iPhone 4S cannot scan for wireless network since yesterday and i was using WiFi perfectly

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iPhone 4S cannot scan for wireless network since yesterday and i was using WiFi perfectly

So yesterday i was using iphone browsing internet, playing games, etc. And in the evening i unlock the iphone and didn't see the wifi status on the status bar. I click setting menu and it took around 30 seconds to open it, and i click wifi, the little ball keeps spinning but none of networks show up, i try to join the net work nanually, but when i click join, it says "Could not scan for wireless networks". At first i thought this is a hardware problem but when i look up my question on the internet a LOT of people appears have the same problem, and some of them said they did not had any wifi scan problems in ios 4 but after they upgrade to ios5 they had this problem.

My iPhone 4S is broght in April 2012, comes with ios5.1

Thanks A Billion!!! please save me~😐

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Aug 3, 2012 12:30 AM

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Rudegar

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Aug 3, 2012 4:16 AM in response to boboatpoint

have you attempted to reboot the iphone?

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 4, 2012 9:14 PM in response to Rudegar

I tried everythng include: wifi toggle off/on, airplane mode toggle off/on, reboot, restore ispw, recover network settings, recover all settings, and it still won't SCAN FOR NETWORKS. that means WiFi on my iPhone is not working. Oh and btw, I'm in China right now, can I go to Apple Store in Beijing( Capital of China) to fix it under warranty? Thank you~😀

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Aug 4, 2012 11:36 PM in response to boboatpoint

Hi,

I am having the same problem.

The wifi was perfect till yesterday night. But when I got up today morning I couldn't see the wifi connected. Even No wifi network is available. its showing " Couldnot scan for wifi".!!!!

I tried rebooting many times. But the same happens.

What happaned to it? Can anyone advice how to rectify it?

Thank you very much.

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 5, 2012 3:29 AM in response to AppleZiyad

Seems we are having the EXACTLY SAME problem. Can any-one help us?

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 5, 2012 3:30 AM in response to boboatpoint

And I'm in China right now, can I go to Apple Store in Beijing( Capital of China) to fix it under warranty?

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wjosten

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Aug 5, 2012 3:57 AM in response to boboatpoint

Where did you purchase the phone? This is important, because the iPhone warranty/support is country specific(except for EU countries). In other words, if you didn't purchase your phone in China, you will have no warranty/support in China. You will have to take the phone back to the country where you originally purchased it.

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 5, 2012 7:14 AM in response to wjosten

I purchased my iPhone in Canada on Apple.ca , so i got no warranty in China? All right but in the city where I am in Canada there is no Apple Store nor Apple Authoried place to fix, so what am i supposed to do when I get Canada? Thanks.

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 5, 2012 7:15 AM in response to boboatpoint

But who can tell me what is the problem with my iPhone?😐😕

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wjosten

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Aug 5, 2012 8:01 AM in response to boboatpoint

boboatpoint wrote:

so what am i supposed to do when I get Canada? Thanks.

Call AppleCare & arrange for them to send you a box which you can use to mail your phone back for warranty/service issues.

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 5, 2012 9:16 AM in response to wjosten

Thanks!🙂😁

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 9, 2012 6:46 AM in response to boboatpoint

Hey guys, thanks for the help, I'm going to get repaired soon, but , can I get a exchange for my iPhone instead of getting my old one repaired? Thanks. BTW, my iPhone is still in one year warranty.😉

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wjosten

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Aug 9, 2012 10:25 AM in response to boboatpoint

Apple normally doesn't fix, they replace, if covered by warranty.

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 10, 2012 7:15 AM in response to boboatpoint

Ok Thanks. I hope they will replace my 4S

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Aug 19, 2012 5:05 AM in response to boboatpoint

I have had this issue of not scanning for WiFi networks as well. I just tried the following, and it has worked for me, at least for the last 12 hours or so:

1. Turn ON Airplane Mode

2. Power off the phone normally: Hold power and home keys for 6 sec, then swipe the "power off" slider.

3. Waited 1 minute

4. Turn on phone, wait for it to reboot itself

5. Turn OFF airplane mode,

Immediately, all WiFi networks popped up, and I could select my home network with the same saved password etc.

Of course, this might not work for every case, but it's easier than a phone restore and worth a try. If this works, please consider marking this as "solved"!

Darryl

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boboatpoint Author

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Aug 24, 2012 8:22 PM in response to Darryl Zurn

Hello, Darryl.

I tried what you told. but it still won't scan wifi. I think it is a hardware problem because if the phone is in a very cold confition the wifi WILL work for couple minutes until the phone get a few heat. I'm going to send back to apple for service as soon as i get back to Canada. I guess they will slove the problem ( all though i wish they will replace my phone, that's better) anyway thanks for your help! 🙂

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