topic Re: Improved wifi scanning??? in Z Series

Location based wifi error

browngeek — Tue, 12 May 2015 08:12:42 GMT

So I have a Lollipop updated D6633. From what I understand Sony got rid of the Location based wifi support with the new Lollipop release. However I keep on getting an error message every so often as attached, showing that location based wifi has stopped. I also attach what I think is a logcat. Anyone else expereinced this problem?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rfkdw5mmz50l02i/2015-05-12-16-00-49.txt?dl=0

Re: Location based wifi error

Captainsparrow4 — Tue, 12 May 2015 11:40:21 GMT

Yep, ever since I have done the update my wifi has been dropping out constantly. Very annoying as I had the same problem with the Z2. Telstra could not find a solution to the problem so they replaced it with the Z3.Here I go again! Come on Sony, what's going on? This is ridiculous. Back to Telstra for me, another month without a phone, and then it'll be a shiny new Samsung for me. Never had so many wifi dramas with a phone as I have with Sony.

Re: Location based wifi error

Qatrium — Tue, 12 May 2015 14:38:40 GMT

May be it's some settings files from your old Kitkat version that's causing this. I'd suggest doing a back up and perform Phone repair via PC Companion or Mac Bridge. It'ss do a clean installation of latest firmware and wipe your internal memory.

Open PC companion -> Support zone -> Phone/tablet software update -> Repair my phone/tablet (blue link style). Follow the steps given, do not connect your phone until prompted to press volume down while plugging USB cable.

Re: Location based wifi error

Uliwooly — Tue, 12 May 2015 16:20:32 GMT

@browngeek

Is your GPS on? do you have any antivirus, taskillers, battery apps, ram apps, etc?

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Software-Updates/Android-5-0-Lollipop-FAQ/m-p/960803/highlight/true#M19679

Where is Location based Wi-Fi?

I our Android 5.0 Lollipop update the developers have worked hard on improving the power management, including Wi-Fi scanning. So there was no longer any reason for keeping Location based Wi-Fi since Android 5.0 has such improvements made to the Wi-Fi scanning.

Re-installing lollipop should smooth things out

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Re: Location based wifi error

browngeek — Wed, 13 May 2015 01:13:57 GMT

Thanks all. A clean reinstall seemed to solve the problem.

Improved wifi scanning???

browngeek — Thu, 14 May 2015 01:34:59 GMT

So with Lollipop, Sony got rid of location based wifi, claiming they had improved the wifi scanning? What exactly has changed? Does that mean one has to leave wifi on the whole time?

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Software-Updates/Android-5-0-Lollipop-FAQ/m-p/960803/highlight/true#M19679

Where is Location based Wi-Fi?

The above is not really clear and I haven't really found a decent answer as to what has really changed.

Re: Improved wifi scanning???

Uliwooly — Thu, 14 May 2015 01:40:12 GMT

@Johan Could you comment on this?