Wi-Fi

i want to “unhide” my WiFi in our house.

Dont remember why I hid it.

It did not come up as an option to join on my iPad Pro. Says it cannot be found although I have repeatedly put in the right password. My iPhone works ok.

What am I doing wrong? I was trying to correct my frozen screen issue and was using someone ‘s suggestion to fix it.

It used to come up automatically but now it can’t be found, after I deleted it and wanted to rejoin. Is it because it’s hidden?

iPad Pro, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 3:53 PM

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Posted on Jun 25, 2019 6:57 AM

Hiding you WiFi network is a function of your WiFi network - NOT your iPad. Your iPad (or any other device) generally cannot display the hidden network in your list of available networks. To "unhide" the network, you must do so from the network/router that provides the WiFi network connection.


That said, if you know the WiFi Network Name (i.e., the SSID), the associated WiFi network password and Security type, then you can manually join the hidden network on your iPad:

Settings > Wi-Fi > Choose a Network / Other



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Jun 25, 2019 6:57 AM in response to Germangirl1942

Hiding you WiFi network is a function of your WiFi network - NOT your iPad. Your iPad (or any other device) generally cannot display the hidden network in your list of available networks. To "unhide" the network, you must do so from the network/router that provides the WiFi network connection.


That said, if you know the WiFi Network Name (i.e., the SSID), the associated WiFi network password and Security type, then you can manually join the hidden network on your iPad:

Settings > Wi-Fi > Choose a Network / Other



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