Known Issues/FAQ:
Task Killers
Important: Wifi Fixer's wifi health monitor service can be rendered inoperable by task managers and auto task killers.
It is strongly recommended that you do not use Wifi Fixer with this
kind of software, but if you must, add WFMonitorService to the allowed list.
Too Many Networks
Important: Having too many Known Network entries
can slow down your phone and burn more battery.
This is an Android issue. If you have more than 10, try to
remove unused or infrequently used networks.
Unable To Scan for Networks or Wifi Not Turning On
On the original Samsung Galaxy and several other devices, Wifi may become
unable to turn on, with or without the message " Unable To Scan For Networks "
displaying.
The issue is in the vendor implementation of the Android Framework interacting with the Wifi driver
It can be worked around either by rebooting the device or going into Settings:Privacy and doing a factory
reset.
Note: You will lose all your settings if you perform a factory reset.
I wish that I could fix this problem, but it requires a vendor fix.
Rebooting or factory resetting is a temporary fix. In order to
solve the problem permanently, you must update your device's software
or root and install a custom rom.
Wifi Sleep Policy
On some devices, Wifi Sleep Policy appears to be ignored when the
screen is off.
This is caused by wifi power save mode, which is not compatible with
some wifi access points.
There is a workaround, "Nexus One Sleep Fix", in Advanced Options
which may help.
Note: The workaround will temporarily disrupt the wifi connection when
your screen goes off.
Set Wifi Usability to Max Wifi before enabling the workaround, and set
Wifi Sleep Policy to Never
Cyanogen Mod 6 and above have a driver fix for this issue:
Cyanogen Mod Homepage
Known Networks
The Known Networks panel may not show any networks
when wifi is disabled.
The network list cannot be loaded when wifi is off.
Other Wifi Apps
Wifi Fixer may conflict with other apps which use the Android wifi manager. Try disabling the service
when using conflicting apps if you have an issue.
There is no way to prevent other apps from accessing WifiManager.
Hidden SSIDs
Android is not able to work properly with wifi
networks using hidden SSIDs.
If your network is set to non-broadcast SSID, you will have to change
it to broadcast.
Why does the widget update so slowly?
The widget updates less frequently than the status notification to
save system resources.
Why can't I change time between scans/checks?
These values can have a profound effect on
battery life. The timing has been balanced for maximum responsiveness
with minimal battery use.
Why won't my Android 3.2+ device connect to a non-known open network using Wifi Fixer?
Google
made changes to WifiConfiguration in Android 3.2 which causes networks
created with a new WifiConfiguration object not to work properly due to
missing fields. I worked around the issue partially with Java
reflection, but open networks fail on some builds of
Android. This will be fixed in an upcoming release of Wifi Fixer.
The bug report is here: Bug Report #21469
Why can't I add my network using Local Networks?
At
this time Open/WPA/WPA2 is supported in
Local Networks. You can use the Android settings app to connect.
The network will appear in Wifi Fixer under Known Networks.
There will be support for extended authentication networks in an upcoming release of Wifi Fixer.