iOS 8.0.2 wifi issue

I've had wifi issues since updating my 5s to iOS 8.0. I thought updating to 8.0.2 would have fixed the issue. Nope. Still the same problem. I've reported it but no response from Apple on whether or not they will be fixing it. I'm very frustrated as I can't afford the data increase on my current plan when I should be able to use wifi instead of LTE.

I have issues with my iPhone 6 wifi which doesn't seem to be recognized by some apps who are telling me that there is no network connection. Hope this is resolved soon. Will leave feedback with Apple.

Piruparka wrote:

Same issue here, two iPhone 6, one on 8.0 and one on 8.0.2. Does anyone know if 8.1 fixes this?

Even if someone here did, it would be against non-disclosure agreements and the Apple Discussions Terms of Use to discuss it in this forum..

How was it resolved? Any advice would be very welcome 🙂

I think you got it wrong, he just advised to call Apple care and try to get it resolved there.

May it be under any NDA or whatever (I am not a dev, so I'm not bound to any non disclosure agreement), iOS 8.1 does currently not fix these issues either.

I called the Apple care yesterday, they claimed to never had heard of this issue before and they, too, escalated it to engineering. Honestly, I am losing hope. Based on "you're holding it wrong".

Since a community search reveals WiFi problems with iOS 6 and iOS 7 on some phones, I can't imagine tech support saying they "never heard of this issue" unless they just fell off the tomato truck yesterday, i.e., are new hires and were instructed to avoid looking at history.

On 2.4GHz my iPad Air had no Wi-Fi issue at all for a day now.

Of course they claimed to never have heard of problems under these specific circumstances, meaning losing wifi or at least a tremendous drop in downstream on an iPhone 6. They might have heard something like this when using other iPhone models on other iOS versions, ** that was not what we were arguing about.

8.0.2 is causing terrible problems with wifi. My iPhone 4S cannot access wifi at all, and I have now discovered that even the presence of the phone on my wifi system causes my Mac to take several minutes to reconnect to wifi after sleeping. The solution? Turn off wifi on the phone, restart the router, and the Mac accesses wifi immediately again. This is a disastrous update from Apple.

A few months ago, I switched from an android phone to iphone to get a more stable phone. Now my iphone 5C is unstable. Apps crash, wifi works intermittently. Update to 8.0.2 and they haven't fixed safari. Still have apps crashing and intermittent wifi. As of right now, my former android phone was more reliable which is sad. And I'm feeling a bit screwed by Apple right now. I may take this phone back.

Shall I take all this to mean that if you are currently at iOS 8.0 - not to upgrade to 8.0.2? From what I read, it seems that 8.0.2 is far worse than 8.0.

if so, then why does Aplle keep "pushing" iOS 8.0.2 on us? All my devices (iPads, etc) are at 8.0, yet they constantly want me to upgrade to 8,0.2. They all even download the upgrade - which I have to occasionally delete. It's really annoying and making me seriously wonder if I should continue to stay with Apple. We've all had buggy operating systems (if upgraded or bought iPhone 6) since Sept 17th. It's now October 1 and we still have to deal with the buggiest OS I have seen in well over 30 years. If it is all so bad, why did Apple unleash this on us in the first place? They must have known of problems.

I am having the same problem. Have to reset network settings every time I move locations. Will not connect at home unless I do so, will not connect once I get to work either. Please fix this. iPhone6 is awesome, iOS8 not so much!

That is not the solution...I tried that and it helped for a few hours, then back to the same issues.

Did you try 2.4GHz Wi-Fi?
Worked for me 100%, there is an issue with 5GHz Wi-Fi and the iPad Air.

Just to add my voice to the choir, another wifi problem here on an iPhone 6 on 8.0.2. In my case it fails to reconnect to known access points when waking from sleep. I'll just be at home and find its no longer connected having been fine for hours.

Usually going to the wifi settings is enough to trigger it. Sometimes I have to toggle wifi on and off.