iOS 8 WiFi sync is broken

NNothing works permanently

This idea has been posted in this thread before. As Tommyvercetti wrote, it doesn't last.

Any potential solution that involves restarting the iDevice will seem to work, but only for a while. It's the restart that does the trick.

It sure seems like when an iPhone or iPad first joins the WiFi network, iTunes recognizes it. But the next time iTunes attempts to connect, iTunes can't find the device. Just a guess, but I think this has something to do with the new WiFi security procedures built into iOS 8.

ok, so basically it took a mish-mash of all of the suggestions here to get it working.-- I really kept trying until it worked. stupid I know.

- Reset network settings- make sure you get the request to trust the phone and accept it on the phone. I did that once before with no go, but this time it worked.

-shut down itunes and restart

-Plug iphone in to computer- uncheck wifi sync, apply then sync with cable

-check sync with wifi apply and then sync with cable

unplug phone from itunes and restart.

That is when my phone showed up.

When I called Apple support, they had asked me to check if my modem had new firmware, like there was some need to update my modem!

Boy, apple software can be buggy.

When it doesn't work any more tomorrow or sooner be sure to comment back. All of these suggestions have been tried before.

Wah wah. Yeah I get that. It works so far. I'll be sure to report back if my world comes crashing down again 😝

Hi all , i swear ios8 is crashing my home wifi network!!! i have been through everything now !!!! i have even tried 3 different routers and even had a broadband engineer visit the property to check everything out!!!i have found that when i use the remote app on my iPhone to connect to the apple tv it has crashed my network and thought it was even a apple tv fault !! but then even today plugging in my iPhone 6 to my mac and performing a sync crashed my network!!! have done all various resets for network settings devices ect!!! never had any issues like this before and have been using iPhone iPad mac ect for years!!! i was convinced it was my router or my apple tv or something before but now having been through everything it all seems to stem from the release of ios8!!! please apple sort this one out quick!!

Hi all , i swear ios8 is crashing my home wifi network!!! i have been through everything now !!!! i have even tried 3 different routers and even had a broadband engineer visit the property to check everything out!!!i have found that when i use the remote app on my iPhone to connect to the apple tv it has crashed my network and thought it was even a apple tv fault !! but then even today plugging in my iPhone 6 to my mac and performing a sync crashed my network!!! have done all various resets for network settings devices ect!!! never had any issues like this before and have been using iPhone iPad mac ect for years!!! i was convinced it was my router or my apple tv or something before but now having been through everything it all seems to stem from the release of ios8!!! please apple sort this one out quick!!

no issues like that with my devices or network

I tried it too but only worked for a few hours. Now my iPhone 5 won't show up in iTunes no matter how many time i quit and open iTunes. I have to restart my device to be able to wifi sync.

Do we know if Yosemite + iTunes 12 makes a difference?

No.

I have them both (Yosemite Beta and iTunes12) and so far it has not made a difference.

@#$%!!!!!!

I think we have to wait a few days to see if iOS 8.1 and the release version of iTunes 12 fix the issue with WiFi syncing.

I can tell those following this discussion one thing......I am running the beta version of Yosemite with 8.0.2 and the most recent version of iTunes and it is still an issue with wifi. It does work when I restart both my iPhone 5 and iPad and they stay connected as long as iTunes is open (have not lost their connection after 4 hours which is a start) but that's as good as it gets kids. I, too, hope that iTunes 12 and 8.1 brings a successful fix!