Running Android 13.

For whatever reason whenever I set my phone to automatically connect to a WiFi network when in range, it never does. If I pull down the notification panel it’ll say I’m connected to WiFi, but the LTE of my mobile connection is showing.

If I go to network settings, hit disconnect and then reconnect directly from there, it’ll show that I’m actually connected to the WiFi. But then after awhile it’ll disconnect and I have to repeat the process to stay connected.

The disconnect on my home WiFi network is normal because I have to use another laptop as a mobile hotspot because the location I’m at only allows 2 simultaneous connections to the WiFi under my credentials and so the laptop acts as a bridge to connect all my other devices at once and since said WiFi has to support several thousand people at once disconnections are frequent and expected.

But despite that, my phone does it to every single WiFi network I’ve tried to connect it to. It will frequently have the exclamation point ! Next to the WiFi indicator saying that the network is unavailable (even though it works smoothly) until I turn on my VPN (Astrill). I’ve ticked the box that says “connect anyway” because it was annoying me to have to select that Everytime I connected to a WiFi network.

So I’m at a loss as to what’s the issue. It might just be that I have a shit moto stylus because my rear camera takes potato quality pictures if try to shoot anything beyond the reach of my arms despite it having “better” cameras than my previous phones.

It’s also not a VPN problem because on my previous phone (LGV60) as soon as I’m in range of my ad hoc network it’ll connect automatically and the only issue I have is when the network refreshes itself and I have to go reconnect my mobile hotspot on my laptop.

So something on my Moto Stylus 5G (2022) is refusing to connect to WiFi networks and stay connected once in range. I hope someone here can offer me solutions.

Thanks!