How can I get my Nexus 5 to automatically reconnect to my home wifi?

[AC Question]

WiFi reconnect issue

I normally have my Nexus 5 phone WiFi connected to my home network and have Data turned off.

If I move out of range of my network obviously the phone's WiFi connection drops.

When I return to within range of my home network my phone doesn't automatically reconnect to my home network. I have to press the power button on the phone to wake up the screen and within a couple of seconds the phone connects to my home network.

When I first got the phone I never had this issue. The phone would reconnect to my home network even though the screen hadn't been woken up.

When I got the phone it was on an older version of Android .. before Android version 5.

I have run the phone in Safe Mode and the automatic reconnect still doesn't occur.

So on Lollipop 5.1.1 should the reconnect to WiFi be automatic ?

I have thought of either doing a factory reset or a clean install of Lollipop but would like to know if the WiFi reconnect does work on Lollipop 5.1.1 before I resort to wiping the phone.

Can anyone confirm please if their phone does automatically reconnect to WiFi without them having to wake the phone up first ... thanks.

 

[gusar2000]

Re: WiFi reconnect issue

Yes, it does automatically re-connect to any Wi-Fi it remembers if it comes in range.
May be you have Wi-Fi turned off during sleep? This if why it doesn't re-connect?