iodeOS wifi connection issues

sorry your is not working yet.
here is a link for comparison between to mine and you model:

The Wi-Fi versions supported by the device.

Wi-Fi version

asus RT-ac66u: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)

asus RT-ax88u: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)

as i mentioned i surmised that the AX models (which have Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) all seem to be working.
i mentioned merlin firmware in the the possible belief/hope that if someone had a router that did not function that it might help,
you have shown it does not in your case,
this leads me to believe that by having the 802.11ax might be more significant in the connection issue on certain models.
i also had NORDVPN on this router but not the fritz! so i don’t believe this is a factor with this issue.

mine also has WPA2-personnel (AES) which i’m using.
is this the same for you? .
p.s i also have WPA3 which i am currently not using.

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The difference is always ac (Wifi 5) vs ax (Wifi 6) - ax uses wpa3 and that’s where it bails on all devices I have tested.

We wholeheartedly THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this information!! :slight_smile:

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FYI - The Brax3 connected with no problems using the usb port and an Acer USB A/C to ETHERNET device: Make: Acer Model: ODK4R0 - P.S. & NOTE: This is the only one we could find that fit nicely into the usb port with the case on. Others just wouldn’t fit snug enough to connect because case blocked it from fully being inserted.

IF anyone can find another that would work, please let us know. Nice to have choices.

I ordered this one which is on Amazon:

It works great. No issues…

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Download to phone, backup phone with Seedvault to be safe (default backup app on IodeOS), launch the installer, let it install and reboot to apply the patch."

Having trouble with this process. DL’d to phone but how to run it? It asks if I want to ‘…update this app’ afterwards it still shows 6.8-20250929-brax3 which I had thought was what I started out with? The beta update referenced above is downloaded to ‘Downloads’. When I attempt to update it doesn’t seem to allow me to ‘browse’ to Download folder and choose the file? What am I missing here? Thanks in advance

YES, I can tell by how thin (narrow?) it looks. Thank you for showing us this!! :smile:

AS YOU WERE! :frowning: Very sorry I left out the adapter needed to be able to use with phone with case on. The Acer adapter by itself will not plug into phone correctly without the added USB-A (female) to C (male) adapter. We used the UGREEN 4 pack 40702P4A - Again, sorry for omitting this. A better choice is what ‘BraxFan’ shows us above. That way you can avoid having to use yet another adapter.

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I just opened the installer, clicked on the 3 dots in the upper right, chose “local update” and then was able to browse to the download folder.

By “download” folder, I mean on the phone, not on the computer I downloaded it to.

Download to computer → usb transfer from computer download folder to Brax 3 download folder → then launch updater app and choose local update.

Not trying to be insulting by restating this, just trying to be clear.

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Incredible device. Thanks for the info.

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Yes, I was trying WPA2 Personal with AES too. No go. I may upgrade my router to something new, with WIFI 6 or 7.

I am eye-ing the RT-BE92U, and my get that on a Black Friday deal, if so.

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Hello Igor! :slight_smile: Thanks for this. It was crazy. First, we checked that, didn’t see anything and then attempted to DL the beta release. Didn’t have any luck with that. But when I went back to the phone, sure enough, then we see the 6.9 update. We were able to update but still have no luck connecting wifi. Wondering if there is a table or similar listing routers that will work with this phone. We MAY update router. I hate to do this and dread the fact that we’re ‘on fumes’ financially. However, we really want to be able to use this phone, and a lot of others are waiting to see if we have any success or not.

Thanks again Igor! :slight_smile:

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I am one of the unfortunate that my Brax3 does not connect to my wifi. the 6.9 update was not showing in my updater until today. I downloaded and installed 6.9 and rebooted but alas still no connection and the Saved/ Check password and try again message

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Can you log into your router from a computer and check the wireless settings? If so, try turning off all security but WPS. No WPA of any sort seems to work on my router. I thought it was working with WPA-AES2, but now I find it will only work on 5ghz with NO encryption. Really irritating, but at least it works. I am in same situation; hate to invest in new wireless router only to have same problems, an expense I don’t need right now.

Also, BTW, my phone continues to show I have the 6.9 BETA loaded despite downloading and applying 2x 6.9 updates! Seems IodeOS is not good at all in updating information or didn’t actually apply the updates.

Grrrrrrr…

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See reply above; might work for you too.

very low techy here but will give it a go :+1:

Any idea why I can’t get any mobile data connection either, no WiFi works and no mobile data, phone has connection to mobile network, full bars and a 5g symbol but nothing will work through the mobile data. Beyond frustrating

Try going to settings and type “data” into the search bar. Start going through all the settings related to data and see if anything can be changed.

Do you have “Data Saver” turned on? Check that to see if it has locked your data access to the carrier. Try turning it off and restarting the phone.

Look at “unrestricted mobile data” settings; this is supposed to allow certain apps unrestricted mobile data even if you have a data limit.

Just making random guesses.

I am to the point of thinking of backing up all my data, restoring my phone to factory settings and starting all over again, but I hesitate because it might screw up what limited functions I already have!

The problem is, there are so many buried settings in obscure places that I might have made some bad decisions when setting up the phone and being totally ignorant of Android operating principals.

Wish I could help more!

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Another thing to try: from the main screen, swipe down from the top. There should be a tab marked “Internet”. Click on that and tap on your mobile carrier name to see if it will connect.

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@plamen What’s the update for this week? Hopefully the news is better than last week’s.

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