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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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 ?…
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…
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, 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…
Dear all, İ have a problem wıth my tablet Samsung Galaxy . İ was ones connected to the network İ 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,…
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…
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 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…
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…
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.…
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?…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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?…
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…
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 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…
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.
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
For the last day my phone has not been connecting properly to the WiFi. To be more specific, basically when I'm using my phone the WiFi comes up saying "Connected, No Internet". I then turn the WiFi off on my phone and turn it back on, but it does the same thing again. My WiFi is working, it's…
So I got my phone stolen luckily I was able to get it back but it says the sim card is missing but my sim card is in it, also it won't connect to WiFi I'm not sure of what to do ,It sounds as if the thief destroyed the phone. Try to see if the carrier can get it working ,New card or one stole…
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,…
Hello, I have a Nokia 7.1 and for almost 20h per day, my mobile is using WiFi connection 100% sure about it. However last month I've noticed that my data traffic on my O2 mobile account, was showing data connection and consequent use of the data package, in hours in which my mobile was connec…
I have no idea what's going on. I have two mobile games that keep telling me connection error and will not load. I know it's not my wifi because i can literally do everything else on it. Everything works fine except when i try to access mobile games that require an internet connection. I've cle…
My home's call quality sucks on signal, but it's perfect on WiFi. However, the only way I've been able to switch is choosing "Airplane Mode" -> "WiFi" when at home. When I leave home, I forget and can't receive calls/texts. Can I set my Pixel 3 to use WiFi for calls on a home network, and auto…
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.…
I have Wifi set to Always Off, but it seems it is still connecting randomly to wifi at work and at home?…
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…
recently someone came out connected a box to our router and did who knows what when asked he said he's just checking the wire then another time they said they were gona upgrade us by changing the end of the wire ever since then I can't connect to Wi-Fi at all same goes for my cell phone I used to…
I have an LG Escape 3. I decided to try Mint Mobile to see if it was any good. I reset the phone and then installed the SIM card from Mint. I set up the APN per their instructions and everything worked. Now, all of a sudden, my phone cannot access the Internet. I connect to Wifi or the data netwo…
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 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 used to be able to connect my phone to the local free telstra hotspot and then turn on hotspot on my phone and share that connection. But after yesterday, now when i try to turn on mobile hotspot, it says "to enable mobile hotspot, wifi needs to be turned off" and it turns off wifi which of…
I have been trying for several weeks now to connect to the internet using a proxy. I paid for private ones that ive checked and are all good but when i add the proxy into my wifi settings and connect i go to my browser and it shows im offline. I disconnect it and im online no problem. Ive tried a…
Hello, I haven an HTC U11 with Android Oreo . It's been a GREAT phone, and I've had it just about two years now. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that my push notifications stopped coming in, so I rebooted my phone, and they started working again. Just thought it was an intermittent glitch.…
I'm at a hotel with one of those wifi networks you have to first load a webpage and enter your room number and click I agree. Works fine on my laptop. However my HTC Droid DNA doesn't seem so happy about it. It just keeps saying it isn't connected to the wifi no matter how many times I click t…
Hello, A couple of weeks ago I noticed that my push notifications stopped coming in, so I rebooted my phone, and they started working again. Just thought it was an intermittent glitch. A few days later, it happened again, so before I decided to reboot again, as a test, I turned off my WiFi,…
Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 Android 8.0.0 Problem: I can not connect to the wireless network at work. No one else have the same problem. I did not have this problem with my previous phone. So far I have not had this problem on any other network than the one at work. Description: I can see the net…
My Samsung S4 will not load webpages when multiple devices are using wifi at home. I.e when I’m home alone and TV is off, no computers connected to wifi it will load any website fully is turned off.…
it said that it can't connect because it is not private ,If you are seeing this in Chrome, it means that there's a possibility a website isn't secure and that you shouldn't enter personal info on it. You shouldn't be doing this on any site with public Wi-Fi anyway. Sometimes this warning pops up…
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…
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.…
Receiving a regular notification: "security policy prevents the use of unsecure wifi networks". I have downloaded separate email applications .…
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 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 can't seem to get rid of this and not sure why it's happening. Download booster is off. I've tried toggling wifi calling. Any ideas? ,Are you receiving any MMS without WiFi Calling off? If so that will trigger the mobile data . You can also try switching your phone to Airplane mode and t…
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…
These two tech giants want to make mesh Wi-Fi easier. Google Wifi provides a robust connection but is a simpler package. Samsung SmarthThings Wifi brings a SmartThings hub and faster mesh Wi-Fi in a smaller package.
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…
I have a P20 pro and I am trying to connect to wifi that requires you to input credentials. When I click to connect it brings up http:// platform. hicloud. com /generate. But the screen goes black and says 404 not found. Can anyone advise. As this only seems to be a problem when trying to connect…
Gaxaly j7 phone cannot connect to internet ,Via mobile data or WiFi?…
Lately, my Note 8 has been refusing to connect to my home wifi. I've gone through every possible step from resetting network settings to wiping cache partition up to swapping out for a new phone. Error still persists. All other phones and devices connect to the wifi. Wifi is not in my name, it's…
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…
I've had Mobile Date turned off since I got the phone 2 years ago was switched to a native app. This native app no longer allows MMS texts to be sent or received. My provider is Boostmobile. I spoke to Samsung tech support who tried to help but the fix needs to come from Boostmobile. Boostmo…