My Wi-Fi Kept Disconnecting at Home and It Drove Me Nuts

• Forgetting and reconnecting to Wi-Fi can solve more than you’d think
• Auto-switching between mobile data and Wi-Fi might be causing the dropouts
• Interference from other devices can mess with your connection silently
• Resetting mobile network settings (not Wi-Fi settings!) actually helped me
• Software updates fixed something behind the scenes I couldn’t find myself

It Was Fine One Day, Broken the Next

I was mid-YouTube binge when it happened.
The video paused.

Then came the spinning circle. No connection. I checked the status bar—Wi-Fi was gone again. My Galaxy A36 had been dropping the connection more and more often lately, but now it was happening every few minutes. It was getting impossible to ignore.

What made it worse? It only seemed to happen at home, and only on this phone. Everything else connected fine—my laptop, smart TV, even my old tablet from three years ago. I didn’t want to believe the issue was my phone, but the signs were there.

I Thought It Was the Router

So naturally, I blamed my router.
I restarted it. Waited. Nothing.

Then I moved closer to it, thinking maybe the signal was just too weak in my room. Still no difference. I even switched the router to a different channel, hoping it would dodge interference from neighbors. No luck. My phone kept disconnecting like it had a mind of its own.

First Thing I Tried

I started simple. I went into Wi-Fi settings, tapped on my home network, and hit “Forget.” Then I reconnected and re-entered the password. I was hopeful.

It worked—temporarily.

About 20 minutes later, the connection dropped again. This time I noticed something interesting: mobile data had taken over. That’s when I remembered a feature buried in the settings that automatically switches between Wi-Fi and mobile data if it thinks one is unstable.

That Setting Was Actually Causing the Problem

It’s called Switch to mobile data under Adaptive Connectivity.
I turned it off.

And guess what? My Wi-Fi held steady. No drops for hours. It wasn’t perfect, but disabling that setting made a huge difference. It was like the phone kept second-guessing my router and jumping ship too early.

Still, it wasn’t the full fix.

The Hidden Culprit I Didn’t Consider

Out of nowhere, I remembered I’d installed a “smart cleaner” app the week before. It was supposed to boost performance, but now I was suspicious.

I uninstalled it.
Right after that, I noticed fewer Wi-Fi drops.

I can’t say with 100% certainty that the app caused the issue, but my gut tells me it wasn’t helping. Some of these background utilities try to “optimize” your device by messing with background connections—and that can easily mess up Wi-Fi stability.

A Fix I Thought Wasn’t Relevant (But It Helped)

I was running out of ideas, so I tried something I thought only affected mobile data—Reset mobile network settings. You’ll find it under Settings > General Management > Reset.

I didn’t touch Wi-Fi or Bluetooth settings. Just mobile.

It felt like a shot in the dark, but after doing that reset, the connection became noticeably more stable. Maybe something network-related was acting up under the hood and needed a clean slate.

The Final Push: Software Update

Even after everything else, the occasional drop still happened.
It was rare—but enough to be annoying.

Then I remembered I had a software update pending. I had ignored it for a week, like always. This time, I gave in and installed it.

That was it.
No more drops.

Whatever was broken before must’ve been patched up quietly in the background. I haven’t had a single Wi-Fi dropout since.

If You’re Going Through the Same Thing…

Try disabling that automatic switching feature.
Get rid of any “network booster” or “cleaner” apps.
And if all else fails, don’t ignore that software update—it might contain the exact fix you’re looking for.

This issue had me thinking I’d need a new router, or worse, a new phone. But turns out, it was just a handful of small things working against me.

Thanks for sticking around and reading this far. If you’ve had a similar Wi-Fi nightmare, drop your story in the comments. And if this helped you out, share it with a friend—you might save them hours of frustration too.