# Very unreliable Zwift Companion App connection

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/very-unreliable-zwift-companion-app-connection/114013>\
**Category:** Bugs and Support\
**Created:** [October 2, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/very-unreliable-zwift-companion-app-connection/114013 "2019-10-02T14:45:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Salmon\_Chaser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/salmon_chaser/32/30855_2.png) [@Salmon\_Chaser](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Salmon_Chaser)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/very-unreliable-zwift-companion-app-connection/114013/1 "2019-10-02T14:45:22Z")

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I’m running Zwift on an ATV4k, plugged directly into a router that is 3 ft from my bike setup.

I run the companion app on an iPhone XR, using wifi only. Signal strength from the router is of course rock solid since it is ~3 feet away from my phone. I have zero issues with other internet-using apps on the phone running from the same connection (although I don’t run anything else concurrently on the phone while I am riding in Zwift).

Recently (last couple of months), I am having constant connection drops in the companion app during a ride. My ATV4k remains in the session, but the app drops from my ride into the font page of the app for a variable amount of time before connecting back into my session. It is getting very annoying since it is making the companion app essentially useless. I can’t find any correlation as to when it happens - it appears random, but it happens almost every session at least once.

Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Allen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/paul_allen/32/414916_2.png) [@Paul\_Allen](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Paul_Allen)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/very-unreliable-zwift-companion-app-connection/114013/2 "2019-10-02T14:49:38Z")

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I would try changing the WiFi channel to see if that helps with the drop outs since more than likely it is being caused by some sort of interference.