iOS 8 WiFi sync is broken

IOS 8.1 fixing my wifi sync issue. Working perfectly......!!! Thanks Apple.

Well it seems that a full reboot of my iDevices and Mac may have fixed the problem.

It has been over 12 hours and all my devices are still appearing in iTunes and I am able to perform a wireless syncs!

As a long term Apple fan and user, I too am relieved that iTunes/Wifi sync now appears to work...but please don't thank Apple for this particular fix. It was a disgrace that iOS8 was released like that in the first place and in my opinion this thread is proof that they have already taken way too long to respond.

Connectivity in iTunes/WiFi is hitNmiss..

The whole idea needs sorting and some TLC........

I think I can say, provisionally, that iOS 8.1 fixed (or mostly fixed) this issue for me.

In past iOS versions, I've occasionally seen my iPhone 5 disappear from the iTunes devices list. And since iOS 8.1, that's exactly what I'm experiencing with my iPhone 6. It's disappeared once, but synced by WiFi several times over three days.

Definitaly 8.1 fixed the wifi sync issue for me.

I was going to report that iOS 8.1 fixed WiFi sync for me as for the past 3 days all my devices were seen by iTunes and was able to sync.

But on day 4, it has changed. Many of my devices have disappeared from iTunes again (iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPad Air 2, iPad Air). I can't get them to be seen by iTunes until I reboot them. It does not appear to be something which has impacted all of my iDevices as my spare iPhone 5 and iPad 3 are still currently visible in iTunes

I guess this is better than before but it's still not working properly

AndrewC1970 wrote:

I was going to report that iOS 8.1 fixed WiFi sync for me as for the past 3 days all my devices were seen by iTunes and was able to sync.

But on day 4, it has changed. Many of my devices have disappeared from iTunes again (iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPad Air 2, iPad Air). I can't get them to be seen by iTunes until I reboot them. It does not appear to be something which has impacted all of my iDevices as my spare iPhone 5 and iPad 3 are still currently visible in iTunes

I guess this is better than before but it's still not working properly

That's nothing new; every iPhone I have had with every iOS version that supports WiFi syncing has done this. I suspect its because WiFi on iOS devices is turned off to save battery when they phone goes to sleep, unless it is connected to power.

My i devices were randomly appearing after the 8.1 update. At the same time (unrelated), I installed a new Airport Extreme 6th gen. I went to settings WiFi on each i device, forgot the network (mine), and then reconnected to my network and told it to save the password. No problems connecting to iTunes using WiFi since, and that has been three days now.

That's nothing new; every iPhone I have had with every iOS version that supports WiFi syncing has done this. I suspect its because WiFi on iOS devices is turned off to save battery when they phone goes to sleep, unless it is connected to power.

WIFI sync has ALWAYS only worked when an ios device is PLUGGED in to an ac receptacle!! It is a requirement for it to work!!

Not true - plugging an iOS device in to AC is most definitely NOT required for WiFi syncing to work. It IS required for automatic syncing; but you can "force" a manual sync at any time, plugged in to power and charging or not.

That's nothing new; every iPhone I have had with every iOS version that supports WiFi syncing has done this. I suspect its because WiFi on iOS devices is turned off to save battery when they phone goes to sleep, unless it is connected to power.

I too have noticed in the past that rarely my iPhone would not show up in the iTunes device list. I'm pretty sure that wasn't when it was asleep, though.

WIFI sync has ALWAYS only worked when an ios device is PLUGGED in to an ac receptacle!! It is a requirement for it to work!!

That's false. You may be thinking of the fact that plugging in a device automatically launches a WiFi sync. But you could always initiate a WiFi sync from the device or iTunes even when it was not plugged in.

That's nothing new; every iPhone I have had with every iOS version that supports WiFi syncing has done this. I suspect its because WiFi on iOS devices is turned off to save battery when they phone goes to sleep, unless it is connected to power.

I too have noticed in the past that rarely my iPhone would not show up in the iTunes device list. I'm pretty sure that wasn't when it was asleep, though.

WIFI sync has ALWAYS only worked when an ios device is PLUGGED in to an ac receptacle!! It is a requirement for it to work!!

That's false. You may be thinking of the fact that plugging in a device automatically launches a WiFi sync. But you could always initiate a WiFi sync from the device or iTunes even when it was not plugged in.

I stand corrected!! As many ios devices as I have, I have never tried to sync wifi without plugging the device in. Learn something new every day!! Just did it with my 4s which is my worst case scenario, so I'm still fixed with the new itunes and 8.1!!

Is that not what these discussion forums are for - learning from and contributing to each other's enjoyment of all things Apple? We're all tickled that you learned something new today - make sure you pay it forward in one way or another. And keep contributing to the discussions! Folks like you are in short supply - willing and able to communicate, and not afraid to learn new things. Methinks you are way ahead of the curve.

With that thought in mind, this will be my final update on the WiFi syncing saga. Since updating to iOS 8.1 on Monday, both of my iOS devices (iPhone 6 and 5S) have now successfully synced to iTunes 12 each day for 4 days and counting. Not to say it's been a trouble free experience - WiFi syncing has always had it's glitches - but at least now the problems are the "normal" WiFi syncing problems and no longer a compete failure of both iOS and iTunes to communicate with each other.

Have a great weekend all! I will "see" you all around the discussion forums.

I update my Mac to Yosemite, the newest iTunes (12.0.1), and all my iDevices (iP5, iPod 5th gen, iPad Air) to iOS 8.1. And it seems like the curse is broken. It has been a day and all 3 of them shows up on iTunes everytime. Fingers crossed.