There is such a problem on Android devices, when after connecting to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon is gray, not blue, and the Internet does not work in Google Play and other programs. Sites usually open, but there are also cases when there is a connection, and the Internet does not work at all, even in a browser. Moreover, on Android, not everyone immediately notices this gray Wi-Fi network icon, most likely everyone is faced with a problem when simply I can't access the Google Play Store, the error "No connection" or "Check the connection and try again" appears.
And in the browser, when trying to open a site, the error "Clock is behind" (NET :: ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID) may appear.
As for the Wi-Fi connection icon itself, on Android devices without any branded skins, it really can be gray instead of blue. It looks something like this:
But basically, the wireless icon doesn't change. Even with such a problem. I checked it on Lenovo and Meizu M2 Note. There, in Google Play, YouTube, etc., it was not possible to enter, but the Wi-Fi connection icon itself did not change in any way. He is always gray there 🙂
This means that if after connecting to Wi-Fi you are faced with a problem when there is no access to the Internet in Google Play MRKet, YouTub and other programs, while the sites are in the browser on your Android tablet or smartphone openthen see the tips in this article. If the Internet does not work at all, but there is a connection, then see the article: Why does the Internet via Wi-Fi not work on an Android tablet or smartphone?
Gray wifi icon on Android and Google Play not working. How to fix?
I myself have already encountered this problem several times, and have seen a lot of information on the Internet on this topic. So now we will consider the most popular reasons and solutions due to which such problems with Wi-Fi on Android may appear.
First of all, I advise you to try method number 6! As it turned out, installing Dr.Web anti-virus immediately solves the problem with the gray Wi-Fi icon.
1Time. Date. Timezone. These parameters should be checked first. If the date or time is incorrectly configured on your phone or tablet, then Wi-Fi will be grayed out and Play Merket will not work. This is verified, we change the date on the phone, and the Market cannot access the Internet.
Therefore, go to the settings of your device, to the tab where the time is configured, and check if the settings are correct there. You can check the box next to the automatic date and time setting, or, on the contrary, uncheck it and set everything manually. Also, be sure to check your time zone settings.
If you had the wrong parameters there, then after setting everything should work.
2Freedom. If you are familiar with an application such as Freedom, or LuckyPatcher, you have it installed, or you installed and uninstalled it, then you need to open Freedom (if necessary, reinstall it), wait a few minutes, and click on the button Stop.
After that, you can uninstall the application. The wifi icon should be blue and everything should work.
3 Possibly a virus. Although I do not recognize the different antiviruses there on mobile devices, in such a situation, you can try to install some free antivirus (download and run the apk file) and check your device.
4 Another option, which I will not consider in detail, is editing the hosts file. You can use an application like Ghost Commander for this. This file is located at system / etc / hosts. There you need to delete everything except the line 127.0.0.1 localhost.
In fact, this procedure is not very simple. And if you are not very good at this, then the best thing is not to edit anything. But if you know what Root rights are, and they are obtained on your device, then you can try.
5There are many programs that for example block ads, etc. Remember, maybe you recently installed similar programs. The Play Store may have stopped working due to the installation of these programs. If you installed something before the appearance of this problem, then it is better to uninstall these programs.
6Install Dr.Web from Google Play (Market). Dmitry shared this decision in the comments. And there are already reviews that this method works. You just need to install Dr.Web, you don't even need to run any checks.
If the Internet does not work at all, then there may be problems not in the mobile device, but in the router (in this case, the Internet will not work on any connected device). In this case, read the article: why does the Internet via Wi-Fi and cable not work through the router?
Maybe you know some other solutions to this problem, share them in the comments. Well, ask questions, describe your cases.
