Nexus 7 2012 - Low Battery - Strange Situation with WiFi

[Ken98045]

OK, I let my Nexus 7 die to to low battery. I refused to come on even when reconnected to power. I used the Change/disconnnect/connect/power 15 sec trick to get the device to come on at all. Power is now about 15%.

Now, things are strange with WiFi. I can use any browser to connect anywhere on the net. However, I cannot use embedded network connections - play store - other apps to connect. It seems like WiFi should either be on, or it should be off. It shouldn't be somewhere in the middle.

Also, date/time is 12/31/1999. Presumably this is because it can't connect?

I realize that possibly a full charge may fix things, but I'd like to know what is going on. It seems like a low power level shutdown of features should affect all programs equally. Why can a browser work, but not other apps?

 

[Haalcyon]

Welcome to the awesomeness that is Android Central! Is the device rooted or ROM'd, this does indeed sound strange. I wonder if a factory reset would help.

 

[josuerios777]

Strange indeed. Try factory reset if the problem persist. Otherwise it seems like you're missing some sort of Google services apk on your device. If the latter is the case, I think you'll need to get rooted and manually install it. I know I once received a defective android phone that there was problems with play store. It was missing an apk. Good luck!

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