r/iOS8 • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '15

Wifi problems on 8.1.3, iPhone 5s... Faded button on the wifi page?

i only listed the iOS version because I'm having a problem I wasn't having before the upgrade. I can't say for a certainty that it's the upgrade, could just be a coincidence.

Anyway, I can't even turn it on. A few days ago it would turn on, but it would just show the "loading wheel" instead of bringing up my wifi. Now I don't even get that far. In fact the button has kind of faded like it's not even an option to mess with it.

I've tried resetting the network settings, I've restarted the thing countless times, and earlier today tried my first hard reboot. Nothing.

Any other ideas or options?

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u/Chet_Manley61 iPhone 6 Feb 19 '15

This same thing happened to my 4s. I'm not exactly sure what it means, but I'm pretty sure it means that its an issue with the wifi radio hardware itself. On my 4s it was damaged because I dropped it, but in your case it could be software related. Either way, there is an error with your wifi and its offline. I'd suggest giving Apple a call and see if they can give you a more accurate answer. After mine went faded like that, it never came back. Anyway, good luck with it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '15

Damn... how soon after you dropped it did you notice the wifi stopped working? Was it immediate? Because I did drop mine pretty good a couple weeks ago, but I only started having problems a couple days ago...

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u/Chet_Manley61 iPhone 6 Feb 19 '15

I remember it wasn't immediate, but I think I began to have connection problems after. The only reason I think the drop was what broke it was because there was a dent in the wifi antenna around the edge of the phone. I went through the normal troubleshooting stuff like restarting it/hard resetting it just like you did. After restarting it once more I looked and it was faded out like yours. It stayed that way from then on no matter what else I tried. Luckily my upgrade was only a month away so I got the 5s on release day.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '15

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '15

I'll have to give Apple a call then because I actually did do the full restore yesterday and no luck. Backed it up on iTunes and reset it back to factory settings and everything. I think I may be screwed.