Iphone 5 can't connect to wifi at all

Oh dear. Update 2. New phone has started to have the same issue. All the inconvenience of two visuts tonthe "genius bar" and lengthy restore for nothing. So it must be an iOS issue.

I will try the full reset when back home but this is very tedious.

No wifi and a device with a battery that only lasts three hours... Life's too short Apple. Time to see what the Samsung Galaxy has to offer.

About three days ago my iPhone 5 began to display the same symptoms. It sees wifi networks, (generally only when prompted) and then gives the message "unable to join network." Once or twice it has been able to connect to my home network (which it had worked flawlessly with for some time) but the connection was slow and then was dropped, and abck to the same "cannot connect" problem. This is also true with other networks at work. Have tried pretty much everything in this thread, but no joy.

So then, a visit to the Genius bar and... it connects to the Apple Store network perfectly. Runs like a top... at home it connects, is slow, and loses connnection, and no joy. No connection since.

Apple tells me that since it is out of warranty, I'll have to pay for a new phone. So what is happening? My theory is the wifi hardware is failing, but at least in my case, only the part that specifically is related to 902-11 G and N (somewhat older but very common networks). The newer protocols, AC and AD are not effected; thus the "runs perfectly" syndrome at Apple. I do not believe this is some sort of network problem, or setting problem. Several devices, including two iPhone5's, are funtioning perfectly on our network. Nothing there changed except one device stopped working.

A few months ago, my phone began to have problems with the camera, and was unable to focus. Apple replaced the phone. That was great, but it does point out that the iPhone 5 is having some hardware problems. As these devices become more and more complex, they are having more problems... So my actions now - a new phone with Apple Care.

I continue to think Apple makes good products.They have never been perfect, and will continue to be imperfect. But their support and dependablity is better than the compettition. Plus I have a lot invested in Apple products. So for now, hold your breath, and accept the flaws.

Most of the entries are all the same but no used until I read the one you wrote. My sister been using this "iphone skin" I bought for her as a birthday present, since then, she had a problem connecting to our home wifi. I did everything: I reset the setting, i connected it to the iTunes but the problem still ain't fix. After reading YOUR entry, I just peel of the skin and VOILA! Her phone returns to its normal functions.

Advice: There some iphone accessories that may interfere with your Wifi Connections.

hope this will fix others problems too 🙂

-Cham, Philippines

Hey -- sorry to say in my case, it was not the case. Made a second trip to the Genius Bar and same result. Worked there, but they seemed to think my theory about network protocol was not true. Anyway, I replaced the phone because Apple said "hey, it works here." Which was true. It just doesn't work anywhere else. The Apple folks suggested I replace my network, but to me that just didn't work; so I'm out $300 (including 99 for apple care). New 5s is very hPpily using the network, inside the old plastic case.

This suggestion worked right away.

http://www.etradesupply.com/blog/solve-iphone-5s-iphone5-wifi-issue/

Troubleshooting:

Connecting to Wifi Network: Make sure the Wifi network you want to connect is available and verify the Wifi password is correct, for the passwords can be case sensitive or with special characters. If everything is fine, but you are still not able to connect the Wifi for iPhone 5S/5, you can try to fix the Wifi problem by tapping General > Rest > Reset Network Settings

This solution doesn't affect anything else on the phone, it doesn't require you to mess with your router and it's still inside its Otterbox.

i encountered the same problem just today, i tried the following troubleshooting:

1. reset network settings on my iphone 5

2. perform a hard reset (holding the power button and home button at the same time until the device restarts)

3. reset all settings on my iphone 5

4. reset the router (via reset switch)

5. reboot the router (via router's web control panel)

one at a time but it didn't fix the issue.

i tried changing the password of my wifi and i'm now able to connect to it using my iphone 5. it may work to you also. hope this helps.

well ima drop some knowledge.... i had a problem with my iphone 5, it showed full wifi connected but wasnt able to go on internet only with lte or whatever, so what i did and worked was i restarted my router which i have comcast/xfinity held the little button on back for 30 seconds. waited till all the light came back up and then reseted my network settings on iphone,, like this >settings>general>reset>reset network settings,,, and just hit wifi found my wifi name and logged in and presto wifi on iphone worked,, hope this helps and sorry if someone else suggested this,, i didnt read any other posts,,

--------Mr. Miagi

i was on a work event and no matter what i did i could not connect my ipad to wireless, but mac did fine

the fix:

1) double click the home button

2) that will show you every app that is running

3) if you have never double tapped the home button before every app on your phone will be running and sucking resources

4) close all the apps (ios7= swipe them up, ios 6= click and hold the apps that have appeared across the bottom, click the "-" to close them) again if you have never done it before, there will be a million of them

5) just to be thorough, restart

6) try to connect again, it was the silver bullet in my instance

also ios devices seem to "hate" 5.6 ghz routers but play nicer with 2.4ghz, i concur that wpa is a bit friendlier than wpa2

WHich fix works??

I've had this issue on my iPhone 5 since I got my Bluetooth working that wouldn't connect in the past. Now about my Bluetooth works, my Wi-Fi still gives incorrect password no matter what I do. Changing the router names, settings, passwords, I've tried everything, and it says incorrect password instantly. What else can I try?. I can't be the only one with this issue.

Was having the same problem w/ my iPhone 5 for several weeks. Restarted both phone (just powered off) and router and now connected just fine. Often forget the old windows adage of "just restart!". We will go months without shutting down our macs or phones, but agree its smart to do once a month.

Hi All,

It may the common issue for all iPhones.

I got two iphones (4s and 6Plus) and one ipod touch 2.

When i sit in car and road site parking, i turn on iPhone 6's personal hotspot. My iphone 4s without SIM and itouch 2 can connect to hotspot and access internet without any issue.

The issue is when i go to offsite, my itouch still can access hotspot, BUT iphone 4s does not.

I open the wifi option from iphone 4s, i can see the my hotspot is jump over between the wifi list and connected list.

it has 4 different case after mins:

1. can not connect to hotspot, and stop jumpping

2. connected, but can not get the DNS and domain, it only get the incorrect ip address.

3. ask you to enter password, even i am sure i enter the correct password, it still ask u to enter again.

4. it connected few sec to few mins, then dropped out.

This issue only for iphone, i tried my colleagues' iphone 4, iphone 5, iphone 5s and iphone 6...all have the same issue in offsite.

I tried to reset my network setup and reset to factory for iphone 4s, i tried to connect the different usb wifi router in offsite.

offsite also has company wifi with VPN setup.

It can not solve the issue. itouch 1 and itouch 2 work fine in office.

When i go out office, my iphone 4s can access to iphone 6's hotspot with just turn the wifi off and on.

Thanks,

Thanks, this worked perfect for me when my 5c indicated by all measures and on two established systems that it was hooked up to wifi but continued to reject the connection on a functional level. I was wondering how to reboot my cell short of letting the battery run dead.

Your not the only one. I've tried everything too. After 8.1.2 update I can't connect to wifi it keeps telling me I have the wrong password. But every other device I have connects just fine with the same password.SMH

Everytime I try to connect to wifi it will give me wrong password and if there is no password it will give me unable to connect , I already restored the factory settings and still having the same problem , any suggestions?

We bought 2 IPhone 5C and both have died........over $ 1,000.00 wasted......never again....... we are going to buying the old tried and tru cell phones from now on.! And will bad mouth Apple for years to come......