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

Hi, I've been very annoyed by IOS 6 disconnecting from the wifi after a few minutes in sleep mode. I need my iPod to stay connected at all times so I can receive information and get a ringer notification the moment I get anything (examples are e-mail, texts from texting apps, skype calls, etc.). I really dont like having to keep checking my iPod and reconnecting every now and then just to see if I got something. I am considering changing back to IOS 5 just to get my iPod to stay connected 24/7 but I don't want to do that unless I know that there is no hope for me in IOS 6.

iPod classic, iOS 6, iPod touch 4th generation

Posted on Sep 23, 2012 11:14 AM

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Sep 23, 2012 7:15 PM in response to linksith

Hi. I have the same problem though it is not everytime. My iphone 4s with ios 6 sometimes disconnected to the wifi while in sleep mode. I noticed that when I'm just about to unlock it. When I unlock it connects again.

It often happens especially if I leave it into sleep. When I locked it, it most likely didn't happen.

Apple please solve this! Its annoying. Thanks.

Sep 23, 2012 9:19 PM in response to GeekBoy.from.Illinois

Are you sure that this is intentional? Because I don't think ios 5 is like this. The thing is my cellular reception in my house barely get signal therefore not connected to wifi really ***** the battery out of my phone.

And how bout ipod or ipad without cellular? If it is intentional at least apple should let us choose whether to stay on wifi while standby mode or not.

Sep 27, 2012 9:15 PM in response to linksith

I am having the same problem, my iPod touch 4gen disconnects from the wifi connection as soon as it goes to sleep or I push the buttom to make it go to sleep. Because it disconnects itself from WiFi, I stop receiving pushed email, imessages, and any alerts from other apps. This didn't happen with iOS 5.

Any news as if this is an iOS bug that will be fix?

Any way to force iOS6 to not disconnect WiFi when in sleep mode?


Your help is appreciated (remember this question applies for ipod touch 4th gen ->not iphones)

Thanks

Sep 28, 2012 2:06 AM in response to linksith

I am having the same issue.


When my iPad and iPhone were on iOS5 they didn't disconnect from the WiFi ever.


Now that I've upgraded to iOS6 my iPad disconnects from WiFi after being locked for a minute or so. This is happening when unplugged or plugged into mains. My iPhone still never disconnects despite being on iOS6 which makes me think it's a bug and no intentional.


It is annoying and makes the iPad useless effectively as I get no notifications or emails when it's locked, I have to turn it on and check, rediculous.


Has anyone found a solution and has Apple responded at all to the issue?


Thanks,

Ryan

Sep 28, 2012 9:11 AM in response to linksith

This happens to me too. I am using an iPod Touch 4G. Prior to upgrading to iOS6, I had no such problem that as soon as the iPod wakes up, it will be reconnected. However right now, I need to reconnect every time when I wake up the device, which makes it difficult to keep in touch with friends via iMessage.


I must add that this only occurs when I am in the Office but it works fine at home. I am pretty sure the WiFi system we use at work is from Cisco while at home, we have AT&T U-verse. I have seen similar problems before with my Mac Book Pro a few years back and there was a well known issue of connecting to Cisco's wifi system. Later Mac OS update eventually fixed it. Apparently the same bug finds its way back to iOS6.

Sep 30, 2012 8:09 PM in response to linksith

I have had the exact same problem ever since I first updated my iPhone 4 and iPad 2 to iOS 6. When I received my iPhone 5 in the mail two days later, it did the exact same thing - and still does at this very moment.


This has been very frustrating as alerts over wifi are essential for the way I use the apple devices. In fact, iMessage and FaceTime calls to our wifi-only iPad 2 are the primary ways my wife and I communicate throughout the day. Well, neither of us get any when we need to since both the iPhone 5 (I try to keep data off during the day) and the iPad 2 disconnect from wifi when sleeping.


Apple needs to find a fix for this right away. It might be something with our campus network settings (we live on a university campus in apartments), but everything worked fine on the same wifi network with iOS 2, 3, 4, and 5. If there's a way to take the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 back to iOS 5, I would be up for that at this point. (Yes, I know that the iPhone 5 never had iOS 5.)

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

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