Q: iOS 8 Wi-Fi problems
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Oct 1, 2014 7:21 AMby MyApple8MyPC,You can no longer roll back to iOS7. It requires a signed version of iOS 7, which Apple removed a week after iOS 8 was released. Usually they remove it around 3 days after a release, but they left it up longer this time. This is why many people do not upgrade until all the bugs have been worked out.
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Oct 1, 2014 7:33 AMby >Tommy<,We have 2 iPad Air with retina screens. One we have opdated to iOS 8.0.2 and Wi-Fi did not work at all. In Wi-Fi connections I touch my home network. Here I could see that HTTP-PROXY was set to auto. Turn it to off and all work perfect now. I hope that it will work for you also.
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Oct 1, 2014 7:47 AMby philarmonic,So a week or so later, I can only use WiFi if Im sat right next to the AP with no walls or anything in between. If there is, despite seeing 2-3 bars signal strength the WiFi doesnt connect and it continuously asks me to re-enter the password then says cannot connect, and asks me for the password again. Joyful.
I have also just had to buy an extra data top up, which I have never had to do before, as usually everywhere I am (work, home, family etc) I connect to their WiFi. That is no longer possible.
This is the case across multiple routers including BT home hubs, plus.net Technicolours, and other professional access points that we use for work.
Not good Apple, not good.
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Oct 1, 2014 10:37 AMby wifiguru,Have you guys tried switching channels or bands ? If you are on 5 GHz, try switching to 2.4 GHz and check if the connection is better. If you are in 2.4 GHz, try switching to 5 Ghz ( channel 36 etc.)
What router are you seeing the issue with ? Please add more details on the network setup and debugging steps you guys have tried so it can help everyone else.
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Oct 1, 2014 11:19 AMby Scottyboy99,THis is continuing to drive me crazy. Whilst my wifi doesn't drop it is much slower. At 5-10 mbiSt according to speed test app. under ios 7 it was 35. If I reboot phone it tends to regain its speed but will later drop off. Often if I go work and come home back into my wifi it picks up but is slow until I reboot. As if ios 8 gets confused moving in and out of cellular to wifi. I have AirPlay devices too which are slow to pick up such as apple tv. iOS 8 is the pits. Sadly early beta posts re 8.1 mention nothing about forthcoming wifi fixes. Apple really have bodged this and their arrogance just leaves me dumbfounded.
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Oct 1, 2014 11:45 AMby bones2at,I Have exactly the same problem. Why dosent Apple test these before they send them out? The reason why I downloaded it was because it was a thorn in my side....kept appearing everytime I opened my IPad and I thought it was an improvement for i0S7I would rather have it back. Is there anyway you can delete i0S8?
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Oct 1, 2014 2:08 PMby antoniofrommerano,FINALLY I SOLVED THE WIFI PROBLEM AFTER INSTALLING IOS8.
As most most of you I faced big problems with wifi after installing ios8 On both my iPad Air and iphone 5 . The problem remained even after installing iOS 8.0.2 on both. My home network has the ISP router connecited to my Timecapsule 4th generation. Rebooting hundred of times both devices didn't solved the problems (both slow speed and sudden wifI hangs).
YeEsterday I solved the problem as follows:
- I asked first my ISP to reset my adsl line
- I reloaded my timecapsule settings backup file I have on my laptop (is an old year old backup file made when everything was working well)
- I did NOT reinitiliazed both my iDevices as apple support suggested
All my devices are now perfectly working since more than 24hours!
i think that reloading my timecapsule settings file was the key move. Clearly iOS 8 affects the networks devices, it's weird it's something I cannot explain but not works. My suggestion to you is either to reset your routerm at factory settings and male a fresh configuration or restore from a backup file.
Hope this help everibody.
