No references, but the fact that the need to reboot went down sharply once I was using a stronger connection makes me suspect the bug is in the WiFi code. Cycling airplane mode on and off sometimes cleared the problem, but not always. My phone is a Motorola One Action, connecting to Verizon, and running the latest Android firmware (the most recent security update was a few days ago. If the bug is in the device driver, it might be Motorola-specific. If the bug is in the kernel, it may be more widespread.
I am now connecting to a Comcast router. I don't know what hardware the free WiFi is using, but it is one floor down in a high-rise, likely meaning reinforced concrete floors. On Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 11:45 AM Csaba Toth <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting! Is this a suspicion, or do you have any references to the > said memory leak? > The only thing I noticed in my case is that sometimes my phone doesn't > pick up mobile data reception or LTE towers. I suspect that it has to do > with my phone provider which is Google Fi, and it uses T-Mobile as an MVNO. > I usually put the phone into airplane mode, wait a few seconds and then > take it out of airplane mode. That shuts down mobile data, wifi, bluetooth > and turns them back on. I assume it also unloads and reloads kernel modules > and thus resets subsystems. I'd try that in your case as well, because it > might be enough to release resources kept in memory by some part of the > wifi subsystem. > I must add that my phone is a OnePlus 6, which is partially supported by > Google Fi and is not able to use Sprint or US Cellular or other CDMA MVNOs > of Google Fi. I got a Pixel 3 for my wife and it's much smoother sailing > with that: sometimes I check and where I have LTE blackouts she usually has > LTE probably through those CDMA providers' towers (I know LTE is not CDMA, > but those towers are separate). > > Bonus question: is your phone updated to latest? Who is your provider? > Motorola in my mind is still less bloatware than Samsung or certain other > phones... > What router do you use in your apartment? Free wifi is sweet, in your case > I'd possibly try to set up a pair of wifi APs: one to pick up a steady > signal (with some boosted antennas) from the free AP and other to provide > the wifi for you. Maybe it's doable even with one AP if you can separate > the radios and you use OpenWRT or some capable ROMs. > > Cheers! > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 5:09 AM John F. Eldredge <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> When I first moved into my apartment, I was relying on an open WiFi >> hotspot elsewhere in the building. The signal was weak after passing >> through the concrete floor, and it was common to lose my connection for a >> few seconds. I was also having to reboot my phone, a Motorola One Action >> running Android 10, several times per day because it would stop being able >> to connect to the WiFi. >> >> Now that I am using a router in my apartment, I am only having to restart >> my phone every couple of days. Apparently there is a memory leak or >> resource leak every time the WiFi connection is lost and has to be >> reestablished. >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAJfAAYK-rFLOY8a6ez7CbVgEFEouKBHJAedRL14kGR%3D9-3i5FA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAJfAAYK-rFLOY8a6ez7CbVgEFEouKBHJAedRL14kGR%3D9-3i5FA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CA%2BKhHx%2B-0Y6YE6Vs81jEZjeYKe%2B5_ZP9FfbiBAtru9ZC4DBzFw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CA%2BKhHx%2B-0Y6YE6Vs81jEZjeYKe%2B5_ZP9FfbiBAtru9ZC4DBzFw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAJfAAYLFqa6Z8-r7f5heyrJyV_VrX2CJYGythyYTpVbT%2BsxUJw%40mail.gmail.com.
