iOS 15 update on iPad Pro 2021 no internet

Kittymomanddad wrote:

After updating to iOS 15 WiFi is working but internet will not connect. We have another exact same iPad Pro and it is connecting to the internet so it is not a WiFi problem.

Your issue is unlikely to be WiFi per-se, but more likely a problem obtaining a valid IP Address for your network.

If you have a VPN App or profiles installed, or a security App such as Norton, these may be interfering with DHCP - and may need to be temporarily disabled.

DHCP is frequently used to automatically obtain an IP Address from your WiFi Router. Until your iPad has a valid IP Address to connect to your network, you will not have an internet connection. Disabling or removing VPN and/or the offending security App should allow DHCP to operate normally - allowing connection to your network and the internet.

If this resolves your issue, the VPN and/or security App can be reinstated after the connectivity problem has been resolved.

The VPN was the issue. Once I disconnected it I was able to text from my iPad again. I also have better WiFi connection.

I have been researching this since I downloaded the 15.2 and lost my iPad messaging and WiFi .

thanks!

I had the same issue on my iPad (8th Gen). As soon as I turned off Norton Web protection, my internet came back. I hope this bug is being worked on.

I tried 'forgetting' the network and then reconnecting which fixed the issue. Didn't think of that. Next time I'll know.

After updating my iPad mini to version 15.1 It would not connect to the internet. Disabeling VPN enabled connection but

the moment VPN was re-enabeled the internet connection was lost again.

Got VPN?

Try disabling it or, temporarily deleting it from your iPad.

Re-establish your WiFi connection.

If you choose, re-download the VPN and re-enable it and see if your WiFi connection stays stable, or not.

I had the same problem. I happened to turn off “private network” on my wi-fi connection and it came back to life.

Later, I turned “private network” back on and everything works fine.

I hope this helps.

I had the same problem with my iPhone and my iPad. They were both working fine and then some time last night both failed to connect VPN. I had to delete the VPN in settings to get back online. I have not reapplied the VPN yet. I just updated both devices a couple days ago. I wonder if this is a Norton update that caused the issue.

Get rid of Norton Web protection off of your iPad. iOS/iPadOS devices DO NOT need this!

Try disable Bluetooth and see if Wi-Fi works again!

I have WiFi issues in my iPhone 8 after upgrade to ios15. Problem remains with ios15.0.1. wifi works well with wifi 5Ghz router but drops with 2.4 Ghz router/repeater. Quick fix are turn off Bluetooth, and wifi works like a charm. Of course this is not a permanent fix but at least I can get wifi in my room. BTW I never notice this issues with iOS 14!

amyr68 wrote:

After updating my iPad mini to version 15.1 It would not connect to the internet. Disabeling VPN enabled connection but

the moment VPN was re-enabeled the internet connection was lost again.

Remove the VPN/Security App from your iPad - then restart the iPad. This should clean-up the network stack.

After restarting your iPad, you can reinstall the VPN/Security App, after which all should be well.

Still no fix for this.. iPad 6th gen was working fine on 14.8. Updated to Latest 15.1 and now Wifi is broken. Reset entire iPad and issue persists. Takes forever to join Wifi, and if it does, internet will drop and status says no internet even though it's got a valid IP config. 2 iphones, a Macbook and a Windows laptop all tested fine. iOS 15 definitely messed up the modem/wifi defaults from 14.

Hi,

Many thanks for the reply.

No - no VPN. The iPad is vanilla, straight out of the box.

I suspected that it was an iOS 15.0 issue, so contacted Apple Support last night. The chap who dealt with me was very thorough and accommodating. We tried a few things, including a network settings reset. He was then offline for a few minutes, probably talking to L2 and L3 support. Eventually he came back with wired ethernet "will not work on my particular machine", by which I think he meant iOS 15.0. So, sadly, I'm sending this new iPad back to Amazon.

Note that 15.0 comes with some sort of new VPN-like binary toggle (not sure what it is doing, some sort of secure filter perhaps), I tried that in both the 'on' and the 'off' mode but still could not get an IP address. Maybe this new piece of functionality is the problem. Who knows.

I guess this is a warning for anyone running a wired-only network. Apple didn't say that they would undertake to get this working. However, I'm guessing 99.9% of users are happy with wifi, which is understandable, so probably not a huge problem.

Regards.