Pixel 6a - WiFi & Bluetooth turn off and on

chexxor

I have had a Pixel 6a for a month or two now, loaded it up with GrapheneOS as soon as I took it from the box.

When I am streaming video to it, I notice the WiFi and Bluetooth will disconnect and reconnect, which is annoying. It sometimes reconnects to my WiFi a few times before settling it with a solid connection again.

Has anyone else heard of this issue?
Are there any recommended fixes to try?

Thanks in advance!

wonder75

chexxor Never had that with Bluetooth. Had it with WIFI. Problem was that the adress pool of my dhcp-server was too small and the lease time to long. No IPs left and Android retried forever.

Neutron2920

I had a similar problem:
My Gateaway was set by default not to the right Gateaway.
I solved it with a static IP and Gateaway, but i wouldn't recommend it, when the network isn't yours.

chexxor

Neutron2920 Thanks for the idea! I will try a static IP for a bit to see if that fixes it.

I feel like it is a hardware issue or config issue on the phone, but I don't know how to troubleshoot it. My WiFi access point's logs say the phone disconnected because the reception got too low.

chexxor

chexxor After setting a static IP configuration and reserving a DHCP address, I am still encountering the WiFi issue.

The Bluetooth disconnect happens less frequently than the WiFi issue, it is worth noting.

chexxor

Is there a driver blob in GrapheneOS that I can compare against the one provided by Google's stock OS for the phone?

chexxor

chexxor My web research says that Android's WiFi drivers are compiled into the kernel, so it would be difficult to compare drivers.

I found an app to use to view system logs, so I will look for a clue to the problem in there next time my WiFi goes out.

chexxor

chexxor I tried disabling IPv6 Router Advertisements on my pfSense router, and it seems to have mostly resolved the Wifi connection issues.

My Wifi and Bluetooth has simultaneously rebooted once or twice since, so the issue is not completely resolved.