At the price that data connections are if the Wifi of your iPhone does not work you have a problem. Lately we have many queries related to Wifi, most of them tell us that in the settings, the option to activate the Wifi stays in Gray and there is no way to put the wireless connection, in this post we will try to solve this problem in a simple way.
What to do if the Wi-Fi option is grayed out and cannot be activated on the iPhone
We will give you several tips to recover the iphone wifi, follow the order of them to make sure you do everything and burn all the options before having to visit Apple support.
1. Make sure you have the latest version of iOS for your device
Apple releases regular updates to its Software for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, each containing bug fixes and improvements. Many times a simple update can eliminate the problem without having to do anything else, so it is the first step that we must take whenever we have a problem with our device.
If you have already updated, or have the latest available version of iOS for your iPhone and the problem persists, keep reading….
2- Do a Hard Reset
You may have a "caught process", some software problem that does not allow your device to work correctly and that affects the connections. The solution to most of these ills is called hard reset, by doing so we will kill all running processes on the iPhone, so the issue can be resolved. Wifi Grey.
Doing a Hard reset is very simple and completely harmless, it can only help to solve things, there is no danger to the device, it is done like this:
1- With the iPhone on, press and hold the power buttons Power+Home
2- Keep them pressed Until the iPhone shuts down and Apple's apple comes out.
3- Once the apple appears, release the two booties and wait for the iPhone to restart.
Once the iPhone restarts, go back to the settings and see if you can already activate the Wifi button, if not, go to the next step.
3- Reset network settings
It may be that some connection that you have configured on your iPhone is corrupt and makes the Wifi of your iPhone not work, since we do not know which of them may be the best thing to do is to cut the roots and make the connection configuration the original iPhone , we will have to reset them all.
One warning, by doing this you will delete all the Wifi connections that you have entered, the network connection of your operator and even the Bluetooth pairings, all kinds of connection configurations will be deleted, so after you have to enter them all again, it is a Little work, but if it solves the Wi-Fi issue, it will be work well spent, don't you think?
Follow these instructions to Reset Network Settings:
1- Enter Settings iPhone
2- Tap on General
3- Go all the way down and tap on Resetting
4- Now you just have to click on Reset Network Settings
5- Accept all warning messages, the iPhone will restart
Go back to your iPhone settings when it restarts and see if the issue has been fixed. gray Wifi problem, If still the same go to the next step-
4- Restore your iPhone or iPad
If at this point your iPhone still does not respond and continues to have problems with WIFI, it is time to Restore.
Before doing so, make sure to make a backup copy, if you don't know how to do it, follow our tutorial:
To restore an iPhone you just have to connect it to iTunes and give the button restore iPhone from the iPhone tab. Doing this will erase all content and settings on your phone, but it should fix any issues you're having, including Wi-Fi failures.
5- Go to an Apple store or technical service if the Wi-Fi still does not work
If you have followed all the steps to eliminate the problem of the Wi-Fi Gray and none have helped you, almost certainly your problem is hardware and not software.
In rare cases, the Wifi Chip on the motherboard can be damaged, it seems that the problem occurs more on iPhone 4 and 4S, although as we say it is something exceptional. The only way to solve this problem with the Wifi chip is to change it, if you are under warranty go to an official Apple service to have your device repaired or replaced for free, if your warranty has already expired they will charge you for the repair.
If you had problems with the Wi-Fi on your iPhone, have our tips helped you?. Leave us a comment and let us know, if you include your iPhone model and iOS version in the best, so we can get an idea of ​​where the problem comes from