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Nexus 5 does not show any wifi networks

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      Lakotaubp
      last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 05:04

      Update to dev channel try that if it fixes it move back to stable and you should be ok.

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        Bernie
        last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 08:07

        Thank you both for your assistance. Today I realized my phone receives wifi signal if I am very close to my router. So network signals are only identified if they are very strong.
        App "wifi scanner" shows significant drop of signal strength even if I move 10m away with no wall inbetween.
        Is it possible to be a SW issue? In this case I would like to follow your instruction and reinstall the UT (dev first than stable)

        best regards
        Bernie

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          rocket2nfinity @Bernie
          last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 09:01

          @Bernie Have you checked the connectors going to the antennas inside the case? It is possible one came loose or got crimped if someone changed the battery.

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            Lakotaubp @Bernie
            last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 09:34

            @Bernie Dev update using System Settings, Updates, Update Settings, Channels.

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              AppLee @Bernie
              last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 11:07

              @Bernie said in Nexus 5 does not show any wifi networks:

              Is it possible to be a SW issue?

              It's always possible, but given your observations I highly doubt it.
              Mostly a hardware issue and possible failure of the wifi chip or antenna as @rocket2nfinity suggested.

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                stanwood @Bernie
                last edited by stanwood 6 Dec 2020, 13:00 12 Jun 2020, 12:59

                @Bernie Just to share my experience: When I first installed UT on my N5, I had a trouble with my display which was shift on the screen. Was unable to fix it. Finally I solved it as following:

                On a Windows 10 PC, install and run « Nexus Toolkit »
                Flash latest Android version back. (It also updates all firmwares)

                Activate Developer mode + enable Android Debug Bridge

                Reboot in bootloader

                Run UT installer and install UT again

                Than everything runs smooth & fine.

                If you don’t have a Windows PC you can flash your N5 manually using an official Google factory Image.

                Maybe this can help you (?)

                Redmi Note 9S Stable
                If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                  nogoogle
                  last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 20:10

                  I had the same issue a while ago. Wifi stopped working (i.e. would not detect any network) no reboot or even a clean reinstall would fix it. I ended up buying another N5 to use as daily driver. The other day I got back to the broken N5 because I needed a "phone only" phone for travel and voilà wifi was was working again up until last week, when it stopped again (no network detected at all). I think this is a hardware issue (lose contact are ailing wifi chip). I did not open it to check because i was afraid to break something and the phone would become completely unusable.

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                    Bernie
                    last edited by 13 Jun 2020, 23:32

                    Dear all, thank you for your support.
                    Meanwhile I have checked Wifi antenna, but could not find a visible failure. In addition I have flashed latest Android version and realized also here wifi receiption to be poor. So I think it is definetly a hardware issue.

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                      ToxyPoxy @stanwood
                      last edited by 14 Jun 2020, 15:40

                      @stanwood Same for me, happened a few times in the beginning, but that was before the OTA 12.

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                        Code_Gaug
                        last edited by 26 Jun 2020, 00:13

                        My N5 had the same problem before.
                        I switched wifi on/off for several times and again and again but it didn't get well.
                        Then I reboot N5 but wifi settings did't display any wi-fi stations, just empty.
                        After all I reinstalled Ubuntu Touch from firmware. Wifi had worked fine again.
                        So It was not hardware malfunction.
                        At first I also doubted wi-fi malfunction, but wifi anneta indicator shown it was receiving radiowave.
                        And I'msure this was happened after I tried wifi tethering.
                        Wifi tethering worked but unstable so sometimes I could see N5 via bluetooth from my PC but sometimes not.
                        After I was doing wifi tethering on/off again and again I had noticed N5 didn't display any wifi station at all.
                        I've never wifi tethering on after reinstalling ubuntu touch.
                        This is what I experienced. Thank You.

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                          libremax
                          last edited by libremax 26 Jun 2020, 07:27

                          You can try to install the last android version avalaible from Google (to get last firmwares) and then intall back UT.

                          Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
                          https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1262/donate-anonymously-1-by-year-to-ubports-all-ubuntu-touch-users-can-do-it-demonstration/

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