False "wifi is disconnected" message

Kodi
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Is anyone else getting false “wifi is disconnected” message when using a Kodi addon? This message appears randomly in the top right corner when watching programs on Kodi/Seren. It does not appear on Smarttube or IPTV. This does not affect the programming in any way.

My son, 2000km away, also gets the same message on his Kodi/Seren setup. He is using an ONN stick, and I’m using a Shield Pro , so I think its unlikely to be a hardware or android issue.

Any ideas as to what might be the cause?

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You’re probably getting brief disconnections but the buffer is absorbing it. Maybe Kodi is the only one that reports a disconnect that doesn’t interfere with playing the stream(?)

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Could be a lot of reasons why this is happening. Are both of you using the latest release of Kodi and connected to a VPN when this message appears?

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I’m still on 21.2. My son updated to 21.3 and reinstalled Seren a few days ago. (He was having issues connecting to Trakt – update has resolved these issues.) Prior to this update he was NOT getting the messages. They started after the update. I have been getting them, off and on, for the past month. Neither of us use a VPN.

He is going to try connecting via ethernet to see if the problem is with his router. I doubt it is the router. We each have different routers.

For my part I haven’t noticed any messages in the last day or 2. Maybe the problem fixed itself, or maybe I have gotten used to them :slightly_smiling_face: .

It’s not a serious issue. The message only appears for 5-10 seconds at a time, usually only during the first 5-10 min. of the episode or movie.I was only curious whether anyone else was getting them.

Thanks

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I have received that same message while using Kodi. I also get a message saying my eternity is disconnected. It happens randomly.

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Thanks for letting me know. At least we’re not the only ones getting these random messages. I haven’t noticed them for a few days now. Hopefully they’ve stopped. In any event, it’s not worth expending any further effort over.

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Thanks TP. I’m very happy with Seren, and these random messages aren’t enough of a reason to go looking for alternatives in the off chance it might be caused by Seren.