Connection to new wifi network requires restart of network stack

[ilovekiruna]

REPRODUCIBILITY: Always
OS VERSION: 5.0.0.43
HARDWARE: Jolla C2 Phone
UI LANGUAGE: English
REGRESSION: Connection to another or new wifi is not possible without modifications

DESCRIPTION:

After changing locating, the phone still shows it would be connected to the WIFI of the previously connected WIFI. As the WIFI in the current location is already know, it should auto connect to the available known WIFI.

PRECONDITIONS:

Change of location, so that one gets out of range of a known wifi and reaches another known wifi.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

see above

EXPECTED RESULT:

Automatically connecting to a known network and disconnecting when out of range.

ACTUAL RESULT:

Phone still shows being connected to a wifi network which is completely out of range at the current location. To connect to the wifi within range the following steps are needed:

1. disable wifi
2. restart network stack
3. enable wifi
   (4. connect to new unknown wifi of device)

[nephros]

Duplicate of

Available wifi networks won't update when changing location

REPRODUCIBILITY: Every time OS VERSION: 5.0.0.29 HARDWARE: Jolla C2 UI LANGUAGE:Swedish REGRESSION: – DESCRIPTION: When I change location to a place with other wifi networks in the surrounding, the phone won’t update the list of available wifi:s. I need to turn off wifi on the phone and then turn it on again to update the list. PRECONDITIONS: You need to move between two places with different wifi networks in the surroundings. STEPS TO REPRODUCE: turn on wifi and connect to a wifi…

[jovirkku]

OS update 5.0.0.55 (*) contains this fix:
“WLAN networks did not update properly without toggling WLAN off/on. Timeout for the scheduled scan was added.”

This fix probably eliminates the reported issue.

(*) Available for the Early Access subscribers currently.