iPad Air WiFi (5GHz) issues after iOS 8 upgrade

I have the same WiFi issues as all of you. I lose Internet connection (but still connected to WiFi) after my iPad Air 2 running iOS 8.1 goes to sleep/standby. I've tried all of the suggestions and temporary fixes and none of it works. I took the iPad Air 2 (only a week old) to an Apple Store and explained the problem. they stated that nobody else has complained of these issues. I mentioned that the Apple.com Discussion pages are filled with complaints.

Either way, they swapped my iPad for a new one. Took it home, restored from backup and I am STILL having the same WiFi issues. This is definitely iOS 8.1 software related. An update is needed.

By the way, I am using a Linksys EA4500 wireless router that never had an issue with previous iPads or current wireless devices in my home network.

Just to let you know I upgraded to the Asus RT-AC68U last weekend and have been running my Air 2, 6 Plus and 5S perfectly now for a week without any wifi Issues.

These are all on the 5Ghz network and working at full speed.

NO problems with kindle fire hdx what on earth are apple doing to rectify the wifi dropout problem. Kindle 25% of ipad cost yet has much better wifi connectability.

PLease will someone at Apple do something about it........Quickly......before all respect is lost

Macfanta...........and you will have the same problem with the newer models. Read the previous replies in this thread. Many users of iPhones and iPads of all models using iOS 8+ or higher are experiencing the same issues.

Just adding a post to this thread wondering if anyone else who posted about the original issues of wifi and the 8.0 patch were starting to see issues popping up again with the 8.1.1.1 patch?

It feels worse than the original 8.0 patch for me. No amount of reconfiguring my router or my ipad seems to help. Takes 30+ minutes to actually connect to the internet. And then if you close the ipad and pick it up later, it takes another 30 minutes before it connects. Brutal.

I Have a Netgear wndr 3400 dual band router. After trying everything in settings, I disabled 5ghz and my Apple devices are now working on the 2.4 ghz only. I have 2 IPad air 2s, iPhone 6 plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5 and other non Apple devices. I finally figured out it was an iPad (Apple) error when I dropped the Internet while watching a movie being streamed with a g adapter (rocky). I also lose the wan connection while maintains the lan. It is very disappointing to have these devices that are defective. I am not against returning them all, but I would like to see a solution.

Hello,

as i bought a ASUS RT-AC68U as well ... but do have this bothering erros, drops, no connection, wrong password ... at the 5ghz wlan with my iphone 6 and ipad mini i just woundered on how your setting are?

cannel selection auto with DTS or without ...

on ssid for both networks

...

regards

I had the same issue with my iPad air circa 2013 after updating to ios8. It would connect after restarting or turning wifi on and off but couldn't keep the connection. Every time I would lay my iPad down for more than a few minutes the issue would return. I finally did figure it out though, thanks to Amazon Prime of all places.

Here's the solution: Go into your wifi settings for your internet connection and select the little blue i to the right of your internet connection. Change the HTTP PROXY setting to Off. That solved my problem permanently. I haven't seen this solution elsewhere. Worked like a charm for me.

I Have the same problem as you after upgrading to Ios 8 series. Have tried all he same things that you stated and also bought a range extender. It still drops off even though I am within 6 feet of it. My wife's Ipad has no problem as I did not upgrade her Ipad to Ios 8. Can't believe Apple will not admit they have a problem and fix it.

just add another information: my Beacon interval was set to 100 as default, I never changed it.

I Have the same issue with my iPad Air. See this discusson too

iOS 8 5GHz WiFi issues

Exact same issue with an ipad mini. I haven't tried a system reset/restore to see if that resolves the problem.

I Also have the exact same problem. Very annoying.