How to fix Wi-Fi problems on iPhone 12 and 12 Pro

OUWA.org – How to fix Wi-Fi problems on iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. Each year Apple integrates more WiFi improvements on its new iPhone devices. But there are still a few users who have problems with the network connection or the speed of the WiFi. Not necessarily for the reasons subjective iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro, the objective factors also cause the iPhone speed WiFi slowly or suddenly be “thrown” out of network connections.

If the iPhone 12 If you encounter the above situation, try to refer to the WiFi related troubleshooting below. (Read Also An Apple Suit for Women that You Can Give on a Special Occasion)

Restart iPhone

The first technique used in most errors that occur with the iPhone is to try to restart the device, this operation is completely harmless. This simple workaround sometimes works.

On your iPhone 12, press the volume up button + power button together until the power off slider appears.

Forget WiFi and reconnect

When the machine does not recognize the wifi, you can try choosing to forget the password and then reconnecting. This method can also be used when entering the correct WiFi password, but the device reports you entered incorrectly.

Go to Settings, go to WiFi. Tap on a network that you cannot connect to and select Forget this network, then tap to confirm Forgot.
Then go back to Settings> WiFi, select the network again, enter the password to connect to the network again to see if it’s successful.

Reset network settings

Resetting the network settings clears cache, clears DHCP settings, and other network-related information. Hence the WiFi problems we encountered will likely be fixed.
To reset the network, go to Settings> General> Reset> Reset network settings.

Turn off VPN

If you have a VPN installed, this could be one of the main reasons affecting your device’s WiFi connection. Try disabling the VPN to see if it solves the problem by: Open Settings> General> VPN. Toggle the shortcut under Status to disconnect from the VPN you set up earlier.

Restart the Router

Sometimes the problem is not with the iPhone but with the Router itself. Try restarting your Router, then connect your iPhone to the WiFi network again to see if the device is connected to the network stable.
Once turned off, you should wait 10 seconds before turning the router back on again to make sure that the power is completely discharged and the memory is cleared. This ensures that previous settings on the Router will be reset.

Firmware upgrade for Router

If rebooting the router doesn’t solve the problem, think about a solution to upgrade the router’s firmware. This not only helps to increase the performance of routers but also eliminates bugs that appear in older versions.

Turn off WiFi network service

To turn off WiFi network service, go to Settings> Privacy> Location Services> System Services> Turn off Network & Wireless Connection.
This method does not disable WiFi completely, it only affects the location where the WiFi network is on. However, try it as it might be one of the ways to solve the network problem on your iPhone.

Change DNS servers

If the WiFi speed on your iPhone 12 becomes sluggish then it’s likely because the ISP’s DNS server is having a problem. We can try switching to using Google DNS, Cloudflare or OpenDNS to see if it fixes the problem.

On the Settings app, go to WiFi. Select the WiFi you are connecting to and press the “i” on the right. Scroll down and select Configure DNS, change it to Manual Select add a server and enter the address of the desired DNS (Google DNS, Cloudflare, or OpenDNS).

WiFi Assist

The WiFi Assist feature on iOS allows the device to automatically use mobile data when the WiFi connection is poor. However, some users believe that turning this feature off and on again improves some WiFi connection errors.
To disable this feature, open Settings> Cellular> scroll to the bottom to turn WiFi Assist on and off again.

Ask to connect to the network

This is not an appreciated one however if the solutions above do not work, you can try it by going to Settings> WiFi> Ask for network connection and selecting Ask or Notifications.

Machine reset

If the methods above fail to fix the problem then the last solution we can try with that iPhone is to reset it. But first, back up important data to iCloud to avoid data loss.
Do this by going to Settings> General> Reset> Erase all content and settings.

Go to service centers

After all the try at home but the device still cannot connect to WiFi or the network speed is too slow, you should bring your iPhone 12 to reputable centers to check. The cause may come from hardware or software, we need experts to help fix this problem.