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trying to turn wifi on and the option is greyed out....why would it be doing this
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1
There's a hardware failure. Return your phone to Apple.
There's a hardware failure. Return your phone to Apple.
turn your iphone off, put it in a sock and put it in the freezer, its just worked for me!!
freezer thing doesnt last and it will damage your phone on the long run
thing that works unfortunately only with iphone 4/4s
record video with flashlisht on for at least 24/30 mn so that u ll heat the upper part of the iphone
reboot
TELL ME ABOUT IT
Hi everyone!
i resolved my problem by booking an appointment at a genius bar where they told me that its nothing to do with the update it was just a problem in the phone, the genius then replaced my phone there and then because it was still in the year apple warrenty, i recommend you do this!
Will they replace the phone for free?
If its under warranty, yes. I got a new 4S. Same thing happened within two days got another 4S and stayed with ios5.
They (genius bar) say it's a hardware problem. Ether ios6 is causing the hardware oroblem or there is no hardware problem. Either way t has to be ios6. And from what I've read 6.0.1 did not help.
I think there will have to be a reckoning on this issue for people that had to pay to replace the hardware that Apple's own software update fried. Good luck.
@ peter, I agree its always good to have Applecare peeps 🙂
Just to add my 2p worth.
I turned the light on the phone on and kept doing video recording to drain the battery, I let it die completely, recharged it and the wireless came back on. Powering on and off through the software and power on buttons didn't work. None of the other suggestions I'd read were any help, and to be honest some were stupid. Your method of draining the battery is up to you, the light and video is a good way to drain it quickly.
The best thing I can think of is that there is some hardware on the wifi that gets put in an inconsistent state and that powering on and off does not fix it as there could be some sort of trickle going through the hardware to keep it alive. Draining the battery allows the hardware to be really turned off and it puts it back into the right state.
Of course your milage may vary, but its a simple option to try and costs nothing.
wifi option is greyed and cant turn on whats wrong??
