When the way your iPhone connects to your WiFi network changes, it can cause a variety of problems.įirst, we’ll forget your WiFi network, which completely erases it from your iPhone. Your iPhone saves information about your WiFi network and how to join to your WiFi network when you connect to it for the first time. It’s that simple! Take a look at our other article for more advanced Wi-Fi router troubleshooting steps. To restart your router, simply unplug it from the wall and plug it back in.
Sometimes WiFi issues are router-related, not iPhone-related. While you’re restarting your iPhone, try restarting your WiFi router too. Wait a few moments, then press and hold the power button (iPhone 8 or earlier) or the side button (iPhone X or newer) until the Apple logo appears on the screen to turn your iPhone back on. Swipe the red power icon from left to right to shut down your iPhone. If you have an iPhone X or later, simultaneously press and hold the side button and the volume down button until “slide to power off” appears.
To turn off an iPhone 8 or earlier, press and hold the power button until “slide to power off” appears on the screen.
Turning off your iPhone allows all of its programs to shut down and start fresh when you turn your iPhone back on. Turning your iPhone off and back on is another way we can address and attempt to fix a minor software problem.
