Hi, I bought a new IPhone 15 pro max and the WiFi turns off when the display is not on. I don't get notifications afterwards. Is there anything I can do about it? I've read that I'm not the first one to have this problem, but I still haven't found a way to fix it. Thanks for the advice
iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 17
You are correct. All iPhones from the beginning of iPhone time 17 years ago disconnect from Wi-Fi 30 seconds after the phone screen locks, to preserve battery energy, unless the phone is connected to power. This is done because a Wi-Fi connection uses power continuously, whether data are transferring or not. Cellular connections use more energy, but only when actually sending data. There are a few exceptions:
However, that has nothing to do with your not getting notifications, because notifications use the cellular network connection of the phone, not Wi-Fi.
You are correct. All iPhones from the beginning of iPhone time 17 years ago disconnect from Wi-Fi 30 seconds after the phone screen locks, to preserve battery energy, unless the phone is connected to power. This is done because a Wi-Fi connection uses power continuously, whether data are transferring or not. Cellular connections use more energy, but only when actually sending data. There are a few exceptions:
However, that has nothing to do with your not getting notifications, because notifications use the cellular network connection of the phone, not Wi-Fi.
There are 2 ways:
As I said, you will still receive notifications and updates as long as you have a voice channel connection, because Wi-Fi turns on briefly (30 seconds) any time a notification arrives over the voice control channel.
Thanks for the response. The thing is, I primarily use Wi-Fi and only turn on data sometimes. Is there a way to turn off the Wi-Fi diconnecting feature here? I'm sure it can be solved with the help of a third party app, but I want to ask if there's any way to do it directly in IOS.
WiFi turns off when screen Is locked
