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Poison192
Aug 24, 2026Aspirant
Certain android apps stopped working or are slower than before...
Hi there, Since a few days, I'm having trouble using a few apps on : 3 android phones (on wifi) -> Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S21 2 tablets (on wifi) -> Sa...
- Aug 27, 2026
The problem is solved. I shut down IPv6 and all difficulties went away. Afterwards, I remembered I enabled IPv6, thinking it would additional benefits. Apparently it did not have any benefits.
Poison192
Aug 27, 2026Aspirant
The problem is solved. I shut down IPv6 and all difficulties went away. Afterwards, I remembered I enabled IPv6, thinking it would additional benefits. Apparently it did not have any benefits.
FURRYe38
Aug 27, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Sometimes IPv6 does have benefits. IPv6 needs to be native support at ISP first. If not, then ya, having IPv6 enabled on the system won't give much.
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡