iOS 8 Wi-Fi problems

Agree that' s the logical argument I use. None of my other devices are affected ( including other Apple devices ) and the only thing that changed on the device that is affected is the version of iOS.

There is obviously some uncommon combination of configuration, hardware, apps?, or other factors which lie at the heart of this. I have also found the situation is not as bad as it was originally, but still at the "very annoying" level. Apple did include a fix for wi-fi issues in one of the 8.x upgrades thus confirming there was a problem, but so far no fix for me.

don_wan wrote:

...but so far no fix for me.

Nor will there ever be.

don_wan wrote:

When you ignore all the noise on this forum, there does appear to be only two solutions that appear to work with the problems that affect my iPhone 4s and the devices of others, when you have exhausted all the resetting, restoring to factory settings etc., these are either change your device, or change your router/AP.

Whilst some consider this an acceptable solution, I don't. Something changed from ios7 to 8 that caused the problem, and some of us will put up with frequent device resets to restore connectivity until Apple come up with a proper fix.

That's your choice since there is nothing for Apple to fix.

You mean apart from IOS8 of course?

No.

Bootsox, I believe we are of the same opinion as regards the wi- fi issues. I am aware of a number of "off topic" posts being made and subsequently being deleted of late, so my respectful advice is to stick with our logical arguments until we get a proper solution, and just simply ignore the "noise" and keep plugging away until we get this sorted.

I Believe the release notes accompanying 8.3 included the following;

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

So far from there being no wi-fi issues in ios8, this speaks for itself.

So although Apple acknowledged a wi-fi issue in ios8 with a fix in 8.3, this does not say other wi-fi issues do not still exist.

I had thought that 8.4 hadn't made any difference, but I was wrong

After I updated to 8.3 (which addressed Wi-Fi issues) my iPhone was much more stable. Since 8.4 I've noticed when I get home it does not connect to my router automatically, I need to search for the network each time - even if I'm in the same room as the router

The only change was to the software.

Comment months ago (someone with points so not a zero) referring to Apple support "They are so arrogant they don't acknowledge a problem."

And back in October 2014 "Ok i justy got an call back from an Apple Senior Advisor... he told me the Apple engineers are aware of the Wifi problems and will release an fix for it as update soon. He couldnt tell me if it be fixed with the 8.1 update coming.... Bu most important it is on Apple radar and will be fixed either wit 8.1 or an future update !!!" So Apple admitted to the problem 9 months ago

Noticed that even though this thread was started in September 2014, PP didn't make any comment for 4 months (page 111) - and normal solution to Reset, Restore etc, even though that had been talked about at length. Someone said "I suspect that there are many peoples having iOS 8 issues and they are not aware of them!" which got the usual earth is flat comment. And of course "Since the vast majority of users have not reported problems, I'll stick with the understanding that your problems, whatever they are, are unrelated to the IOS."

Unfortunately as we know, 8.1 (nor 8.2) fixed the problem. 8.3 seemed to help, but 8.4 has, for some, made it worse again

Unfortunately the nature of the wi- fi issue means for many that resetting and / or making other network changes may make it appear to be resolved only for issues to return, minutes, hours or often days later. As a consequence there have been a number of posts from people who have genuinely believed they have found solutions, but for those of us who have had problems since iOS 8.0 day one, we will have tried those solutions before and know the relief tend to be only short lived. This is a fundamental problem using these forums in that there is no follow up. You cannot email let alone pick up the phone and ask these people if their solution is still working and therefore did really fix their problems. We have unfortunately been plagued by those with nothing genuine to offer themselves, calling out these posted "fixes" as examples where people have succesfully resolved the issues themselves, but without any actual evidence that the "fix" was not in fact just a temporary reprieve, and berating those of us who still have issues as they cannot accept even the very idea there might actually still be a real issue with iOS for some devices.

After seeing comment from insiderinformation I looked back at the beginning of this thread & saw you were posting about issues over 9 months ago, so in all that time hundereds (that have posted) of people must have imagined the problems

And unfortunately I'm guilty of posting that the problem was fixed ( with 8.3) then I said 8.4 hadn't made any difference - but a few days later the problem returned

So do I carry out a full reset yet again? Whilst restoring isn't a major problem, I then have to re-pair my phone to the various routers at friends etc

don_wan wrote:

...where people have succesfully resolved the issues themselves, but without any actual evidence that the "fix" was not in fact just a temporary reprieve, and berating those of us who still have issues as they cannot accept even the very idea there might actually still be a real issue with iOS for some devices.

What "actual evidence" would you accept? Do you wish these people to ship their devices to you? Or perhaps you'd accept a notarized sworn statement?

In my situation I only need to restart the phone to restore wi-fi, but sometimes it may take a couple of attempts ( I used to frequently get the wi-fi enable button greyed out at the first restart, but this hasn't happened since 8.4) and this "fix" may last all day. It does seem however that the symptoms are not consistent across thone device with issues, so this may not work for you.

Restarting the phone not always practical - I was talking on the phone & wanted to check an e-mail he'd just sent and of course the wi-fi had dropped out

So if I restart it cuts the call off !