iPad Pro 2018 WiFi problems

Hi,

I have the new iPad pro for a few days now. I notice that the iPad no longer has internet access for a certain period of time. this takes 10 minutes, or I do a restart. When I use a hotspot, the problem is the same. It is very annoying.

iPad Pro 11-inch, Wi-Fi, iOS 12.1

Posted on Nov 9, 2018 11:09 AM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2018 6:14 PM

I also have this problem. the iPad Pro 2018 12.5” (plus cell) when it sometimes wakes from sleep, is connected to the router but NOT able to get to the internet. Also, it will NOT connect via LTE either. The ONLY fix is a hard boot. After the hard boot, immediate connection to WiFi and internet.


It it seems that it only happens towards the end of the day. Battery around 50%. After its charges all night, I don’t have trouble again until the next evening.... when the batter is again around 50%.


turning OFF WiFi auto connect works. When the ipad wakes up, I manually connect to the network. No problems getting to the internet. If the iPad doesn’t go into sleep mode, no problems with dropping or not being able to connect to the internet.


my home network is not the issue. Every other device (apple or otherwise) we have works fine. Router is apple AirPort Extreme. Service is AT&T.


i think that there is a power management bug on this iPad.

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Mar 5, 2019 11:56 AM in response to MichelPM

No I have not, and will try it next time I experience the disconnection again. FWIW, I reached out to Apple support and he suggested I do network reset as well... Not sure if that would help but I'll try that too next time. I just hope this is not a hardware issue and can be fixed via some sort of updates... It just flat out sucks for such a new device to behave like this.

Mar 5, 2019 1:29 PM in response to Big Joon

Since the switch to 64-bit code and hardware, I have not been very impressed with iOS 11 or 12 and, currently, I have not installed either on my 2015 iPad Pro.

My iPad Pro has been working and performing just fine with iOS 10.3.3.

I have been missing out on some significant application updates, but have decided to forfeit these, for now, for stable operational performance of my expensive iPad Pro.


iOS 11 was a mess, IMHO and avoided it completely

iOS 12 has some intermittent touch response issues reported across all years and model iPad Pros from users here and even some reports of this intermittent touch responses issue affecting 5th and 6th gen 9.7 inch screen iPads, as well.

Still some WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity issues, as well, in iOS 12.

Since upgrading iOS is a one-way affair, I am going to wait out the entire iOS 12 update cycle until I make a decision whether to upgrade, or not.


Best of Luck to You!

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