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i am unable to turn on the Wi-Fi.

i am unable to turn on the Wi-Fi.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Nov 13, 2012 2:13 PM

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Jul 26, 2014 6:40 PM in response to qunniu

I had the exact same issue with a 2 year old iPhone. I read up on it all day and tried everything. Last ditch - I tried a weird solution I found online and it worked. Overheat the iPhone gently with a hot hair dryer until it gives the Temperature alert and goes into recovery mode.


Now put it in a Ziplock bag and place it in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. If it comes back on you are ready to do teh following.


Go to Settings / General / Reset / Reset Network Settings. Reset it.


This takes a few mins. Once complete - force reboot the iPhone holding down the Home and Power buttons for about 10 second simultaneously. Once you see the Apple reboot let go.


It's weird - it was my last roll of the dice - but it worked. I was able to switch on the WiFi and it connected.


There is a Canadian post online where many people have had the same success

i am unable to turn on the Wi-Fi.

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