My S5 Active takes forever to activate the wifi... how do i fix that?

[keyboarderror]

When turn on the wifi on my S5 Active, it connects automatically to my home network wifi (or any other friends wifi) with no problems. However, the problem is that it takes AT LEAST 60~90 secs until the wifi is activated before it then connects to the network rather quickly. When i tap the wifi-on/off-button, it goes from gray (inactive/off) to a weak/dark green where it stays for 60~90 secs before it turns to bright green and thus connected to the network...

On my S4, the wifi is activated as soon as i turn on my phone...

HOW do i fix that? Been a bother for a long time now... any suggestions on how i can fix that?

 

[B. Diddy]

Does that also happen in Safe Mode? https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-28456

 

[keyboarderror]

Ok, so i tried rebooting it to safe mode, and now, the bright green wifi appeared straight, BUT it took 95 secs before it automatically connected to the network... :/ And factory reset didn't help either, unfortunately.

 

[B. Diddy]

It may be a hardware issue with the wi-fi radio or antenna, then. Has the phone ever been rooted, and a different ROM installed than what came with the phone?

 

[Rukbat]

Try an app like Wifi Analyzer. If the signal strength is really low, it can take a while to connect. (And then you get a slow connection.)

If not, as B. Diddy said, it could be the antenna or the radio.