Iphone4s - Wifi greyed out

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Iphone4s - Wifi greyed out

Hello everyone,

My Iphone 4S used to work fine 4 days ago, but one day I drained the battery, so I had to charge it again.

I charged my phone and unlocked it, but there was something different this time. I realised that my wifi button was greyed out.

So now I'm stuck with a phone with no wifi. My bluetooth and all the other stuff is working fine, but my wifi does not work at all.
I have tried pretty much anything except for the blowdrying and freezing technique, because I don't trust it. I don't think that

the problem is IOS 7.0.4, because it used to work properly before. I don't know what to do anymore and I can't go to the store

to replace it. Should I just wait till IOS 7.0.5 is released or is there another way?

Thanks! 🙂

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Jan 15, 2014 7:37 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 15, 2014 9:43 AM in response to Zeyonce

If you aren't under warranty, you are probably out of luck.

I have the same issue. I took it to the Apple store, they ran diagnostic and determined that my battery was bad and needed to be replaced, but wifi hardware was fine. The battery is apparently the cause of the wifi issue.

Since my warranty expired a couple of days before, they quoted me around $80 to replace the battery.

I'm going to tough it out until my contract is done and then switch to Samsung...

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Answer 2

Jan 15, 2014 9:43 AM in response to Zeyonce

Use this article: support.apple.com/kb/ts1559

Follow all of the troubleshooting steps. You can even try restoring the device as new: support.apple.com/kb/ht4137

If the wi-fi remains greyed out, your device needs service.

If within warranty, it should be free.

If not, it will probably cost $199 USD + tax.

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Answer 3

Jan 15, 2014 2:14 PM in response to Zeyonce

Hello,

So it's very simple. All you have to do is go to Settings>Controle Center. Turn off the access on lock screen, then turn off your device. Then turn on your device back. Go back to setting and wifi, normally it's will work.

Sorry for my bad English, because I'm French.

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