Set preferred Wi-Fi network in my preferred order on iOS6

I have two wifi signals from my router. I could not figure out how to use the faster 5G signal.

Answer (iPhone 6s):

1) click settings

2) Click Wi-Fi

3) Click the "information" button network you DO NOT wish to use ( information button = letter "i" with a blue circle around it)

4) at the top click 'Forget This Device"

your iPhone will now automatically connect to the faster router signal

Cyber Apple

That is not what has been asked. It was about have a preference order.

In my case I have an OSMO camera which I manage from my iPhone via WiFi

I want it in the first place of preference. Each time I turn it on I want the iPhone reconnects to the OSMO.

And when it is turned off, second or whatever is next available in the list will be connected and so on.

Hi Daniel,

I have managed to get around the issue by pairing my device to each ssid in reverse order. Let me explain a little better. I have 3 ssid available in my house to select from.

1. Aquarium light controller

2. 5GHz channel on router

3. 2.4 Ghz channel on router

I disassociated all the paired networks and added them again one by one, making sure that I installed the least required first, then the 2, required, followed by the favoured network.

I paired the Aquarium light controller first, followed by the 2.4GHz channel, then finally the 5GHz.

You will now see that when you turn your wifi off and on again the favoured (last paired) network will now be the default.

Turn ASK to Join Networks off and know networks will be joined automatically

Not sure if this will work but choose to forget B and then join A and after that when B is available join that network and see if that makes a difference. Other than that I am not sure what to suggest That might allow you to join A in preference to B when both are available but if they are both available when you are in room B I cannot see how the phone can be made to join B instead of A. The phone is smart but has no way of knowing which room you are in.

Did you ever resolve this? I have exactly the same issue where my iPad/Phone automatically seek out and connect to the worst signal for whatever room I am in. I had already tried forgetting networks and joining in different orders but makes no difference. Thanks

Same problem here on iOS7. I connect to free Wifi when I'm out and about, which is provided through my mobile and cable companies. When I'm at home, I only want to connect to my home Wifi (e.g. to connect to my Apple TV), but iOS7 always chooses a nearby free provider instead.

What's strange is that the networks it connects to inevitably have a weaker signal than my home network. I have tried naming my wifi SSID to something that starts with an alphanumerically lower character, but this hasn't helped.

Here is the workaround to avoid this problem.

I didn't test it because I haven't any iOS device, but you can check it and place your results here for us.

This workaround simply creates configuration profiles for networks that you do not want to auto-join.

I do want to auto-join known networks but I want my home network to take priority, in fact I want the same behaviour I get on OS X. Unfortunately, this workaround does not give that.

For what it's worth, I have logged feedback, but this issue has been around since the first iPhone, so I'm not expecting any miracles.