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Proxy password

My phone (iPhone 8) randomly started asking me for a proxy password. Along with this came other issues. My search engines don’t work and other random apps (Amazon, Home Depot, etc) won’t work. My proxy is turned off so I don’t understand why I have this issue

Posted on Jun 7, 2021 6:14 PM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2021 12:52 PM

Hi Criticalstrik3,


Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities. We understand that your iPhone randomly started asking for a proxy password and search engines don't work and we'd be happy to help with this. To help us isolate and resolve your issue, let's follow the steps in the Apple Support article If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network. If you still have issues, then follow the steps below: 


  1. Check date and time: Set the date and time on iPhone
  2. Delete VPN: Intro to VPN with Apple devices
  3. Remove configuration profiles: Install or remove configuration profiles on iPhone


Let us know if this helps.


Take care.



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Jun 8, 2021 12:52 PM in response to Criticalstrik3

Hi Criticalstrik3,


Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities. We understand that your iPhone randomly started asking for a proxy password and search engines don't work and we'd be happy to help with this. To help us isolate and resolve your issue, let's follow the steps in the Apple Support article If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network. If you still have issues, then follow the steps below: 


  1. Check date and time: Set the date and time on iPhone
  2. Delete VPN: Intro to VPN with Apple devices
  3. Remove configuration profiles: Install or remove configuration profiles on iPhone


Let us know if this helps.


Take care.



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