Q: Does the iphone have push button WIFI (WPS)? Because I really want a IPhone!!

No. The iPhone does not support WPS to connect to Wifi networks. You need to manually type the password for the Wifi network you wish to connect to on the iPhone.

Push button wi-fi? Not sure what you are referring to, unless you mean connection to a particular network. All you need to do to connect is turn on Wi-Fi, select the network, and tap on join. If it is password protected, you need to enter the password.

EDIT: Thanks Phil, I thought that was what it was referring to, but wasn't exactly sure.

I have two iPhones, two iPads and a MacBook Pro all running in a WPA2-PSK(AES) wifi network without any issues. Check your wifi router settings if you cannot connect.

iPhones and iPads can connect to WPA-2 just fine.

I also have 2 iPhones and 3 iPads connected to a WPA2 network using the password and it works perfectly.

J brown, unfortunately most people here may not know what a WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) button is on a Wi-Fi router. This button when pressed gives you the ability to connect your device without having to enter the password to the WiFi router. Most Droid devices and newer laptops have the ability to connect to a WPS enabled router.

Since this standard has been around for a long time I am not sure why apple is not introduce that feature in their device.

Probably because the wifi protected setup standard is a horrible and largely piointless security standard. It has been shown since 2011 to be easily hacked by simple brute force methods. Many router manufacturers with devices which use it have themselves had notices that it should be disabled and strong password WPA2 encryption used instead.

Apple has a long history of not supporting such non-secure convenience "security" settings and standards.  WPS needs to just go away - it is inherently NOT secure.

jbrown - as Michael Black said, check the router settings.  It may require your phone's wifi address to be entered in a table for access.  Also, unless you have tried entering the password many times already, you may have made a typo.  Try putting the password into Notes first, then you can check it there.  Copy it in Notes, and paste when requested.

That is just nonsense. Most high-end WiFi enabled home routers and gateways have this additional feature. It is not an either or. All newer ones have strong WPA2 encryption and in addition, they allow the owners to use the WPS button to connect their devices at their own discretion.

From my Verizon hotspot to my Netgear router and several others that I own, to the latest AT&T WiFi router they setup today for me and most devices, including WiFi enabled printers, tablets, etc, include this feature. Nobody is moving away, they are actually incorporating it more and more. Again, this is an additional feature included with the devices.

I am not sure why Apple has not included this feature because it is used at the "owners discretion". Those who want to use it can use it, and those who don't can enter the password for their WiFi.

Recently, my brother changed routers and he had problems entering the password on an iPhone 5. The router's password was too long for the space given in the iPhone but he just told me after numerous tries he was able to enter it. Sometimes when selecting the wrong encryption, the password lengths may be different.

No it is not nonsense. The latest router I got from AT&T does not support WPS and it doesn't take too much Google time to determine how poor the security is on WPS and no one has updated it. I just read a review yesterday on a new high dollar modem/router and the reviewer specifically commented on the fact that this is the 3rd unit he had received that did not have WPS. But since you are using an Android phone the WPS is not your weakest link anyway.

You can send feedback to Apple here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html but I seriously doubt we will ever see the current iteration of WPS on their routers, computers or iDevices.

Not seeing what the big issue is. You only have to enter the password when you are initially establishing the Wifi connection. Once you have done that, you can connect without doing anything - it just connects, or you select a Wifi address to link to....

And on my previous router I had a 26 alpha numeric Wifi password, and never had any issues typing it into any device, so not sure what issue you brother was encountering, but the password length is not restricted by the size of the field you can see on the screen.

Cheers,

GB

I believe there is a 128 character limit on iDevices.

OMG - and I thought 26 characters was bad. Do you think that there is any password that is 128 characters?

Thanks for the info, though. I did not know there was a limit....

Thanks deggie!

GB

That was the last time I ran into this issue, and yes they really had a longer passcode than that. But they had to write it down to type it in. Kind of defeats the purpose. I would volunteer to try it but I'm actually working again and haven't the time.