iPhone Keeps Disconnecting from Wi-Fi? Fix It Fast!

If your iPad or iPhone keeps disconnecting from Wi-Fi, you'll want to fix it fast, before you use up all your cellular data! Here's what to do if your phone keeps disconnecting from Wi-Fi.

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• Check & Reboot Your Wi-Fi Router
• Make Sure Auto-Join Wi-Fi Is On
• Turn Off Wi-Fi Assist
• Forget & Rejoin Your Wi-Fi Network
• Reset Network Settings
• Contact Your Internet Service Provider
• Contact Apple Support

iPhone Keeps Disconnecting from Wi-Fi? Fix It Fast!

If Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting on your iPhone or iPad, we'll help you fix it! This is a bit of a different issue than if your iPhone won't connect to Wi-Fi at all, though there is some overlap. If Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting on your iPhone, there are a few easy Wi-Fi fixes to try first. Make sure Airplane Mode isn't turned on and Wi-Fi isn't off. Also, do an iPadOS or iOS update, reboot your iPhone or iPad, and see if turning off your VPN helps your iPhone stay connected to Wi-Fi. For more Wi-Fi tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day. 

Check & Reboot Your Wi-Fi Router

If your Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting, it's possible that you're simply out of range of your router. Make sure your iPhone or iPad is showing at least one bar of signal strength in the Wi-Fi icon at the top of your screen. If not, move closer to your router, and see if your Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting, or stays connected now. If not, try rebooting your router.

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1. Turn off your router, unplug the power cable, and disconnect the network cable.
2. Turn off your iPhone or iPad.
3. Wait thirty seconds, plug your router back in, reconnect the network cable, and wait for it to boot up again.
4. Turn your iPad or iPhone back on. If it hasn't automatically joined your Wi-Fi network, open the Settings app, tap Wi-Fi, and look for your network name in My Networks.
5. If it's there, tap it, and re-enter your password if asked.

There are a few more basic things related to your Wi-Fi network that you should look into. 

Make Sure Auto-Join Wi-Fi Is On

If your iPhone still won't connect to Wi-Fi or stops automatically connecting to Wi-Fi networks it connected to before, make sure that Auto-Join is on. 

Turn Off Wi-Fi Assist

Wi-Fi Assist helps your iPhone or iPad stay connected to the internet by automatically switching to cellular if your Wi-Fi network is weak. So, if your Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting, it could be because your iPhone or iPad is being automatically redirected to a cellular connection. Try turning off Wi-Fi Assist and see if you keep getting disconnected from Wi-Fi.

1. Open the Settings app.
   
   
2. Tap Cellular.
   
   
3. Scroll down and toggle off Wi-Fi Assist. 
   
   

Forget & Rejoin Your Wi-Fi Network

If you're having trouble with a particular Wi-Fi network, here's how to forget a Wi-Fi network on your iPhone or iPad. After you've done this, rejoin the network and see if things have improved.

Reset Network Settings

If Wi-Fi is not working on your iPhone or iPad because of a connectivity issue, here's how to reset network settings on your iPhone. If that hasn't fixed the problem, you can take it one step further and Reset All Settings on your device. 

Contact Your Internet Service Provider

If you've worked through all the steps above and your iPhone or iPad keeps disconnecting from Wi-Fi, contact your internet service provider. It's possible there's a glitch, outage, or service problem they can resolve for you. 

Contact Apple Support

If your iPhone is still not connecting to Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting, it's time to contact Apple Support. They'll be able to check if your iPhone or iPad has a hardware issue that can be repaired, so your device can connect, and stay connected to Wi-Fi. 

I hope this article has helped your iPhone or iPad stay connected to Wi-Fi. Please check back with us whenever you have iPhone issues; we're here to help!