Turn off the MAC randomization in Brax3 and use the unique hardware MAC, also the MACs you enter in the router should be in the allowed list, not in the deny list.
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The BraX3 MAC randomization was turned off in Developer mode. The phone was usb plugged into the router proper.
Then in the router GUI I entered the BraX3 MAC address.
It shows Access Allowed.
I called up the Internet WiFi page in the BraX3. Instantaneously it winked connected and showed a gear icon. The connection was disabled as quickly.
The message reads:
BELLALIANT1210
Saved/[(1)
{10:9f:a9:d2:df:a9*=2462,-35,WiFi4,0s};;;] (NETWORK_SELECTION_TEMPORARY_DISABLED 487891:08:46)
NETWORK_SELECTION_DISABLED_ASSOCIATION_REJECTION=1
NETWORK_SELECTION_DISABLED_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES=1
Following is a copy of the GUI page.
Wireless MAC Authentication
Limit access to the Broadband Modem by using the MAC address of specific wireless devices.
1. Select the SSID (Network Name).
SSID:
2. Set MAC authentication state.
MAC Authentication: Enabled
3. To create a list of devices allowed by MAC Authentication, set to “Allow Device List”. To create a list of devices denied by MAC Authentication, set to “Deny Device List”.
| Allow Device List | Allows only the devices added in step 4 |
|---|---|
| Deny Device List | Denies only the devices added in step 4 |
4. Enter the MAC address of the device.
| Select Device Name: | |
|---|---|
| Manually Add MAC Address: |
Sample MAC Address: 00:1d:7d:77:dd:b4
5. Click “Apply” to save your changes.
MAC Authentication Device List
| Device Name | IP Address | MAC Address | Access | Edit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | D8:3E:EF:XX:XX:XX | Access Allowed |
-End of page
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Why do you plug the phone to the router?
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Here anything goes for a solution. If radio won’t work use a hard wire. (Things that might get you fired in your shop can get you promoted if they work in mine. 
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Phone is now usb plugged into the desktop to sustain the battery.
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I installed the 6.7 beta update as a local update and it unfortunately did not resolve my wi-fi connection issue. how do I uninstall it to get back to the 6.6 version stable update. under “about phone” settings shows the beta 6.7 update but under the updater settings only the 6.6 version shows to uninstall. Is it okay to leave the beta installed? Sorry very low-techy here.
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@CC25 6.6 is beta too, 6.3 is the stable, I think you can’t uninstall it, I reckon you could go back if you had made a restoration image
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thank you for your answer. I thought I had read they made the 6.6 stable but I could have easily misunderstood. Thanks again for your help
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@CC25 You are right 6.6 is now in the stable directory, maybe you can download the ZIP file from here and downgrade as a local update
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How did you install the beta? If you used the OTA beta updater app, I believe you should be able to uninstall the beta updater app, install the official OTA updater app, then downgrade from there.
I am in no way affiliated with Brax Tech or iodé
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I clicked on the link that george posted from GitLab and downloaded it from there as a local update. I did not use the OTA beta updater. Like I wrote yesterday I am very low tech. know just enough to get myself in trouble. But I read a lot and learning so much from this community
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Technology is like the minesweeper game in the inverse, you look into something and suddenly a vast infrastructure appears for which you had no idea before, in that sense nobody is high tech, I came from plain Linux and now I’m learning everything from the beginning trying to take advantage of the common dots like the Linux hiding under the Android Framework.
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My modem is a Tenda AC1200 Smart
Current Firmware Version:V02.03.01.110_multi
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Netgear WAC 510
Wifi 5 Accesspoint (5 GHz) WPA/WPA2-Personal
WORKING (maybe not flawlessly)
Works fine for the most part, but there was one instance out of the blue where the Wifi would not connect until I rebooted the Brax3, after which it was fine.
Sagemcom FAST 5280
802.11ac Wave 2 Wifi Router with WPA2 support
Got the “Check Password and try again” error message even after rebooting the Brax3
Arris NVG443B
VDSL2/ADSL2+ gateway
802.11 b/g/n Wifi Router with WPA2 support
Got the “Check Password and try again” error message even after rebooting the Brax3
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I am desperate
I have reinstalled the router and phone several times, tried all the advanced options in the wifi connection process, with and without sim card, entered mac address, turned everything off and on again, turned bluetooth and flight mode on and off. I don’t have WPA3 and my router is o2 homebox 6641. Everything else is beyond me. I’m a grandma and not a nerd. Without internet or mobile data it’s just a useless brick. If there is no easy help, can I send it back? I missed the 14 day deadline because of the long trial and error.
How can I get the new update from the PC to the Brax3? I am a grandma and have no one to help me. USB tethering and Ethernet tethering cannot be activated. Who can I ask for help?
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It’s either wait for a fix or ask for a refund. All of us are in that boat. And some of us are in the same boat as you, in that the phone is not worth using to us until they fix the wifi issue. I sure hope they won’t resist issuing refunds due to this issue because I don’t think I want to wait another month or 2 for them to figure this out. I’m glad I’m in no real rush to start using the phone and I acknowledge that they’re trying hard to fix it but it’s a major black eye on this product and IMO they’re not handling it very well. I think they ought to proactively reach out to customers reporting this problem offering to make things right in some way (refund, discount, free accessory, exchange for a different phone from the brax store, something). I’m not really looking for freebies. I just want the phone to start working. But a gesture of good will to the people with broken wifi would go a long way I think.
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@rik Can we have a temporary image with Android 14 so that people can use their phones? It seems that the problem arised after the transition to Android 15.
The user base exploded after people started receiving their phones so my question is whether the problem was already existing but it went unnoticed because the phone was being used only by the developers.
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@george you mentioned here that you were able to figure out the wpa_supplicant_8 details:
@rik I found the source code for the
wpa-supplicant_8, according to the manifest iodéOs 5 usesAndroid 14 r67while 6.3 usesA15 r14and then jumps toA15 r32. You’ll find many interesting files there like some EAP tests and you can also compare the files for changes.
I believe that Google introduced an anti-rollback feature to the bootloader somewhere during the Android 15 release cycle. So at this point would it even be possible to rollback from 15 to 14? Has anyone tried to rollback iodeOS from say 6.6 to 6.3? 
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@TheShanMan
I am trying to understand your reply to Ali. I am one of the Brax3 users that cannot connect to my home wifi. I have an older Arris router model NVG443B with WA/WPA2. I was able to connect to wifi via my old phones hotspot. So the phone does connect to wifi just not my home router. What I am not understanding in your reply is “exchange for a different phone”. How would that make a difference unless they resolve the WPA authentication issue? I could order a new router with a model that has proven to work with the Brax3 and I may do that if data use becomes an issue but I have been hoping the iode team will get this resolved soon. All the rest of my equipment works with my router just not the Brax3. Perseverance builds character so I guess I am building my character. Being a non-techy this Brax3 journey has forced me to learn lots about privacy and what it takes to keep it. I sincerely feel for those that are frustrated. So if I am missing something about a phone exchange fixing the problem I am all in.
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I reckon that this problem doesn’t affect Brax3 which can be fully flashed with the SPFlash tool.
6.3 and 6.6 are both Android 15 r32
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I think what TheShanMan refers to when he mentions exchanging phones is that Brax also has available de-Googled Pixel phones that are supposedly comparable in function, a.k.a. privacy, as the advertised Brax3 capabilities. I, like Shan, do not need this phone right away, since my old Samsung is still chugging along, but I’ve also been waiting since November '24 to use the dang thing and it just sits in a closet now until this problem gets resolved. Meantime we stew in our growing frustration while listening to Brax chirping crickets. It’s also weird how Rob hasn’t addressed this issue in one of his videos. More crickets.
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