Spinning wheel next to WiFi on iPhone

Ok here is the solution.....

Technical Fix for outstanding iOS 11 bug...

Ok I’m not that big on all the changes in IOS 11 for iPhone. I had the continuous data spinning wheel issue that would not go away.

THERE IS ONLY ONE RESOLVE FOR THIS ISSUE.

You must do a forced restart. (I have the big boy 7 plus)

Simultaneously push n hold side lock key (right side button) while depressing volume down key (left side, bottom button) for up to 10 seconds.

Give it time to power down and then turn it back on.

Issue should be fixed.

I have been having the same issue for a week now with my 6s+ I have restarted the phone, reinstalled IOS, etc. I finally figured the issue has to do with dictation. Whenever I reset the network settings on the cell, the wheel would stop. But as soon as I hit the microphone in the keypad to talk-to-type, the wheel would startup again and continually spin when I unlocked the phone. To fix this for now, I disabled my dictation in Settings-General-Keyboard after I reset my network settings. and the spinning wheel issue doesnt happen since I cant use that feature (which I love to use and I hope they fix)

Here's what I did that worked. I didn't drive in my car to the crowded mall, I didn't spend 5 dollars or more on gas to do so, I didn't wait in a mall, I didn't spend two hours doing so, I did actually stay in my pajamas, it took a few seconds, it wasn't some weird voodoo act-I actually just pressed the home button for a long time, asked Siri who's the fairest of them all, and the problem went away. I've used a very simple technique and at the same time saved money. I know that this problem has been seen by apple, it will be handled very soon. How are you being helpful, I wonder? Talking down to people asking for help must be a social disorder. Phones are amazing technology, glitches happen, computers do odd things sometimes at odd times and sometimes there are simple fixes, temporary or long lasting.

Unfortunately, you will need to restore your iPhone to get rid of this bug. You don't need to go in DFU mode, simply follow the instructions in the link below!

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

Feel free to reply if you have any more questions!

Hello!

In iOS 11 on iPhone 6 - Continual Network Activity, and unexpected Cellular data activity I post my findings concerning the spinning wheel. Maybe you can check that; it's not a solution but maybe an explanation:

"Concerning your 2nd dot:

I have the same issue. I restarted the phone and it seams to be solved.

But what I found out in the meantime is, that I have heavy bachground activity of "Mails" (synchronization I can understand) but also of "Settings" (twice as much as foreground activity) and that's what I don't undestand. Syncronization/ backup with iCloud etc. is switched off.

Do you have a clue what caused the settings background activity???"

Same issue with iPhone 6 and Congstar.

Fixed (up to now) by pressing sleep/ wake button to switch off, waiting some minutes, pressing sleep/ wake button to switch on again.

I don't know wether it resolves the problem permanently.

Hi I am having the same issues, updated my software, nothing running, and the spinning wheel in the top left just doesn't stop. I have done all the reboots, and even wiped the phone and did a full restore.

Same issue here and whoever said it’s a small # of people-how would they know?! I did a forced restart and it seems to work but 24 hours later it’s back. Yeah I need to upgrade this phone but with garbage like this am re-thinking the $800+ spend.

ndg1 wrote:

I force restart the phone its ok and then comes back. went to the store they said to do a full restore which i did and its still happeneing.

Take it back and COMPLAIN to the store manager.

belindathebee wrote:

Just read on another forum to activate Siri. Strangely, this worked.

Apparently it is a widespread bug...updating to IOS 11.0.2 didn't fix it.

It is neither widespread nor a bug. It's a problem that some users are experiencing.

Philly it is a bug and it is widespread. Stop acting like you know it all. Just because YOU aren’t experiencing the problem doesn’t mean it isn’t one. It’s an obvious glitch in the new iOS people are having. I have had an iPhone since 2010 when he iPhone 4 came out. I’ve had EVERY iOS since then and every update as well as many different model iPhones since then. I’ve NEVER had this issue with any iOS or any phone, until I upgraded to iOS 11. So one you are wrong, and two don’t give people bad info saying it isn’t a bug or glitch or whatever you want to call it.

Iphone 8plus on VZW. Spinning wheel started yesterday. Restetting the network fixed it for a day then came back. the problem with that is it clears all your saved wifi passwords. Haven't tried the siri trick yet.

I experienced the same annoying issue... and after resetting network settings, it went better for an hour... and started again, draining battery fast. I disabled the "background apps + automatic updates of Appstore"... nothing.

Then I realized that I had been doing IOS updates OTA and I remembered that in the past, it was explained that OTA updates are like an "onion" OS... which means, layer above layer after each update, slower and sometimes with more bugs than "clean IOS".

--> I did a backup of my iPhone... i downloaded IOS 11.0.3 IPSW and typed "restore"... to do a FULL RESTORE.

After restart... just restore from backup... and your IOS is clean. It works and it's been a few days that I can finally enjoy IOS11 properly. Hope this helps you. Remember that OTA updates are quite convenient, but for a major release update like from 10 to 11... a full restore is sometimes better and needed.

You are welcome. Version 11.1 is in beta5 as well... to solve other issues.

You can register for free as beta tester (at your own risks) as after beta5, usually you are close to final GTM release... I did personally, because it claims to improve battery life even more.

rem: I know... I did it OTA... which means that within a few updates, I will redo a clean restore ;-)