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…
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 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…
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 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.…
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…
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 ?…
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…
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 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…
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.…
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…
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…
in Settings, the Wi-Fi stays gray and will not connect. Wi-Fi shows turning on but no options, screen is blank. ,Welcome to Android Central! Does this persist in Safe Mode?…
i have a fairly new Nexus 7 2013 32gb. i've gone through the setup screens. under setup/WIFI the icon is filled solid. i go to the wifi screen and its on 'saved' most of the time. occasionally it will switch to "connecting" and occasionally to "WIFI connection failure." i even when its on "saved…
When I switch from cell to wifi the phone goes from 3g to 1x. If I turn the wifi off it goes back to 3g. The trouble is my email has to have a cell data connection or it won't sync. and upload new emails or send any emails until I turn the wifi off. ???? ,Try this but not sure if it will work f…
i am using samsung galaxy J7 Pro, using my mobile data, i can use playstore just like normal, but when i connect to any wifi, google playstore just stop working. i cant download anything. it's stuck in "Downloading........." but doesn't continue. even my friend who has huawei android has the sam…
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…
I couldn't connect to the wifi so I did a factory reset. Now when I try to restart it says 'An unauthorised attempt has been made to reset your device to factory default settings. Connect to wifi or mobile network to verify your identity'. I still can't connect to wifi and I don't have mobile…
phone won't connect to wifi. it says its there, i say connect it saves but doesn't connect. it has been working fine for almost 2yrs then in the last 3 weeks or so it just doesn't work. i have rebooted the phone, the router, ran diagnostics. says it should work fine. other people that have my wif…
Can you help me I can receive text messages meaning multimedia text messages when connected through mobile data but for some reason I cannot receive them when connected to my WiFi. Does anyone have any ideas ,You may have a setting that blocks mobile data while you're on WiFi.. Have a wander aro…
I was hoping I could get some help. My phone has been having an issue with connecting to certain wifi networks. More specifically my school's networks. Only a few spots around the school are able to connect for me and even when connected the speed is almost unusable. I have never had this issue a
My Android 7.0 will connect to home browser for a second, then a question mark shows atop the wifi symbol on the task bar. The link remains, usually. Same think happens on my wireless Dell Inspiron 15 laptop. Signal is unaffected on wife's laptop and iPhone 7 ,Both your phone and your laptop fail…
All of a sudden my phone has become unable to connect to any wifi. It began suddenly yesterday, not following any sort of update as far as I'm aware. I also haven't installed any new software recently, or fiddled with any settings. I can see the wifi connections on the list of wifi networks and…
This problem drives me crazy. I have a LG G pro 2 with android 5.0.1 . Wifi is on/off continuously and/or connected to %1$s. When connected it keeps searching for a new connection, without in my believe any necessity. Tried everything. After a reboot it seems to work 5 minutes, then it star…
I spoke with an IT guy at work who said this watch can't support our authentication? However, my original Gear S worked just fine, in addition to my fitbit. Why the problem with my S2? It's worthless without wifi! ,I moved this to the Gear S2 forum for more specific traffic.…
I previously had an S8+ and the phone would NOT send MMS messages while connected to a WiFi network. I went through multiple tech calls with ATT and even contacted Samsung and nothing would fix it. I really want away from Apple and want to get the V30 but not if I’ll run into the same issues as…
I have a Samsung GT-N8013 note 10.1 I bought used off eBay. It appears to have been rooted. It has superuser and WTRP on it. I'm completely illiterate when it comes to all this rooted business. I would like to unroot it but I'm totally lost. Honestly if I can get the Wi-Fi to work is leave it alo…
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…
Since I installed the latest update to my Samsung galaxy S6 I can no longer remain connected to my home WiFi. It'll connect briefly and then drop off with the message "authentication error occurred". The password hasn't been changed on the WiFi and we've contacted 2degrees to try and resolve but…
When I connected my Note 8 to my home wifi, I got the Security and Privacy popup to inform that I connected to Wifi Network "Prescott" with the following 3 options. Checkbox: Remember My Choice Button: Yes, disconnect Button: No, remain connected I checked the checkbox and by mistake I press…
I just bought a g4 plus and don't have the sim card yet. I cannot connect to wifi anywhere and have tried all of the fixes. I am going to use PagePlus and have ordered a sim card. I thought that with the sim card I could update the phone and that might fix the problem. Any suggestions?? ,Welcome…
I am unable to connect to a wifi router that my other devices are connected to. Help ,"Can't connect to a working wifi connection" is almost impossible to troubleshoot remotely like this. Read and see if any of it helps you.…
I am not able to get my pixel xl connected to any wifi. Sometimes it gets connected however has a very unstable connection. How do we address this? I am roaming currently... with my base country Canada and currently in India. ,Welcome to Android Central! Does the same thing happen in Safe Mode…
I’m trying to update my 2015 watch to android wear 2.0 and it won’t let me. It keeps saying “something went wrong try agian?” I’ve read that my watch should be connected to WiFi but in the settings it doesn’t even give me an option to connect to WiFi? Can anyone help?…
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 android phone is also acting strange, the networks are switching around every second. Help would be greatly appreciated! ,Welcome to Android Central! Is it the ? Is this a new problem, or has it happened before? It sounds like a WiFi hardware problem to me. The phone is roughly 5 years…
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…
Hi we have two LG G4's but only one can connect to our wifi internet at a time, the other just drops out. We have to turn one on to mobile data to get internet if they are both in range of our wifi? Any ideas. We have a dual band modem but even running the phones on different bands doesn't help…
My sister bought a new Galaxy S7 yesterday from At&t. She connected to her wifi at her house and saved the network. When she arrived home today, her phone didn't automatically connect. She had to manually go in and connect. I know my Note 4 will recognize the network and connect. Is there so…
I just recently purchased a Galaxy S8+ and from the get go, have been receiving app notifications when I have my WiFi and data settings are off It only seems it happens when I am close proximity to a WiFi network that I have logged in to . Is your phone set to connect to known WiFi networks aut…
LG G4 will connect to the wifi hotspot being pumped out by the LG v20. However, unable to resolve DNS on any webpage typed in on the G4. Any ideas where I can look to resolve? thanks ,What happens if you put your SIM card in the G4?…
I got a drone that connects to my device via WiFi. The app DJI GO 4 needs internet connection to update a no fly zone but needs to be connected to the drone via WiFi thus needing both connections enabled at the same time. I saw some people had success using "developer" options and enabling 4G w…
I accidently clicked on "Forget Network" today while trying to connect to my wifi at work. Now I can't connect to any network unless the network is set up to auto connect. When I try to connect to any other network or select "add network" it doesn't allow me to type a password and the "Connect"…
When I connect my Redmi phone with WiFi some download is occuring background but I can't see it. I tried several methods to stop it, but I failed. Plz help me to solve the problem.. How to know what is downloading.. problem occurs when connected to WiFi.. ,It could be almost anything. Have a look…
I've connected the phone to the Pc by Wifi, and share the internet services. I can surf the web on the browser but no apps can connect to internet. I'm behind proxy server, but months ago i surf the web without any issue. Grettings…
LG K7 will not turn WiFi on just out of nowhere any suggestions ,Welcome to Android Central! Does this persist after a reboot? Are you saying that the actual wi-fi toggle turns off by itself, or that it just drops the connection?…
So as of noticing today, my phone has been having problems connecting with my home WiFi. I've never even had any sort of issue like that, I've had the "internet not available" but it shortly solved itself afterwards. However, this is weird. So since I can't view my IP settings on data, I restart…
I am in the York Region District School Board and I cannot connect to school WiFi with my Huawei P20 Pro. I know that the school WiFi requires my school username and password. However, the portal for it never appears, and when I try to press connect, it says that it timed out. When I return to to…
My LG G4 on a Tmobile network running Android version 5.1 use to work perfectly fine on my home WiFi. Now, the phone connects to the router but then prompts me with the message "Internet not available". I have other devices that work fine. I've done a factory reset on my phone which solved the…
my phone cannot connect to wifi , Not to any WiFi hotspots at all? If so, that suggests a hardware failure. ,Because it's really really old? ,Welcome to Android Central! More details would be helpful. Does the wi-fi toggle actually turn on? Does it turn on, but the phone can't detect any near…
I didn't have this problem with my iphone. My galaxy s9 lets me play my games when I'm on wifi, but when i just have 4g lte, it won't connect and let me play. Just wondering how to fix this annoying problem with my new phone! ,Welcome to Android Central! Which carrier do you have? Are you other…
Hi all when I connect samsung s7 to a wifi local LAN for media streaming my 4g data connection goes offline, so u-tube is unavailable. When I turn off wifi my the internet starts working again. Any ideas to get internet while connected to wifi Cheers Graham…
Just got a Ford Edge. 2017. I can't get either of my Android phones to connect with Android Auto - neither my Pixel 2 nor my wife's Galaxy S9. I went onto the owner site for Ford and found a link for compatible phones. There are a total of 7 phones on their list. No Google phones. 2 Samsung pho…
I searched the web and forums for this but did not find anything. So maybe my phone is defective, but before trying to get a replacement, I thought I would ask the users and experts: If I set my GS8 , it still defaults to wifi calling, even when I have a very strong signal. The only way to make…
The other two phones are not having this problem and are connected to the 2.4ghz connection. The Galaxy S7 just started this a few days ago. I have rebooted the router and the phone. Neither made a difference. ,Welcome to Android Central! Do your 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks have different SSIDs…
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…
My zteZ899VL connects but no internet connection. It will connect for a couple of minutes then goes out ,On wifi or on mobile data? It;s different.…
Hello Everyone, I have an OnReal Wifi camera which emits its own wifi an android can connect to. Below is a link to the specific camera: ...amazon.com/OnReal-Camera-Hidden-Compatible-Android/dp/B01K9TQUXC Now, overall, the ultimate goal is: 1. To wirelessly connect Android device to the cam…
Hi all, please see if you have the same problem fixed and help me. I bought my Galaxy Tab 3 yesterday, it was going well until this morning. Suddently it cant connect to internet. The wifi signal still shows connected but no internet. I tried to change to different wifi hotspot, restart the de…
I'm at a friend's house. I connected to wifi. A pop-up window appeared, asking if I wanted to disconnect because it was unsecured. I accidently hit yes after checking the "remember my choice" box and now cannot reconnect! I tried restarting, forgetting the network, etc. Nothing works. Any way to…
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…
my phone is showing me offline on the screen. ,Is there a SIM card in it? Do you have a Wifi signal to connect to? Have you tried to connect to a wifi signal? Have you brought the phone to your carrier and asked for help?…
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…
My device is moto G released 5 Power reset if connected to the internet via any Wi-Fi? I did factory reset, but the issue still occurred? Any advise pls.. Thanks. ,Welcome to Android Central! I moved this from the Lollipop forum to the Moto G forum, since this is more of a device-specifi…
I just received a replacement Turbo 2, because of the charging issue. Got tired of being unable to plug the phone in to charge, plus had the red line of death starting on screen. Anyhow, I am at my desk the morning after receiving it, and normally grab work WiFi. I notice that I cannot hold a…
My phone worked perfectly until 2 days ago, then suddenly couldn't connect. I am about to take a sledgehammer to it. ,Welcome to the forums. Have you tried rebooting the phone? Forgetting the network and re-entering the info to connect? ,Welcome to Android Central! I assume you're talking about
I am trying to connect new android tv to XFINITY wifi that it lists on the screen. However, when I select connect it just says connecting and after a while times out. I tried using my laptop by directly connecting network wires but i still can get online. can any one help? ,Welcome to Android Ce…
Hi all, Please could someone help me. Have a refurb N4 literally just bought today Grade B all working fine except WiFi. Connects than disconnects like 3 minuets later. Running 6.0.1, its actually updating right now. Any ideas? Alex ,Contact the seller and ask for a return label and a refund.…
Why my phone turns off when i connect or disconnect to wifi and also it disconnect when its on sleep ?? Samsung galaxy s6 Android 7.0 , :cool: Hey! Time to upgrade to Gs8 or 9 - Just joking: Try the fixes on this Link :…
Lg stylo wont connect to wifi after factory reset ,Welcome to Android Central! Is it only your home wi-fi, or any wi-fi network? Is it detecting nearby networks at all?…
I'm using samsung note 2 GT-N7100 android 4.1.2, the phone connection to wifi cannot be used since 12/11/2017. Even though the correct password had been keyed in , it is still show authentification error occurred. Pls assist on urgent basis as i'm fully count on wifi support ,Welcome to Android C…
I have an LG G2 with Cloudy G2 3.3 Custom ROM and Dorimanx Custom Kernel loaded. The thing is I use two routers at home because the main one's wireless function is not working and thus I use a second modem for wifi and therefore connecting every device with static IP adresses. This is not a pro…
My wifi works fine at home, but won't connect to any public wifi. Perhaps it's coincidental, but this started happening after I downloaded an Epsom Printing App. Thank you. ,Are you running your web browser when trying to connect to a public wifi? Some of them require that you do, and accept t…
Hello Everyone, I have an OnReal Wifi camera which emits its own wifi an android can connect to. Below is a link to the specific camera: ...amazon.com/OnReal-Camera-Hidden-Compatible-Android/dp/B01K9TQUXC Now, overall, the ultimate goal is: 1. To wirelessly connect Android device to the camer…
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…
Hey y'all, I have had an LG G2 for about a year. I had problems connecting to wi fi about 3 months ago. It got to the point where it just wouldn't connect to available wi fi . Seems like a hardware issue. Do you have any recommendations or suggestions for what I can do before looking into buyi…
My Android phone and kindle 2 oe 3 generation will not connect to home WiFi. No trouble anywhere else. My apple iPad does not have a problem. Says authentication problems or saved ,Welcome to Android Central! Try rebooting the router by unplugging its power for 10 seconds. If that doesn't work,…
My device is asus zenfone selfie. My phone connects just fine to my home wifi, but internet disconnects occasionally while the wifi icon is still there and is connected. I cant ping my phone at that moment though it shows up on my list of devices. Im using google dns by the way. Ive tried rebooti…
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 LG G2 D802 model with Cloudy G2 3.3 Custom ROM and Dorimanx Custom Kernel loaded. The thing is I use two routers at home because the main one's wireless function is not working and thus I use a second modem for wifi and therefore connecting every device with static IP adresses. This is not…
As of last Friday evening, my Galaxy S8 started having problems with notifications when it's connected to wifi. Until yesterday, it wouldn't push any notifications for any app unless I specifically opened the app. For example if I was looking at WhatsApp, I wouldn't get any Facebook messages. As…
Few websites wont and show "This site can’t be reached" But when i turn on my mobile data it works just fine What should i do? ,Welcome to Android Central! Is this your own private wi-fi network, or one at work or school?…
The User Manual was completely missing from the box, I received it as a gift. I've put in the network and password. I've also pressed the WPS button on the router. It still won't connect. Help!…
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…
I use mobile hotspot a lot. In prior phones when mobile hotspot was turned on the phone immediately turned off wifi and, thus, disconnected the phone from the local wifi. The Note 8 does not do this. I have mobile hotspot on, which creates its own wifi network, and I'm successfully connected t…
Does anyone know why i can't connect my lg stylo 3 plus with a hdmi cable to my tv? I dont have wifi so i cant resort to chromecast or anything like that. I have bought 3 diferent cables and pin types. I had a note 3 that connected with no problem... Please help😠,Unfortunately that's not an o…
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…
Are there any smartwatches that can connect directly to wifi without having a sim card or connecting to a phone via bluetooth? ,I believe most Android Wear watches can connect to WiFi, but you still need to pair them to a BT phone FIRST. They will still be tied to the phone's notifications, you…
Phone was connected to wifi earlier today. Went to work, and when I got home, instead of connecting, it shows "saved" then "disabled". And ideas on what to do? ,Welcome to Android Central. Please take a look at the following thread by our Ambassador and see if it helps: Please register as a m…
I moved and am on a new wifi network. I reset Chromecast to factory settings, but neither my Android phone app nor my laptop can find the device. How do I reconnect? ,Welcome to Android Central! It should be automatic. What's displayed on the TV when you turn it on and change the input to the H…
Hi, I'm experiencing problems on my WiFi/Phone, heck I don't even know anymore. My phone is connected to my home WiFi, and I can use apps like Chrome, Play Store, YouTube, etc. Just fine. But some apps just won't load, I thought, maybe it was the apps themselves, so I uninstalled then reinstall,…
My brother got the Nokia 8 just under a month ago & he's told me that when he's here at home the phone stays connected to WiFi but at weekends when he's at the flat he use to live in to see his kids his phone stays connected to WiFi there for a few minutes then disconnects & keeps doing that. Any…
I am using an Android OPPO F1 and have set up my router recently as a wifi extender via cable. Almost everytime I leave my home and come back, my phone cannot connect back to the router. It will state 'connection denied'. However, after I restart my router, I can connect back to the router with n…
I'm only having trouble with my tablet ,Welcome to Android Central! Are you certain you successfully connected to the hotel's wi-fi? You usually have to go through a login page that will confirm that you're logged in. ,As B. Diddy said, you may be seeing web pages from the web browser's cac…
When I'm near a known wifi, one that I have saved the password for, my phone connects automatically and my mobile data connection quits. This is as it should be. The problem is when I'm out and about and depending on my LTE data. If I'm near a wifi I've never connected to before, my phone connec…
So on my Galaxy s6 updated to 7.0 for some reason I can't go on the internet or watch any sort of videos including ads. Also games that need wifi work perfectly fine. And I know for SURE its my phone and only my phone because everything else in my house work perfectly fine with not a single pro…
Samsung S2 Tablet - SM-T713. I can connect on my laptop and my husband is connected on his phone to same hotel network I have been trying. I have been trying since late last night and throughout the early hours . Any other ideas? ,Welcome to Android Central! Forget the network on your lap…
So on my Galaxy s6 updated to 7.0 for some reason I can't go on the internet or watch any sort of videos including ads. Also games that need wifi work perfectly fine. And I know for SURE its my phone and only my phone because everything else in my house work perfectly fine with not a single pro…
I am shown as connected to wifi on pull down menu, but during some browsing activity on phone, noticed the indicator on upper left hand side to show Wifi connectivity is suddenly gone. Once again, pull down menu shows THAT I AM CONNECTED. ,Welcome to the forums. Do you mean top left on the status…