iOS 8 Wi-Fi problems

After spending nearly $200 to get our internet service provider to debug the problem it all was from one simple setting! You need to change your Wireless Network Channel from Auto to either: 1, 6, or 11. Try setting the Wireless Network Channel to 11 first and the make sure you apply the settings. Your router will then reboot and everything should work!

NETGEAR Router R6300v2

iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and MacBook Pro 2014

sunilhere wrote:

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If you guys are seeing wifi issues, try this option & see if that works.

I was having WIFI slowdowns with IOS 8.0-8.1.x when bluetooth was enabled. If I disabled it I would have broadband speeds.

With IOS 8.2-8.3 I can have bluetooth enabled but when I stream audio to a bluetooth speaker my broadband WIFI speeds drop to dial-up speeds.

Disabling bluetooth is a workaround, not a resolution but thanks for posting your results. Everything that people contribute to this discussion hopefully is being looked at and researched by Apple.

Csound1 wrote:

Which contradicts what you just said above.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

No it doesn't contradict. If it was hardware my problem would have existed exactly the same in IOS 7.x, IOS 8.0, and IOS 8.2 and up. If it was software everyone would be having the same problems. I still think it's a combination of hardware in some devices and IOS8.x.

In IOS 7 I didn't experience any WIFI slowdowns.

In IOS8 my WIFI when bluetooth was turned on, not even connected to anything was at dial up speeds. If I shut off bluetooth I'd get great WIFI speeds.

In IOS8.2 and up my WIFI has dial up speeds ONLY when I'm streaming to bluetooth speakers. At least I can have my bluetooth turned on. If I don't stream audio to a bluetooth speaker WIFI is great. Once I stream WIFI turns into dialup speeds.

Apple has contacted me twice because of what I've been posting on this forum. From the tech that contacted me he said top engineers have been assigned to my ticket. I think Apple has worked out some of the bugs in IOS 8.3 but I feel some still exist especially with some symptoms I see personally and others have been posting here.

amishmm wrote:

Philly_Phan wrote:

Buffalo_DanK wrote:

To me and anyone else using logic and deductive reasoning

Hmmm. It works just fine with one hardware router but not with another hardware router. However, your logic and deductive reasoning tells you that the problem is with the IOS software. Amazing!

Apple has admitted this - in case you forgot.

iOS 8.3 - Release notes

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes

• Addresses an issue where some devices disconnect intermittently from Wi-Fi networks

It does not happen with all hardware router but Apple admitted it happens.

And same router works perfectly with other phones.

So logical deduction - Some (or may be all?) iOS devices have issues with some hardware routers.

So your point is that the issue has been resolved and Buffalo_DanK is imagining his problems!

Philly_Phan wrote:

amishmm wrote:

Apple has admitted this - in case you forgot.

iOS 8.3 - Release notes

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes

• Addresses an issue where some devices disconnect intermittently from Wi-Fi networks

It does not happen with all hardware router but Apple admitted it happens.

And same router works perfectly with other phones.

So logical deduction - Some (or may be all?) iOS devices have issues with some hardware routers.

So your point is that the issue has been resolved and Buffalo_DanK is imagining his problems!

If you read Release notes most places it says "Fixed" but for WiFi issue it says "Addresses"

So depends on what Apple defines "Addresses" as.

In my case I had issue - I tried with 2-3 routers. Finally found a router which fixed my issue. It still drops WiFi once in a while but auto-connects within 10-15 seconds.

So overall it ascertains and proves my belief that iOS 8+ does have issues with some routers.

To anyone having Wi-Fi connectivity issues:

Please see my post directly above. As reported by David Shanahan, Apple's DiscoveryD networking routine has been blamed for the Wi-FI problems some are having with both iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. DiscoveryD was introduced with iOS 8 and was not present in iOS 7 (nor in Mavericks). I recommend that those interested first read the article Shanahan linked, but of more importance, on June 30 Apple released an update to OS X (10.10.4) and replaced DiscoveryD with its former routine mDNSResponder for "improved networking reliability". Details can be found here:

http://www.macnn.com/articles/15/06/30/new.update.excises.troublesome.discoveryd .service.much.more.129295/

I updated my MacBook Pro to 10.10.4 and I am having no Wi-Fi issues whatsoever, in fact I can keep Bluetooth and AirDrop enabled and still retain excellent download speeds. With iOS 8.4 (which still uses DiscoveryD) my download speeds on my iPad and iPhone degrade to less than 1 Mbps if I turn Bluetooth ON. The article above does not mention when DiscoveryD will be replaced with mDNSResponder on iOS, hopefully soon.

I don't have any other Apple products just the iphone 5? And since I updated it to iOS 8.4 my wifi connection problems gotten worst? Tried doing a fresh update again but it's still the same. Info? iPhone 5 updated to iOS 8.4, wifi issue, lag or dropped out of network, sometimes wifi signal is gone going back to 3G/LTE after a few minutes switch Back to wifi. Same prob. over and over.

BrnB, the problems you describe have been experienced by many on this thread. There is a known issue with the networking routine in iOS 8 which affects a subset of users. Apple is aware of it, they have been in contact with many here (me included) and collected logs. You could try turning Bluetooth OFF which has helped some but don't hold your breath. iOS 9 is scheduled for release in the fall and hopefully will solve the issues.

InsiderInformation wrote:

So if it's not an IOS problem, what is it?

Please note my post on page 206. As I mentioned, Apple used a networking routine called mDNSResponder in previous versions of iOS and OS X. With the advent of iOS 8 and Yosemite, Apple switched to a new routine called DiscoveryD which has been associated with some of the Wi-FI issues reported here. DiscoveryD was not used in iOS 7 nor in Mavericks. On June 30 Apple released an update to OS X, 10.10.4, and replaced DiscoveryD with the former mDNSResponder for "improved networking reliability” as listed in their release notes. I updated my MacBookPro to 10.10.4 at the time and I am pleased to report that I have had no Wi-Fi issues whatsoever. iOS 8.4.1 still uses DiscoveryD. According to Apple, iOS 9 will be released in the fall and hopefully will include Wi-Fi improvements as well.

Let's see what Nick reports back on when he turns off Airplay devices and Bluetooth at home. Maybe the reason he sees no problems at work is because a corporate environment are not going to have things like Airplay to trip his phone's connection up. Hopefully he can eliminate these as possible causes - if it does improve things then at the very least it's a workaround until iOS 9.

I can only speak from my own experience, didn't have too many issues in wifi hotspots but at home across several access points I have setup there were some strange behaviours going on. Switching off Apple TV and Airport Express made everything work fine. It wasn't bad enough to constantly switch them off. But it didn't affect all our devices, 1 iPad mini and a third gen iPad was fine whilst my 5S and another iPad mini struggled to consistently display airplay devices and was slow accessing apps that allowed browsing of NAS drives within network, not too mention occasional slowing throughput on speedtest(ookla) app. So not all devices doing the same thing. And of course now I have iPhone 6 plus to replace the 5S and now see no issue whatsoever on this. It's a horrific troubleshooting exercise for Apple I know, like looking for a needle in a haystack but all people can do is hope for iOS 9.

well done one miss gem. A grat find. Has fixed it perfect. Seems the location services for wifi network screwed. Once disabled no more connectivity issues!!

Are you using WEP security ? Have read some posts / forums that moving to WPA2 security helps and is a confirmed solution

Disabling cellular data while you're using wifi fixed the issue for me! Been 7 hours and going strong.

I Just did the update to 8.1 on my iPad air. Checked speed and it's back up to where it should be! If this holds up, I guess I'll have to say sorry for all the bad words!

iOS 8.1 fixed my 5 GHz issue.

After 8.1 upgrade all my 5 ios devices are fast again without dropping wifi.

Just did reset Network settings for any case and have been up for 12 hours.