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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radillon2007:
Hi to everyone. I have the same issue for almost a year and Google, LG and Amazon didnt have any help.

The only way that the Wi-Fi works its putting the smartphone in the fridge for 10 minutes. Then works for almost 5 to 10 minutes... I really interested to know how to heat to 180C and resolve this issue. Someone knows how to do it? Its a youtube video on how to do this???

THANKS A LOT !!!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prodeje79:
The best bet is to just send into LG for repair. Choose the lowest price option they offer. I bought a $20 phone to use for the month they had it. I paid $45 to LG to repair, but basically received a brand new looking phone.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wickemt:
Baked it at 350 for 10 minutes. good as new. Screw LG and their cheap soldering.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsme.stefan:
How did you manage to delete this folder without root access? Did it solve your problem permanently?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NimbleWeasel:
my 5 cents...

hey,

i am not sure if this is still alive, but i had the same problem myself, i *believe* i fixed it now, wrote a summary of everything i did here, hope it may help:

http://xdaforums.com/general/help/qa-wifi-stuck-mac-020000000000-g2-g3-g4-t3452133
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoolByte7:
Good News!

I think i managed to repair my nexus 5 after more than a year. The oven fix only lasted me a day and i tried it twice.

The fix: I removed the metal shield on the wifi chip and covered all of the motherboard in aluminum foil only exposing the wifi chip, i then used a hair dryer in place of a heat gun and heated it for 8 mins (I kept the hair dryer at 6-8 centimeters away). WiFi has been working perfectly fine for over a week now, i hope this helps.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jojoledemago:
Same Wi-Fi problem with "no sim card" problem at the same time, did everything like recoveries, wipes, data settings, etc... up to resold my sim card reader... I think heat was too high (350°C), on power on my phone just indicated "google" and then powered off itself... I tried to put motherboard 10 minutes in my oven at 200°C, the phone doen't light anymore... I think I just used the "last chance"... I'm buying a new motherboard... Good luck for others !
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramses0406:
I feel bad for you. It's 350 farenheit not celcius.

Thanks Obama ...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonyh5969:
Yes!!! Mine is stuck turning on. I'm over this phone.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deusfaux:
What is the format of an N5's MAC address in text editor for the .macaddr file?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clint3200:
Just as an FYI to my old post in this thread.....my fix only worked temporarily. The issues returned after a while and now the phone is just being used with LTE only - no working WiFi.

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 08anonymous18:
[MENTION=225348]toast[/MENTION]godsupreme I have tried your procedure but its not working, as I'am using ressurection Remix N-7.1.2 version, in presist folder there is a folder named 'xwifi' not as u mentioned 'wifi' folder and by doing your provided method which I used is showing error as 'permission denied'. as in SU I have kept the permission on 'Grant' option.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abemore:
According to ifixit, the baking temperature required to reflow solder is 385°

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Tempor...raphics+card+by+heating+it+up+in+an+oven/2240
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsacter:
I just got this on my Nexus 5 last week, not sure what happened. I rarely use the phone anymore as it's no longer my daily driver but curious as to why it just died, is there a fix?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abemore:
I just baked my Nexus 5 circuit board at 385 degrees for 10 mins. Waiting for it to cool now. I have a new phone in mind if it doesn't work out :D ...the 5X or the Pixel

Update:

Okay, I put it back together and now it wont power on. It seems I've overcooked it. I guess I'll be needing a new phone after all :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abdullah786$ultan:
I recently installed latest resurrection remix rom 7.1.2 on my galaxy J7 now whatever rom i install below 7.1.2 wifi icon is always greyed out but hotspot turns on correctly i full wiped my phone installed stock rom but all sucks please help !
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adil625:
Sometimes it's a simple solution that solves the problem.

I went through the same issue with my Nexus 5. It happened all of a sudden and I was worried that I had to cough up money for a new phone. Determined to not go down that path, I searched the internet for potential solutions and came across various solutions ranging from factory reset to rooting and custom ROMs.

What worked for me was, I reset the network settings (Settings > Backup & reset > Network settings reset) and restarted the phone. THAT'S IT!

Maybe I was lucky that I managed to solve my issue with this fix, and maybe your issue may not be able to be addressed in this way. But it is definitely worth the try. I wish I had figured this out earlier, I would have saved a lot of time and money.

Hope this would help someone at some point of time.

A real example that, sometimes it's a simple solution that solves the problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abdullah786$ultan:
Fixed

I just downloaded latest firmware of my Galaxy J7 flashed it and issue was resolved. try downloading latest firmware as old ones don't fix.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.midas:
I've been using note 3 for 4 years and currently it has phronesis rom 7.0.

Last week, after i charged with my powerbank, suddenly wifi stopped working, stucked at 'enabling wifi'. I rebooted a few million times, cleaned unnecessary apps including the last ones, hard reset, reinstalled rom, shook it, dropped it to the floor, threw it to the wall, but didnt help at all. And i thought it's got broken as it's already 4 year old phone.

A few days later, when my charge was at 3%, the back of of the phone, right next to the camera heated too much, despite i was doing nothing, i got panicked and removed the battery.

10 min later, placed it again, booted the phone, and tadaaa, wifi was working, the back side was keeping its cool, phone was smoother and charge level was %35 or so.

Then i thought, wifi issue was not a hardware thing but instead it was related to wrong battery stats. When the charge level was again 2% i removed the battery again, waited for a few min and placed again. It was again %25 percent,( didnt last long though,) but wifi again was not working. :(

Moving from that point, i fully charged the phone, calibrated battery, removed, replaced etc... but didnt work.

I deleted the file data/misc/wifi, it didnt work.

Afaik, blutooth and wifi use a common chip and if wifi is failing cos of a hardware issue, bluetooth is not supposed to work as well. Yet, my bluetooth works fine. It's just wifi.

I dont know how to fix it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdfarazb2:
Hello did you fix your issue?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellshinoda:
Having the same problem. Where can I find the wpa supplicant to delete it. I want to try every ways possible
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bladeage:
/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf

Cheers :beer:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mak_dev:
had the same problem

I too faced the same problem few days back. The phone was running smoothly and all of a sudden the wifi button froze.

I did a factory reset but nothing happened. so, had to send it to LG.

If this is such a big prob with N5 devices then why is Google not anything to fix this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian Rubin:
Sigh, so I too am now a victim of this. Began last night, so of course I did the usual, reboots. Nothing. Then restarts off and on, still nothing. I broke down and finally rooted the thing, losing a ton of stuff in the process, sadly. Moving on from that, I put on CyanogenMod, WiFi is still stuck as turning on. Switched to a Purity mod with an Uber kernel (which is really nice, by the way), and STILL nothing. I'm kind of at a loss at this point, and the last thing I wanna do is be stuck in a freaking Sprint store. Sigh.

I'm writing not only to share my woes, but to ask if anything new has been discovered. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsRico:
I'm having the same problem. I did almost everything this thread described, but to no avail. I'm afraid my phone will turn into a brick as soon as my data runs out.

Time to look up my warrenty...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Charlus97:
Had the same problem (bluetooth too) about one week ago. Tried everything but no luck. I did an RMA. Google take it on warranty.

^
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsRico:
Solution

I think I accidently discovered a solution.

Last night my nexus 5 still had the issue. When I went to sleep I forgot to connect my device to the charger.

This morning it was powered off, since the battery was completely empty after having cellular data on for the entire night. After charging it for a minute and powering it back on the wifi worked again.

I don't know for sure if the power cycle was what solved it, but it was the only thing on this earth that I had not tried yet to solve the issue.

I hope this works for other people as well.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian Rubin:
I'm about to get my replacement N5 this afternoon, but if it happens again, I'll give your solution a try. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbv203:
Woke up this morning to no wifi and no bluetooth....both worked fine last night. Called Google after factory reset, trying a different rom, and a few other things I found on here.... explained to them the issue and they are shipping a replacement out now.....only 41 days left on my warranty....I'd rather fix it if there is a way, not really looking forward to a refurb.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mylater:
This problem is driving me mad!

Same problem here. I tried every single custom ROM & Kernel combination I could think of, nothing works. As it happened to some of you, it worked again once or twice after a major event (new ROM, drained battery) but the issue always comes back. I guess I'll have to keep trying things & survive without WiFi til the Nexus 6/X comes out at the end of the month!

If anyone finds a proper fix in the meantime, please share it! Surely there has to be an explanation and a solution to this problem!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrotert:
This is what fixed mine

Delete folder "/data/misc/wifi" and reboot.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mylater:
wpa_supplicant.conf

I can't seem to do that as

#1: on my device the file isn't in the data/misc/wifi but in system/etc/wifi

#2: whichever file explorer app I use (even through the terminal) I don't have the rights to remove that file...

Edit: same for the whole folder of course!

Second edit: I managed to delete the folder (after downloading apps over 3G), I can now use the switch, and I'm not getting the "Wi-Fi turning on" message anymore, but it won't activate the wifi anyway... I guess you could call it progress somehow... :-/
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesebaron:
I have the same issue with my Nexus 5. Had it running the Android L preview and afterwards installed Paranoid Android, since then WiFi won't turn on. I also tried to downgrade the radio to one that matches the KitKat version PA is on, but no luck. Deleting /data/misc/wifi did not help either.

Planning on giving Android L a go again, might have set some flag in the WiFi chip, which only is present in the Android L driver or something, which could cause this. I dunno. Any other than me tried L and then went back to KitKat?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mylater:
Yup, tried that already... No success.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zahir.dk:
Can you guys try flashing a different Kernel. Franco or ElementalX. Looks like the issue is with the Kernel and not the ROM.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesebaron:
I am running Franco kernel, so that is not the issue, even so why would the stock kernel not work?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mylater:
Tried many kernels too. Still doesn't fix the problem...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesebaron:
Flashed the new PA beta today and WiFi is back. Even if I reflash latest Franco kernel on top.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsRico:
Remember how I said letting the battery go to zero solved it some time ago? Well today, one week later, the issue came back. The first time it worked again after the seccond reboot. That only lasted for a few hours though. Then the wifi got stuck again whilst turning on again.

This must be a software issue right?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesebaron:
Issue is back here as well. Not sure what is going on, but I would be reluctant to say, that it is some kind of HW error, given that neither stock or custom ROMs make any difference.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skincho:
Mine as same problem since 10 days now, it was simply on my job desk and when i took it it was very hot with poor battery and no more wifi after reboot .

I think i 've tried everything mentionned here with no success :(

And google don't want to take it with warranty because I changed my broken screen on May ! :(

This problem really look as an hardware problem for me, only people who change motherboard have wifi working again.

Is there some logs file that we can get and analyze from the phone to confirm HW problem or not ? At least if i'm sure it's HW i won't loose time to flash/reboot/wipe/flash ... anymore :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barbakevin:
Greyed wifi button

I dont get the actual solution i dont know if u can gave a hand with it.

I 1st installed Paranoid Android in my root nexus 5 with recovery clockmod. and then i restores the android image froma google developers 4.4.3. what am i missing or what i have to do extra???
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesebaron:
The solution for me was to call support and get the device RMA'd. Two days later I had a new device.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Why don't you just flash the 4.4.4 factory image. If you still have a Wi-Fi issue it's probably hardware related
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mylater:
Don't bother, guys.

There is no real fix for this issue, unless you send it back to LG to get it replaced.

Even flashing Android Lollipop was useless...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krisz2403:
Does anyone have a fix for this? I have the same problem, it started 6 days ago, out of the blue. I have tried upgrading to 5.0 and it does not work.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesebaron:
Yes, RMA is the fix.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giovanni.romeo78:
Hi guys,

same problem here: my Nexus 5, not rooted, after +/- 9 months from the purchase manifested the problem with wifi not turning on. I tried EVERYTHING humanly possible... Google sent me a new (not refurbished) replacement phone which arrived today... And, surprise, it came already broken: same problem with Wi fi turning on... They'll send me (yet) another replacement... I'm speechless. This nexus 5 seemed a very good smarphone...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesebaron:
Unfortunately some of the Nexus 5 devices have this issue. Hopefully it will get resolved for you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giovanni.romeo78:
I hope so... Maybe the second replacement will be "the one"...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BinhG:
My wifi error

Please help me, My wifi errors ,can't turn on wifi

[IMG="Wifi error"]https://plus.google.com/u/0/102187393739361674823/posts/fgT5aSbMy76?pid=6088657051937857986&oid=102187393739361674823[/IMG]

:confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gustavo_pr:
1 Year Warranty Expired, Non Google Play Nexus 5

WiFi is stuck on "Turning on". After reading thru the thread most people RMA their device as the solution to the problem. My problem is the warranty expired last month. Bought the device thru Sprint, called them and told me to go to a service store. (Will do that tomorrow). Called LG customer service, told me to ship the device for inspection, and they call me back with an estimate. Anyone has experience with a similar situation? Suggestions?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyanoswamy:
I'm running cyanogenmod 11 right now on Nexus 5 and everything seems to be working fine**I really hope it will keep on working. Don't live in regret by using Stock android. Instead Cyanogen based ROM helps in every aspect.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poenaru:
found some one a problem ?

hei found someone a solution to fix the issue ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cnote1287:
Fixed the wifi stuck turning on :d

I fixed my issue with the wifi stuck turning on. I rebooted my phone into safe mode (Hold down the power button and say yes to going into safe mode) and when i got into safe mode, wifi was on. So I rebooted into "normal mode" and wifi is still on. It's been working all day. Can others try this and confirm that it's a true fix and not just luck for me?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramu44:
Hi,

Can you tell me which apps helped you in deleting the Wifi folder?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skincho:
Hi, i have the same problem for 3 months now, i can't send it to repair, my warranty is void since i have changed lcd screen by myself ...

I have found no solution by changing many kernel and custom rom.

My problem must be hardware and i think to motherboard should be replaced but it's very expansive without warranty :)

So i have some questions before give up : the wifi/bluetooth chip is Broadcom BCM4339 so :

- Someone know if the problem is located exclusively on this chip or elsewhere on motherborard ?

- If it's the chip that is broken, is it humanly possible to replace it directly on motherboard (an electronics man can do it ?), the chip is not very expensive ($13 on aliexpress) .

- Is it a good idea ?

Thanks for your advices
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunderdome116:
Hello everyone. Visitor from HTC One M7 forum here. I was having this exact problem on a 5.0.1 ROM for my phone. I suspect there are two separate issues, one affecting hardware specific to N5 and one affecting all users of lollipop. I just wanted to share that I fixed this issue through the following means:

1. Deleted wpa_supplicant.conf from data/misc/wifi/

2. Dirty reflash of ROM

3. Full TWRP restore from working ROM

4. Wipe /system and reflash rom.

5. Used Solid Explorer (best file manager ever imo) to delete the entire data/misc/wifi/ folder.

This last step is what finally fixed the issue for me. I suspect it is some type of corruption of the settings in that folder.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tenf00t:
Well, I encountered the same issue today.

Here is what I've tried so far:

1. Deleted data/misc/wifi/

2. Rebooted in safe mode

3. Factory reset

4. Reinstalled factory image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

5. Restored nandroid backup

In every case, I can sometimes get it to work between 3 to 10 minutes after which the wifi goes down again.

I called google, she couldn't do anything. A higher level is supposed to call me back within 48 hours.

Of course my phone is no longer under warranty but luckily I bought it with my mastercard which extends the factory warranty. I guess i'll see what this extended warranty is worth soon :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mobiefixer:
i also have this proble, with my wifi and i tried it with no succes.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tenf00t:
Update:

Google told me to clear the cache which I had already tried. They told me they couldn't do anything else since the phone is no longer under warranty and to call LG.

I called LG and they told me they could repair it for 150$

I'm currently waiting on MasterCard to see if they will honor the "Double the manufaturors warranty period" that is a benefit on my card.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lettcco:
sigh, got the same bug. And like you I am out of warranty. If this persists, can we get a class action lawsuit going or something?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] os21um:
I have been reading through the comments and was demoralized at the responses because I also ran into the same problem with my beloved Nexus 5. My wifi was completely caput.

I tried everything, just like most of you did. Returned to stock. Went back to unlocking and re-rooting. Tried different roms. Nothing was working.

Then I just tried CM12 again this morning and thank God it worked. Albeit very strangely. When I flashed cm12 and the setup screen came up it said that the system ui was not working. This had happened other times before when I tried flashing cm12 in order to fix the wifi so I would just try to reflash. But again the system ui error came up again. So I would just revert to another rom, never bothering to try to get past the setup screen.

This morning I was more persistent. I ignored the system ui error messages and skipped past the set up screen.

So what happened then?

Well, usually when the system ui is acting weird you won't be able to see your nav buttons or status bar. That is how the rom initially loaded, no status bar and no nav buttons. But it lasted literally a second and they popped back up and the system ui error went away, and then that's when I saw it...

WIFI!!!

But it was not 100% perfect. The wifi was on, but then it went away. I was downloading apps again, but the wifi would drop out and then come back on. At that point I didn't care, at least it was there!

However, after getting closer to a full charge I have noticed the wifi staying on. So far so good.

This is not a "fix" at all, but just letting you know that I had some success. I will try to come back and update you guys in a few days to let you know how things progress.

Word to the wise: DONT GIVE UP!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmaruan:
Ive been without WiFi for 10 days.. And it happened on the very day I was coming to Europe on vacation..

After almost ripping apart my phone, I called to LG to try to get it repaired.. But as im not in US anymore, it would be complicated to get it sent (plus, I have voided my warranty)

Anyways, Tonight I saw this last post and I gave it a last try.. And it worked too.

It took 2h, maybe 3h to kick in, but then, finally, I have Wifi..

Even the ROM is a bit unstable, now I am certain that this problem is SOFTWARE related.

I just have no idea of why it got fixed. I went back to KitKat (4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4.4), and no WiFi whatsoever.

Well, for now my phone doest have to travel across the ocean to get a fix.

Good luck guys, and I repeat the very same words: DONT GIVE UP!

____________ UPDATE

After some sleep, it simply stopped working again. And now it restarts by itself whenever the phone sleeps (either pressing the power button or leaving it there not using it).

Can't believe I had it and it is gone already.. :'(

Help ? :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christopherrrg:
Flashed cm12 and it fixed my issues. :)

It has only screwed up once so far, signals work perfect here!