Home Wifi not added to saved network on Android

phuqm wrote:

I had the same problem with a pixel 3a.  Tried lots of things (including factory reset of the device, was not willing to factory reset the phone either (cc @Katecreatesit ) but i did get it to work without doing that.

The following worked for me:

using a non-pixel phone, login to app as admin and create a NEW network with
1) 5GHZ  (ONLY)
2) WPA2 (ONLY)
3) A password that does not use commas (“,”) .

I was then able to add THAT network to all devices and it was able to remember them normally.
(i then deleted original network)

I did not bother to go back and try to isolate which of the above 3 things really were required for this to work, but it did.

Just want to say this did the trick for me as well with my personal cell phone and I thank you.

I have a work cell phone which is a Samsung Galaxy, no problems reading my WIFI/auto connecting, the same with my personal laptop and work laptop.  My personal cell phone though which is great and gets the job done for me - T-Mobile REVVL 6 5G - rarely ever auto-connected to my T-Mobile 5G Home Internet original WIFI gateway and it would not save.  Had to enter the password every time.

It finally bugged me enough to try fixing it last night - downloaded the T-Mobile Internet app on my work phone, set up a new gateway/WIFI network through there, my REVVL connected to it and it saves and is remembered.  Sometimes my connection drops in general in a certain spot in my house, was able to confirm it works by stepping into the bad connection area and back into good signal strength and it automatically detected.  After setting all this up last night I also briefly drove out of my neighborhood and once I got back home minutes later, it auto-detected on the REVVL.

Now though, one of my SMART TVs won’t pick up the new gateway LOL (all other devices picked up the new gateway/name).  Ah technology.  So, I still have both gateways/networks to back each other up and nothing seems to be in conflict.

Same problem here. It is only with my phone not storing my password. It is a Revvl 6 Pro 5G. When I lose Wi-Fi, my bandwidth speed drops from an average of 70 mbps to 5 mbps, and sometimes lower, until I reenter the password. This is happening sometimes several times a day. I've never had this problem happen with a phone before.

I have called the T-Mobile store and also customer support with no results.

I’m having the same issue as yalls and I don’t even have the same phone. I have the Revvl 6 Pro 5g. Also all other devices connect to my tmo wifi just fine, including my 12 Pro Max.

AndroidBear wrote:

phuqm wrote:

I had the same problem with a pixel 3a.  Tried lots of things (including factory reset of the device, was not willing to factory reset the phone either (cc @Katecreatesit ) but i did get it to work without doing that.

The following worked for me:

using a non-pixel phone, login to app as admin and create a NEW network with
1) 5GHZ  (ONLY)
2) WPA2 (ONLY)
3) A password that does not use commas (“,”) .

This is working for me now.  I actually used the Pixel phone to set up the new network, and I never had commas in my passwords.  My next step will be to make a 2.4 network with WPA2 only.  I suspect it’s a conflict between Pixel and T-Mobile implementation of WPA3 that is causing the problem.

i created an account just to say thanks to @phuqm and @AndroidBear for this solution! i have a pixel 3 that wouldn’t auto-connect to TMHI and this solved my problem. I also used my pixel to set up the new network with the settings phuqm suggested and boom: my phone is now auto-connecting. thanks a million! 

phuqm wrote:

I had the same problem with a pixel 3a.  Tried lots of things (including factory reset of the device, was not willing to factory reset the phone either (cc @Katecreatesit ) but i did get it to work without doing that.

The following worked for me:

using a non-pixel phone, login to app as admin and create a NEW network with
1) 5GHZ  (ONLY)
2) WPA2 (ONLY)
3) A password that does not use commas (“,”) .

This is working for me now.  I actually used the Pixel phone to set up the new network, and I never had commas in my passwords.  My next step will be to make a 2.4 network with WPA2 only.  I suspect it’s a conflict between Pixel and T-Mobile implementation of WPA3 that is causing the problem.

Thanks also to Justin Thyme for that procedure.  I’m glad it worked for some people (not for me).

phuqm wrote:

I had the same problem with a pixel 3a.  Tried lots of things (including factory reset of the device, was not willing to factory reset the phone either (cc @Katecreatesit ) but i did get it to work without doing that.

The following worked for me:

using a non-pixel phone, login to app as admin and create a NEW network with
1) 5GHZ  (ONLY)
2) WPA2 (ONLY)
3) A password that does not use commas (“,”) .

I was then able to add THAT network to all devices and it was able to remember them normally.
(i then deleted original network)

I did not bother to go back and try to isolate which of the above 3 things really were required for this to work, but it did.

pixel 4a here, (no 5g) worked for me.

Justin Thyme wrote:

I also have a Pixel 4a and I was able to solve the issue by doing the following:

Per Google support:

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Network & internet. Internet.
3. At the bottom of the list, tap Add network. You may need to enter the network name (SSID) and security details.
4. Tap Save.

I followed the steps above and manually clicked “Add network” and then filled in the SSID, Security, WiFi password and clicked save.   My WiFi connection is now listed as saved and reconnects automatically.

Prior to this, I was doing the same thing as the rest of you by just clicking my WiFi access point name and having to reenter the password every single time.

Have a great day everyone!

 

I had the same issue with a Pixel 3a and a Pixel 4a. Both worked fine after following your tip.  I will add that I manually entered the SSID and set Security to WPA3-Personal and Metered to “Treat as unmetered”. as well.

Thanks Justin!

I also have a Pixel 4a and I was able to solve the issue by doing the following:

Per Google support:

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Network & internet. Internet.
3. At the bottom of the list, tap Add network. You may need to enter the network name (SSID) and security details.
4. Tap Save.

I followed the steps above and manually clicked “Add network” and then filled in the SSID, Security, WiFi password and clicked save.   My WiFi connection is now listed as saved and reconnects automatically.

Prior to this, I was doing the same thing as the rest of you by just clicking my WiFi access point name and having to reenter the password every single time.

Have a great day everyone!

Thanks, phugm, I did exactly as you suggested and my problem is solved. It also mitigated the serious battery drain issue I was experiencing. And great user name!

I had the same problem with a pixel 3a.  Tried lots of things (including factory reset of the device, was not willing to factory reset the phone either (cc @Katecreatesit ) but i did get it to work without doing that.

The following worked for me:

using a non-pixel phone, login to app as admin and create a NEW network with
1) 5GHZ  (ONLY)
2) WPA2 (ONLY)
3) A password that does not use commas (“,”) .

I was then able to add THAT network to all devices and it was able to remember them normally.
(i then deleted original network)

I did not bother to go back and try to isolate which of the above 3 things really were required for this to work, but it did.