My iPhone cannot connect with the WiFi since the update IOS 14.1.. What can I do?
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iPhone 11, iOS 14
Any WiFi router that has MAC filter enabled may not accept the “Private” MAC address feature of the new feature added in iOS 14.0.1 to each WiFi profile saved. Turning off the private Mac Address on the specific WiFi profile may allow your device to connect.
Another issue is it connects fine but moments later it prompts for password on a saved profile. Turning off “wifi assist” in Cellular settings (absolute bottom of the list) will allow the device to remain connected on weaker range areas of this wifi profile.
I suspect the failing over to WiFi profile flip flopping is triggering a false positive on the algorithm that the wifi profile saved is incorrect and thus asks for a re-authentication.
Actually I tried the full reset and the connection problem still persisted !!! Be careful
As I was new phone I did full reset and started from scratch with a new Apple ID but as I said still having WiFi connection issues eg low connection speeds and dropping out between WiFi and 4g
I think it is related to the new feature of iOS 14 of private wi-fi MAC address
actually found that wifi router had put iPhone into "Wireless filter list" - deleted from that and all fine
Settings>Wifi>your wifi network>Configure DNS>manual. Add new dns server of 8.8.8.8
After this websites and wifi seems to work.
No VPNs setup, Tried the toggling of private address and turning off Wi-Fi assist and that did not work. Another user said to try manually configure DNS to 8.8.8.8 (google DNS) worked for me.
if you have a VPN on your phone or iPad turn it off, i had the not connecting issues and the VPN was the main source .
cwilliamsnc wrote:
Does anyone know if Apple is aware that WIFI issues are still a problem, even after the IOS 14.01 update?
Yes, they know. That’s why they released 14.1 last week to fix it.
the wifi is disable after update 14.1 ios on my iphone 7
i make a resset for all setting and format.. the bug is not resolved.
when find a solution i post her..
my iphone7 is version 14.2
the Wifi button is gray
my iphone has been formatted and the network settings too.
there is nothing to do and no solutions work.
can apple give me a warranty for my iphone?
Steve -
What type of security does your wifi router use and/or is currently using (WPA/WPA2, etc)?
It's my understanding that a lot of hardware out there does not support WPA 3
https://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/answer/Can-WPA2-be-upgraded-to-WPA3
Have you tried forgetting the network, then reconnecting?
That’s the right one. Now forget the network, restart the phone and reconnect.
iOS 14.0.1 wifi issues
