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Netgear Genie App for Android - Login Remote access - No Internet connection detected.
Using a Samsung S5 - model #SM-G900T, with android version 6.0.1, security patch level is May 1, 2016 - and have had the Netgear Genie app - and have been using the Remote access feature on a daily basis with no problems - until yesterday.
Now, when trying to Login with Remote access - the error message No Internet connection detected, with the options *Close* or *Settings*. I do have an active data internet connection via T-Mobile and can access other services with no problem.
The Settings essentially takes me to my WiFi settings on the S5 - which is already set to Smart network switch between Wi-Fi and mobile networks, and also between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, to maintain a stable Internet connection.
Have even gone into the developer options settings and activated the Agressive Wi-Fi/cell handover option which states "When enabled, Wi-Fi will be more agressive in handing over the data connection to Cellular, when Wi-Fi signal is low" to see if that works and unfortunately this did not change the inability to Remote access my R7000 Nighthawk.
Any ideas or suggestions to remedy this?
Thanks - MC
I had a successful remote access this evening (not w/Beta) - with no error msg of No Internet connection detected. It appears that there has been a break through and that the app is behaving as it did prior to this error.
Hope the rest of you have the same success!
Spinninfree
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- It seems as it is in there log in servers as it has been going since app update 2.4.34 that is only there to make us think tjat is the problem but i got ahold of all previous apps and the same thing after uninstalling and reinstalling and no good also created a new user and seen it was very hard to do and when it was accepted verification link kept saying oops something went wrong then it went through on the 3rd resend of confirmation link but yer still the same "no internet connection detected"
- Same issue. I have the R6700.
I have been intouch with Level 2 Support and they are aware of the problem and are working hard to correct it. They gave me a Beta to try. It did eliminate the problem of showing No internet connection detected, but was very slow when accessing remotely away from the actual router (operating remotely on site worked perfect). I sent them a very detailed report so I hope they will get back soon with further corrections. I too think there is a problem with their information server, but I have no problem at all when I use the PC app, so I do not know if there are different servers involved or if it is a problem in the android interface.. The only issues are when the Android app is used.
Same issue. Galaxy S5 Android 6 Geniue 2.4.34
I bought this Router especially for this feature.Please NETGEAR fix this asap.
Xabier
- RPEscue81 can u give a link to beta to try its beyond a joke now u spend heaps on a 1st class piece of tech that doesnt meet the hype major downer
Hi,
There are still major problems. Today both apps one for PC and Android do not work as the remote access server is down. They were to call back today and talk to me, but I have not heard anything yet. I think they must be working on the server and waiting until it is back up again. Until that is fixed all of us are out of luck. I will keep all informed as to the progress being made and we will see you get a link when they have something that works on a consistant basis.
The Remote server is up and running again. Support contacted me that they are running tests to see if they can reproduce the issues I am seeing with the Android App Beta. Now I am seeing the same slow responce and need to refresh a page several times to populate on the PC App as well as the Android Beta. I have sent Support an analysis of current operational issues and will keep all informed as to progress that is made.
- Thanks for doing this. Do they realize this is happening to a lot of people? Have they seem this thread?
Yes, I was told that the Support team is aware this has happened to a bunch of people and are working to correct the situation asap. They are communicating with the software engineers to apply the necessary fixes on the Genie App before adding it to the official release. Hopefully they will figure out what happened soon and we will get a much improved product.
I'm sure most of us appreciate your efforts and somewhat success on this. All of mine seemed to go nowhere and end with aggrivation. So I definately look forward to your responses. I gratefully say "THANK YOU" for your efforts with this.
- If you have an Android phone make sure to go give their app a nice review for such a poor sense of urgency to fix this. I'm going to reconsider Netgear for personal use and stop recommending them at my job.
Done (reviewed in Google Play store)
- Waiting for a call back again i reminded them about the reality of false advertising and it clearly states that you can connect via remote source using app well ill keep y'all posted
ive been having same issue i bought this router when it came out not cheap at $200. bought it for this feature and now its not working from what i see its not just me having the
No Internet connection detected issue. and it seems there is no Netgear techs here trying to help us out might have to re think about buying NETGEAR products. at least send everyone a email letting us know you know about the issue this sucks
- Ok done more research and them rude pricks at netgear know of the problem and u can run the test yourselves download genie for desktop and do netgear speedtest it is as low as 5.1 Kbps and app needs 10 to log in securly so yes we have been lied to nothing we can do. We have enough people for a class action against netgear but the best thing we can do is get router reviewed and compare with other competitors and they wont like being last place in reviews best of luck people
So after opening up two tickets with them, maybe 10 emails back and forth and several posts here, I was finally given the beta apk and that one works. I cannot provide it here as they first ask you to accept an agreement with them, but I would suggest that you open a ticket as well and request the beta which will work until the official release irons out any bugs. Its a bit slow and it does not detect the usb drive in readyshare, but readycloud does, so that is not an issue. Also it does not give the right error message when you input the wrong password making you think servers are down, so verify your password on the website, if you use the beta.
- There is a workaround. Login to your router. Go to the "Advanced" tab, then to "Advanced Setup". Click on "Remote Management". Check the box that says "Turn on remote management". Underneath there's a "Remote Management Address". Copy and paste it to your browser, and you can do it that way.
BTW, the remote access workaround is very flaky. I find that I need to reboot my router every few days or it will stop working. Also, I seem to have to continually re-log in during a remote seesion as it seems to think I am from a different IP address or something even though I am accessing it from the same computer/device. Would be nice if they got the app fixed sometime soon. Thanks to all those pushing them to fix this.....
Not really a work around..the router can be managed remotely through a web address like pretty much any router in the past few years. The problem here is that the official app from netgear is not working. But the beta does work, just no release date for it.
