Android TV Can’t Connect to WiFi? Here are the Fixes [Guide]

Updated: January 12, 2021

Android TVs are great value for money as you get access to thousands of top-notch apps for TV. You can also use Google Assistant on your Android TV and do much more with just a voice command. However, there are some lingering issues with Android TV that hamper the experience and one of them is WiFi connectivity. Many users have reported that Android TV can’t connect to WiFi even when the access point is working well on other devices. On some TVs, WiFi does not even turn on. So if you are facing WiFi issues on your Android TV then follow our guide below to fix all nagging problems on your TV.

Android TV Can’t Connect to WiFi? Resolve Your Issues Here

1. If your Android TV can’t connect to WiFi then, first of all, you need to adjust the time and date settings. To do so, open Settings by clicking on the gear icon located at the top-right corner. After that, open Device Preferences.

Android TV Can’t Connect to WiFi? Here are the Fixes

2. Next, open “Date and Time” and click on “Automatic Date and Time”.

3. Here, select “Use network provided time“. For the majority of Android TV WiFi issues, this will instantly fix the problem. Also, if you are getting “Connected, no internet” error then this will resolve the issue then and there.

4. If the above steps didn’t fix it for you then follow these steps. Open Settings and move to “Network and Internet”. Make sure the WiFi toggle is turned on. After that, open your WiFi access point.

5. Now, scroll down to the bottom and click on “Forget Network“.

6. Next, reconnect to the WiFi again by entering the password and this time your Android TV WiFi should be resolved.

7. If the issue still persists then open your WiFi access point again and make sure Proxy is set to “None” and IP Settings is set to “DHCP”.

8. Apart from that, some Android TV also face “hotspot WiFi” issues where the TV is connected to the smartphone hotspot, but the internet does not work. This mainly happens when the data saver limit reaches its ceiling. So to disable data saver on Android TV open Settings and move to “Network and Internet”.

Android TV Can’t Connect to WiFi? Here are the Fixes

9. Here, open “Data Saver” and turn it off.

10. In case, you are facing issues such as WiFi not showing on your Android TV then you may have to tweak some of your router settings. Open 192.168.0.1 on a browser from your computer or smartphone that is connected to the WiFi. It will allow you to access your router settings.

11. Here, look for “SSID Broadcast” and make sure it’s turned on. Generally, SSID settings are found under the Wireless section so look over there. It will make your WiFi access point visible to all devices.

12. Next, some TVs don’t support the 5GHz WiFi connection. In that case, you need to change the router settings to broadcast both 2.4GHz and 5GHz channels. Under the router settings page, open Wireless Settings and enable wireless radio for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz channels. Now, you will find your WiFi access point on your Android TV.

13. In case the Android TV WiFi toggle is disabled then it’s likely a hardware issue but we will try some troubleshooting. When the TV is turned on, unplug the cord directly from the power outlet. Wait for a minute and then plug it again and start your TV. Now check if you are able to turn on the WiFi switch on your Android TV.

14. If none of the above steps worked for you then you can hard reset your Android TV. This will erase all your local files, apps, settings, and remove your Google account from your Android TV. After the reset process, you will start a clean slate and most likely, the “Android TV WiFi disabled” issue will be gone.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Why My TV Cannot Connect to WiFi?

There can be a number of issues behind this problem. So I would urge you to go through all the solutions we have mentioned in our guide above. Hopefully, WiFi issues on your Android TV will be gone.

Q. How Do I Connect My Android Phone to My TV?

You can turn on the hotspot on your Android smartphone by going to Settings -> WiFi and Internet -> Hotspot and tethering -> turn on mobile hotspot. Now, open Settings on your Android TV and connect to the hotspot from the WiFi page.

Q. How Can I Get Internet on My TV Without Built-in WiFi?

You can use a wired ethernet cable to connect to your TV from the router. This will bring internet connectivity to your TV without using built-in WiFi.

Q. What is The Best WiFi Dongle for TV?

Sadly, there are no WiFi dongles for Android TV.

Q. How Do I Stream Internet to My TV?

You can stream the internet to your TV through WiFi, ethernet cable, or a mobile hotspot.

Q. What to Do if Your Samsung Smart TV Won’t Connect to WiFi?

You can reset your Samsung Smart TV if the TV does not connect to the WiFi. To do so, open Settings -> Support -> Self diagnosis -> Reset. Bear in mind, this will wipe all your apps and local files on your TV.

Q. How Do I Reset My WiFi on My Samsung Smart TV?

There is no WiFi specific reset button on Samsung Smart TV. You will have to reset the whole TV which will erase all your files and apps. To do so, open Settings -> Support -> Self diagnosis -> Reset.

List of Popular Android TVs

The above tutorial will work with most of the popular Android TVs. You can find a list of popular Android TVs below. The list is not exhaustive by any means and is only to serve as an example.

BRAND	Model Name	Size
Marq (flipkart)	Marq 43AAUHDM	43
	Marq 43AAFHDM	43
	Marq 32AAHDM	32
	Marq 65SAUHD	65
	Marq 49SAUHD	48.5
	Marq 32VNSSHDM	32
	Marq 49SAUHD/49SAHD-Black	49
Aconatic	Aconatic 32HS521AN	32
	Aconatic 43HS521AN	43
	Aconatic 55RS543AN	55
	Aconatic 55US300AN	55
	Aconati c65RS543AN	65
iFFALCON	iFFALCON 40F2A	40
	iFFALCON 32F2A	32
	iFFALCON 49F2A	49
	iFFALCON 75H2A	75
	iFFALCON 55K2A	55
	iFFALCON 65K2A	65
	iFFALCON 65V2A	65
	iFFALCON 65K71	65
	iFFALCON 55H71	55
	iFFALCON 65H71	65
	iFFALCON 43K31	43
	iFFALCON 50K31	50
	iFFALCON 55K31	55
LLoyd	LLoyd 32HS301B	32
	LLoyd 43FS301B	43
	LLoyd 43US900B	43
	LLoyd 55US900B	55
	LLoyd GL32H0B0ZS	32
	LLoyd L32HS670A	32
Micromax	Micromax L32CANVAS4	32
	Micromax L32TA6445HD	32
	Micromax L40TA6445FHD	40
	Micromax L43TA7000UHD	43
	Micromax L55TA7001UHD	55
MI	MI L40M5-5AIN	40
	MI L32M5-AL	32
	MI L43M5-AN	43
	MI L43M4-4AIN	43
	MI L50M5-5AIN	50
	MI L55M6-EQG	55
	MI L32M6-EI	32
	MI L55M4-4XINA	55
	MI L65M5-5SIN	65
	MI L49M5-AN	49
	MI L32M5-AN	32
	MI L43M5-AI	43
	MI L32M5-AI	32
	MI L40M6-EI	40
	MI L75M6-ESG	75
Panasonic	Panasonic TH-65HX700DX	65
	Panasonic TH-55HX700DX	55
	Panasonic TH-43HX700DX	43
	Panasonic TH-55HX635DX	55
	Panasonic TH-43HX635DX	43
	Panasonic TH-43HX625DX	43
	Panasonic TH-58HX450	58
	Panasonic TH-50HX450	50
	Panasonic TH-65GX655DX	65
	Panasonic TH-55GX655DX	55
	Panasonic TH-49GX655DX	49
	Panasonic TH-43GX655DX	43
Sanyo	Sanyo XT-43A081U	43
	Sanyo XT-49A081U	49
	Sanyo XT-55A081U	55
	Sanyo XT-65A081U	65
	Sanyo XT-43UHD4S	43
	Sanyo XT-50UHD4S	50
	Sanyo XT-55UHD4S	55
	Sanyo XT-65UHD4S	65
	Sanyo XT-43FHD4S	43
	Sanyo XT-32RHD4S	32
Sony	Sony KD-55X7400H	55
	Sony KDL-49W800G	49
	Sony KDL-43W800G	43
	Sony KD-55X9500G	55
	Sony KD-49X8000H	49
	Sony KD-55X8000H	55
	Sony KD-43X8000G	43
	Sony KD-49X7500H	49
	Sony KD-65A8F	65
	Sony KD-55A8G	55
	Sony KD-55X8000G	55
	Sony KD-65X9300E	65
	Sony KD-65A8G	65
	Sony KD-55X9300E	55
	Sony KD-65X8000H	65
	Sony KD-65A9F	65
	Sony KD-65X9500E	65
	Sony KD-55A8F	55
	Sony KD-75X8500F	75
	Sony KD-65A9G	65
	SonyKD-55X7500F	55
	Sony KDL-43W800F	43
	Sony KD-49X8000G	49
	Sony KD-55X8500G	55
	Sony KD-43X7500F	43
	Sony KD-65X8000G	65
	Sony KD-49X8500F	49
	Sony KD-43X8500F	43
	Sony KDL-49W800F	49
	Sony KD-43X8200E	43
	Sony KDL-43W800D	43
	Sony KD-65X9500G	65
	Sony KD-75X8000H	75
	Sony KD-55X9000E	55
	Sony KD-49X9000E	49
	Sony KD-55X9500E	55
	Sony KD-65X9000E	65
	Sony KD-55X9000F	55
	Sony KD-65X7500F	65
	Sony KD-49X8200E	49
	Sony KD-65X9000F	65
	Sony KD-55X8500F	55
	Sony KD-55A9F	55
	Sony KD-55A1	55
	Sony KD-65A1	65
	Sony KD-49X7500F	49
	Sony KD-55A9G	55
	Sony KD-85X8000H	85
	Sony 43X7400H	43
	Sony 55X7500H	55
	Sony 43X7500H	43
	Sony 65X7400H	65
TCL	TCL 50C715	50
	TCL 32S65A	32
	TCL 55C715	55
	TCL L65C2US	65
	TCL 55P715	55
	TCL L55C2US	55
	TCL 65P8	65
	TCL 43P8	43
	TCL 43S6500FS	43
	TCL 85P8M	85
	TCL 32S6500S	32
	TCL 65P715	65
	TCL 55P2MUS	55
	TCL L55P2MUS	55
	TCL 43P8B	43
	TCL 43P715	43
	TCL 55C815	55
	TCL 50P715	50
	TCL 65P2MUS	65
	TCL L65P2MUS	65
	TCL 55P8E	55
	TCL 55P8	55
	TCL 49S6500S	49
	TCL 65P8E	65
	TCL 65C6	65
	TCL 75P715	75
	TCL 55P8S	55
	TCL 65X4US	65
	TCL 50P8E	50
	TCL 65C715	65
	TCL 50P8	50
	TCL 75C815	75
	TCL 55C8	55
	TCL 40S6500	40
	TCL 43P8E	43
iFFALCON (by TCL)	iFFALCON 43K61	43
	iFFALCON 50K61	50
	iFFALCON 32F2A	32
	iFFALCON 55K61	55
	iFFALCON 43K31	43
	iFFALCON 55K31	55
	iFFALCON 55H71	55
	iFFALCON 43F2A	43
	iFFALCON 55K71	55
	iFFALCON 43K71	43
	iFFALCON 40F2A	40
	iFFALCON 65K3A	65
	iFFALCON 65V2A	65
	iFFALCON 55K3A	55
	iFFALCON 65K2A	65
	iFFALCON 55K2A	55
	iFFALCON 75H2A	75
	iFFALCON 65K31	65
	iFFALCON 65K71	65
	iFFALCON 50K31	50
	iFFALCON 49F2A	49
	iFFALCON 65H71	65
VU	VU 43US	43
	VU 32US	32
	VU 55PM	55
	VU 50PM	50
	VU 43GA	43
	VU 55UT	55
	VU 85QPX	85
	VU 65PM	65
	VU 50UT	50
	VU 32GA	32
	VU 43PM	43
	VU 43CA	43
	VU 43UA	43
	VU 43UT	43
	VU 55-OA	55
	VU 43-OA	43
	VU 65UT	65
	VU 50-OA	50
	VU 43 OA	43
	VU 43 OA -V1	43
	VU 55-OA	55
	VU 55-OA V1	55
	VU 50CA	50
	VU 55CA	55
	VU OAUHD75	75
Hisense	Hisense 43A71F	43
	Hisense 55A71F	55
	Hisense 55A73F	55
	Hisense 40A56E	40
	Hisense 32A56E	32
	Hisense 50A71F	50
	Hisense 65U7QF	65
Haier	Haier LE43K6600UGA	43
	Haier LE40K6600GA	40
	Haier LE43K6600GA	43
	Haier LE50K6600HQGA	50
	Haier LE32K6600GA	32
	Haier LE55U6900HQGA	55
	Haier LE65S8000EGA	65
	Haier LE50U6900HQGA	50
	Haier LE32W2000	32
	Haier LE55U6500UAG	55
	Haier LE50F9000UAP	50
	Haier LE55K6600HQGA	55
	Haier LE65U6500UAG	65
	Haier LE65U6900HQGA	65
Infinix	Infinix 43X1	43
	Infinix 32X1	32
Kodak	Kodak 50CA7077	50
	Kodak 65CA0101	65
	Kodak 32HDX7XPRO	32
	Kodak 43CA2022	43
	Kodak 55CA0909	55
	Kodak 43UHDX7XPRO	43
	Kodak 55UHDX7XPRO	55
	Kodak 40FHDX7XPRO	40
	Kodak 43FHDX7XPRO	43
	Kodak 32HDXSMART	32
	Kodak 32HDXSMART V1	32
	Kodak 32HDXSMART	32
	Kodak 55UHDXSMART	55
	Kodak 40FHDXSMART	40
	Kodak 40FHDXSMART V1	40
Motorola	Motorola 55SAUHDMQ	55
	Motorola 55SAUHDMG	55
	Motorola 43SAUHDMQ	43
	Motorola 43SAFHDM	43
	Motorola 43SAUHDMG	43
	Motorola 65SAUHDM	65
	Motorola 40SAFHDME	40
	Motorola 55SAUHDM	55
	Motorola 32SAHDME	32
	Motorola 32SAFHDM	32
	Motorola 50SAUHDM	50
	Motorola 43SAUHDM	43
	Motorola 50SAUHDMQ	50
	Motorola 75SAUHDM	75
Nokia	Nokia 43TAFHDN	43
	Nokia 32TAHDN	32
	Nokia 43TAUHDN	43
	Nokia 50TAUHDN	50
	Nokia 55TAUHDN	55
	Nokia 65TAUHDN	65
	Nokia 43CAUHDN	43
	Nokia 55CAUHDN	55
	Nokia 65CAUHDN	65
OnePlus	OnePlus 43FA0A00	43
	OnePlus 32HA0A00	32
	OnePlus 55Q1IN-1	55
	OnePlus 55Q1IN	55
	OnePlus 55UA0A00	55
Philips	Philips 58PUT6604	58
	Philips 50PUT6604	50
	Philips 43PUT7791	43
Realme	Realme RMV2004	43
	Realme RMV2005	50
Redmi	Redmi L50M6-RA	50
	Redmi L55M6-RA	55
	Redmi L65M6-RA	65
Thomson	Thomson 43TH6000	43
	Thomson 50TH1000	50
	Thomson 40M4099	40
	Thomson 40M4099 PRO	40
	Thomson 32M3277 PRO	32
	Thomson 43TH0099	43
	Thomson 43TH6000_UD9	43
	Thomson 32PATH0011	32
	Thomson 50OATHPRO1212	50
	Thomson 55 OATHPRO 0101	55
	Thomson 43 OATHPRO 2000	43
	Thomson 43PATH4545	43
	Thomson 55PATH5050	55
	Thomson 65 OATHPRO 2020	65
	Thomson 40PATH7777	40
	Thomson 32PATH0011BL	32
	Thomson 50PATH1010	50
	Thomson 43PATH0009	43
	Thomson 75 OATHPRO2121	75
	Thomson 43 OATH 1000	43
	Thomson 49 OATH 9000	49
	Thomson 32M3277	32
	Thomson 55TH1000	55
Toshiba	Toshiba 32L5050	32
	Toshiba 55U5050	55
	Toshiba 43L5050	43

Android TV WiFi Not Working? Find All the Solutions

So these are the solutions to some of the most common WiFi issues on Android TVs. We have included fixes for Sony Android TVs where WiFi seemingly does not turn on and TCL Android TVs where inbuilt WiFi dongle stops working after some years. And we have also included general solutions for all Android TVs as well. Anyway, that is all from us. If you are still facing any WiFi issues on your Android TV then comment down below and let us know. We will surely try to help you out.

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Arjun Sha

Passionate about Windows, ChromeOS, Android, security and privacy issues. Have a penchant to solve everyday computing problems.

Comments 5

William says:

2 years ago at 7:39 pm

I have a Net Gear wifi booster that I use to access xfinity wifi so I have wifi on my mobile device. My sceptre android “smart” tv will connect to my Net Gear booster that has no security, but displays ” connected to a device that has no internet, but the mobile hot spot that is getting its internet connection from my Net Gear will connect to the tv, and let me connect to the internet. So all the internet I have is through my wifi booster and every other device I have will connect to it except my tv, it only works off of my phone’s hot spot that gets its internet through the same device my tv says has no internet

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Syed Moinuddin says:

2 years ago at 6:35 pm

Please help
My Tv is Phillips 43pus7170 android tv
Can you get details of it?
Cant connect to internet but can connect to wifi chromecast is outdated
Couldnt update anything software, apps
And also couldnt login to gmail
Please help

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Murali J says:

2 years ago at 2:22 pm

In my Thomson tv not showing available device in wife .after changing the date and time it shows ansd connecting after restart the tv .but when I am switching on the tv again date and time gets changed wifi not showing .what is the issue in it

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Gaurav says:

2 years ago at 9:31 am

My VU UHD TV is still gets wifi not connected issue even though all the changes you asked has been done. Thought it might be some.android.softwre issue but the software is updated everytime I try to check for updates.
Any other solution that you might know would be of great help.
Thanks for the efforts you put.

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Sriram says:

3 years ago at 1:16 am

Yes in my Skyworth android tv does not having wifi settings. How to solve this problem.

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