just for one second. Then it bounces back to no network. The network is strong. On random occasions it has conne…
Dear all, Ä° have a problem wıth my tablet Samsung Galaxy . Ä° was ones connected to the network Ä° am trying to connect now, and the password is correct, but yet I am gettıng response that " incorrect password" is the problem. I tried the things like: restarting the router and the tablet,…
Just started yesterday! I now can't send small texts with data? Any clue why? ,Welcome to Android Central! Which phone, and which carrier? Are you sure you're sending simple SMS texts ?…
Dell venue 10 android tablet. All of the other devices in the house are working though. Airplane mode is turned off. Cannot change the wifi frequency band to automatic. Just flips back to automatic. Scanning always available is on. I can't get internet at all. the wifi page, it is off & I canot t…
It will begin connection then indicates server is unsafe and backs out; will not let me connect. Unit but not public sites. How do I get them to stop kicking back and refusing to connect? ,Welcome to Android Central! Is this to any public wi-fi, or only certain ones? I've seen that from time t…
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,…
I am connected to wifi & am trying to download however my samsung takes forever & stops downloading why is this ,Welcome to Android Central! Which Samsung phone? Does this happen on any wi-fi network, or only your home network? If it's only at home, try rebooting your router by unplugging its…
Help please ,Welcome to Android Central! Whether you have cellular service or not shouldn't impact your ability to connect to a wi-fi network. If you don't have a wi-fi network at home, then go find an open public network and connect there to finish setting up the phone.…
My Tablet is SM-T3 version. The problem is that when I am connecting to the particular network, with the right password, it states that "password is incorect" ... I was connecded to the same network before, now, I tried with everything and it doesn't work. Thank you ,Forget the network, then co…
It says 'Connection not allowed' and it doesn't turn on at all and it is just not working, I've restarted my phone and took out the battery and hard reset my phone twice and I have no idea what's wrong with it. It started yesterday afternoon. ,Welcome to Android Central! When you say it doesn't…
I have currently stumped a wifi marketing vendor, so while they have their tech people working on this I'm hoping someone else has an answer for me. We recently installed new access points in our warehouses for customers to access guest wifi. When you select the wifi SSID it takes you to a splash…
I have tried plenty of time to connect to google server it keeps saying cannot connect to google server. ,Welcome to Android Central! When are you seeing that? Does this only happen on your home wi-fi network, or on any wi-fi network? , Definitely have this issue, cannot connect to google se…
cant get on wifi even with an account to xfinity ,Welcome to Android Central! Is the phone from Xfinity Mobile? Are you stuck on a SIM activation screen?…
when I go to connect on someone's WIFI. all the other Wi-Fi that's listed bounce around my screen like a hornytoad in a hot skillet and the phone won't stay connected to the WiFi…
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…
Hi bought a drone JJRC X8 works great but I cannot seem to get my cellphone to connect to the wifi. My cellphone is not 5G enabled I have a Huawei P20 Smart is there anyway of by-passing this? ,You need to connect with 5Ghz Wi-Fi which the phone is capable of. ,Welcome to Android Central! Just…
Hi. My YouTube app doesn't work with full mobile data connection or wifi. I tried all these methods. I cleared cache and since it didn't help I cleared data and it didn't help too. I tried with force stop and restarted and then I disabled it and enabled it again. Still the problem is there. What…
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…
when I go to connect on someone's WIFI. all the other Wi-Fi that's listed bounce around my screen like a hornytoad in a hot skillet and the phone won't stay connected to the WiFi ,New phone or old one? If it's new, I'd see if I could get it replaced. ,Welcome to Android Central! Does this o…
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…
I recently purchased a new Galaxy S10e directly from AT&T. It worked for a few weeks until I suddenly can not send or receive MMS while I am at home. I have not changed anything with my phone or the account - it suddenly stopped working. If I am out running errands or at work, MMS works just fine…
Every time I try to connect to a WiFi, that I've connect to so many times, with no problem, with my new phone, I can't. A pop up reading, captive portal login has stopped, close app, keeps popping up. Or it will end with, re open app. But after closing, it won't work still and it won't re open. I…
Hey, some days ago a Note 9, but I am having some problems with getting notifications when connected to WiFi, some notifications I get but not many. But when I turn on my 4G instead then suddenly all the notifications pop up. My WiFi speed was about 37mbps download and 20mpbs upload last time I c…
hello in Samsung A7 2017 I have a problem that in wifi connection , all of my app connected to internet ,but in data connection mode some app connected and some app not connect!!!! connected as : instagram not connected as : telegram , chrome ,google Play,whatsapp ,Welcome to Android Central!…
Hello, I had developed an application in both iOS and Android. When I run it in my Wifi, the android application won't run properly and show some lagging issues while when I run iOS application it runs instantly. Both applications runs when I connect my device with the Mobile network. Can you ple…
Hello! When using Gboard and the translate built in feature, it says Cannot Connect to Google server with a slash going through a cloud. HELP!!!!!!!!! ,Assuming that you have internet connectivity - wifi or mobile data - the server is unavailable for now. ,Wait so you mean that it's not my fa…
My Galaxy S6 used to do WiFi Calling, and it was great - especially since signal strength in my home is low. About a month or so ago, WiFi Calling stopped, giving only the error message "Network connection error. Please try again." I have tried: - Sprint Customer Support troubleshooting - Syst…
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 just bought a new drone and my phone is supposed to connect to it via Wi-Fi. The problem is that every time I connect to it my phone says no internet and disconnects from it. I already went into the advanced settings under Wi-Fi and made sure that the option to avoid bad Wi-Fi connections was t…
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…
Question pertains to my Samsung galaxy s5 active, android 5.0 How do I add the functionality that my galaxy tab a has, where it automatically opens the public Wi-Fi login web page, after I connect to the Wi-Fi network? The tablet opens a dialog box that says "connect to Wi-Fi", I click it and…
"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…
Recently at Sister's place and it would not connect, sometimes declaring 'not in range'. Phone and laptop, no problem. At ASDA, won't connect. Tried resetting to factory. Ideas will be most welcome. I've had multiple Android devices but never this problem. ,Welcome. Has it ever connected to…
I have a Huawei p20 and recently I've not been able to connect to any public WiFi. When I try to log into free WiFi I get my phone trying to go to an address called: connectivity check. Hicloud. This page never loads and I can't access any WiFi network Why is this happening and how can I fix…
Past few days phone will not connect to wifi or mobile data. ,Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? Does this persist in Safe Mode?…
Phone works great before and after Pie. I am on the T-Mobile variant. When my phone wakes up out of stand by, in the middle of the screen it will briefly flash "Network Connection Failed" I am guessing it might be app related as i mentioned this in another thread and no body else has this iss…
I'm stumped by this one... a few weeks ago my phone borwsers . As soon as I do so and refresh the page loads immediately. If I browse long enough, I will have to switch back as it becomes unable to load again. Doubt it's related, but the phone screen erratically will blink total blackness a few…
I just got this phone a Spring Galaxy s10 5G. But for some reason this happens every day trying to connect to Any wifi network is super annoying. It wont connect at all. It just says this Ready to connect when network quality improves I had a note 9 and this never ever happened. Can someone…
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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?…
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 have a really strange problem. I live in Germany, my Internet provider is Telekom and the router I am using is provided by Telekom . The Speedport Smart 3 offers both 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi and I have given both a different SSID My Internet connection works. --TV Set-top box reciever is…
I have a samsung j7 2016 and a nokia x2 android phone. the j7 got android 7.0 and the nokia got android 4.1 the problem is this: the internet is shared over wifi in my home. both phones connected to internet and has full access no problem. BUT the problem is a single app called Line Webtoon…
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 just got a Coolpad Legacy, and attempted to sign into my home wifi, but it did not work. I had to sign into my previous phone's hotspot to get it to connect, and it connected fine to my hotspot. But when attempting to sign into my home wifi, it will say "Saved, Connecting" and repeat that a few…
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…
Recently my Moto E4 no longer automatically connect to the best Wi-Fi signal and, if I'm available, to my carrier Network. It used to, settings look the same... Any advice? ,Yes. First, unplug the modem and router. Open the Connections, forget the wifi there. Plug in the modem and then router. Ha…
My morning commute involves both walking and a bus ride. I live 6 blocks from the bus stop, so I check the transit app while I'm walking there. As I walk in the morning, my Galaxy S9+ maintains the wifi connection to my apartment despite the signal being too weak. I can be a block and a hal…
Hi. I'm having a very annoying issue where my phone refuses to connect to certain websites when connected to my home wifi. Her is the full story and details : My router is a Netgear wnr3500Lv2. I had some home network issues and couldn't remember my router credentials so I factory reset the…
My priv stopped connecting to wifi. when i tried to manually connect, it loads a white page…
I am not sure if it is trying to connect me to local internet instead of my phone service internet ,Which one is enabled? . Or are you using some 3rd party messaging platform, like WhatsApp?…
All ok except wifi. I go to settings, press wifi, press off , button moves to right and says on but does not turn green . ,Welcome to Android Central! Does this also happen in Safe Mode?…
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…
When I try to connect to new wifi networks, my phone will find all available networks, but when I go to connect to a network that is wpa secured, the connect button is grayed out . The same issue occurs if I try to manually add a network. If I select wep security, the connect button is dark blue…
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,…
My morning commute involves both walking and a bus ride. I live 6 blocks from the bus stop, so I check the transit app while I'm walking there. As I walk in the morning, my Galaxy S9+ maintains the wifi connection to my apartment despite the signal being too weak. I can be a block and a hal…
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…
if my galaxy watch connected to the same wifi the my phone connected to, can i received the calls/answer or reject using my watch if im not near to my phone. ,As far as I can tell, no. You used to be able to have your phone auto forward calls to your watch when it was on LTE, but Samsung got rid…
I'm finding that even though wifi is set to automatically connect, I still have to go into settings/ wifi/ find the SSID and connect. Other times, remembered connections automatically reconnect when in range. Any ideas as to why the remembered wifi won't just connect each time automatically? ,…
Google Wifi aims to keep a network strong by connecting linking multiple mesh points. It works the same up and down as it does side to side and a mesh can keep your network strong from the attic to the basement.
When connecting to WiFi it keeps prompting me to Authorize the wifi network on my Huawei P20 Pro but does not load the page . Why would I need to authorize when I already entered my wifi credentials ,Welcome to Android Central! Is this for any wi-fi network, or only a certain one? If it's just…
The worst thing I could have possibly done was to read the reviews for the S10+ on the Samsung site. I tend to read the one star reviews first and work my way up to the five star. Well, I saw a bunch of people calling the phone "garbage", either because of network connection issues, no VoLTE, etc…
Hello Got a weird one. My Galaxy S7 keeps losing the internet even though the connection to the wifi is strong. It happens at both work and home which is the two networks i use mostly. It does not recover and only turning wifi off and on again resolves it. I read yesterday about turning Blue…