Wifi doesn't always reconnect on wake ? anyone else have this problem?

[Phil Nickinson]

Like the title says. I'm having an issue where Wifi doesn't reconnect after I wake the phone.

Anyone else seeing this?

 

[illwood]

The regular Galaxy S4 has WiFi connection problems for a lot of people even after the update recently released through most carriers.

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[mattopotamus]

The regular Galaxy S4 has WiFi connection problems for a lot of people even after the update recently released through most carriers.

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This. I have seen this issue posted on a lot of forums (for the normal s4) and bluetooth too, but do not really know of a fix.

 

[illwood]

This. I have seen this issue posted on a lot of forums (for the normal s4) and bluetooth too, but do not really know of a fix.

I haven't had the Bluetooth connection problem yet, but the WiFi one is super annoying.

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[Sasazuka]

New to smartphones but sleep mode as in single press the power button where the screen goes black? I've never had problems.

In the "Advanced Wi-Fi" options, there is a "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" and mine is set to "Always". I think that's what you want?

 

[illwood]

New to smartphones but sleep mode as in single press the power button where the screen goes black? I've never had problems.

In the "Advanced Wi-Fi" options, there is a "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" and mine is set to "Always". I think that's what you want?

I am familiar with that setting and have my non-Google edition S4 set up that way and it is still a problem.

Good to see a new AC member posting and trying to help!

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[anon(20944)]

I do not have this problem. The phone stays connected to my 5GHz WiFi without issue.

 

[Sasazuka]

I'm guessing maybe some power saving app is affecting it? Maybe some router logs might point out what's going on. Just a guess though.

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[illwood]

The solution that I recently found was to change the WPA2 security encryption method/protocol from AES to TKIP. If your router allows, a TKIP + AES should also work.

This would make sense that our would happen to all S4 devices because it is tied to hardware, not software.

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[mattopotamus]

The solution that I recently found was to change the WPA2 security encryption method/protocol from AES to TKIP. If your router allows, a TKIP + AES should also work.

This would make sense that our would happen to all S4 devices because it is tied to hardware, not software.

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Well that stinks if you are outside of your house. Mostly everyone uses WPA2

 

[planoman]

Something is going on with the wifi on my Google edition. Something is wonky but I have not pinpointed it yet. My TW S4 has been flawless on wifi. I switched my GE S4 to my 5Ghz band to see if that does anything...