Yes, that's what I heard from Auber. Sounds like an app fix/update might be possible. Thanks

Ok, thanks Jim. I'm in an e-mail conversation with Auber about it, and I'll post here if it gets figured out. Seems they're telling me it should send a notification to the app screen, as well as a noise/vibrate if the phone is set for that. However, I'm not fully understanding from them yet how that's supposed to work because I get nothing in the app at all while the controller is beeping.

Sweet!

I think I finally solved the problem. At least it's as good as it's going to get.  This December things went south again.  After that I replaced every wire in the system that had common connections.  I used 18 gage insulated solid copper wire.  The images show the before and after.  It's been good for some time now. 

Have a used (new to me) #2WiFi. Have done a couple simple smokes, and like it so far. The whole Wifi set-up and instructions are a bit confusing, but I mostly understand it now.
One thing I don't get is how to have notifications on the phone. Using Gen2 Wifi module on smoker and an Android phone. I checked to make sure notifications are on for the Smokin It app. Also even turned on unrestricted battery use for the app. When the smoker high temp is reached the controller on the smoker beeps, but nothing on the phone app. Same for when a step in multi-step ends.
Am I missing something? Do you all with Gen2 Wifi get any notifications on your phone from the app, and, if so, are they beeps/vibration or a pop-up message or something else?