In macOS I can go to System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi > Advanced to tell the System which of several available WiFi networks to try to join first: "Drag networks into the order you prefer". Is there a way to do this in iOS/iPadOS 15.8.2?
iPad Air 2
iOS/iPadOS doesn't offer the ability to set an order of preference for WiFi networks. Your iPad will automatically reconnect to the last used WiFi network; if not available, of configured WiFi networks for which Auto-Join is enabled, the iPad will connect to the WiFi network that has the best signal.
As mentioned by Carol B., the best that you can achieve is to individually disable the Auto-Join setting for each WiFi network that you prefer to not use with your iPad - or delete unwanted WiFi network connections entirely.
Apple does invite submission of comments and feature requests via its Product Feedback portal. If you would like to see additional functionality or controls introduced in a future version, this would be the most appropriate channel though which to communicate your request to Apple:
iOS/iPadOS doesn't offer the ability to set an order of preference for WiFi networks. Your iPad will automatically reconnect to the last used WiFi network; if not available, of configured WiFi networks for which Auto-Join is enabled, the iPad will connect to the WiFi network that has the best signal.
As mentioned by Carol B., the best that you can achieve is to individually disable the Auto-Join setting for each WiFi network that you prefer to not use with your iPad - or delete unwanted WiFi network connections entirely.
Apple does invite submission of comments and feature requests via its Product Feedback portal. If you would like to see additional functionality or controls introduced in a future version, this would be the most appropriate channel though which to communicate your request to Apple:
As far as I know, the best you can do is go into Settings > WiFi and make sure that only your preferred network is marked as Auto Join.
Thanks for your response. Yeah, I guess that's it. The way macOS does it is helpful in my situation; the lack in iPadOS is an annoyance.
How to set preferred Wi-Fi network in iOS?
