topic Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12 in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS Rebel T6i won't connect via Wi-Fi to Google Pixel 5

asdsixty9 — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:43:42 GMT

I'm using a Google Pixel 5 and recently updated to Android 12. Now, my phone will no longer connect (and stay connected) to the camera WiFi It seems that since the phone detects 'no internet' for the camera WiFi signal, it now automatically looks for a different WiFi signal to connect to. This wan't a problem prior to Android 12. This seems to be a phone/ connection issue, but i'm wondering if anyone knows how to correct this? I haven't seen an obvious way to correct this through the phone settings yet. I'm using a EOS Rebel T6i with the latest firmware.

Thanks!

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Mark35mmF2 — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 06:04:54 GMT

Hi there, If the issue is coming from the phone prioritizing other available networks with an internet connection there might be a way to manually prioritize the camera's Canon0A network through the WiFi settings. I'm sorry to say I'm not very knowledgeable on Android however Google support might be able to guide you through it.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Waddizzle — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:56:51 GMT

Bluetooth. Try it.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

shadowsports — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:47:13 GMT

@asdsixty9,

I'll try for you today. I just moved from a P4 > P6 both running Android 12.

Last I connected I was running Android 11 on my P4, both wifi and BT worked.

Edit*** Confirmed working:

Using WiFi connect on Android 12 - Page 2 - Canon Community

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

asdsixty9 — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:03:53 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, it seems that was an option before (or with some phones) but no longer an option without 3rd party software....as I understand it. But, I tried again this morning and started over, reconfiguring the WiFi connection to the phone and it worked today. (so as long as it's stays working, problem solved.) Maybe my phone lost some info during the Android 12 update, and even though it said 'connected' it might have been struggling to authenticate or something? Thanks!

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

asdsixty9 — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:05:08 GMT

I don't think that's an available option on the T6i. Luckily, I went through and reconfigured the WiFi connection settings and now it's working. Something must have been lost during the Android 12 update.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

asdsixty9 — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:06:46 GMT

I started over and reconfigured the WiFi setting and it's working today. I think some of the connection settings were lost during Android 12 update and even though it said 'connected' , it must have been failing to authenticate. eventually switching to another WiFi signal. Thanks for the input!

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Quark — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:16:59 GMT

I'm having the same problem. Camera Connect worked fine on Andriod 11 but fails on Android 12. It connects via wifi, but then disconnects a couple of seconds later. GPS does work.

I tried clearing wireless communications settings, but that doesn't help. What else did you do to get it to work?

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Quark — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:14:52 GMT

@Waddizzle, what do you mean "Bluetooth. Try it."? My phone and camera are paired for bluetooth; the problem is that the phone won't stay connected to the camera's wifi. It connects to the camera, disconnects in a couple of seconds and reconnects to a wifi network with internet access.

EDIT: Some cameras can transfer by BT. Is that what you mean? Unfortunately, the G5Xm2 does not - only wifi.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

asdsixty9 — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:42:08 GMT

Well, under 'Network & Internet' , I also turned off 'Adaptive Connectivity' ....this was before I reconfigured the Wifi in the camera menu, so I'm not sure if it has anything to do with a solution or not. What seemed to work was a reset to the WiFi (entering a new key for the Wifi into my phone.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

shadowsports — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:45:27 GMT

Greetings,

I can confirm this is working on Pixel4 and Pixel6 Android 12.

Tested both Wifi and BT individually. No issues with either device remaining connected. The camera conected to my P4 as it did with 11. I then cleared the previous profile settings on the camera. The new phone connected immediately. I tested settings, image transfer and live view (shooting).

Canon App version 2.8.10.20 (build 1246)

Android 12 v12(SD1A.201817.036)

Glad you got it working.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Leonetti — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:14:20 GMT

I think I found out the reason I was having issues, I had the google fi VPN on and when I turned that off it solved my connection issues, so that's a possibility.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Zander013 — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:27:05 GMT

hi im having issues with my EOS R50, im not able to connect to it on my pixel 7 running android 14. bluetooth is fine but when i attempt to connect over wifi to transfer pictures it justs give me connection failed. ive run through all the tips on here to attempt to fix everything short of having to reformat my phone which i feel is a little unnecessary.

ive run on the latest cannon firmware for the camera and the cannon connect app and still unable to wifi connect for any of the features. any help would be greatly appriecated.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Hazel_T — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 22:14:09 GMT

Hi Zander013,

When the connection drops are any error messages showing on the camera LCD, and if it does show an error message what does it say word for word?

One thing to double check is if you have a VPN on your phone. When you connect the camera and phone through Bluetooth they switch to a wifi connection when you start importing photos/videos or when you start to remotely control the camera. If you have a VPN on your phone that can cause issues with the camera and phone connecting.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

Zander013 — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 22:42:36 GMT

Hi thank for the reply this is the error I get when attempting to connect to my camera. I don't have any vpn installed or running on my phone currently or have ever used one on this phone.

I've been able to somewhat work around it by taking my phone and directly plugging into my camera but I'd rather be able to directly send stuff to my phone for editing or emailing off to others to see without having to plug in every time.

Re: EOS Rebel T6i won't connect via Wi-Fi to Google Pixel 5

j2323 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:17:28 GMT

I was having this issue on my R8, wouldn't connect to Pixel 6 on Android 14.

I remember there was a security update for android a ways back that broke a lot of bluetooth connectivity with some devices, basically the OS locked out certain bluetooth functions that would have allowed it to joint the network but don't quote me on it.

Anyways, got it to work by going to the Wifi Connections menu page (purple), and then Advanced Connection > Connect to smartphone > Add a device to connect to > next > Camera access point mode > Manual Connection.

You have to manually connect to the Camera's SSID from the phone, don't use bluetooth at all for any of this or it won't work.

I created a custom SSID on the camera and set it to no encryption. On the phone I joined that network I just created and then opened Camera Connect and it worked.

This happened before once with my G7XII but Google eventually pushed out a patch that fixed that issue, looks like it's happening all over again. It's the camera firmware prioritizing bluetooth connection, presumably in the hope of simplifying the user experience, however the function calls are interpreted as a security threat by Google so it's locked out in the OS.

Re: Using WiFi connect on Android 12

alpg49 — Sun, 19 May 2024 22:47:57 GMT

If you were here, I would buy you a beer! I've been working on this all weekend. That did the trick!