iphone 4s wifi greyed out.

I have the same problem in iphone 5 and taking the phone to DFU mode and again getting it out of it without doing anything else helped me i hope it helps others too.

What'a DFU mode? Mine is greyed out again and Ralph's trick didn't work a second time.

Just keep taking the phone to recovery mode and reseting by keeping both sleep/wake and home button and get it out of it without doing anything until the wifi is back. You might have to try several times,if your phone turns off you will have to do this again. for me it worked Mine is an iphone 5.

The way it works changes but with some trying for me it finally worked. i cant believe so many iphones have such a problem.

Just keep taking the phone to recovery mode and reseting by keeping both sleep/wake and home button and get it out of it without doing anything until the wifi is back. You might have to try several times,if your phone turns off you will have to do this again. for me it worked Mine is an iphone 5.

i have iphone 4S and i have updated my phone to IOS 8, and after that update i found my wifi turned grey out and also exactly today my phone id not showing any incoming call on the screen after the call has ended missed call notification comes out on the call menu.i have tried to restore it but the problem is that i have not turned off find my iphone from icloud and now i have no option to turn it off from iphone using wifi please help me to restore it to ios7 or simply fully restore it to ios8

Hi, I had the exact same issue. I read (and saw) that if you turn it off, put it in the freezer for 10 minutes and then restart it, it will work. I thought this person was crazy. Worth a try. I did it, and believe it or not, it DID WORK!!!!

My wife currently has my old Iphone 4s. After the update to IOS 8.0 the wifi button is greyed out and wifi doesnt work anymore. Online tech support from Apple has been going through all possible options to restore the problem. Given the amount of similar notifications about this issue, the problem undoubtedly is the result of the update to IOS 8.0.. I do not understand that apple doesn't take it's responsibility and won't come with a clear and reasonable solution to this matter. We will be going to a Aplle Genius technician next week. Hopefully they will come with a solution and that they take responsibility for this. I see people posting about putting the device in a freezer or using the oven or hairdryer to solve the issue. Really people, even if this might work in some cases, please just collectively knock on apple's door and put some pressure on the case! For the price we pay for an Iphone we might expect good service in return and at least a phone that holds longer then 2 years! Robin

Hello, Robin,

If you go to the Apple Retail Store and speak with a Genius, they're going to tell you the same thing.

After troubleshooting the issue / taking these steps to verify this is not Software related, your wife's iPhone 4s has a Hardware related issue that became present after the most recent iOS 8 Update. iOS: Wi-Fi settings grayed out or dim This is 100% not Software after taking these steps.

The reason why the freezer / hairdryer trick 'works' for some people is that they're modifying the Hardware component of the Wi-Fi chip; which temporarily or in the long run resolves the issue. You don't do those steps for a Software issue.

If you're Out-of-Warranty, you will be opted the Out-of-Warranty fee.

You can even request the Advisor to run an iOS Diagnostic Test, which further confirms that the Wi-Fi is failing.

Regards,

Alena

The only way to fix greyed out wifi is to go in iFile and change the wifi property list file. Go to var_preferences_SystemConfiguration and find com.apple.wifi.plist. Open it up with the Property List Viewer and turn AllowEnable on. I hope I have saved you from a trip to the apple store.

I have updated the IOS in my iphone 4S and as lot of you guys mentioned my wifi as well greyed out. I did everything mentioned in Apple support and nothing helped. I have contacted the Apple support by online and they have run the diagonistics and mentioned that my wifi chip is not working and need to send it to service. As my warrenty period is finished i have to pay myself when the issue is happened due to the Apple IOS update. Apple should take their responsibility to replace for the customer....

We have to raise this concern together..it's really not acceptable and fair from APPLE.

Well I finally got fed up. Iphone 4S in immaculate condition, updated and WiFi greyed out. Apple killed my perfectly fine 3GS a few years back, and now they have killed my 4S just before the iPhone 6 was launched! I fail to see how a company so big, who has a product with either a definite fault (but who haven't got the balls to admit they are in the wrong!!!) or who are releasing updates to force users to abandon their old hardware and pay for new.

I am frankly disgusted either way.....their software updates have killed tech with a value in excess of £900 over a period of 3 years.....this is NOT acceptable. Yes a phone is just a phone, but it is the principle of the matter. If I pay £500 for a phone, I want it to last more than 2 or 3 years...Apple want nothing to do with it because it is out of warranty, however I could also argue that their updates have caused the issue and therefore I am entitled to a refund or compensation. Sale of goods acts are very clear that items of value (Phones, tablets, Cars, BIG purchases) have to be suitable for purpose and function for a decent enough amount of time. I am going to investigate this further as it seems wrong, they are swindling people out of their hard earned cash no matter which way you look at it.

Needless to say my wife and I now have top line Android phones and I will NEVER be coming back to an Apple handset.

I think this is sabotage.

If the off airplane mode n on again step does not wrk, just hold your on/off button tgt w yr home button concurrently to do an software rest, then it should be ok after that.

Me too. I've restarted the settings of my iPhone. It didn't work. But when i tried the hair dryer way, it worked. But it is just for temporary, now my wifi has gone greyed out.