Why won't wifi stay off?

[Derek Karnes]

Sent my phone back to Samsung 3 times. The first time they did a factory reset, the second time replaced. .. something. .. the third time the entire motherboard. Problem remains. Samsung says it has to be a sprint problem, so i took advantage of sprint's open period of sign up for equipment protection this month and will take it to the repair shop tomorrow.

 

[Derek Karnes]

Repair guy hung his head in sadness when I told him the problem. He said all the flagship phones are having the problem - root the phone and flash a custom rom, he can't fix it.
I am appalled.

 

[BR34KF4ST]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

i think lollipop has a bug that after you switch off flight mode it auto turns on wifi and i also notice that wifi connects slower compared to kitkat.any fix?

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[japark]

Repair guy hung his head in sadness when I told him the problem. He said all the flagship phones are having the problem - root the phone and flash a custom rom, he can't fix it.
I am appalled.

I think the problem is that the phone companies want you to use WiFi instead of the cellular network. Phones now come with "WiFi calling" which is another way to switch traffic from the cellular network to a WiFi network.

Have you noticed that your Internet provider doesn't try to prevent you from using the network, but your phone provider is constantly trying to find ways to limit your usage?

 

[Derek Karnes]

I think the problem is that the phone companies want you to use WiFi instead of the cellular network.

I have them fooled, then. My only internet at home is a sprint Wi-Fi modem

 

[Derek Karnes]

I voided my (useless) warranty and installed MOAR. Fixed all the problems and gave me a hundred tweaks, too. You can find it on the XDA_Developers forum. Not for the faint of heart.

 

[steve4271]

I had this issue as well.

HTC One M7 running Android 5.02 on T-Mobile.

I tried B Diddy's suggestion:"Go to Settings>Wi-fi, tap Menu>Advanced, and uncheck "Scanning always available."

but this was already unchecked. Based on some of the other responses, I realized that there could be apps I recently installed that had the power to do this.

Sure enough I checked the settings in Xfinity WiFi app and it does!

If you are a Comcast/Xfinity customer and have the Xfinity WiFi app, go to Settings (left menu) and uncheck "Automatically choose best connection".

Restart your phone.

Since I did this, the problem has gone away.

Thanks, droids!

 

[Derek Stevens4]

i have the sprint samsung galaxy s4 and when i turn off my wifi it turns back on 2 seconds later please help me

 

[Manuel Valdez]

Same problem. Just got it this morning and it has so far ruined my day... need as much help as you

Sorry can't offer you help. xD
Galaxy note 3 on Android 5.0

 

[STINGRAY86]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

This was my problem! Thanks. Avast says any update after 4.4.4 is buggy.

THE ANTI-THEFT HAS TO BE TURNED OFF. THE PERMISSIONS SHOW IT HAS THE OPTION TO TURN WIFI ON OR OFF. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE FIXED ON NEXT UPDATE.

 

[STINGRAY86]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

just forgot. Check first any anti-theft settings in your apps. That was the problem with avast.

just fixed mine also. After the 5.0 update it started. The avast app states there are issues with anything past 4.4
so i turned off the anti-theft for now. Thanks again!

 

[Javier P]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

just fixed mine also. After the 5.0 update it started. The avast app states there are issues with anything past 4.4
so i turned off the anti-theft for now. Thanks again!

Glad it helped. Welcome to the forums!

 

[Knuckelhed]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

Much thanks for this insight. I was having the same issue. Being an avast user and disabling Anti-theft settings fixed the issue. Being unable to turn off wifi was killing my batter. Again, thank you.

 

[Tebzido]

Thanks, Avast was the cause.

 

[CloneSolutions]

The problem is neither from android phone nor mobile/wifi carrier.
One or more apps may have permission to turn wifi or data on/off.
The solutions is to go in Settings/App and verify each app to see which one(s) has permission to connect to wifi/data.
I did examine apps on my Android (4.4.2) phone. Boom Beach Game App was responsible for Wifi/data to keep switching on.

The Solution:

Force Stop the App causing the problem. In my case I Force Stop Boom Beach App.

Note: There is no need to uninstall the app. Just Force Stop.

Thanks

Carol

 

[Superradliz]

Try settings>more settings>mobile networks>automatic connections> then uncheck connection optimizer. Hope this helps. You probably resolved this by now

This worked for me! Thx

 

[Dhsarji]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

Just forgot. Check first any anti-theft settings in your apps. That was the problem with Avast.

Thanks it worked after taking off Avast anti theft

 

[Papa Joel]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

It worked! Thank you for your suggestion.

 

[CEStanley]

Re: WiFi won't stay off.

I found a workaround for Samsung's lacking control of the WiFi on my S5. Turn off WiFi and restart. When it comes back up, WiFi is off and does not scan.

 

[CEStanley]

In the Galaxy S5 WiFi, it is Samsung. Turn off WiFi and restart the phone. When it comes back up, WiFi will be off and not scanning.