Table of contents:
- 1. Restart the device
- 2. Check that the WiFi connection is activated
- 3. Restart the router
- 4. Check for updates in the background
- 5. Change your WiFi channel
- 6. Do a factory reset
If you have a Xiaomi Redmi and you are having connection problems, the best thing you can do is take into account a series of tips before losing patience. Think that the automatic disconnection of a WiFi network can be due to different causes, and is not always related to the terminal. The first thing to look at is if you are very far from the router. On many occasions the distance, especially if you are in a large house or on a ground floor, prevents you from having a good signal due to the large number of obstacles that separate the router from your device.
Once you have verified that distance is not the problem, take note of the following tips.
1. Restart the device
One of the first steps you should take is to restart your device. Although it seems absurd, in most cases simply turning off the mobile and turning it back on the connection is stable again. If the problems continue once you restart your Xiaomi Redmi, switch from the WiFi connection to the mobile data connection. For it:
- Open the settings section and enter Connections
- Deactivate the WiFi connection and activate the mobile data connection. Check for any changes.
- If everything remains the same, disable mobile data, activate the WiFi connection and see if it already works.
Many times simply doing this the WiFi connection stops failing.
2. Check that the WiFi connection is activated
If the WiFi of your Xiaomi Redmi is very unstable, or even prevents you from browsing, it is best to look in the settings section if the connection is activated. To do this, open the settings of your Xiaomi Redmi, enter Connections and go to the WiFi section. If you see that it is disabled, activate it and look for the indicator of the WiFi connection at the top of the device panel.
If you see that the icon does not appear or that the bars are half full , it is clear that you are not within the coverage area of a WiFi network. Go to the router and check if these bars go up and your WiFi connection starts to be more stable.
3. Restart the router
Another of the steps that you should take into account when the WiFi connection of your Xiaomi Redmi begins to fail or be unstable, is to restart the router. If you are at home and you are observing these problems, the best thing is that once the device has been restarted and verified that you are connected to the WiFi network, turn the router off and on. In many cases, the router overheats or becomes saturated, so it may not perform as it should.
4. Check for updates in the background
If you haven't connected to a WiFi network for a long time, your device may take the opportunity to update applications in the background. What does this mean? Basically, the process slows down the connection and can make it more unstable, something that you may notice for a long time if you have too many apps installed and need to update to new versions. To check that your Xiaomi Redmi is updating apps in the background, you just have to check if there are applications on the screen that are being installed, or directly enter the Google Play application store and see it from there.
Keep in mind that it is normally selected by default that all applications are updated as soon as we connect to a WiFi network, a process that can take a long time, and, therefore, make our computer unstable when browsing or sending messages via WhatsApp.
5. Change your WiFi channel
Routers that have been around for some time usually only broadcast in the 2.4 GHz band, the band with which most older phones are compatible. The problem is that it is usually saturated, which is very noticeable in blocks of flats where there are many people, due to the large number of routers that are broadcasting on the same band.
If you want to check which channel your WiFi broadcasts on, download the free WiFi Analyzer tool on your Xiaomi Redmi. Once you open it, give it the necessary permissions and let it scan the network. When it does, you will see that a graph is displayed with the WiFi networks in your area, including yours. The next step is to swipe to the left three times to get to a tab in which the app will show you the best channels according to the network. Select yours and be guided by the star system.
The next thing you will have to do is enter your router, either from the mobile browser or on the computer. Enter the address 192.168.1.1 in the URL field. Locate the Channel option and change it to the one with the most stars in the app. Next, restart your router, you will see how from this moment you will notice more stability and speed.
6. Do a factory reset
If none of the above has worked for you, the only thing you have to try is to reset your mobile to factory settings. That is, delete all the content and leave it as if you just bought it. Many times an application, a hidden file or even a malware that you do not know or that is inside the mobile can make your Redmi not go as stable as it should when connecting to the WiFi.
To do a factory reset go to the Settings, Backup and Restore section and restore the device data. Keep in mind that during the process, absolutely everything you have saved will be erased, so we recommend that you previously make a backup copy of the data and files stored on your Xiaomi Redmi.
