If your question is about trouble connecting your device via Wifi, Bluetooth, or USB, or to the mobile network, this is the correct tag.
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6answers
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What does “avoided poor Internet connection” mean?
The connection to my work wifi just failed and below the network my phone is saying "Avoided poor Internet connection". What does this mean exactly? Has the phone detected that it can't get out to the ...
17
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3answers
2k views
WiFi high packet loss at home network
I have a mind boggling problem which I have been trying to solve for the last few weeks. I am new to Android and recently bought Huawei Ideos X5 (Android 2.2.1). I haven't found anyone else having ...
9
votes
1answer
566 views
Dropped wireless on Android?
I currently have a Droid Incredible (Froyo with ROM: Skyraider 3.5 w/ Sense)
For a while now, my wireless connection on my Droid Inc just drops and switches over to 3G even though wireless, on ...
8
votes
6answers
63k views
Unable to connect Galaxy S3 to PC via USB
I've had my Galaxy S3 for a few months now, and have always been able to connect to my PC via USB. A few days ago, it suddenly stopped working. I've found many other Android.SE threads, but none have ...
8
votes
1answer
12k views
My Mac doesn't recognize my Galaxy S2 through USB
My Snow Leopard Mac doesn't recognize my Samsung Galaxy S2 for file transfer over USB, and it's starting to drive me nuts.
I've tried the following:
Connect Storage to PC
Settings > Wireless and ...
8
votes
5answers
694 views
Why does Wi-Fi fail to connect to certain public networks?
It won't connect to certain free official public networks in shopping malls, caffees or hospitals for example where it supposed to even with signal strength bars being 3-4. That's right gentlemen, ...
7
votes
1answer
493 views
Are SMS messages queued or discarded when there's no signal?
I'm thinking of getting an Android phone (a Samsung Galaxy S2) but I need to know whether it queues SMS messages (when there's no carrier) and then sends them when it's in signal again, or whether you ...
7
votes
2answers
752 views
Android phone not recognized in Ubuntu
I have an Android Phone (a Motorola Milestone) and trying to connect it to my Ubuntu Maverick (10.10). The problem is that i can't even charge it using USB, so there's no message on the phone nor on ...
7
votes
4answers
648 views
How can I fix the Wi-Fi button or prevent Wi-Fi errors when turning it off and back on?
Sometimes after I shut off Wi-Fi using the button inside the notification bar drop-down, I can't turn it back on with that button. Hitting the button does nothing, it's not even highlighted. When I ...
6
votes
4answers
3k views
Always seeing “No connection: Retry” in Android Market
I have an HTC Touch with Froyo installed that I use for app development. I haven't used it for a couple of months, and when I fired it up today I'm seeing the same error every time I launch the Market ...
6
votes
2answers
457 views
Google account sign in problems
Yesterday my HTC Tattoo (with software based on Donut) started giving me "No connection Retry" errors for Gmail, YouTube, Google Reader, Market and anything else that requires sign in with Google ...
6
votes
5answers
1k views
How do you get Market to work when Android is Unable to Access Android Market?
Right now I am using HTC Hero, having firmware Android 2.1 and I have attached VODAFONE, India SIM-CARD in this phone, and also having Wi-fi connectivity.
Whenever I try to "sign-in" to ...
6
votes
2answers
54k views
Why does Google play show a “no connection: retry” error?
Recently I bought a Spice MI 280 with Android 2.3.4, I downloaded apps from the Android Market like App2sd, Task killer, Soundhound etc.
A few days ago Android Market was upgraded to Google Play and ...
5
votes
2answers
555 views
How can I set up a 6to4 tunnel (NAT traversal)?
I'd like to get IPv6 including NAT traversal on my Android phone. Root is available.
It is so easy to get a 6to4 tunnel on Linux.. Just install aiccu and then aiccu start. On Windows there is ...
4
votes
3answers
6k views
Losing connectivity with my carrier, how can I reconnect?
I'm not sure why this happens, but I've lost connectivity (phone service, 3G) with my service provider a number of times now. Not just for a short while, I may be off the air for hours. This is ...
4
votes
1answer
164 views
Application connection errors after phone reset
My phone was reset, now Wordfeud gives constant connections errors. Do I have to reset something for Wordfeud to work?
4
votes
2answers
7k views
No internet connection after sleep although Wi-Fi connected and working well, Android Samsung Galaxy S I9000
Problem: No internet connection after 1+ minutes of sleep. Wi-Fi is still connected, i have IP assigned through DHCP, i can browse shared folders on PC in network. It looks similar as if i didn't ...
4
votes
1answer
2k views
Motorola Milestone Android - Bluetooth Issue - Paired but not connected
im using a Motorola Milestone. I have tried to connect to various bluetooth devices (laptops/other android phone) with this phone but none of them work. I can pair them But after pairing it says ...
4
votes
1answer
207 views
Connectivity problem on LG Viper LS840 just updated to Ice Cream Sandwich
MY LG LS840 (Viper) is not opening Play Store after it updated to Ice Cream Sandwich yesterday. My emails are not sending either: they stay in my outbox. How do I fix this? I pulled the battery ...
4
votes
2answers
3k views
Internet not accessible even though connected to local network using wifi
I have a wifi connection setup at my home. Other devices like my ubuntu laptop and macbook, when connected to wifi are able to access internet. Even my dad's blackberry is able to load websites when ...
4
votes
1answer
418 views
android browser with 3rd party image blocking capability?
For Firefox 4 for Windows there is for slow connections a really useful image block addon
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/quickimage/
Unfortunately Firefox mobile is pretty slow and the ...
4
votes
2answers
4k views
Why doesn't my SIM card does allow a connection to this network?
In Android 2.2 from a HTC Desire Z I am frequently finding my phone disconnected from my mobile provider.
When I select my provider from the Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> ...
4
votes
2answers
959 views
How to pair ICS phone with other device that has no Bluetooth PIN
I have a Galaxy S3 i9300 running ICS Cyanogenmod and I am trying to pair it with a Bluetooth device that has no PIN - a Wii Balance board.
The balance board does not have a PIN, however whenever I ...
4
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0answers
1k views
Problem with connection to home Wi-Fi - how to debug?
My Android device (GT-S5570 running 2.2.1) is having connection problems with my home Wi-Fi network (ZyXEL adsl P-660HW-D1). The device connects ok, gets an IP address, and sees all other computers on ...
3
votes
1answer
222 views
Wi-fi problem after tablet stand by
I have a couple of tablets for a school software.Tablets are mid 2.3 gingerbread. They work ok. When they start, it checks for wi-fi and automatically connects. My problem is, after 30 minutes of ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Can't connect Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 to PC after root
I have a Samsung S5830 phone. After I rooted it using upd-1.zip I got a superuser icon in the app list. However my PC won't recognize it. I have Kies installed and all Samsung drivers but it seems the ...
3
votes
2answers
776 views
My Nexus One cannot connect to Wi-Fi being broadcast by a Windows 7 laptop
My Android (Google HTC Nexus One) is not detecting Wi-Fi being broadcast by my Windows 7 laptop. However, my iPhone can detect the laptop's network. Why is that?
Is there any solution for connecting ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Unable to connect my Nexus 7 to a PC
I searched a lot over the Internet and tried all the advice I found.
I have installed drivers from the ASUS site and changed C:\Windows\inf\wpdmtp.inf so it now contains
; Nexus 7
...
3
votes
5answers
20k views
Android tablet not connecting to Wi-Fi while previously did
I have three devices:
Tablet running Android 2.2; (WPAD)
Tablet running Android ICS; (Samsung Tab 2)
A laptop. (Dell Studio 1558)
Wirelss Router: WRT120N (Linksys)
Wireless Router access is ...
3
votes
1answer
989 views
How to enable adbd to listen to a port at boot time in Android?
I have a rooted HTC Hero, and what I want to do is to enable the adbd
to listen to a port at boot time.
I tried some code found here:
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
stop adbd
start adbd
in an ...
3
votes
1answer
801 views
Xperia Arc shows 3G signal but not connecting to Internet
I have an Xperia Arc L15i about 5 months old, suddenly I have started experiencing problems with my 3G/2G service.
I have the Access Points properly set up (confirmed the same also with my service ...
3
votes
2answers
416 views
Android phone has Wi-Fi troubles after subnet change
I just moved our network access point to a different subnet (which has a different default gateway). After the change, all the laptop computers adjusted without much issue (some XP computers needed ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
I'm not able to access a certain intranet site
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab (3.2 Android OS) on a wireless network to access an intranet site. I can access the site perfectly from a laptop connected (wireless) to the intranet site, but not with ...
3
votes
0answers
205 views
ICS - no internet, but access to network drive possible
I've set up wifi on an ICS phone.
I can connect to a network drive in the system, so the connection seems to be OK. However when I try the browser I get the message 'problem loading page'.
I used ...
3
votes
0answers
243 views
WiFi connection loss on Galaxy S2 I9100G
After upgrade from stock 2.6.3 to Stock ICS4.0.3 (XXLPQ) WiFi disconnects after a few seconds. Disabling and enabling WiFi helps for a few seconds only.
Has anyone experienced this? How do I fix it?
3
votes
1answer
845 views
Why Advent Vega keeps losing Wi-Fi?
I recently bought a Advent Vega Android tablet and everything is working completely fine, however there is one slight problem with Wi-Fi.
Even though I have full Wi-Fi signal (it is as high as it can ...
3
votes
0answers
222 views
Galaxy S2 restarts
My Galaxy S2 restarts occassionally. In addition, it sometimes loses connection with my service provider (even when the signal strength is good). I just have to switch it off and back on again.
I ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
Why does Spotify say that there is no Internet connection available when there is one (Samsung Galaxy S)?
When I start the Spotify Android app from my Samsung Galaxy 1 it seems that the internet connection is not working:
What can I do to resolve this?
2
votes
1answer
440 views
Where has the option to mount as hard drive gone …?
I have an HTC Desire HD (on Vodafone UK). I noticed this week that when I now connect it to either pc or mac the option to mount as a hard drive is no longer present. Why? What do I need to do to get ...
2
votes
3answers
4k views
Samsung Galaxy III s WiFi authentication error & ATT Uverse router
My SG III s wont connect to ATT Uverse router. Ive gone through ATT help and they say its the phone. Ive gone through Sprint (phone & service provider) they say nothing is wrong with the phone. ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Android tethering via bluetooth keeps disconnecting
I'm currently using a Google Nexus tablet tethered via Bluetooth to a Samsung S3 for internet.
Two things are annoying me.
First, if I take the phone away from the tablet (go out for lunch), the ...
2
votes
3answers
5k views
My Samsung Galaxy Ace disconnects from Wi-Fi when sleeping even after setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy
I asked this question and found that normally setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never would prevent my device from disconnecting from Wi-Fi when the screen is off, but it's not working. Even after ...
2
votes
1answer
660 views
How to ping [some resource] on [some network] on an Android phone or emulator?
I have serious doubts that my emulator really can access a certain server. I want to confirm that by trying to ping the server. Is it possible, and how would I do it?
2
votes
2answers
329 views
Can't connect an already booted device to adb
Every time I want to connect my phone to adb via USB I need to turn it off, plug the cable and turn it back on.
Is this the right way to go or am I missing something?
Documentation doesn't seem to ...
2
votes
1answer
3k views
Samsung Galaxy S3 Wi-Fi problems
My Samsung Galaxy S3 has major Wi-Fi problems. It will connect to Wi-Fi for a few seconds, then it quits and won't connect to anything. It happens at home, work, or anywhere else with Wi-Fi. It's ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Couldn't connect to server Google+
I get an error "No connection: Couldn't connect to the server" when trying to assign my google account to the Google+ app on my 2.3.5 Android phone. Tried several times along the day today, any ideas ...
2
votes
2answers
365 views
Connect Android phone to wifly board
My team and i are trying to connect an android phone to a wifly board. We are having trouble getting this to connect. Can anyone verify certain phones that do not support this or do support this ...
2
votes
1answer
757 views
My samsung galaxy player 5 does not connect to the internet, but apparently connects to my router
I have a cisco linksys E1500 router, secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK. My samsung galaxy player 5, fresh out of the box, conencts to it but cannot access the internet. Based on this thread, I made myself a ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
WPA/WPA2 with my Nexus 7
I have this weird problem with my Nexus 7:
When the WiFi network on the home router (AirTies) is set to WPA/WPA2 it is always stuck in the "login" phase and never actually connects to the network. ...
2
votes
1answer
353 views
Unable to connect to 3G after updating my software
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, and I updated the software to Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3), but I'm having problem connecting my mobile to 3G provided by my Network. When I go to settings and ...
