iPad won’t connect WiFi

Did you smash it · 03-04-2021 12:34pm #1

Even after network settings reset. WiFi is fine as phone and firestick connects fine.

So it’s like the antenna for WiFi in the iPad is broke.

Anyone else suffer this misfortune and has advice?

pjohnson · 03-04-2021 12:37pm

Firstly I must ask did you smash it?

(Sorry just couldnt resist with your username hope it gets fixed)

Tipsy McSwagger · 03-04-2021 12:38pm

Reboot your router

Did you smash it · 03-04-2021 12:40pm

pjohnson wrote: »

Firstly I must ask did you smash it?

(Sorry just couldnt resist with your username hope it gets fixed)

Ha yes I did apparently smash it a while back even though all I did was put it down on tiles and the screen smashed a bit.

Don’t think it’s a factor in this issue.

coylemj · 03-04-2021 2:17pm

Setup a wi-fi hotspot on the phone and see if the iPad will connect to it. That will elminate the router as the potential source of the problem.

When you say you did a 'network settings refresh', do you mean on the router or the iPad? If the iPad, did you have to re-enter the Wi-Fi password on the iPad when you tried to reconnect to your house Wi-Fi?

Did you smash it · 03-04-2021 3:55pm

coylemj wrote: »

Setup a wi-fi hotspot on the phone and see if the iPad will connect to it. That will elminate the router as the potential source of the problem.

When you say you did a 'network settings refresh', do you mean on the router or the iPad? If the iPad, did you have to re-enter the Wi-Fi password on the iPad when you tried to reconnect to your house Wi-Fi?

I joined the phone hotspot. Same as home WiFi. Asked me my password and then wouldn’t connect.

I refreshed network settings on iPad and yes I had to re-enter my password.

Just seems iPad (atenna) is broke

deadduck · 06-04-2021 3:53pm

I had an odd issue before on my iPad where I had to setup the WiFi manually, i.e., instead of selecting the network from the list, go to manual setup and type in the SSID and then the password.

Worth a go...

Tipsy McSwagger · 07-04-2021 8:17am

deadduck wrote: »

I had an odd issue before on my iPad where I had to setup the WiFi manually, i.e., instead of selecting the network from the list, go to manual setup and type in the SSID and then the password.

Worth a go...

The iPad has been broken so no point in doing any troubleshooting

deadduck · 07-04-2021 1:32pm

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

The iPad has been broken so no point in doing any troubleshooting

But the OP said that the iPad can see WiFi networks, but can’t connect. If it (the antenna) was broken (I expect) it wouldn’t see the networks at all, hence me thinking it sounds more like a config issue/bug

NSAman · 07-04-2021 1:37pm

Maybe a silly thing to mention, but force start and then check. If it IS seeing networks, agree with deadduck above.

jimmycrackcorm · 07-04-2021 1:40pm

Did you smash it wrote: »

I joined the phone hotspot. Same as home WiFi. Asked me my password and then wouldn’t connect.

I refreshed network settings on iPad and yes I had to re-enter my password.

Just seems iPad (atenna) is broke

Can you connect if you set no password on the hotspot or router for example?
If the Antenna is broken then I doubt it would see any networks at all.

Did you smash it · 07-04-2021 2:00pm

It is working fine now. I’m not sure any fixes worked. I just came back to it one day and it was connected to WiFi.

Thanks all.

iPad won’t connect WiFi

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