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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 disabled implicit beamforming and reboots stopped atleat for a day. Will have to test further.
This is the longest I have gone without a reboot.
FYI I am using Samsung galaxy note 8 and Samsung galaxy s7
This is the longest I have gone without a reboot.
FYI I am using Samsung galaxy note 8 and Samsung galaxy s7
I wouldn't hold your breath. I didn't do anything, reboots stopped for like 3 days, then they've been just as frequent as ever the past two days. I hadn't touched the Orbi configuration at all or added/removed any devices. I don't know, or care, where the issue is, but Netgear needs to fix it. I got a few smart home devices for Xmas that I feel so stupid for wanting because my home internet is a piece of crap now.
guzzijason I think the mesh issue with Android 8 has been resolved with 8.1 but I'm not certain. But I DO know that my Pixel running on 8.1 is doing JUST fine on my Eero network and it uses the same SSID for 2.4G and 5G. Zero issues for nearly two weeks now. Nothing but rock solid performance.
turnerm05 wrote:guzzijason I think the mesh issue with Android 8 has been resolved with 8.1 but I'm not certain. But I DO know that my Pixel running on 8.1 is doing JUST fine on my Eero network and it uses the same SSID for 2.4G and 5G. Zero issues for nearly two weeks now. Nothing but rock solid performance.
Nope - it wasn't until 8.1 that my Orbis started going nuts. :/
rhester72 wrote:
turnerm05 wrote:guzzijason I think the mesh issue with Android 8 has been resolved with 8.1 but I'm not certain. But I DO know that my Pixel running on 8.1 is doing JUST fine on my Eero network and it uses the same SSID for 2.4G and 5G. Zero issues for nearly two weeks now. Nothing but rock solid performance.
Nope - it wasn't until 8.1 that my Orbis started going nuts. :/
I was speaking in terms of broader issues with other routers. Android 8.1 is working fine with all the other major mesh network systems (eero, google, etc). My point is that those articles discussing mesh networking issues with Android 8 have little (or nothing) to do with the issue with Orbi because no one is having issues with other routers at this time.