Manually removing stored Wifi networks from iPad?

Camping Doc wrote:
My question is similar to the original one. The problem with Chris' solution is it wipes out ALL the remembered networks. What if I only want to wipe one or two, and I am not in range of those networks. E.g., I have to go to a business meeting this coming week. I will probably link to the conference center's wi-fi. Are you saying that forever and ever, my iPad will remember that network, that it will be cluttering up the iPad's memory, and there is nothing I can do about it, short of eliminating ALL my networks and starting over again? This seems to me to be a very huge blunder on the Apple iPad programmers part if that is the case.

but you later wish to remove it from the list of saved networks (e.g. you're giving the iPad to a friend to use, giving it away, etc.)

I had the same need, but for a different reason. I logged into my office wireless network from my iPad, and it memorized my pin. The problem is that my pin comes from an RSA token and changes every minute. So now when ever my iPad is in range of my office network, it tries to log in continuously until my login is deactivated automatically for failing to use the correct password.

I had to reset all network settings as Chris suggested above, but this is a huge pain in the arse. Now I also have to reregister all the other wireless networks I was using before... =(

If you are not on the network and want to delete it without a wipe.

Settings> General> Reset> Reset Network Settings.

But this would erase all of them I believe so you would have to input passwords for networks at home etc. Ill check with Wireshark this weekend to make sure it's not sending probe requests after the reset.

That is currently not a feature of iOS. Submit your request to Apple for such a feature here:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

Best of luck.

P.S. Oblique insults to your fellow users are unecessary and uncalled for.

one thing everyone probably doesn't realise is that not only does your iPad remember the networks it's previously been connected to, but it actually actively searches for them, effectively advertising to the world where you've been.

For example, my iPad actively probes for:

• My last name (from using a family members WiFi, named such)
• A hotel in Singapore (where I'm often on business)
• My home wifi AP name
• Two cafe's I'm regularly at
• My office AP name
• My cellphones mobile AP name
• and a few other random ones....

So, the only solution is to completely wipe my iPad every wee while? great...

DJV1255 wrote:
Go to settings-->wifi.
Click on the blue arrow on the right of network you no longer want to connect to.

Click on the"forget this network" button.
This button will not show if you can't connect to that network.

I have had a similar problem. After staying in a Hotel for a few days and half registering for their wireless network, I was unable to sign into the App Store or my account from both my iPad and my iPhone. Safari just worked, Opera was better.

My account was OK from my PC and other iPhones worked from home, just not my devices.

I tried resetting, not restoring, etc but nothing worked, After reading this note I gave it a try and Hey Presto I have my account back, but I have lost all my stored wirelss accounts, not just the errant one.

I have registered a request with Apple to allow the listing and editting of wireless accounts - just off to hold my breath 8-)

Cheers

But that is what makes this "feature" so great. When a user adds an open wifi connection then can't remove it and they are ripe for attacks like karma. Stolen credentials, modified web content, and all matter of mischief to be had. The obvious solution is to wipe your device every time you use it. With my sarcasm out of the way; is wiping the only solution that has been found? I have been using airbase-ng to tell my devices that the APs are in range so they can be removed, there has to be a better way.

Aring0 wrote:

If you are not on the network and want to delete it without a wipe.

Settings> General> Reset> Reset Network Settings.

Which is exactly what Chris CA said in this thread back in June of 2011.

Right, we all get that Chris CA suggested an INADEQUATE solution, but you clearly overlooked the part where Aring0 described the inadequacy of Chris CA's proposed resolution:

"But this would erase all of them I believe so you would have to input passwords for networks at home etc. Ill check with Wireshark this weekend to make sure it's not sending probe requests after the reset."

The whole point is that you / him / I don't need to erase all of the stored networks. That is an archaic and heavy-handed solution to an intricate and multifaceted security and privacy issue. I only need to erase one or two SPECIFIC networks, and I need to do this when the networks in question ARE NOT in range. The bottom line is that my needs as a professional user of these products are going unmet because Apple chooses to omit important functionality, merely because those settings and options would confuse the bulk of their uneducated and/or unskilled clientelle. Or in simpler terms that anyone can understand, in this example, apple decided it was more important to cater to morons than to make the product secure and intelligent.

Well then as a professional, make sure you Remove the network after you're done using it but before you leave the location. That's what I always do with hotel wifi's and locations I don't really frequent.

That's your only real alternative if you do not wish to remove all the stored networks.

As it is currently there's no way to remove a network selectively unless you are within range of it.

Would I like to have it ? Sure, but right now there's nothing to do other than suggest the feature to Apple and hope they implement it in a future update. Complaining about it is not going to change the truth.

I am sorry for any offense I may have caused. The moron bit was not directed at you personally and I admit that it was a poor choice of words. However, I stand by my earlier assertion that this issue is a great example of how the mobile iOS versions all have a clear development bias toward the lowest common denominator, and that this bias impairs the use of these products in actual business.

Thank you for the link and the kind and speedy reply. :^)