iOS 14 causing wifi issue with WhatsApp audio calls

I have the Wifi working today. The Local Network switch was missing when I posted the complaint yesterday. And as I wrote, the old phone had this switch. But it was missing yesterday. So what changed between now and yesterday? I did a Settings / General / Reset All Settings (as someone here suggested) and the Local Network automagically appeared again and it was already green. I had to enter the Wifi password again but that's a small inconvenience. Thank you.

If you can't find the "Local Network" option, you can try the following steps:

1. Go to "General"
2. Tap "Reset"
3. Tap "Reset All Settings" and confirm.

This won't erase anything, only reset whatever settings on your phone including wallpaper, network settings, etc. Once you done this:

1. Reconnect to your wifi
2. Open Whatsapp
3. Try to place a voice/video call
4. Whatsapp will pop a new question asking to allow the apps to discover local network
5. Tap "Allow"

Once you done this, if you go to "Settings" then "Whatsapp", the local network option should be there.

This works for me and fixed the issue of voice/video call reconnecting issue.

I had a similar problem - WhatsApp was very slow to connect and often failed on WiFi and incoming messages delayed or not delivered until I switched on mobile data and things worked instantly. It was only WhatsApp and Facebook that I had the problem with and only on my WiFi. At first I linked this to an IOS 14 update but I had also changed internet provider. I discovered that the new router had various levels of content protection and although it was set at ‘Over 18 Adult’ it was preventing WhatsApp & Facebook Apps from connecting. Temporarily Turning off the protection allowed WhatsApp & Facebook to connect on WiFi so I re-set the protection to Over 18 and added WhatsApp & Facebook to the exceptions section of the protection and all works fine now. Strange that this only happened to these two apps (both Facebook apps) so I conclude there is something in the coding that triggers the protection software.

I had the same since last few weeks until this post helped to resolve the issue today.

Changed the Local Network to ON and watsapp calls on wifi seem to work and did a test call.

Go to settings app on your iPhone then tap on WhatsApp,then toggle on the local network

Go to your phone settings then WhatsApp,you will see the option of allowing access to WhatsApp on your Local Network. I hope it would help.

I have a similar problem.

Go into settings.

then tap on WhatsApp.

look for 'Local Network'

mine is turned off.

i suspect this is the culprit as I don't remember ever seeing that setting!! Before ios14

I have not had a chance to test this though.

I hope it is the solution.

I had the same issue but had to turn on Local Network and not off.

1. Go into settings.
2. Then tap on WhatsApp
3. Look for 'Local Network'
4. Turn on Local Network

Solved it for me! Just turn on "Local Network".

Why Apple should introduce this as a switched off default who only knows.

Turning local network on solved it.

Thanks!

Hello Everyone,

I have a May 2017 iPhone 7 Plus running on Software Version 14.0.1

WhatsApp version is 2.20.102

Are you up to date with all these things!!!

Maybe they run 'hand-in-hand'!!

Under my Settings and scrolling until I find WhatsApp, I then go into its own settings 'allow whatsapp to access' my list is:

Contacts

Photos

Local Network

etc., etc.,

Good luck!!

I suggest that u go to "Settings" on your phone. Under that you will see all the Apps listed.

Click on "WhatsApp".

There it will say "Allow WhatsApp to Access" . . . . . .

One of the options there is "Local Network". Set the Toggle Switch to "On".

This worked in my case.

Hi,

go to Settings => Privacy => Local Network and there it should be, at least I found it.

But even turned it On, rebooting my phone, deleting local network and set it back, installing IOS 14.01,... I still cannot receive or initiate a call. Hopefully it will work for you

local network should be between photos and microphone. I am on an iphone 8 with IOS version 14.2