Revision to iPhone Will Not Connect to WiFi
| - | What good is a smartphone without internet connectivity? No social media, no streaming videos and no hunting feverishly for that earworm of a song that you can't remember the name of at 3:00 am. So when the WiFi on your phone goes out, it spells trouble. This is often an easy fix, but even if it's not here are some steps to get you back on the world wide web. |
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| + | What good is a smartphone without internet connectivity? No social media, no streaming videos and no hunting feverishly for that earworm of a song that you can't remember the name of at 3:00 am. So when the WiFi on your phone goes out, it spells trouble. This is often an easy fix, but even if it's not, here are some steps to get you back on the world wide web. |
| == First Steps == | |
| Before undertaking any of the more time consuming solutions below, these are a few fundamentals to give a go. | |
| - | * Perform a force restart. This could clear any minor software hiccups. |
| - | ** ***For iPhone 8 and newer:*** Press and release the volume up button, then volume down, then press and hold the power button until the screen goes black and the Apple logo reappears. |
| - | ** ***For iPhone 7 and 7 Plus:*** Press and hold the volume down and power buttons until the display goes black and the Apple logo reappears. |
| - | ** ***For iPhone 6S and older:*** Press and hold the home and power buttons until the display goes black and the Apple logo reappears. |
| + | * Restart your phone. This could clear any minor software hiccups. |
| * Toggle WiFi off and back on. | |
| * Forget the network in your settings by selecting it in the WiFi menu and clicking the ***Forget This Network*** button at the top. If you are not presently connected to the network, select the Edit button in the upper right corner and delete it from the list. | |
| - | * Perform a [guide|121369|Network Settings Reset|new_window=true]. ***Note:*** This will remove all presently known WiFi or Bluetooth connections |
| + | * Perform a [guide|121369|Network Settings Reset|new_window=true]. ***Note:*** This will remove all presently known WiFi or Bluetooth connections. They will need to be connected again following this procedure. |
| * Although it is rare, if you have a bulky case, remove it just to confirm it is not impeding the iPhone's ability to receive WiFi signals. [br] | |
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