IOS 14 WiFi

Began experiencing WiFi issues at home and both work locations a few days ago on:

• iPhone 8

• iOS 14.3

Tried Updating to 14.4, which did not resolve the problem.


Phone will "connect" to WiFi but symbol does not replace the 4G and never actually connects to the internet. Have tried forgetting networks, Private address enabled / disabled, other common recommended fixes on this and other forums with no luck.

Will be contacting Apple support shortly, but based on the consistency of users reporting that Apple techs are "unaware" of any WiFi issues since Sep 2020 I'm less than optimistic and will be considering all my options.

Haven't updated my iPhone 7 since iOS 11.x. Recently updated to 14.2 and instantly got 5 GHz connection hanging problems. Restored from FDU, resetted network settings - nothing helps. 5 GHz keeps hanging in minutes to hours after connecting. Reconnection helps sometimes, but not always. Usually rebooting the device helps, but now I'm just using 2.4 GHz instead. 100% software issue.

I’m also experiencing wifi problems, mostly on social media. I’m a digital marketing manager so I spend a lot of time browsing through pages and since I updated my iOS it has connection problems all the time: “no internet” “page couldn’t refresh” “connection lost” ... feeds and profiles don’t load, reels break up all the time. Besides being frustrating it’s really making my job difficult!

• iPhone XR
• iOS 14.3

I've been having a problem for a while, randomly started at some point which I assume was because of 14.3, I have a problem where the internet if on is still there but wifi stops working. My only solution is turning airplane mode on then off which only helps for a few minutes before I have to do it again.

Myself like many others with this issue do not use any type of VPN. So while some people may have VPN problems I don’t think that is the issue here as it does not apply. I just updated to iOS 14.4 yesterday and the wifi has yet to malfunction so I’m hoping the software issue was patched in the update.

Since installing 14.4 apps have crashed Words With Friends and Duolingo. Also the OS 14.4 has twice lost the password for my home network. Giving me the error that “Wi-Fi password is incorrect”.

Since installing 14.4 my game apps have not been working well. I believe it has something to do with packet loss.
I test my iPhone XR side by side with my laptop. Both using my home WiFi internet.

Testing from my laptop, I experienced 0% packet loss.
Testing from my iPhone using the same home WiFi, I experience up to 16% packet loss.
Testing again from my iPhone, I disconnect my home WiFi, and use my Verizon data, I experience 0% packet loss.

I've never tested packet loss prior to my IOS 14.4 update. Never felt the need to. But since installing 14.4, I've definitely noticed a degradation when connected to a WiFi network. Something isn't right.

I have an iPad Pro (2018). Ever since updating to 14.4 the WiFi has not functioned properly. I reset my device multiple times to no avail. Is there a patch on the way?

After one day of upgrading to iOS 14.4 the wifi connectivity issue has returned. I was hopeful they had fixed the issue but apparently they have not.

I've been having wifi dropping issues since September. Initially I thought it was my aging 3 x Airport Extreme setup, so I upgraded to a new mesh system but that didn't solve the issue.

Aside from the general annoyance of having to manually connect to our home wifi every time someone in my house picks up their phone, I've noticed our carrier wireless usage has gone through the roof. I'm so glad I upgraded to unlimited data last year but I'm worried that my carrier is going to start throttling our account ...

• 7/19-8/18: 64 GB (vacation trip here so a little higher than normal)

• 8/19-9/18: 40 GB (this is more indicative of our normal usage)

• 9/19-10/18: 75 GB

• 10/19-11/18: 99 GB

• 11/19-12/18: 85 GB

• 12/19-1/18: 79 GB

And then I made a huge mistake in December and bought three HomePod Minis. Guess what, personal requests don't work if your phone isn't connected to the same wifi network as the HomePod, so half of what I wanted to use them for I can't. I'm getting fed up with this.

I've got a 10XS and have NO luck with keeping a consistent WiFi signal (on iOS 14.4 now). What I'm wondering is if the newer phones (i.e. 12's) are having this problem? This is ridiculous and for someone who relies on WiFi inside their house because cellphone coverage is horrible, this is a major issue. I actually bought a new router hoping it might help... nope. Awesome times.

I have ios14.3 on my iPhone 8 and iPad but only have WiFi problems on the iPad. Tried various fixes. Private Address switched off worked better for a while but it’s problematic again. Updating to 14.4 now so see how that goes.

iPhone 11 on iOS 14.4 ... every now and then Wi-Fi disconnects and when I try to rejoin I get the message “unable to join the network...”. This happens ONLY with 5ghz. 2.4 ghz is fine: when 5ghz disconnects I can either switch to 2.4 GHz or, if I really want 5ghz and ac, I can cycle Wi-Fi connection (on-off-on) and I can connect again. Noticed this issue also on 14.3. Looks like a software issue and it’s really frustrating to see that many have this problem and nothing is done by Apple (I believe that almost everyone on iOS 14 has it but simply only the ones that pay attention to this kind of things are likely to notice)

I have this problem on two phones an iPhone 12Max Pro and an iPhone SE 2020, I also had it on my previous iPhone 7 Plus. I can be using my MacBook on the same Wi-Fi at the same time and only the phones have a problem. A quick switch off of my Wi-Fi on the phone and back on a connection is fine again. My daughter also experience the same problem on her IPhones at her home. Apple need to do something as it is obviously a problem with the way Apple check the quality of the Wi-Fi connection.

I am also having problems with WIFI. Had iPhone 8 with ios 14.3 it would say its connected to WIFI but was unable to load web pages. Just upgraded to iPhone 12 pro and still having the same problems. I can get it to work and be able to load web pages but as soon as I leave the house or even just lock and unlock my phone doesn't work anymore. I've double checked security settings on my router, checked firmware updates on router, hard reboot on the router, manually assigned IP addresses to my phones, reset network settings, turning off various WIFI settings nothing is helping. I also have multiple other devices in the house that have no problem connecting and using WIFI, Macbook, surface pro, xbox.