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    Nexus 5 does not show any wifi networks

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      Bernie last edited by

      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

        @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

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

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          • AppLee
            AppLee @Bernie last edited by

            @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

              @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 (?)

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                nogoogle last edited by

                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

                  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

                    @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

                      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
                        libremax last edited by libremax

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

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