How to Resolve iPhone 16 Pro WiFi Connection Problems?

If you have a VPN installed delete it and then you should have your WiFi connection sorted.

Same issue - I deleted my VPN in settings and it immediately connected. I was able to reconnect to my VPN in the VPN app and everything seems to work.

Same issue. Resolved after I deleted the VPN app that had likely been loaded during setup because of a shared appstore account. All solved after I found the solution right here.

I deleted my VPN and my connection issues in many apps immediately resolved without reset.

Apparently you can't have a VPN, even turned off, on an iPhone 16. I had to delete Nord.

I need to use a VPN app for work. If i delete and reinstall will the WiFi work?

Don't just forget the VPN, remove the VPN profile and DON'T use a VPN on your iPhone. They are COMPLETELY unnecessary on iPhone and typically cause issues like this and worse.

As mentioned by others, removing my existing VPN solved the issue for me

Thank you for the advice after days of trouble shooting the issue. Once I deleted the VPN application the WiFi connected on my new Apple 16 Pro.

@G0atman- thank you!!! Settlings/General/VPN & Device Management/ delete all apps/settings WORKED!! Saved me from trashing the 16Pro

Micah’s Said:

“Mine can’t update and it is not recognising it is connected to wifi but it definitely is. Very annoying”

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Confirm the Connection:

So, go to Settings > WiFi > Tap: the “i” on the far-right of the connection. Do you see an IP Address? If not, then there is no connection to a network.

Hey All,

I read all replies here and I think I have a solution that is much easier then removing and re-adding VPN configs. I have tried this on 2 separate iPhone 16 Pros with identical issues on the same network (Unifi System with WiFi 7 AP's). If you go in to WiFi settings and instead of selecting your WiFi name and entering your password, you should click "other" then type in your WiFi name and password (as if its a hidden network). While this is an odd solution so is the VPN fix, but this is much easier.

Good Luck all....

I might’ve found a solution: “Reset Network Settings.”

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Network Settings

I’ve known about this option for years, so I decided to give it a try. My connection to my home network has been stable for the past few days now.

So very happy to find your post on this, I was having the exact same issue with a VPN app which will remain nameless. Deleted it like you said everything works great. I guess I need to reinstall it now.

Thanks for your help David

Update. Many hrs with Apple support (sr level) and Xfinity. Problem is in communication with my Xfi pod range extenders. When I move from one coverage area to another, the wifi drops. Walking back to the original coverage area does not automatically reconnect and have to delete and relog on to network. If I delete network, I CAN log in through the range extenders. Apple says can be issue if your wifi has different names for different bands (2.4 and 5 GHz). Xfinity confirmed only single name. Turned off 6Ghz, no help. Older Apple devices, incl iPhone 14 continue to transition seamlessly. Clearly some bug in the programming.