[SOLVED] Pixel 3 Wi-Fi connected no internet –How to fix

Being a network device, your Google Pixel 3 is prone to connectivity issues despite the fact that it runs on optimized features and is intended to give you top tier performance. Let us look at what you should do to fix your pixel 3 smartphone when it is connected to the Wi-Fi but cannot access the internet.

Sometimes your router may not be connected to the internet or there may be a clash between your mobile data and Wi-Fi. These are just but a few potential causes that could prevent your pixel 3 phone from establishing a steady internet connection. The ‘connected, but no internet’ problem on your Pixel 3 is a common connectivity issue therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with a few troubleshooting steps that would help you fix it.

You can fix the ‘connected, but no internet’ setback by confirming your connection settings, rebooting your phone, cross-checking your network using other devices, resetting the network settings of your pixel 3, checking whether your phone can connect to the internet while on safe mode and factory setting your mobile phone.

To begin, what are some of the top features of the Google Pixel 3 smartphone?

Model	Google Pixel 3
Size dimensions	145.6 mm x 68.2 mm x 7.9 mm
Operating system	Android v9.0
Processor	Octa core processor
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Storage	4 GB RAM, 64 GB internal
Display	OLED
Screen resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels
Camera	12.2 Mega pixels
Battery	2915 mAh
Availability	Check price

 

How can you fix your pixel 3 phone when it shows connected but no internet?

When this type of connectivity issue arises on your Google Pixel 3 phone, you should do the following:

Confirm your connection settings

Sometimes, your Wi-Fi switch may be off or airplane mode may be affecting the internet connection of your phone. You will need to scroll through your network settings and switch on your Wi-Fi and turn off the airplane mode on your phone.

In as much as your pixel 3 phone is able to connect to the Wi-Fi when you switch it to on airplane mode, it has the potential to tamper with the efficiency of your internet access.

Reboot your phone

Rebooting your pixel 3 smartphone is all about restarting. To restart your phone, you need to turn it off by holding its power button down for a short while, let it rest for some time and then turn it back on.

Rebooting is beneficial to your phone because it re-establishes the operating system of your phone. When the operating system of your phone is re-established, it clears the RAM and fixes bugs within your phones system.

Once you have completed the rebooting process, you should try to reconnect your phone to the Wi-Fi to see whether you are able to access the internet.

Cross-check your network using other devices

There’s a possibility that when your pixel 3 is connected to the Wi-Fi, but no internet can be a problem associated with your router or your internet service provider (ISP).There are two ways which you can use to verify this; either by connecting other devices to your router and checking whether they are able to establish an internet connection or you can connect your pixel 3 to another Wi-Fi network to confirm whether your phone has the problem.

If your phone is unable to connect to the internet of another Wi-Fi network, then it has a few bugs that need to be fixed. On the other hand, if your other devices show a similar network error when you connect them to your Wi-Fi network, it shows that the problem is with your Internet Service Provider (ISP). When this happens, you should contact your ISP to identify the problem and fix it for you after you have rebooted your router.

Forget the Wi-Fi network and reset the network settings of your pixel 3

A quick fix troubleshooting process would require you to delete the Wi-Fi network on your phone by forgetting the network and reconnecting to it. This causes a simple reshuffling to your network and allows it to reopen on your phone.

Additionally, you should reset the network settings of your pixel 3 smartphone if this does not show any success. When you rest the network settings of your phone, all your Wi-Fi passwords, cellular settings, VPN settings and previously connected networks will be deleted from your phone and you will have to start afresh.

Check whether your internet connection works on safe mode

Also, you should note that some applications that you download may interfere with the Android operating system of your pixel 3 and cause problems related to network connectivity. To confirm this, you should restart your Pixel 3 to safe mode which disables all third party applications. While on safe mode, you should check whether you can now access the internet.

If you can, then you should delete the third party applications individually as you cross-check with safe mode because safe mode does not identify which application has a problem.

Factory reset your phone

The problem on your pixel 3 phone could be in its software which is something that you cannot exactly control. The only way out would be to factory reset your phone to its default settings. However, this should be your last resort when all the other trouble shooting options do not work for you.

Factory resetting your phone would mean that you are wiping out everything on your phone- from your network settings to your pictures, videos and music. You should create a backup for your data on google drive to avoid losing it entirely when you factory reset your phone.

Once you have finished resetting your phone, you should reboot it. When setting it up, you should restore all data that you had previously backed up on google drive and try to reconnect your phone to the Wi-Fi to see if the internet is working.

Conclusion

When a troubleshooting process does not work on your Google pixel 3 smartphone, it means that the phone is faulty or damaged. In this case, you would need to replace it with a new one or take it to the service center for repair.

FAQs

Does turning my pixel 3 smartphone to safe mode help me fix connectivity issues?

Yes. Turning your Pixel 3 smartphone into safe mode helps you understand which apps are causing a network glitch on your phone and this may help fix your connectivity issues.

Why does my Pixel 3 smartphone constantly say ‘Wi-Fi connected but no internet’ after I have installed the Android 10 update?

When this happens, you should check your router status first by connecting other devices to it to establish whether your pixel 3 phone is the one with the problem. If this is the case, you should follow a few troubleshooting steps that would revive your connection.