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Wifi greyed out on iphone 4s with ios 7

Hi, I have iphone 4s, before when I update my ios to 6.1.3 I got a problem connecting to my wifi it was greyed out. I researched some tips how to solve the problem still it doesn't work. They said that if you update your ios into ios 7 the issue will be solved, however I update my ios now into ios 7, I still have the same issue, tried some troubleshooting again still problem doesn't solve, help please I cannot use my wifi. I just got my phone last year and I am having this problem, I love apple products but this is a big inconvenience to everyone who is having the same problem, help. Thanks.

iPhone 4S, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 3:30 PM

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Nov 22, 2013 1:26 AM in response to Carla Marie Valencia

What about this?


http://www.coresecurity.com/content/broadcom-input-validation-BCM4325-BCM4329


In the list there's no "iPhone 4s" but "iPhone 4 Verizon". I think is the specification about some hardware inside.

I think this can be interesting, but my english is poor, so I don't understand it very well.


I suppose that this part is the most interesting:


[...]

could cause certain consumer electronics devices containing these chips to experience a transient WLAN service interruption as long as the DoS is active. During the service interruption, other phone/tablet features would be unaffected [...].

Nov 24, 2013 8:02 PM in response to Carla Marie Valencia

hey guys. i had a problem with my wifi greyed out since ios 6. when i was upgraded my ios to ios7 the problem is not solved. but yesterday i've found a tutorial on youtube about how to fix wifi greyed out on ios7. then i tried it. guess what? it worked. first, you have to make your device over warm with hairdryer until the warning message comes out and then just put your device in freezer within 30 minutes. but dont forget to put in on plastick bag. I'm using 4s too. As long as you didn't reset your network settings, your wifi wouldn't go back to greyed out anymore. Sounds silly but it works for me :) goodluck!

Nov 25, 2013 11:04 AM in response to Carla Marie Valencia

Apple has to know that the software update is disabled. I called them did their trouble shooting with no fix. They said that they would give me a discount for a new phone. 199 wow. So I did some digging . I fixed my grated out wifi issue with a blow dryer. I used the blow dryer to over heat the phone until it have te over heated message. Then I turned it off and out it in the freezer for 10 min. After I turned it back on boom my wifi wasn't grayed out any more and my phone works fine! Do it save money!

Nov 25, 2013 1:23 PM in response to Jason334

No, it is not a software issue. If it was a software issue then placing it in the freezer and/or heating it up would have no effect. (Do you think the hair dryer is re-programming the code?) It is a hardware issue that can be _temporarily_ fixed, in some cases, by thermally stressing the phone.


If it helps, think of a slightly loose wifi chip. (Not that this is the actual issue, it's just an example) It works fine until it's stressed by a lot of usage (like, say, downloading an iOS update?), then it un-seats itself and stops working. Heating or freezing the phone causes the insides to expand/contract, thereby slightly re-seating the chip and causing it to work again.... until it gets too hot and unseats itself again.

Wifi greyed out on iphone 4s with ios 7

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