How do I make IOS 6 keep wifi on when iPod is sleeping?

This thread is full of misinformation and hot air. IOS 6 does not "disconnect" WiFi when the device sleeps. If your WiFi router is functioning correctly you will receive notifications while your device is asleep. I get these notifications consistently with iOS 6 and iOS 6.0.1 while my iPad 4, iPad 3, iPod Touch and iPhone 5 sleep.

This thread was answered properly in the very first response by cliftonfromrichmond which stated:

"You obviously have something configured incorrectly. My iPod and my iPhone recieve notifications 24/7."

I would amend that to say that there is probably something amiss in your WiFi router firmware if you are not receiving notifications which you have enabled.

If so, then why on the same WiFi router and same devices after updating problem exists only with 6.0 and 6.0.1. With iOS5 everything was fine with connection to WiFi router when devices were sleeping. With iOS6 devices at sleep are useless pieces of metal, glass and plastic.

Well there's a bunch of us with the same problem so we aren't ALL wrong!!!!!! l Wifi does stop!!!! Apps, including find my iPod are absolutely useless...

This thread was started because since the update wifi does not stay connected when anything goes into sleep mode!!!! There are more of us with the problem than not... Anyone try find my iPod when it's sleeping??? Devices do not exist in sleep mode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So it's a coincidence that me, my gf, others locally, and the folks reporting in this forum and other venues, all started experiencing this problem at or soon after we all updated to iOS6x and that we should all be investigating the firmware in our routers? Really? Let's say you are right in that all our routers suddenly started having... let's say a compatibility issue, with iOS6 when it was installed in our gadgets.... wouldn't that really mean that iOS6 has compatibility issues with existing common hardware (or the firmware operating it)? So if what you say is true, does that mean we need to all get our ISP's or router makers to update firmware or system software? Again... iOS6 is deployed... problems ensue, therefore the problems are the problems of everything non-apple. That has such a lovely Windows sensibility to it.

You are NOT alone or this thread would NOT exist!!!!! Someone squaked about the battery running down because of wifi.... They fixed it alright... You can't fix stupid!!!!!

No it's not a coincidence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are the "Majority" in this thread... JimHdk better watch it.... There's some big ol cans fixing to open up on him... We've bout had it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very few of those who are having no problems with iOS 6 and sleep notifications will even read this thread let alone post in it. Therefore, being "in the majority" in this thread is meaningless. This isn't a popularity contest. The vast majority of iOS 6 users are NOT having this problem. Thus, if you are having a problem, to solve it requires looking at your network to see what is amiss. Posting in this thread and/or waiting for a "fix" from Apple will get you exactly nowhere.

JimHdk may be right in that there is a compatibility issues with routers or the ISP... but, if you deploy a new OS, it shouldn't render your ISP or legions of routers out of date when it comes to connectivity or push technology. That would mean, IMO, that the OS is buggy or that Apple took certain things for granted that they should not have (such as everyone is using a brand new router and that all ISPs are using the latest versions of routers, hardware, firmware, software, etc). It certainly is strange that this only affects some people and I wouldn't be surprised to see people with this problem, like me, same brand/model routers/modems. BUT, it should not be the responsibility of the Apple gadget owner to have to buy a new router/modem or upgrade it's firmware everytime Apple deploys a new iOS.

You may be the majority in this discussion. But that is not the majority of iOS device owners. I have no problem with getting notifications. Very very few users who posted in this discussion are not having problems. That is expected since usually users do not post if they are not having problems.

frigate356 wrote:

.... BUT, it should not be the responsibility of the Apple gadget owner to have to buy a new router/modem or upgrade it's firmware everytime Apple deploys a new iOS.

Unfortunately, it is your responsibility to update your router's firmware if there is a bug in it which has been exposed by iOS 6. Of course, this is only possible if there is a router firmware update which fixes the problem. Since almost all users of iOS 6 aren't having this problem I would guess that the bug causing it is in some people's routers. If Apple's implementation of the IEEE WiFi standard 802.11 is correct then Apple isn't likely to make any changes to work around a router bug.

No, this is not a popularity contest, but when Apple told me they were AWARE of the problem-there is a problem... Go here http://www.apple.com/feedback/ pick out product and to be extremely detailed we are with our wifi issues. A bug is in the fix....

It's not routers or firmware....it's the update.... Apple said to do this that a fix was in the mix in the next update... click this link http://www.apple.com/feedback/ and be detailed...

And where did Apple say that?

Allensgirl wrote:

It's not routers or firmware....it's the update.... Apple said to do this that a fix was in the mix in the next update... click this link http://www.apple.com/feedback/ and be detailed...

Has anybody downloaded iOS 6.0.2?

It is supposed to fix wifi issues... But for some reason when I go to the software update section, it says my software(6.0.1) is up to date... I read that people are having problems with the OTA update...but that's different from me... Is it possible that the iPod touch 4th gen is not being supported anymore???

Anyways, if somebody does have iOS 6.0.2, was our wifi issue solved?