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

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.

well it's true for me. I actually did it and it worked so? I'm not complaining.

same mine was only 6 months old

You just got a new phone, that is all.  One that was tested to work.

No chip EXPIRED.  Come on now.

Hate when 'genius bar' and the like lie to people who do not kow.

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????

i swear i didnt. if you dont believe me then  oh well. I'm not the one still without wifi

I'm chiming in for the fix as well as I have the same issue with my 64gig 4s.

To recap my problem, my 4s phone was upgraded OTA and the Wifi was greyed out.  (see pic of the symptom)

Since then, I have downgraded back to IOS 5.1.1 for my phone and now the WiFi is back.  To do the downgrade, there are many threads on how to do that and restore.

Hope this adds some more light to the problem.

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.

No didnt work for me either :-((

Oh Jeez being in the same boat just doesn't feel good. Has Apple not issued a timeline for this issue to be repaired.

Same problem but I think I found a solution:

Turn off Cellular Data: Settings - General - Cellular

Go back to connect to your WiFi. Then turn on your Cellular Data again.

Worked for me!

The wifi option turn on and in black!

I upgraded back to IOS 6.0 and it stopped working again.  Same problem.  Definitely no Iphone related as when I downgraded to IOS 5.1.1 it worked.  (Iphone 4S upgraded OTA)