Wi-Fi icon not appearing on iPhone

Question

Level 1

19 points

Wi-Fi icon not appearing on iPhone

So, earlier today, when I connect my phone to my home Wi-Fi, it has just stopped showing the Wi-Fi icon in the upper right hand corner and only shows LTE. However, it is connected to Wi-Fi because it will load the webpage if I turn on Airplane Mode. I have tried turning Wi-Fi off and on, restarting my phone multiple times, reseting the network settings, and even resetting all of my settings, but it just doesn't seem to show up. Any other suggestions?

iPhone XS, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 12:37 AM

Reply

Answer 1

ProustGiulio

Level 10

209,808 points

Jun 20, 2019 12:59 AM in response to wiifan

Seeing that you have already tried all the basic troubleshooting steps to no avail, since your device is still covered by warranty, I would have it inspected at an Apple Store or Authorized Service Provider: Apple – Location Selector

Regards

Giulio

Reply

Answer 2

wiifan Author

Level 1

19 points

Jun 25, 2019 11:35 PM in response to wiifan

So apparently, the glitch was actually caused by something on my MacBook – apparently I had internet sharing turned on, so whenever I plugged in my phone to my computer, the Wi-Fi icon would disappear. I turned off the setting and now it's showing up again!

Reply

Answer 3

wiifan Author

Level 1

19 points

Jun 20, 2019 3:15 PM in response to ProustGiulio

Thanks. Luckily, the problem seemed to resolve itself overnight somehow after leaving my phone off for a bit. No clue why that didn't work the first 10 times I tried turning off the phone, but at least it works again!

Reply

Answer 4

ProustGiulio

Level 10

209,808 points

Jun 26, 2019 2:00 AM in response to wiifan

Glad you could work it out :-)

Giulio

Reply