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Does your iPhone 5's wifi drop off when your phone goes to sleep?

My iPhone 5 is 2wks old and every time the phone goes to sleep the wifi stops. When I wake it up it takes approx 5-7 secs to start the wifi again :( VERY annoying!! Meanwhile i miss out on notifications! My phone is updated to the latest version 6.1.4 but a fix has STILL not been done for this. C'mon Apple get your **** together your customers are waiting!!

Also.... Does any of Apples techs even read these complaints from their customers? I'm thinking not because this issue when googled is VERY prominent for other users.

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on May 12, 2013 4:19 PM

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Jul 4, 2013 12:38 PM in response to DaBrute

My iPhone has always done this. It's such a pain with wireless syncing in iTunes because I have to remember to wake the phone before I try to sync otherwise iTunes won't find it and will drop it from the sidebar.

Jul 4, 2013 4:09 PM in response to DaBrute

Since somewhere around the time the iPhone 3G was released, the design by Apple was that the iPhone should turn the wifi off when the device enters standby mode to conserve batter, unless the device is connected to an external power source. I remember several updated in the iPod Touch 3rd Generation time frame for fixes to this where it didn't work connectly. In some cases, it left the wifi on all the time and wold drain the battery too quickly, and in other cases, it would still turn the wifi off even though there was external power. When I had my iPhone 3G it was in s Mophie Juice Pack, so it alwasy had external power, and therefore always kept the wifi on. Similarly I saw this same thing for my iPhone 4 when it was in a Mophie Juice Pack Air. When I first got my iPhone 5, it appeared as though it might be turnig the wifi off even if the external power was connected, and I submitted bug reports to Apple for that. Now that my iPhone 5 is in a Mophie Juice Pack Air, I am not seeing the problems of the wifi disabling when it is in standby mode.

Oct 17, 2013 7:04 AM in response to DaBrute

I have to agree with DaBrute, I have had 3GS and 4gs and neither ever dropped wifi in sleep mode, never. My new iphone 5s does every time and takes up to 7-8 seconds to connect yo home wifi. So annoying, it's all very well Allan you saying wrong but the fact is true, it does drop out, you may say by design, apple may even say by design, but my two other phones did not drop out and although it's only a few seconds it surely effects costs with data plans and is f annoying

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Oct 17, 2013 8:57 AM in response to Allan Sampson

Allan, I'm thinking you need to re-read your post. iPhones ARE usually connected when at home. Most people charge them while at home hence having to connect them to power to accomplish that. Just sayin.

Oct 17, 2013 9:01 AM in response to ScottyDog338

As already provided, wi-fi does drop an available connection when in sleep mode or when locked unless the iPhone remains connected to a power source when connected to an available wi-fi network. This has been by design and intention for quite some time.

Oct 17, 2013 9:09 AM in response to DaBrute

My iPhone is not ALWAYS connected to a power source when at home and I venture to say the millions upon millions of iPhones around the world are not ALWAYS connected to a power source when at home.

Those that are connected to a power source when at home while connected to an available wi-fi network, the wi-fi connection is not dropped by the iPhone while it remains connected to a power source. If it does, there is something wrong with the iPhone.

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Oct 17, 2013 9:24 AM in response to Allan Sampson

Settle down bro, I never used the word ALWAYS. I said USUALLY.

Now that being said, I have 2 people I know of that have iPhone 5's and they both lose connectivity to their wifi while connected to power at home (after screen locks) as does mine. It's more of a common problem than you think. If in fact shutting down wifi is by design like you say (to save battery), what is the difference with cellular? It stays connected while out and about in cell range, why wouldn't it shut cell reception off to save battery as well?

One would think it would be better (by design) to have it shut down when locked and on cellular, due to higher data plan savings as opposed to wifi being left on, where higher data rates are more tolerable.

Oct 25, 2013 1:40 PM in response to Allan Sampson

I have iPhon 5 and I have Wi-Fi sync but it goes off cos i can see in itunes iphone icon gone in right top corner,EVEN when am charging phone .. there are no any wi-fi advanced settings ?

Oct 25, 2013 2:07 PM in response to Ethos Evoss

Actually it even depends of iphone network settings ..

I had it on charge and wi-fi went of .. but since i went to settings general and i have reset network settings wi-fi keep remaining on on power during sleep..

Does your iPhone 5's wifi drop off when your phone goes to sleep?