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iOS 6 WiFi option is GREYED OUT (unrelated to iOS 6 WiFi connectivity issues)

As reported in an earlier thread, since upgrading iPhone 4S from 5.1.1 to 6, the WiFi option is turned OFF and is greyed out/disabled. Have tried all combinations of hard/soft reboots, router resets, network settings reset, cleared cookies, etc. Nothing. The WiFi option is completely disabled.


WiFi worked fine prior to iOS 6. Now I can't turn it on. My wife's WiFi is fine, she can toggle on/off and hasn't had any other connectivity issues as reported by others.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 6:02 PM

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Sep 20, 2012 1:28 PM in response to foshigi

Say what?????


What do these 'genius bar' employees feed you people?


These are not milk or eggs, they dont "expire".


Apple would have a class action lawsuit if that were the case. People went back to the old iOS 5.1.1 and WiFi worked. There is no "expiration".


Not to mention mine was not grey, I can see networks, it just would not connect to ANY type of network no matter what. Went to 5.1.1 and it connected fine like before.


I am waiting till they fix this debacle before I update.

Sep 20, 2012 2:00 PM in response to woodmeister50

I have same exact model (AT&T/64ig/4S) and also updated via itunes/USB. My Wfi is stuck on "off" and the toggle greyed out. Don't know why but it's definitely an iOS6 glitch because I never had any trouble until I updated from 5.1.1.


Maybe it's related to how your settings are configured or some weird interaction with an app????

Sep 20, 2012 4:59 PM in response to Trapdoresoth

Update back to 6.0

Clear out your multitasking(double-tap the home button and hold down the apps as if you were deleting them) don't worry, it doesn't actually delete the app, it just stops it from running in the background. After the multitasking bar is clear, shut the phone completely off, then leave it for a couple minutes. After that, turn it on again and it should work.

iOS 6 WiFi option is GREYED OUT (unrelated to iOS 6 WiFi connectivity issues)

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