WiFi Connection Issues after iOS 16 Update on iPhone

I am having the same problems with 2 devices since the update. 13 pro max and 13. It started when I updated to iOS 16. I just updated to 16.1.1 and now it is even worse. Apple better fix this issue that they caused or I am done with their crap overpriced products.

Another avenue that I had looked into is my own Wi-Fi router DNS settings. If you had configured your Wi-Fi router to NordVPN client services or any other VPN services and not the DNS IP address of your preferred ISP provider, then the issue will arise.

I resolved this by redirecting the DNS IP to the defaulted DNS IP address (primary & secondary) to my own preferred ISP DNS IP address settings.

While it may work for me, it may not be the same for you but no harm trying it out.

Hi,

I have 2 iPhones and 2 iPads with iOS 16 and 1 MacBook with macOS Ventura.

They all have wifi connection issues.

Each time, they are well connected to the wifi router, but the IP address displayed is strange: 192.0.0.2 for the device (instead of 192.168.1.xxx) and 192.0.0.1 for the router  (instead of 192.168.1.1).

I don't know why the IP address changes on its own.

DHCP is always on and no VPN is setup.

Apple asked me to reset my iPhone, reset the network settings and even replace the motherboard but the problem is still there.

I couldn’t agree with you more. If Apple had competent programmers and a reasonable amount of quality control, things like this wouldn’t happen. This isn’t the first time something went wrong after an update. It is nearly every time! When I replace my tablet, it certainly won’t be replaced with anything from Apple.

Ipad pro wifi slowed down by about 30% since ios16 upgrade. Resets of router, changes to wifi config make no difference. Ios15 devices on same network work fine. This is an ios16 software problem. Biggest impact:Youtube 4k high res video stalls out.

I’ve had this problem for many OS versions. I’ve probably got a dozen TYPES of wifi-connected devices in the house (Emporia Vue, Tesla Powerwall, MyQ garage doors, thermostats, Eufy video doorbell a LONG DISTANCE from my router, TV sets, a Windows PC and laptop, EVEN MY 2013 MACBOOK PRO) and they all work reliably; they are always there when I need them.

But my iPad and iPhone? To be fair, they are probably connected 95% of the time, but I use them ALL THE TIME so that 5% when they say “no internet connection” or “can’t connect” to any and all of my 2.4 and 5GHz network options is really annoying.

I mean, this is the most basic, fundamental part of an iPad - how can Apple still be getting it wrong after years of hardware redesigns and software updates.

Inconceivable. Fix this, you trillion dollar tech genius corporation, and stop telling us to reboot and upgrade the firmware on our wifi routers.

Just chiming in to say I'm now on 16.2, and the issue is still there. Not resolved yet. I'm not going to make any effort other than checking threads once in a while to see if someone solved it, as I've done everything imaginable except resetting my iphone (I refuse to do this, this is not a valid solution.) I didn't pay for the phone to act as my own tech support. If it doesn't get resolved by the time I need a new phone, I'm back to android. I'm not locked in to any ecosystem, and I never had an issue like this with android.

I have nothing but trouble with connecting to wifi since the update, my boyfriend didn’t update and we sit next to eachother, his phone works fine, mine won’t connect it sometimes won’t send pictures , it just says no network connection try again. Aaaarrrrggghhhh, this phone was expensive and it does not work now.

I’ve had some success with turning off the location services toggle. (Privacy and security— location services toggle) I had tried all the suggestions that I could find and zilch. This was a last stab before I brought the IOS back to a previous version something I really didn’t want to attempt. This has improved the connectivity of my iPad pretty well. It’s not perfect and I miss location services and now have to turn it back on ever so often for weather and map apps. Still waiting for the fix but it has saved me from throwing the iPad across the room. My iPhone 13 is great it was just this somewhat older IPad that had poor connectivity after the 16.2 update

Apple needs to fix this wifi issue asap. I cant have a couple minutes with WiFi before I lose connection. WiFi works perfectly fine on my other apple device, and this problem started a couple days after downloading IOS 16. It’s been so annoying for the past couple weeks, I can’t do anything on my phone, I have only written a few lines of words and it has disconnected me two times. Never buying an apple phone after this. Fix your problems apple, everyone who has had this problem had it for a long time, and you can’t do anything about it except your data, like most people I don’t have infinite data. Stop being lazy and fix it.

here are a few things I tried:

Reset WiFi (Doesn’t help)

Reset Modem (Doesn't help)

Forget WiFi (Doesn’t help)

Change DNS server (Doesn’t help)

Reset IPhone (Doesn’t help)

Updating to iOS 16.3 ( Doesn’t help)

Fix it apple

I tried everything listed here, but nothing helped. I am on IOS 16.3.1 when I lost my Wi-Fi on iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Then I read about deleting VPN. I did and there was my Wi-Fi like magic. Didn't turn in back on. Will try that after enjoying my cherished Wi-Fi for a few hours.

I still think Apple may have laid off the wrong people. When at first you don't succeed, try again!

Thanks Denise

My iPad Pro (5th) is displaying this problem WiFi shows as connected but no connection, reboot fixes for intermittent periods of times, I have switched off location services will let you know if it works for me. Others reporting a problem with iPhone 13 my mini seems not to be effected.

Latest 16.4 update has rendered my iPhone 14 Pro unable to maintain a WI-FI Connection. It will connect, and disconnect, and connect and disconnect, and so on… Nothing I do that has been mentioned in this forum works… Thanks, Apple!!

Having many WiFi issues on my iPad Air4 & my iPhone 14 Pro Max after updating to 16.4. Wi-Fi keeps dropping & have to restart both devices to get Wi-Fi back. My roommate reinstalled IOS 16.4 from scratch and that did not helped

Just loaded 16.4.1 it has not cured the WiFi drop problem

come on Apple how about sorting this problem it is getting very tiresome having to reset my iPad Pro (5th) anything up to 20 times a day this isn’t what we pay high prices for this equipment for, we expect a bit more due diligence