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Android 8 Crashes Orbi
I've been tracking down an issue where my Orbi just suddenly drops wifi and reboots. I've isolated it to be associated with an Android device running 8.0 or higher. And I've proven it turning off w...
I have two Google Pixel XL's and one new Google Pixel 2 XL all running Android Oreo 8.1. For the past month or so since updating to 8.x my Orbi RBK50 system would disconnect and I noticed that it was actually rebooting. After finding this thread I can definately confirm I am seeing the same issue as others running Android 8 devices on Orbi. I have disconnected all three Pixel phones from my network and since then it has been rock solid as it had been the previous 7 months proior to Android Oreo. This needs to be corrected ASAP.
Here are the steps I have tried:
Orbi firmware updated to 2.1.1.16
Reset Orbi back to factory default
Satellite set to use wired backhaul
Disconnected satellite
Not a Single Android 8 device in my house and i have the same exact issues.
I think this is a general issue with the ORbi, caused by a variety of devices, but occurs more often with Android 8.
Granted my Orbis have issues with crashes and slow downs 5+ times a day