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0 pointsdigi_owl8y ago0 comments

Used to be that Android distinguished between connected wifi and a internet connection by trying to reach a Google server or something.

At least my 4.x tablet used to have a 3-state wifi icon, off (not present), connected (gray), internet (blue).

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i_cant_speel8y ago

I would love to have something like this. When I call an Uber/Lyft as I am walking out of my apartment, it always takes forever for the WiFi to disconnect, long after it has lost internet connection. So I constantly get the "Unable to Connect to Network" error, and I have to turn off WiFi and restart the app to actually call a ride.

If anyone knows of a solution to this problem on a Galaxy S8 I would love to hear it.

dingo_bat8y ago

What you're experiencing is different. The WiFi still has internet access, your signals aren't reaching the AP. The phone has no way of remedying this without switching to LTE very aggressively. I'd assume that would cause unnecessary battery drain and unneeded switches for many people.

That said, I haven't needed to restart the uber app to fix this. I just disable WiFi from the notification toggle and the app connects in about a second after that.

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