Iphone 6 won't connect to wifi .. Says incorrect password which is not true. Ideas???

Possible solution is to reset the router. Then turn off wifi password temporarily leaving it open. Then try to connect.

I Had same issues - called four times before I got someone that admitted it was a default with the phone. I got a new phone last week and it's working perfectly - finally!!

If YOU bothered to read the comments you might have noticed that all of them but the one I responded to said that the phone had problems with only ONE router, not all WiFi networks. That's a DIFFERENT problem then failing to connect to ONE router. If a phone connects to other routers, but not to one specific one, that is a problem with the router.

Unfortunately, jbrhbr is not looking for a solution, just looking to make noise. You are correct with your troubleshooting steps; they will resolve the problem in most instances.

It's discouraging when people use this board to write lectures to each other. It stifles the flow of speech and problem solving.

The case is very simple. Over and over I'll be sitting in a cafe or coffee shop, etc., and my MacBook Air can instantly connect to the WiFi but my iPhone 6 that is barely a month old will not connect. If I do a "reset" of the iPhone 6, it will often connect to the WiFi but only once. It requires a reset every time -- this does not occur with every WiFi signal, just with some of them.

So yes, blame it on the router (as many posts have suggested) or blame it on the hardware of the iPhone 6. But if it is a hardware problem with the iPhone 6 then it would be a very serious matter to have to replace that many phones.

Let's hope that it's a software problem that is being addressed. I noticed in the last iOS update prior to the one that was just released last week that the upgrade was meant to resolve issues on WiFi connections. Clearly there are still some bugs.

Agreed, but sadly, some people find value in their lives by attacking others on internet forums.

I had some time to try the solutions presented in this thread and, like several others, I am now successfully by explicitly adding my phone into the "allowed" MAC address list on my router. I've never had to do this before. It's some bug in iOS that will hopefully get addressed so that people don't have to deal with this annoyance.

I also tried these suggestions to no avail:

• Rebooting the router did nothing
• Resetting network settings on the phone did nothing
• Using "other" to manually enter my wifi's ssid resulted in the same error
• Completely removing wifi authentication did not work, although the messaged changed from "incorrect password" to "cannot connect" or something like that.
• Changing the wifi frequency and related settings did nothing

Lastly, here is the router I'm using:

http://www.pace.com/americas/products/gateways/adsl/4111n/

It would be interesting to know what other folks are using so that we can see how broad the impact is and whether or not some people with the same router are actually connecting without error (would be very surprising).

jbrhbr wrote:

Agreed, but sadly, some people find value in their lives by attacking others on internet forums.

I had some time to try the solutions presented in this thread and, like several others, I am now successfully by explicitly adding my phone into the "allowed" MAC address list on my router. I've never had to do this before. It's some bug in iOS that will hopefully get addressed so that people don't have to deal with this annoyance.

No, it isn't some bug in iOS, it is because MAC (Media Access Control) address filtering was turned on in your router. Normally it is off, but apparently you or someone else turned it on. Try turning off MAC filtering, a router security feature that blocks any devices that are not specifically listed in the router's settings.

NusaDua wrote:

It's discouraging when people use this board to write lectures to each other. It stifles the flow of speech and problem solving.

The case is very simple. Over and over I'll be sitting in a cafe or coffee shop, etc., and my MacBook Air can instantly connect to the WiFi but my iPhone 6 that is barely a month old will not connect. If I do a "reset" of the iPhone 6, it will often connect to the WiFi but only once. It requires a reset every time -- this does not occur with every WiFi signal, just with some of them.

So yes, blame it on the router (as many posts have suggested) or blame it on the hardware of the iPhone 6. But if it is a hardware problem with the iPhone 6 then it would be a very serious matter to have to replace that many phones.

Let's hope that it's a software problem that is being addressed. I noticed in the last iOS update prior to the one that was just released last week that the upgrade was meant to resolve issues on WiFi connections. Clearly there are still some bugs.

It is NOT a software problem, and it isn't going to be addressed. Your phone is broken. Take it to an Apple store and get it fixed. And it isn't that many phones. There are at least 75 million iPhone 6's in use. If even 1% of them had the problem (7.5 million for the math challenged), imagine how many posts there would be about it here. And it would be on the front page of every newspaper in the world.

I have been having the same problem. I put my phone in airplane mode, and then connected to my wifi. It worked, and then I turned airplane mode off and everything has still been fine. Try it out...

just go to setting, tap the wifi then tap i color blue circle then tap the DNS and write the DNS No. of the wifi, if you dont have DNS no. just copy to other Ipad with DNS no....... thanks it works for me,,,,

Hi there,

I've had my iPhone 6 for three weeks and this problem is extremely frustrating.

My new iPhone can't access my home WiFi network (always says incorrect password).

Also has intermittent access to my employer's network, drops off other networks or doesn't see them at all.

The trouble shooting I've tried so far:

• Reset Router
• Added phone to router's MAC list
• Changed router password
• Changed router frequency
• Restored from Back Up (on the advise of Apple online support)
• Restored from Factory Settings (likewise)

Still no WiFi.

Apple Support now suggest I return the device for a replacement.

But reading this thread I'm worried the problem will recur should restore my settings.

It's hugely disappointing for a £619 phone.

And even worse not having WiFi on my phone at home means I'm going way over my data allowance.

This is clearly a software bug given that my WiFi works in some places and not others.

Any help appreciated!

😐

Take it to an Apple store. If it doesn't work on their WiFi they will replace it.

Thanks for your reply.

My fear is this problem goes deeper than the handset.

Posts in this thread suggest folks have had a recurrence of the issue when they restore their settings.

It definitely seems to be some kind of iOS8 bug.

There are roughly 200 million iPhones using iOS 8. If it was an iOS 8 bug you would see at least a million posts about it. So that is a very unlikely cause of the problem. Your phone has a 1 year warranty. Take advantage of it.

Yes, I'd definitely be doing that tomorrow.

I'll report back on whether the problem returns.

Thanks for your help.