Wi-Fi Not Working on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 – No Wi-Fi Networks Available

I faced a rare glitch on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. Everything was fine that day. I took the phone to check the email, dropped a few lines in WhatsApp and put it aside. In about two hours I found out that some videos recorded on Xiaomi are still not in Google Photos, so I took the phone and wanted to upload the videos.

I turned on Wi-Fi and saw that phone was not connecting to Wi-Fi. Surprised, I toggled Wi-Fi off and on again but nothing happened. Then I put my phone into Offline (Flight) mode for 10 seconds the problem persisted – any Wi-Fi hotspot despite I have plenty in my surrounding.

After that I entered the Wi-Fi settings and tapped “Refresh” manually to see if Redmi Note 5 saw the network of my home wireless router Archer C7, but it did not show me any network:

I found the only fix for the issue – I just rebooted my phone:

After the restart Redmi Note 5 successfully connected to my Wi-Fi network. It happened just immediately and without my interference. I own Note 5 for about a month and this was the first time I experienced such an issue. My device runs MIUI Global 10.0.1.0.

Have you ever faced the problem on your device? What version of Android and MIUI it has? Tell us in the comments. Thank you.

Adam Swift

Adam is a real tech maniac. He likes to spend time testing phones, tablets, laptops, as well as any other technical devices, and write practical manuals on their functions. He often sleeps all day, but always works at night. Adam bought his first computer in 1999, being an absolute beginner who never held a computer mouse in his hands. He began to study Windows, constantly experimented and often crashed the operating system. But six months later, he was able to reinstall Windows 98 from a scratch on his own, fix almost any software problem on a PC, he also did hardware upgrades and realized that computers, operating systems and programs are now his biggest passion. In addition, Adam has always been a big lover of phones. With the advent of smartphones with Android OS, he began to pick at them much more than in computers. Now Adam loves to study privacy issues in instant messengers, blocking unwanted calls and other nuances related to privacy and security on the network. You can follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tunecomp

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Matthew says:

2019-01-02 at 21:14

Yes, I just experienced the same problem! No available WiFi networks appearing, until powered off my phone and turned back on. After booting back up, immediately showed all available networks and connected.
Serhii says:

2019-06-19 at 08:23

I have the same issue. Also I noticed one more issue with wifi:
Phone is connected to WiFi, but it says "No internet connection", so it uses mobile data.
To solve it I deleted that ssid (Forget this network) and reconnected. Then it became OK.
- Akhil Mathew says:
  
  2019-08-11 at 15:07
  
  In having the same problem and it's not working with the method you said.
Maureen says:

2019-08-02 at 13:58

My Redmi is still not connecting even after resetting the phone and powering it off?