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…
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.…
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 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…
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, 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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Past few days phone will not connect to wifi or mobile data. ,Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? Does this persist in Safe Mode?…
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 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…
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…
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?…
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…
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.…
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 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…
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 priv stopped connecting to wifi. when i tried to manually connect, it loads a white page…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
I have Wifi set to Always Off, but it seems it is still connecting randomly to wifi at work and at home?…
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…
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 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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Gaxaly j7 phone cannot connect to internet ,Via mobile data or WiFi?…
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.…
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…
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 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…
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…
I have just purchased a chromecast to use with my OPPO a57 phone and its own internet. Each time I try to connect it tells me that my Wi-Fi network name is not the same as the chromecast. Any ideas? How do I find what my Wi-Fi network name is on my phone? Or is there an easier way around this…
My new MiBox Android is connected to my wifi but then it says that it is unable to connect to Google. What should I do? ,I moved this to the Android TV forum for more specific traffic.…
Hello, I have an android project: I can scan wifi available. But I have no idea how I can specify the machines that are connected on the same network as you. I need help. ,What exactly is the aim of your project?…
How can i connect music off my phone on the huawei mate 20 pro to my hifi via wifi. On mu htc i just use to have a connect but nothing on here to search and connect ,What "HiFi" do you have? You may need an app on your new phone for the receiver. Also - make sure you're connecting both device t…
Hello. My phone is set to auto-connect to known WIFIs. While traveling this past week, I noticed my phone was trying to auto-connect to airport terminals and I received a "confirm" request, which I accepted . Now, when at a location with free and open WIFI, AT&T Passpoint auto connects as the pr…
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…
I have a Galaxy A7 2017, I recentrly updated my phone to android oreo, but when i try to connect to a public WIFI i can´t do it, appears a message that say " captive portal login has stopped". I have already cleaned cache and data. ,Welcome to Android Central! Are you saying that you cleared th…
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…
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…
I've come to the conclusion that the problem lies with the phone itself as all other devices connects easily when not in close range to the router. I've tried various things such as clearing cache and cache partition, toggling the Wi-Fi, and resetting network settings. I would like to avail of a…
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…
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 purchased a new Asus Zenpad 8 tablet for my daughter a month ago. There will be full wifi connection and then it will just disconnect for about a minute and then reconnect again. It is very frustrating. There is no such problem with our laptop or phone. Please advise as the tablet is useless th…
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…
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…
I've tried the search for printer app but it doesn't seem to help ,Install , set it up, then your phone will be able to "share" with the printer . Windows is set up to print to a WiFi printer itself, Android isn't, it needs an app to do it.…
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…
It does this until i switch the wifi off ,Does this persist in Safe Mode?…
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…
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 just bought Mi box S , and it connected to WiFi and everything was working fine, but then after sometime, it showed the message not able to connect to WiFi, it doesn’t show my home modem router anymore in the WiFi connections, I tried to factory reset mi box but still it’s not able to show…
Connecting to my company network, my password has been changed. Now I can't connect to WiFi on my S7. How do I update the password so that I can connect to company WiFi? , As your password has been changed and if you don't know the new password then you will not be able to update the password…
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…
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…
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…
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…
That is pretty much the whole story. I bought the phone and when I tried to connect to wifi I am asked for a password. I don't know what the password is, how do I find out what it is ,Welcome to Android Central! Is this your wi-fi network, or are you logging into someone else's? ,The WiFi passwo…
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…
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…
I have a Samsung Note 5. I want to use my mobile data to use the internet when in a wifi zone. When i'm connected to wifi, i turn it off manually, but my data also turns off. It doesn't let me use my data when i turn my wifi off manually. But if i'm connected, and i leave the wifi zone and the wi…
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…
I have a Samsung Galaxy A8 and everything works fine. The wifi is okay when I stream on Netflix, watch youtube, do video calls, and any other internet related activities. But as soon as I launch an online game, the wifi suddenly drops instantly and when I exit the game, the wifi goes back to it…
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…
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 barely get any signal anymore. I am almost ready to jump ship and try another phone Does anyone have any solutions to increasing the Wifi signal or 4G signal? ,what carrier you have? is your phone unlocked model? ,Tmobile and nope not unlocked ,How long ago did you upgrade to Pie? ,I think…
Finally had a chance to hook up my 802.11ax access point and connect my S10. It actually shows when you're using WiFi 6 which is pretty cool I thought. ,Cool. Have you tested your speed at all? , I have, and I'm seeing around 550Mbps down and 40 up. I have a 1Gb internet connection and I'm ass…
Google Wifi's features are valuable even if you only have a small apartment. The simplified setup, ease of management and network monitoring tools are all useful even if you only have a single Google Wifi and not multiple units.
I have no problems on 2.4 band but on 5 gHz band if my phone goes to sleep or if I stop using for a while wifi remains "connected" but signal is lost and phone goes to LTE. If I use continuously the signal is fine. Once phone sleeps wifi says connected but data will return when connection is sta…