I have read other people having the same problem with slow wi fi speeds. It’s only resolved with a phone restart. Then the issue comes back after a few hours.
Is this a hardware problem or software? Only had the phone a few days so I can return it. But need to be quick. Please help.
iPhone 17 Pro Max, iOS 26
GingerGremlin wrote:
Thanks. I don’t have any VPN installed.
Im surprised the iPhone 16 also has issues. As my old iPhone 14 had the new iOS update and it didn’t have any WiFi issues at all.
My partner has iPhone Air. And has exactly the same problem. Seems to be an issue with the new phones.
You need to remember there are millions of devices that have been updated and if there was a systemic issue with WiFi speeds on either or both phones, then it would be widely reported and affect everyone's device. That is not the case, so the trick is to find out what the specific circumstances are in your environment where that seems to be an issue.
I am not ruling out a bug, but WiFi networks comes in many different flavors such as the band being 2.4ghz, 5ghz, or 6ghz and also the WPA security for the network, so troubleshooting will involve reviewing those settings and also checking performance on other WiFi networks that may help narrow down the cause. Have you also tried unplugging your router for 30 seconds and plugging back in?
I would also recommend taking your phones to Apple where they can perform diagnostics on it and you can then compare the speeds of your WiFi access. There are many apps/websites where you can test the speed of your internet connection, so that makes it easy to quantify a difference between networks. If you are getting good speed there, then you need to look more closely at your home setup.
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Unfortunately, today the problem returned. Not sure if they’ve done something to mitigate the issue or not. That was definitely the longest I’ve gone without having to restart the phone. But definitely not fixed.
Oh no. I really thought they had fixed the problem. I have heard that Carplay issues are ongoing, so it looks like this ios release didnt fix much.
iPhone 17 slow wi fi problem
