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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...
If you haven't seen it yet, it looks like the TP-Link crew has figured it out and published an explanation:
https://9to5google.com/2018/01/15/google-chromecast-home-wifi-outage/amp/
The longer explanation is embedded in the TP-Link engineer's post in the article. Seems like it has to do with Google's Cast-enabled devices and their behavior when they wake up from sleeping. This would explain why it could never be narrowed down to just Android 8, Pixel devices, etc., and even some with those devices reported no issues. Seems if you have a cast enabled phone, or even a Google Home or Android TV device, you could be affected.
At least it appears Google has acknowledged the issue, and TP-Link and Linksys have already patched the issue. Here's hoping Netgear follows suit in short order.
https://9to5google.com/2018/01/15/google-chromecast-home-wifi-outage/amp/
The longer explanation is embedded in the TP-Link engineer's post in the article. Seems like it has to do with Google's Cast-enabled devices and their behavior when they wake up from sleeping. This would explain why it could never be narrowed down to just Android 8, Pixel devices, etc., and even some with those devices reported no issues. Seems if you have a cast enabled phone, or even a Google Home or Android TV device, you could be affected.
At least it appears Google has acknowledged the issue, and TP-Link and Linksys have already patched the issue. Here's hoping Netgear follows suit in short order.