IPhone error.Avoid unusual Wi-Fi networks, because you will lose connectivity

Home ›Error in the iPhones.Avoid unusual Wi-Fi networks because you will lose connectivity20.06.2021 14:20Wykryto błąd w iOS związany z obsługą Wi-Fi (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Źródło zdjęć: © NurPhoto via Getty Images | NurPhotoOskar Ziomek

IPhone users should avoid Wi-Fi networks with strange names.In iOS a mistake has been discovered, as a result of which the smartphone can turn off Wi-Fi when trying to connect to the network, which in the name contains specific characters.To restore action, it will be necessary to reset the settings.

As one of the iOS users pointed out on Twitter, the system turned off the Wi-Fi in the iPhone after connecting to the network called P%S%S%S%S%N%N.At first, there was a fear that the smartphone would no longer recover until the system updated, because Wi-Fi still could not be enabled, despite the change of SSIDs and re-enabling the iPhone.

Finally, it turned out that Wi-Fi connectivity can be restored, but it is necessary to reset the network settings for this.It is assumed that the defect may be used to use "%" characters, which can also be used in the system code.

Although the effects of the error can be easily removed in this case, it does not change the fact that the fault exists and has not been detected earlier.Describing the Bleeping Computer case, he determined that the error appeared in iOS 14.4.2 operating in the iPhone XS.Later, the same fault was also confirmed in the case of iOS 14.6.

In practice, the iPhone model may not matter, which would mean that the described problem occurs in the vast majority of Apple smartphones on the market.Mentioned iOS 14.6 is the latest version of the system released at the end of May, in turn according to Statcounter statistics from last month, release 14.4 and newer ones were installed in 3/4 devices with iOS on the market.

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It is worth emphasizing that the described iOS error is not the first case in history when specific characters are influenced by the system.Last year, we described the problematic emoji, which could suspend the iPhone of the recipient due to faulty service notification systems, while in 2018, one of the signs of the Telugu language caused trouble.

How to reset the network settings in iOS?

Until the described error regarding Wi-Fi names will not be solved by Apple by updating iOS, you can deal with it on your own.If it happens to a network with a strange name, which will cause the loss of Wi-Fi connectivity, it will be necessary to reset the network settings.

To do this, look at the system settings, and find the general category there, and then the option to expose.Finally, select the Network Settings option and follow the instructions on the screen.Internet users confirm that this method solves the problem of blocked Wi-Fi in iPhones.

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