Oppo A83 is regarded as a mid-range Android smartphone model, first released in January 2018. It makes use of an aluminum frame with 5.7 inch IPS LCD Screen on the front with a resolution of 720 x 1440 Pixels and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It didn’t stop at that, this Oppo A83 has a single 13MP Dual Camera with a single 8MP Front Camera, Under the hood is Mediatek MT6763T Helio P23 octa-core processor which is paired with 4GB of RAM. We discovered that irrespective of the fact that this is a good performing device, sometimes it do develop fault or problem and if not properly handled, you will not enjoy the phone the way you should. One of the problems Oppo A83 normally have is that at times, it won’t connect to Wi-Fi. But you don’t have to be afraid if you’re experiencing this problem. You know why? Because in this article we will tackle the problem squarely. Not only that, we will educate you on how you can tackle the problem yourself without the assistance of another.
How To Fix The Oppo A83 “Won’t Connect To Wi-Fi” Issue
Before you do any of the recommended troubleshooting steps for this particular problem ensure that you are running on the latest software, kindly download and install any update that is available first.You know why? Because it reduces the possibility of the problem been caused by an older software version, if you are running on the latest software version or the latest software version has been installed, follow the guidelines below
Turn On The Phone Wi-Fi Switch
All Android always comes with a Wi-Fi switch which you can turn on or off if you want. So it could be possible that the Wi-Fi switch is turned off but you think the Wi-Fi switch is turned on, and maybe this is why the device has been unable to connect to Wi-Fi network, so in that case, what you have to do is to make sure it is turned on, in doing that, also make sure that the airplane mode of the phone is also turned off as well or disabled. To turn on the Wi-Fi, just follow the guideline below
- Swipe to the left
- Go to Settings and click on it
- Click on Wi-Fi
- At this point, turn to “Enable Wi-Fi On“
- Choose the wireless network you want to connect to
- Enter the Wi-Fi password, after that, click on connect.
After doing this. Check if Oppo A83 “won’t connect to Wi-Fi” issue still occur, if it does occur, use of the next guideline.
Router Problem
It is very possible that the problem is caused by an issue with the router or wireless network that your phone is connecting to. If that is the case, check if another device can connect to the router successfully. Again, check if your phone is within the range of the router, also check if the router has a setting activated (MAC filtering)which is blocking your phone from connecting to it. If you want to check if this is truly a router Issue, just connect your phone to a different Wi-Fi network, then check if the issue still persists. If it still persists consider doing the following.
Perform A Soft Reset
If I am to advise, check if a minor software glitch is a culprit by refreshing the phone software. You can do this by just restarting the device. To do this, all you have to do is to Press and hold the Power and Volume down key for up to 45 seconds and then wait as the device restarts. If after considering this guideline above and the problem still occur then try the other troubleshooting steps below
- Update your phone Wi-Fi Settings
- Start the phone in Safe Mode
- Wipe the Cache Partition of the Phone
- Perform a Factory Reset
