[Q] Wifi stuck "turning on" - Galaxy Nexus

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Hi all,
I recently sent my GN (Running 4.0.2 stock, yakju build) back to be repaired because my phones wifi stopped working. what happens is that the phone's wifi seems be stuck "turning on", but never actually does. No wifi icon or anything appears. wifi hotspot doesnt work either. I had my GN from about a week after it was released (I'm in australia so that was about the 22nd December), and around the 15th January is stopped working. This issue cannot be fixed with a reboot, a hard reset, flashing stock roms, toggling airplane mode or anything trivial like that, as I (and others) have tried.

Now i have searched a while on google while i have been without my phone and I'm finding this problem is surfacing for other people too. From what i have seen there seems to be a correlation between 4.0.2 and this issue. Also, it seems to happen some time into the phones life; they do not have this issue when first purchased. I am concerned that this may be a recurring issue which surfaces over time, due to a design flaw or some sort of software issue. If so, this problem will start affecting a lot more people. If anyone who reads this has the same problem, could you please post when it started occuring and what rom, build etc (and anything else which may be helpful) you are running so we can shed a little light on this issue. which many more users i am sure will experience. cheers in advance

just incase anyone actually reads this Galaxy Nexus was sent back, and it was found that the printed ciruit board (PCB) needed replacing. More forums have surfaced since i last checked up on this problem so numbers are slowly rising. Once again, post here if you get the issue, we need numbers

Wifi won't open and stuck in Wifi ON

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Originally Posted by MrMiklePower

just incase anyone actually reads this Galaxy Nexus was sent back, and it was found that the printed ciruit board (PCB) needed replacing. More forums have surfaced since i last checked up on this problem so numbers are slowly rising. Once again, post here if you get the issue, we need numbers

Hey, same problem here. I am really mad. One month ago my wifi just dissappeared from my phone, no icon, no scanning, .. nothing ... I got my Galaxy Nexus in Hong Kong in January 2012, unlocked, when it was just relased in a Broadway store, so I wasn't expecting this type of failure. Samsung Service in Beijing told me I have to take it to a Samsung Store for cellphones that were not bought in Mainland China, in 海淀区复兴路甲14华鹰大厦一层 63955959. I installed antivirus, wifi recognizer applications etc ... and nothing .. it is dead. I will take it next week . If anybody have found a solution, I would appreciate it .. it is really far. Thank .. I am relieved to see my phone is not the only one.....

Originally Posted by Crazybeijinger

Hey, same problem here. I am really mad. One month ago my wifi just dissappeared from my phone, no icon, no scanning, .. nothing ... I got my Galaxy Nexus in Hong Kong in January 2012, unlocked, when it was just relased in a Broadway store, so I wasn't expecting this type of failure. Samsung Service in Beijing told me I have to take it to a Samsung Store for cellphones that were not bought in Mainland China, in 海淀区复兴路甲14华鹰大厦一层 63955959. I installed antivirus, wifi recognizer applications etc ... and nothing .. it is dead. I will take it next week . If anybody have found a solution, I would appreciate it .. it is really far. Thank .. I am relieved to see my phone is not the only one.....

Hey Crazy,

Can I ask how it went? I am in a very similar position. The GN i bought in HK in March just suddenly popped and died two days ago, and I live in Beijing now, so return is not an option.

Did you go to the office in Haidian? Can they fix yours for you?

same issue

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I also I have the same problem whit my Gnex, using a custom rom icon Wireless button disappeared and was not active, i try changing for other rom and nothing, install the stock rom for my carrier and is the same problem. I think reading previous comments will be the same problem. I'll have it back in 12 days.

I hope this guys do his job well fixing it.

same issue + Bluetooth

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Hey all, this has just happened to me as well. Was working fine yesterday, turned off Wi-Fi at night as it doesn't reach my bedroom. Tried to link my phone via Bluetooth to my car this afternoon, and the Google switch kept bumping back to off. That's when I noticed my Wi-Fi was off, so tried turning it on, but it was stuck 'turning Wi-Fi on'.

I live in Saudi Arabia, bought my Galaxy Nexus i9250 (gsm) unlocked through Negrielectronics, so not sure of origin of the hardware. I'm still running stock IS, android 4.2.1.

From what I've read, it looks like the only solution is a hardware fix, which in not sure will work in Saudi.

Any more information available on this seemingly persistent issue?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by BigPapaSami

Hey all, this has just happened to me as well. Was working fine yesterday, turned off Wi-Fi at night as it doesn't reach my bedroom. Tried to link my phone via Bluetooth to my car this afternoon, and the Google switch kept bumping back to off. That's when I noticed my Wi-Fi was off, so tried turning it on, but it was stuck 'turning Wi-Fi on'.

I live in Saudi Arabia, bought my Galaxy Nexus i9250 (gsm) unlocked through Negrielectronics, so not sure of origin of the hardware. I'm still running stock IS, android 4.2.1.

From what I've read, it looks like the only solution is a hardware fix, which in not sure will work in Saudi.

Any more information available on this seemingly persistent issue?

Thanks!

Unfortunately the only solution is to send it in for repairs. The PCB is the part (I saw this on the repair invoice) that has burned out. This circuit board needs to be replaced for the WiFi to work again

Hi same issue i have butni solve i am living in turkey and i use habertürk news and i saw this application make notification wifi turning om.i reset my phone i load factory firmware but nothing happen ...always say wifi turning on...you need to change your system language another still write wifi turning on on screen in eglish and a application cause to this like my haberturk app

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

same problem

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Hi,

i had the same problem, wifi mac info was not showing anymore on the Nexus. Reboot and factory reset didn't help. Wifi wouldn't come on anymore.

Ask for a replacement, that's the only thing you can do

Can i ask what version of android you guys had? I'm wondering if this is going to be a recurring problem with hardware due to software issues or if it is purely a design flaw (PCB burning out, etc..) Cheers!