A1-830 Wifi poor signal strength after Kitkat update

I have the A1-830 and ran the Kitkat 4.4.2 update a couple of days ago. Now my wifi signal is very weak. I have to be right next to the router to receive any signal. Placing the tablet next to the router gives me 3 out of 4 bars. 3 feet away it drops to 2 bars and 5 feet away it's 1 bar. Going to the next room I can't get any signal. Using my phone I can get 4 bars in the next room. Before the update I was able to receive the Wifi signal fine. Any ideas? I have already factory reset the device and that didn't help. My build is Acer_AV0K0_A1_830_1.006.00_WW_GEN1 running 4.4.2 and kernel version 3.10.20. Thanks.

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Ryanrr

jim620,

I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing a problem with your wifi signal strength. I took our A1-830 and tested it as you described below but could not duplicate the issue. I have the same version installed but nothing. After that I did a search online and found several devices going to Kitkat have been experiencing a similar issue. Below are some suggestions I found that helped resolve simliar problems:

Go to Settings -> Location -> Mode -> tap High accuracy.
Go to Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Advanced (found in the menu by tapping button in the top right) -> then uncheck Wi-Fi optimization.

I hope this helps. If the problem persists, please contact technical support in your area.

chaitam123

Hi, I have tried the potions, but stll I am unable to connect to wifi on my A1-830 acer android tab. Can u plz suggest any other solutions.

billsey

Do you see the network? If so, what signal level is it showing?

chaitam123

I see the network, but the signal strength is weak. even I went near my router and always see signal is weak on tab. I am able to connect all my other devices to my router.