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Copejack
Sep 21, 2021Guide
Nighthawk App
Can anyone tell me if there is any part of the Nighthawk app that works without issues? It seems like anytime I switch between various features within the app is very unstable. Just get the app to con...
AmyAlexander
Sep 25, 2021Tutor
I'm actually impressed you can open the app. I installed it and it just crashes. Over and over and over. Uninstalled and reinstalled. Same thing. Dozens of reviews of the app on GooglePlay calling it complete junk. I'm seriously considering returning the router.
- michaelkenwardSep 26, 2021Guru - Experienced User
AmyAlexander wrote:
I'm actually impressed you can open the app. I installed it and it just crashes.
The latest version of the Android app seems to work on some devices but falls over on others. My Samsung crashes but a Huawei soldiers on.
Is the Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0 listed in your footer involved in this in anyway? Or did you just click the first thing that popped up when you wrote your message?
- AmyAlexanderSep 26, 2021Tutor
Yes, but I'm not sure why you find that relevent when the discussion is about the app that is garbage.
- CopejackSep 26, 2021GuideYes, I agree with Amy, this is all about the application for whatever phone it is compatible with does not seem to function very well.
The app does not function well as you switch between various screens. Just one example, but there are many more. When switching between router view to extender view only works half the time. Even within these views, the Speed Test works some times, other times it just times out and says, “It couldn’t connect”. There are many other features like this that just don’t work most of the time.
It is a bit frustrating when you have to close and open the app several times before it finally connects to the router.