I downloaded iOS 14 and my vehicle’s wifi connection has “weak security” and I am unable to load anything

Hello,


I recently downloaded iOS 14 on my iPhone 8 Plus, and now it is saying that my vehicle’s OnStar wifi connection has “weak security” and I am unable to load anything. Using this feature is critical for my employment. Is there a way to bypass that as I cannot change any settings on my vehicles connection as I would be able to with a personal router.



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iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Sep 22, 2020 8:31 AM

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Sep 28, 2020 3:37 PM in response to Strenchie

Hello Strenchie.


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you are having some trouble with connecting to your Onstar system since updating the iPhone. We will be glad to assist. Let's try the following steps to see if it helps:


Restart your iPhone


If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network



Reset your Network Settings. Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. This also resets Wi-Fi networks and passwords, cellular settings, and VPN and APN settings that you’ve used before.


You may also need to contact your dealership to see if there's an update to Onstar available.


Hope this helps.


Cheers.

Sep 30, 2020 10:04 AM in response to Psalyers78

I also got the "weak security" warning when connecting to my Chevy's OnStar 4G LTE hotspot just after updating my iPhone to iOS 14. The short info blurb connected to the warning suggested that the network should be updated from wpa2 to wpa3 encryption. wpa3 is a relatively new technology and it has actually introduced a number of new security issues of its own. By far the majority of wifi devices have not yet been wpa3-enabled, and I wouldn't be concerned about the "weak security" message. Also, it remains to be seen whether OnStar or AT&T will, or even can, update these systems to enable wpa3 encryption.


You also said that you're "unable to load anything." I don't understand what you mean by that, so maybe you could be a bit more specific about what's not working. Despite the "weak security" warning, on my system everything seems to be operating as usual, e.g., Apple Music, Spotify, Google Maps, Siri, general browsing, etc.

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