Why Wi-Fi Showing Limited Connectivity in Android? How to Fix?

Have you ever faced an issue where your device is connected to Wi-Fi, but you are not able to use the internet. When you try to open web pages, they simply...

Swayam Prakash

Last updated on August 29, 2021

Swayam Prakash

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Swayam is a professional tech blogger with Masters Degree in Computer Applications and also has experience with Android development. He is a staunch admirer of Stock Android OS.Apart from tech blogging, he loves gaming, traveling and playing/teaching guitar.

Have you ever faced an issue where your device is connected to Wi-Fi, but you are not able to use the internet. When you try to open web pages, they simply won’t open up. Also, you get to see an exclamation mark over the Wi-Fi icon. This is technically termed as Wi-Fi Limited Connectivity.

In this guide, I have explained why this issue may happen on your Android device and what you can do to fix it up. The solutions are quite simple and it’s effective in most cases.

What is Wi-Fi Limited Connectivity.?

Limitation in connectivity means your smartphone, any Android device is in perfect sync with the available Wi-Fi network. However, Wi-Fi is not in connection with the internet. Hence, the webpages may not load properly.

How to Fix Limited Connectivity Issue of Wi-Fi.?

Now, that we know of the issue, let’s check out the solutions as well. Here we go in no particular order.

Try to Reset the Wi-Fi SSID

For the certain Wi-Fi network that causes limitations in connectivity, you can reset them.

Go to Settings > Wi-Fi & Internet
Under Wi-Fi tap on Saved Networks
Now you will see a list of networks saved by your device
Select the one that you wish to remove.
Tap on the option Forget.
Restart your device

Next, you have to request a connection to the same network which you forgot in the steps above. Reconnect and check whether now it works or not.

Tweak the IP Settings

Try to change the dynamic IP of your Android device to static IP. For switching IP on your phone,

Go to Settings > Wi-Fi & Internet
Go to the list of saved Wi-Fi networks.
Select the Wi-Fi that you are using
On the top right you should see a pencil icon. Tap on it.
A small dialog box will open up. It has an option Advanced Options. Tap on it.
A mini drop-down menu will show up with various options.
Tap on IP Settings
If it is set to DHCP change it to static.

Keep in mind that if the IP is dynamic or you are setting it to dynamic then you do not have to do any manual settings.

How to Set Static IP

Select any of the standard IP Addresses like 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255.
First 3 numbers will be the same [gateway should end with 1]
For the rest enter any number between 1 to 255.

You may also make use of Google DNS which values 8.8.8.8 and DNS 2 which you can set to 8.8.4.4.

Reset the Smartphone Network to Fix Wi-Fi Limited Connectivity

The last of all methods you can try is to reset the network of your smartphone. It will take the setup back to the initial state when the internet setting was first introduced to the device after you put the SIM card in it.

Go to Settings > System
Under Systems > tap on Reset Options
Confirm your SIM card for which you wish to reset

So, that’s it, guys. This was a basic troubleshooting guide that will enable you to fix the issue of the limited connectivity of Wi-Fi on your Android device. We hope that you found the guide useful.

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