Waiting for network wifi

However, Facebook yanked it out and created a standalone app for it — Facebook Messenger. Apart from the usual messaging, it includes features such as audio-video calls, groups, stickers, GIFs, stories, and more. You often notice the waiting for network error at the top in the yellow banner. What does one do when every other app is functioning normally except Messenger?

Here we will tell you how to fix this problem on your Android device. The first thing that you should try is restarting your phone. Sometimes, Facebook Messenger is stuck on this error due to poor network connectivity. A restart should fix it. Clearing cache for the Messenger app will not log you out from the app or delete your messages.

However, if you clear data, you will be logged out of Messenger and any downloaded photos present in the Messenger folder on your device will be wiped out. So you better take a backup before you clear data for this app. Clearing data won't remove your messages since you've synced them with your Facebook account or phone number.

So when you log in again, you will have your messages back. But you'll have to download the photos again. The airplane mode turns off all kinds of connectivity services on a device including mobile data and Wi-Fi network. Enabling it for some time and then disabling it could help you fix the issue.

Then enable Airplane mode. Alternatively, enable it from the quick settings in the notification panel. Most of the times, it is the battery saver or optimizer on your device that is causing this issue. You need to disable the battery saver mode to make the Messenger app work again. You can do it individually for the Messenger or turn off the entire feature. Check both options and see which one fixes it for you.

Step 2: Tap on the Battery Optimization option or tap on the three-dot icon at the top-right corner and select Battery usage. Step 3: Tap on Messenger.

Check if the app is allowed to use the battery in the background. For that, the Background restriction should be enabled. Then tap on Battery Optimization. If you are on mobile data, switch to Wi-Fi and vice versa. Sometimes the issue could be due to poor internet connectivity so switching to a different medium will help. Resetting app preferences will also not delete any data on your device.

It resets app permissions, notifications, background data restrictions, enables disabled apps and other things. Step 2: Under All apps or Installed apps, tap on the three-dot icon at the top-right corner. Select Reset app preferences from the menu. You will get a pop-up. If these initial steps failed to address the issue, check the network, clear data from Play Store and associated services, or uninstall updates from Google Play Store and Google Play Services. Just as any other Android app, the Play Store app collects data and cache to speed up the loading speeds and retain your searches.

However, piling up data on local storage can eventually lead to some bugs and errors. What you can do, on the other hand, is reset it to default values. To a version that was pre-installed on your device at the time of the production. This can be more than helpful, especially if only the current version of the Play Store app is giving you a hard time. And, for better or worse, it requires sideloading an up from the third-party source.

The source is APKMirror, which is a safe and secure way to install official app releases. Google Play Services is a vital part of every Android device. This goes for the Play Store app, as well. So, we suggest resetting Google Play Services.

There are no drawbacks, except you might need to establish certain accounts for some third-party apps. If you still get the Google Play is waiting for a Wi-Fi error when trying to update or download apps, try updating the firmware. Finally, the only remaining thing we can recommend is updating your firmware.

Some Xiaomi users reported that updating the OS helped in this matter. Afterward, they were able to access the Play Store without any errors. With that said, we can wrap it up. Thank you for reading and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. We made sure to revamp it for freshness and accuracy. If you just learned something new about your phone, and want more of that, subscribe to our newsletter.

None of the above solutions worked for me. What worked for me was pressing Cancel and then pressing Download. Well whaddya know, that works for me, too! This problem cannot be arising for such a huge range of reasons. Another proof how shitty their software really is.