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Wifi button is greyed out!

HI. I have an iPhone 4s running on iOS 9.2. My wifi won't switch on as the option is greyed out! Tried all the reset options. Nothing has worked! Also i cant remember my iTunes account password so connecting to my laptop is out!

iPhone 4S, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Apr 28, 2016 1:40 PM

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Apr 28, 2016 2:16 PM in response to Gidream

Try the suggestions here to see if they resolve your problem:


http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1559


If those solutions don't work your iPhone 4s has probably developed a hardware problem. The permanent solution is to get it replaced.


You can search the internet for heating and freezing solutions that might work (at least for a while).


For example, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj10bz5bI6A


Root cause: On some iPhone 4s devices there may be a flow soldering problem with the WiFi chip. After long periods of WiFi activity such as installing an iOS update (for example, iOS 9) there may be a connection failure. A work-around to this is the procedure in the youTube video.


A true hardware fix may be found here:


https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Fix+iPhone+4S+Wi-Fi+Grayed+Out/22167

Wifi button is greyed out!

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