I'm running into an issue with my watch receiving notifications over wifi at my workplace. We have two wireless networks: one 2.4 Ghz and the other 5 Ghz. I have my phone currently on the 5 Ghz network with my watch set to Automatic. I have noticed that whenever I'm out of bluetooth range, my watch shows that it's lost connection with the phone. From what I know (and have double-checked), the watch should still be able to get notifications from the phone via wifi. But that's not what's happening. Is it because the Zenwatch 2 isn't compatible with the 5 Ghz band or am I missing something? If it's not, can I add the 2.4 Ghz network to my phone in the hopes that the watch will connect to the 2.4 Ghz network while the phone stays on the 5 Ghz network?
Answer from Android Optimizer:
I have a dual band network at home, and my watch seems to have no problems working while connected to the 5ghz band. If you go into the Advanced section of Wifi settings on your watch confirm that your watch is getting an IP address and Mac address while connected to the 5ghz. Open Android Wear on your phone, and send test notifications from the three dot area to your watch and confirm that it receives those notifications. Open ZenWatch Manager on your phone and confirm that it is reporting the same information as your watch (ex: watch battery %, etc). If all that checks out then something other than the Wifi network band is likely interfering with you receiving your notifications.
Nope. Only 2.4GHz.
My home has 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz but the watch. Can connect 2.4GHz. And I do believe in view of battery life... It tends to disconnect from Wi-Fi. Even if it's Automatic...
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Been having some intermittent trouble with wifi on my verizon sgs3. Sometimes while connected to wifi the connection will drop. If I go into wifi settings, wifi is still on but no access points show except ones that I've previously connected to and "scan" doesn't seem to do anything (not even the little spinning indicator).
If I turn wifi off/on all is well again.
Ideas?
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Typical working gs3.
There's a number of threads with WiFi problems and solutions.
Short list
1 update routers firmware
2 no dual encryption
3 some routers with 300 or greater Mbps settings need to be toned down to 150 or less
4 phone likes mixed protocol network over N only.
5 turn off phone power save
6 un check the carrier hot spot notify.
7 un check open wifi notify
8 pick a single band 2.4 or 5ghz. Note that updates with this can temporarily lock in to that frequency and not allow changes.
9. Dial *#0011# menu button, wifi and turn off the power save setting. This has to be done on every boot, and may cancel the display timeout.
10 On 5Ghz don't use DFS channels
BTW Isn't it great to have 35,000 hot spots for wifi that are only useful if you're standing still?
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stan.s said:
Typical working gs3.
There's a number of threads with WiFi problems and solutions.
Short list
1 update routers firmware
2 no dual encryption
3 some routers with 300 or greater Mbps settings need to be toned down to 150 or less
4 phone likes mixed protocol network over N only.
5 turn off phone power save
6 un check the carrier hot spot notify.
7 un check open wifi notify
8 pick a single band 2.4 or 5ghz. Note that updates with this can temporarily lock in to that frequency and not allow changes.
9. Dial *#0011# menu button, wifi and turn off the power save setting. This has to be done on every boot, and may cancel the display timeout.
10 On 5Ghz don't use DFS channels
11 . BTW Isn't it great to have 35,000 hot spots for wifi that are only useful if you're standing still?
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1. possibly, but happens when connected to different routers
5. already off
6. already off
7. already off
8. not running 5Ghz
9. just did this
11. YES, lol. I generally turn my wifi off unless i'm planning on being stationary
Thanks for the suggestions!
I updated my AT&T Galaxy S3 to Android 4.3 a few weeks ago.
Ever since then, I routinely get a notification that says "Your Internet Connection is Unstable".
It seems to happen each time I turn my bluetooth connection on.
Phone on > connected to my home wifi (2.4 gHz) > bluetooth is off > turn bluetooth on > get the "internet connection unstable" message.
If I keep my bluetooth off, then I never get this notification.
I have already wiped the cache partition as noted from thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484032
Has anybody else noticed this "coincidence"?
Blooth Drivers
I think BlueThooth Driver Or Wifi Drivers Are Not Perfectly Installed ..
Or Check By Connecting To Other Wifi Networks.
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Here's what I did:
My router is an ASUS RT66U and I was connected to the 2.4 gHz band. There is a setting called "b/g protection". I turned this off and my phone no longer shows this notification when I turn on bluetooth.
Ultimately, I ended up using the 5 gHz band on the router because it seems that the 2.4 gHz causes some interference with the bluetooth because they both share that 2.4 gHz band.
Wifi
U Mean when u off bluetooth the unstable notification automatically goes...
(April 24th, 2015) After searching for a solution to my wifi dropping I collected a comprehensive list that has helped in one way or another. After seeing similar issues on S5 phones it appears this isn't solely a S6 problem. If you find or have used a method not on the list please report and I'll add it.
Possible fixes for Galaxy S6 WiFi problems:
Factory Reset
“Forgetting” your Wifi Network and Reconnecting
Settings ->Wi-Fi. Hit menu then Advanced. Make sure Keep Wi-Fi on is set to Always.
Settings, more networks, mobile network, uncheck Connection Optimizer
Under the Wi-Fi settings uncheck "Smart Network Switch"
Resetting the Modem/Router
Settings→wifi→WPS Button and same button on modem/router to 'lock on'
Switching from DHCP to Static Connection on Phone
Connect to your router's 2.4GHz band instead of 5GHz
Install a DNS changer app, select primary/secondary servers to Google or yandex.
Changing the Router Bandwidth Settings
Changing the Router’s Broadcast Channel
Adjusting the router security settings to WPA or WPA2
Enable WMM in your router settings
Disable IPV6 in your router settings
Calling your ISP and upgrading to a Higher Bandwidth/Speed
Wipe phone cache
1) Power off the Samsung Galaxy S6
2) Hold the power off, volume up and the home button all at the same time
3) After some seconds, the Galaxy S6 will vibrate once and the recovery mode is started
4) Search for the entry called “wipe cache partition” and start it
5) After a few minutes the process is complete and you can restart the Galaxy S6 with “reboot system now”
Disable phone's wifi power saving mode
1) Open your phone dialer
2) Enter *#0011#
3) Select more (top right)
4) Select WiFi
5) Turn off WiFi power save mode(enabled by default)
6) Exit and hopefully your WiFi connectivity issues will no longer be a problem
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(April 11th, 2015) Anyone experiencing wifi dropping out? It seems to happen when I require it, ie browsing themes or downloading apps. It will lose wifi and the lte icon appears and the screen freezes temporarily until wifi is restored. Last night this happened like 6 times one after another which wasd very annoying.
WiFi working petectly fine connected to my as router
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Yes, I am having the same issue. WiFi drops out, screen freezes and then WiFi comes back and everything works again :/
It seems to have settled down a little now, only seems to happen when there is quite a bit of WiFi activity.
It kept happening to me while I was downloading a GPS map and also when syncing Spotify.
I am connected to a 5GHz AC router, what sort of connection are you using?
Yes,
My device has also done this also around 4 - 5 times and i was thinking could it be Smart Network Switch which is on for me.
i have also noticed the wi-fi has dropped out for when the phone is asleep and i awake it.
`````If smart network switch is enabled, your device will be connected to a mobile network automatically when the Wi-Fi connection is unstable. `````
Master2k5 said:
Yes,
My device has also done this also around 4 - 5 times and i was thinking could it be Smart Network Switch which is on for me.
i have also noticed the wi-fi has dropped out for when the phone is asleep and i awake it.
`````If smart network switch is enabled, your device will be connected to a mobile network automatically when the Wi-Fi connection is unstable. `````
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I don't have Smart Network Switch enabled, so it isn't that for me.
My WiFi always stays connected through sleep though.
What sort of connection are you on? G/N/AC/2.4GHz/5GHz?
IakobosJ said:
I don't have Smart Network Switch enabled, so it isn't that for me.
My WiFi always stays connected through sleep though.
What sort of connection are you on? G/N/AC/2.4GHz/5GHz?
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i am on a 5GHz BT hub 5
My Smart Network Switch is off and I'm in the same room as my router so signal or the setting isn't the issue. Anyone using a Sprint Airsve in-home signal booster?
Liksys E4200 802 11 N router
I'm going to a friend's house later and will see if the same issues occur on his network.
I'll be able to do some tests at work tomorrow.
I haven't had it happen today at all :/
I downloaded Angry Birds Space 3 times this morning and no wifi drops. I was on the road and something locked up where I couldn't swipe between home screens or open the app drawer, noted I had wifi on even though I was in the car outside of a network. Didn't get to test the wifi at my friend's house but just tried downloading AB again and wifi dropped out.
This is getting annoying. Thinking I might see about going in to BB to exchange, this isn't a glitch I can live with or risk being a hardware defect. I plan on contacting Samsung to make sure they make a note, hopefully they are aware of this.
Galaxy S6 (not the edge.) Same issue. Wifi drops. Music stutters. Have to turn wifi off and back on to reconnect. Using Apple airport express.
Same thing here with galaxy s6 edge. Wifi keeps dropping out. Web pages too slow to load.
Will return the phone tomorrow.
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Jesus, these phones are gitchy as all hell. I get mine Thursday. Going to mess around with it for a week and if I keep having these same problems I'm just going to return it and move to something else. I've never seen soo many issues with a new phone in both software and hardware.
If anyone can test other wifi networks or exchange phones, please report back with results.
Googling turned up a similar problem people had with the S5, some found fixes while others didn't.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...msung-galaxy-s5-constantly-dropping-wifi.html
Another link lists some speed fix options for the S6
http://recomhub.com/blog/how-to-fix-samsung-galaxy-s6-slow-wifi-problem/
How to Galaxy S6 slow WiFi problems:
Factory Reset Galaxy S6
“Forgetting” your Wifi Network and Reconnecting
Resetting the Modem/Router
Switching from DHCP to Static Connection on Phone
Switching DNS to Google’s Addresses on Phone
Changing the Router Bandwidth Settings
Changing the Router’s Broadcast Channel
Adjusting the Modem/Router Security Settings and even Disabling Security
Calling your ISP and upgrading to a Higher Bandwidth/Speed
How to fix slow wifi on Galaxy S6:
Power off the Samsung Galaxy S6
Hold the power off, volume up and the home button all at the same time
After some seconds, the Galaxy S6 will vibrate once and the recovery mode is started
Search for the entry called “wipe cache partition” and start it
After a few minutes the process is complete and you can restart the Galaxy S6 with “reboot system now”
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I tried a few of those, others aren't necessary. I did 2 factory resets and the wifi was fine downloading 54 apps but dropped at the last one, and lasted all 55 but dropped later. I'm going in for an exchange tomorrow unless someone posts a magic fix.
The Recomhub website helped me fix my WiFi dropping problem. Thanks for the link, it really solved my issues!
5GHz Network
I've been testing this, because it is really annoying me now.
When I am connected to my 5GHz AC Network at home it drops out and freezes the phone quite a bit.
When I am connected to my 2.4GHz N Network at home, there is never an issue. Wireless actually seems to work better on this network.
So, for me at least, this problem is being caused by the 5GHz networks and switching back to 2.4GHz makes the problem go away.
This is an annoying bug, I have emailed Samsung about it, let's see if anyone replies.
My router is Simultaneous Dual-Band N (2.4 & 5 GHz) so I wonder if that is causing my issues. No idea how to remedy it at the moment.
rank78 said:
My router is Simultaneous Dual-Band N (2.4 & 5 GHz) so I wonder if that is causing my issues. No idea how to remedy it at the moment.
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Mine is too, but I have the ability in the router to separate the two networks, so my 5GHz network has a different SSID than the 2.4GHz one.
I've been connected to the 2.4GHz network all of tonight and done quite a bit of downloading to test it and it hasn't dropped out once, yet on 5GHz it would have done it at least twice already by now.
I cannot replicate this problem at work on the 5GHz Network. It must be something to do with the channels they are set at.
I will try and change some channels on the work network, see if I can get it the same as at home and then test again.
I have a call booked with Samsung who are going to remote my phone, hopefully they can pinpoint something
I can't even connect to my home's 5GHz, the 2.4GHx is what I'm testing.
I went to BB Wednesday and the Samsung rep wasn't aware of any wifi issue or remedies beyond what is mentioned in this thread. Of course I didn't lose wifi the brief time on their wifi network so the guy didn't know what to say other than contact Samsung support.
I tested this at my house last night.
64GB White Edge AT&T on 5.0.2
E3000 router with DDWRT
N700 Router with DDWRT
Both dual band, both running 2.4 and 5 Ghz
Both set to 40 channel width
Both with channels spanned correctly for no overlapping
Never lost connection while downloading and updating all apps throughout about 2 hours of use. Speeds saturated my broadband link (50Mbits/Sec) and never had a problem. However, I don't know about battery drain as I'm brand new and still letting everything settle for another few days before commenting/testing.
I did a search and didn't find anything so I apologize if this is a re-post. I can't figure out what function the Wi-Fi has on the Moto360 2. Does anyone have any insight on this?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks
I tried figuring this out too since my old gear 2 running wear didn't have wifi. from what I understand if you disconnect from Bluetooth, if you're on a wifi network you can get notification on your watch still no matter where your phone is. your phone can be on the wireless network and not wifi, and still through Google cloud services can send notifications to your watch. you can be like anywhere in the world I presume, and if your watch is on wifi, then you'll get notifications still
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jayochs said:
I tried figuring this out too since my old gear 2 running wear didn't have wifi. from what I understand if you disconnect from Bluetooth, if you're on a wifi network you can get notification on your watch still no matter where your phone is. your phone can be on the wireless network and not wifi, and still through Google cloud services can send notifications to your watch. you can be like anywhere in the world I presume, and if your watch is on wifi, then you'll get notifications still
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That's what I was thinking and I tested that out today without any success. But I think it's because I'm at work and the WiFi situation here is not the best. I'll test at home. Thanks
What the wifi functionality on the watch does, as it did on the 1st gen, is allow communication from your phone to the watch when the watch is out of bluetooth range. You have to be on the same wifi network with the watch and phone currently. There is no current multiple network communication at the moment, though I hope they implement that in the near future. If my hue lights can do it, my damn watch should be able to
FusionTechFTS said:
What the wifi functionality on the watch does, as it did on the 1st gen, is allow communication from your phone to the watch when the watch is out of bluetooth range. You have to be on the same wifi network with the watch and phone currently. There is no current multiple network communication at the moment, though I hope they implement that in the near future. If my hue lights can do it, my damn watch should be able to
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Thanks for clearing that up. So the WiFi functionality is basically useless. If my phone and my watch are on the same WiFi network, then the chances are extremely high that they are both also within bluetooth range of each other. Adding to that, the fact that you need your phone to connect to a WiFi network in the first place really defeats the object of having WiFi on the watch at all. So if you're out and about without your phone, there is no chance for you to hook up with a WiFi hotspot.
If my Nexus 6p is connected to 5ghz wifi and my moto 360 2 is connected to 2.4ghz wifi on the same network will i have notifications if i lose bluetooth range?
Mister-B said:
Thanks for clearing that up. So the WiFi functionality is basically useless. If my phone and my watch are on the same WiFi network, then the chances are extremely high that they are both also within bluetooth range of each other. Adding to that, the fact that you need your phone to connect to a WiFi network in the first place really defeats the object of having WiFi on the watch at all. So if you're out and about without your phone, there is no chance for you to hook up with a WiFi hotspot.
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It's great for me when I'm at home or in the office since bluetooth drains the phone battery much quicker than WiFi. Outside of that benefits are pretty limited.
it's not true though. they don't have to be on the same network. when my phone is 4g and watch is wifi, i still get it. that's because google cloud services are running on the phone and upload and the watch receives it.... just like how my Flux wifi bulb can be accessed remotely from another network and 4g.
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jayochs said:
it's not true though. they don't have to be on the same network. when my phone is 4g and watch is wifi, i still get it. that's because google cloud services are running on the phone and upload and the watch receives it.... just like how my Flux wifi bulb can be accessed remotely from another network and 4g.
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I can confirm this. Working on different networks. Wifi plus 4G working fine.
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Do notifications on the watch work if the phone is off or dead? What I'm getting at is do the notifications actually come from the phone over wifi or do they come directly from google services?
I have been trying this on my wifi network with no luck. My phone is on my 5ghz wifi and the watch can only do 2.4 (I live in an apt and the 2.4 spectrum is absurdly saturated), I do not get alerts when my phone is out of range (rare since my apt is small).
I like the feature a lot if it worked correctly, it means my phone can sit charging somewhere (IE my room) and I can be around doing things and still get alerts. I will have to do more testing tonight. I might try turning bluetooth off on my phone and see if I still get alerts to my phone.
Still new to the smartwatch world but I love my 360
Hi guys,
I just got the phone two days ago and encountered the following issues that are surrounding wifi:
- wifi connection drops. I saw in the settings of the wifi when waking the phone that the IP field goes to none or an exclamation mark near the wifi icon or directly drops the connection. The drop happens for about 1 minute, comes back for 1 minute and drops again. Repeat. This does not happen on 4g. Wifi is set for always on, whatsapp and fb messenger that I use for the tests are exempt from battery saving. Note that this does not happen when using the phone on other wireless connections or a hotspot.
Happens both on 5ghz and 2.4ghz
Now, the troubleshooting that I've done was to factory reset the phone, test different Wifi networks and look through the settings to make sure that nothing will hinder my wifi capabilities.
On the router I tried with all the combinations of channels and channel width.
The router is an Archer C9 version 3.0/4.0 with the lastest firmware.
Please assist as it's driving me nuts!
Snakeulecu said:
Hi guys,
I just got the phone two days ago and encountered the following issues that are surrounding wifi:
- wifi connection drops. I saw in the settings of the wifi when waking the phone that the IP field goes to none or an exclamation mark near the wifi icon or directly drops the connection. The drop happens for about 1 minute, comes back for 1 minute and drops again. Repeat. This does not happen on 4g. Wifi is set for always on, whatsapp and fb messenger that I use for the tests are exempt from battery saving. Note that this does not happen when using the phone on other wireless connections or a hotspot.
Happens both on 5ghz and 2.4ghz
Now, the troubleshooting that I've done was to factory reset the phone, test different Wifi networks and look through the settings to make sure that nothing will hinder my wifi capabilities.
On the router I tried with all the combinations of channels and channel width.
The router is an Archer C9 version 3.0/4.0 with the lastest firmware.
Please assist as it's driving me nuts!
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Can you try to restore the router to factory settings to see if it will appear again?