creofinejewellery
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Q: IOS 7 Grey Wifi Blue tooth - How to fix

i would like to share with you how i fixed my iphone 4s after ios 7.0.4 update and lose of wifi, bluetooth greyed out.

 

Ive resolved the grayed out wifi bluetooth issue, i just wanted to share thia with you and hope it works for you as well.

Firstly i was innocently upgrading a fully working Iphone 4s no problems ever, after the ios 7.0.4 update i lost all wifi and bluetooth which was grey out.

 

After having contacted apple they told me like everyone else hardwear issues, i never beleived this from the start as the iphone previously worked fine before the update. Also if you check settings - General - about phone - wifi has no address where as before it was fine.I almost believe in my case the ios 7.0.4 has deactivated the wifi hardware by not re-entering a address upon updating as a issue.

 

As the iphone is out of warrenty apple informed me if the item has a issue we could replace for £166 for out of warrenty, "what for downloading apple software thats prevented a perfect phone from working"! I informed apple this is a common issue and on the apple support communities site many people have this issue, the response was dont believe anything online.

 

Literally i searched the entire internet for solutions, from trying to downgrade software and use tinyumbrellas software to alter the host settings to enable itune to download without a popup message of  'this device isnt eligible for the requested build' basiscally a block download. To more obscure solutions such as placing the iphone in a freezer or using a hair dryer. Please check these online for further reference.

 

I would just like to share the fact if all else fails and you dont believe the obscure solutions work please have another rethinken, as they did in my case as id like to share my resolution with you.Please check online for further references if you prefer, but i to was doubtful about this idea and melting the phone etc.

 

Fix iphone greyed out wifi bluetooth problem - worked on a iphone 4s with recent ios 7.0.4 update worked fine before update on 7.0.3

 

1.Place a hairdryer 6 inches away, apply heat for 10 sec.

 

2.Then remove for a few seconds BE CAREFULL KEEP CHECKING.

 

3.Then repeat, till phone gets hot and upon the screen the iphone will say to hot to use.

 

4.Switch phone off and let cool down.

 

5.When you switch on it reactivates the wifi hardware with the software and you can use wifi and bluetooth again.

 

 

Im just a normal person thats had apple products for over 15 years due to being a designer, ive been messed about by apple and tried everything on the net and the only reason i post this is to offer a solution that may work for you as it did for me.

If any one has another opinion then that is there opinion, but this worked in my case and what i state is my experience and thoughts on this issues.All i intend is to try and help others as other online advice helpped me.

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4, greyed out wifi bluetooth 7.0.4

Posted on Feb 19, 2014 5:25 AM

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Q: IOS 7 Grey Wifi Blue tooth - How to fix

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  • by tml15ms,

    tml15ms tml15ms Feb 20, 2014 9:43 AM in response to creofinejewellery
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    Feb 20, 2014 9:43 AM in response to creofinejewellery

      I've had the same issue for months and thought it would never work.  I've taken my iPhone to the Apple store and been told it was a hardware issue and it would cost $199 plus tax to replace it.  I followed your 5 steps as you've described last night, and to my amazement, it worked!!!  The greyed out wifi is no longer greyed out and the wifi reconnected after entering the password and is still working 16 hours later!!   Thanks very much!!! 

  • by creofinejewellery,

    creofinejewellery creofinejewellery Feb 20, 2014 10:01 AM in response to tml15ms
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    Feb 20, 2014 10:01 AM in response to tml15ms

    No worries,i never post anything but in this case  i just wanted to help others with what worked with my ios 7 problem on my 4s as i understand alot of people out there have the same problem. Without having to pay for something we all know is not our fault if the phone worked well before the update. I still believe the ios 7.0.4 update fails to update the wifi and bluetooth data and there for deactivates the wifi hardwear, i dont understand myself as im far from a expert but when i found out online about using a hairdryer to reactivate it, this was my last attempt before i gave up having tried every possible avenue, like everyone else out there with this problem.

     

    If this works for other people with the same issue then then aleast there some hope in being able to use your iphone to its full extent again.

  • by Bradladley,

    Bradladley Bradladley Mar 6, 2014 11:33 PM in response to creofinejewellery
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    Mar 6, 2014 11:33 PM in response to creofinejewellery

    My same problem, exactly. My same solution, exactly(nearly). The slight variation was in that during my process, after the first time of heating resulted in wifi being restored then failing again after 16 hours, I impulsively decided to stick it in the freezer for 20 minutes. Call me cuckoo, I don't care. My son suggested sending it into space...anyway long story short- I removed it from the freezer, brought it to room temp, and wah-la!- good as new!! Sort of. 2 hours later, again- no more wifi. So, again I heat it up. This time the phone DOES NOT return with a "overheating!!" warning, ever. I'm like "darn it, I killed it for good this time". Secretly I whispered some super powerful prayers as I reluctantly accepted the craziness had gone too far. When I finaly stopped the heating process my phone was so frickin hot there was no way anyone would have expected it to still function. Not only did it still function and wake up normally right then, it showed the wifi icon thing in the upper left signal area! I was like "huh? What? No way..." I tried the settings and it also showed all the proper wifi info...I tried safari and it worked perfectly. That was 6 days ago. It is still working perfectly. Strange but true. No exagerations. Why is apple doing this? It is suicidal, really. I was so totally loyal before...

  • by Swaggymannn,

    Swaggymannn Swaggymannn Jun 4, 2014 12:47 PM in response to creofinejewellery
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    Jun 4, 2014 12:47 PM in response to creofinejewellery

    YOU ARE A F****** GENIOUS!!!!!

  • by raketuga@gmail.com,

    raketuga@gmail.com raketuga@gmail.com Jun 24, 2014 8:59 AM in response to creofinejewellery
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    Jun 24, 2014 8:59 AM in response to creofinejewellery

    It worked, thank you so much! I should give you money!!! I was going to repair my iphone... next time IM GOING TO BUY SAMSUNG