Why does my wifi disconnect when the device sleeps?

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WiFi Disconnecting When Device Sleeps

My WiFi is intermittently disconnecting when my device is asleep. I wake it up and the WiFi is often 'disconnected', but connects automatically once it's awake.

When I wake my phone, there's no WiFi connection and there's a little '?' next to the mobile signal icon - but when I wake it up, the WiFi connects and the '?' on the mobile signal disappeared.

'Keep WiFi on during the sleep' is toggled to 'always', so I really can't understand why it's doing this.

I've had Lollipop for about a month now, but it's only started happening today. I've 'forgot' the network, restarted the device and reconnected, but it's still dropping out when my phone's asleep.
 
Re: WiFi Disconnecting When Device Sleeps

Welcome to Android Central! Which device? Are any power saving options on? Also, check to make sure "Wi-fi Optimization" is unchecked. This option is for battery saving, not to improve wi-fi reception.
 

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