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IOS 14.2.1 keeps forgetting my home wifi | MacRumors Forums
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iPhone 12 Pro Max IOS 14.2.1 keeps forgetting my home wifi... every 2 or 3 days it just disappears from network list and I have to connect all over again adding the network and password.
It is a hidden network (no SSID broadcast)... but this never happened before for at least 10 years (several iPhones and other devices) until very recently, probably with IOS 14 update...
Anyone else?Sorry for the weird text formatting... have no idea what happened there and unable to fix it now
Problem persists, iPhone was totally reinstalled with new IOS via iTunes and setup as a new phone (not a restore).
IOS 14.3 and it was working fine for a couple of weeks or so... today, it lost/forgot my home wifi again.
IOS 14.3 and it was working fine for a couple of weeks or so... today, it lost/forgot my home wifi again.
chscag
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Feb 17, 2008 4,058 1,481
Why are you turning off the SSID broadcast? If a hacker wants to get into your network bad enough, it won't matter if that's on or off. Just make sure you use strong security (the default for most routers) and a strong password.
The reason your network keeps getting forgotten is that the SSID broadcast is turned off.
The reason your network keeps getting forgotten is that the SSID broadcast is turned off.
I've had it SSID Broadcast disabled for many years, worked perfectly fine with iPhone 5 and all the way to my previous 11 Pro... works fine to this day with other iPhones used in the house, X and 7.Why are you turning off the SSID broadcast? If a hacker wants to get into your network bad enough, it won't matter if that's on or off. Just make sure you use strong security (the default for most routers) and a strong password.
The reason your network keeps getting forgotten is that the SSID broadcast is turned off.
So, would this be something specific for iPhone 12 only?
(quick note: I'm well aware of what SSID Broadcast is, what it does, what it means to have it disabled, and all that... I still prefer to have it disabled, my concern is not the real hackers, it's more about stupid people who don't know what they are doing hehehehe I just don't want it to be readily and easily found by the average person... in any case, this is irrelevant for the problem being experienced, it should work just fine with iPhone 12 just like it does for all other phones being used or used in the past here at my house)
chscag
Contributor
Feb 17, 2008 4,058 1,481
No idea. The 12 should not be any different from your other devices that seem to work okay with your hidden network.So, would this be something specific for iPhone 12 only?
As far as keeping the SSID broadcast off, as long as you're okay with it and understand what it does, that's fine. It's your network and your choice after all.
adrianlondon
macrumors 68030
Nov 28, 2013 2,830 2,795
iOS 14 brought in a feature, enabled by default, that scrambles your MAC address. For home networks it's almost always worth turning that off. Go into settings for that network and ensure Private Address is toggled off.
If that's not the issue, I've no other ideas
Another thread ended with no solution.
If that's not the issue, I've no other ideas
Another thread ended with no solution.
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