HT201253 How to fix the Wifi grey out button

How to fix the Wifi grey out button

Same exact problem, and the linked how-to repair, does not fix the problem.
Wifi is grayed out, iphone 4s, iOS 8.1.1 update (11/29,14) just killed the wifi dead. iOS 8 updates killed Bluetooth....
I just don't understand this at all....

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Is there a solution already for the "wifi greyed out button" problem after the update to ios7?

Apple Techies HELP!!!!!

Hi there mctreve,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
iOS: Wi-Fi settings grayed out or dim
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1559
-Griff W.

Dear apple, I am really dissapointed with you. Around January 2013, my iPhone 4s 16GB White has hardware issues, which was the Wi-Fi grey out. The wifi grey out means that I can't access the wifi on/off button, and also it has no connection. I have put up

Dear apple, I am really dissapointed with you. Around January 2013, my iPhone 4s 16GB White has hardware issues, which was the Wi-Fi grey out. The wifi grey out means that I can't access the wifi on/off button, and also it has no connection. I have put up with it for months, until june 7 when I decided it has been long enough, and I got a replacement. I told the genius bar what happened, and I already did the so called "steps" that apple reccommended on the site, which was reset network settings, restore iPhone. The genius bar gave me a replacement phone, so I was expecting that the problem would be over, but it isn't. It seems that it's iOS 6.1.3 which is the case of most public complaints on apple iPhone products. Not even 3 weeks after I got the phone replaced, it is doing it again, so I suspect I'm just going to get a replacement again? Unfortunately I only have until 5th of july 2013 until my 1 year warranty is up. After that, any issue I have, I have to purchase apple care. People are expecting this problem to be fixed but I don't see it being solved any time soon. This is horrible and really low, because I have been a good customer, when I talk to the people at the genius bar, I show the utmost respect I can to them for the work they put into their job, but somewhere there is a problem where something has gone wrong. Because of that, people that only have a one year warranty (which i received because I purchased my apple iPhone at an Optus outlet, once that one year warranty is up, I have to pay for a problem that isn't even my fault? That isn't how it should work, you should be fixing this problem so people can be happy customers and leave happy. Obviously you don't all know how to do your jobs, because if you did, we wouldn't have this problem. I would like a replacement phone, ONCE AGAIN. If this problem occurs again, I will simply stop buying your products, and lose faith in your company, your's sincerely, Jack Maher.

This is a user to user help forum only. You are not addressing Apple here.
My iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPad 2 are running 6.1.3 with no such problem and the same with the overwhelming majority of iOS devices running 6.1.3.

HOW TO FIX THE WIFI PROBLEM

HOW TO FIX THE WIFI PROBLEM: Settings > Wifi > (little blue arrow) > scroll down to "Renew Lease" and then click on it.
Enjoy

Didn't work for me.
What did work was going to the Wifi network settings and setting the HTTP Proxy to Auto rather than Off.
Worked for both iphone4S and ipad2.

Is it worth paying to have iphone 4s fixed after wifi greyed out

Hi all my iphone 4s isnt connecting to wifi greyed out since updating ios7 tryed all troubleshooting tips etc its 15 mths old so not covered but after contacting apple i can send it for repair for €211 this seems harsh seens its their fault issue only started due to the update have read why , read loads discussions and so many with same problem So have repair set up is it even worth it or as anyone done this what was outcome ??

Some folks think the problem is due to poor solder connections of the WiFi chip on the card. Heating may expand the joints to cause temporary connectivity. The chip itself could be of low tolerance, and the iOS update causes it to fail the threshold. If you have tried the software resets, then the cure is to reflow the solder of the chip to the WiFi card, or to replace the WiFi card. Apple will not "own" this problem, even though it seems to be widespread. Apple offers to renew your contract for a new iPhone at $199. Certain repair shops will tackle this problem, although many local shops will not. In the US try iFix Miami Beach. See them on eBay <http://www.ebay.com/itm/iPhone-4S-Grayed-Out-Wifi-Wireless-Fix-Repair-Service-Tr usted-Specialists-/161160765436?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:1120> for a $69 fix. They fixed my iPhone 4S and returned within a week (even over the Memorial Day holiday weekend). In Europe, I have read about, but have not tried PodMod <http://www.podmod.org> Hope this helps.

How many with the wifi (greyed) problem

Hallo users,
Since I have updated my iphone 3g 16 Gb to the ios 4.2.1 I experienced the well known problem of the WiFi button greyed out
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1559
In details after (almost two weeks) I have updated the operating system i cannot find any longer the WiFi networks around me and then the grey message no Wifi networks appeared in the settings folder. The Wifi address is no longer present (N/A is the field indication) and the battery duration decreases faster than before this problem occurred.
I have tried all of the suggested solutions:
- Reset the network settings
- Reset the device
- Restore the software
- Restore as a new phone
- Restore froma back up
- Recovery mode then restore
- Downgrade to the IOS 3.1.3
Then i called the Apple Store clsed to my place and the "supervisor" fixed me an appoinment in the Genius Bar where I had to check with the employee if the problem was software-based or hardware-based.
In the Genius bar, the Genius Employee just discussed with me about the several problem an iphone can have without checking at all the device with some diagnostic device as I expected. He just sentenced: "It is an hardware problem".
Since the warranty is expired I was asked to pay 150 euro for a new (refurbished) device 90 days warrantied, same type, same model.
My questione were: How long will last the device that you are proposing? Do you expect I pay once more 150 euro after 90 days if this problem occurr once more?
No answer.
I left the Genius bar and the Genius without paying anything and with my decive.
Now I'm asking myself and you:
- Since this problem is well known by Apple, why there is no adeguate support?
- This problem is caused by the IOS change. Why should I pay for a fault of the IOS developers?
- I was told: You have been unlucky. Sorry..
HOW MANY UNLUCKY PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH IPHONE 3G, 3GS,4, 4S, IPAD?
APPLE CANNOT IGNORE US!!

Thanks, this has been driving me crazy on both my MacBook and iPhone. It was dropping my wifi every few seconds! Changed the Authentication Type to WPA2-PSK (AES) and wow! It's been at least 2 entire minutes without dropping!

Does iOS 8 fix the wifi 'grayed out' bug in iPhone 4S?

Hi.
I have an iPhone 4S which is running iOS 7.1.2 . Apparently, the wifi was working before upgrading to ios 7.1.2 (from ios 6.1.3). The wifi option is 'Grayed out" in the Settings app and my Mac address is seen as 'N/A' . There are so many 'fixes' for it two of which are temporary (freezer fix and blow dryer fix) It's a really big inconvenience to not have a wifi connection especially when downloading some big files. For those who have used iOS 8 on their iphone 4S (developers et al) does the new and improved iOS version fix this bug? It's nerve racking because I dont know how to save SHSH blobs meaning I cant downgrade from iOS 7.1.2 to iOS 6.1.3 just to get my wifi working. My best bet right now is that iOS 8 will have a fix for this problem. Buying another iPhone is not an option for me right now as my cash is tied up in some projects. Please help.

Ok guys,
I don't know if these helps but I'm going to describe what happened to me with these, first I must say I have an iphone 4S which when bought, the wifi was working fine. The Wifi grayed issue started happening right after I updated IOS version 7.1.1 to 7.1.2. At first I noticed the phone was becoming slow as **** and that my phone won't connect to any Wifis, so I switched my wifi off and my phone became fast again. If I happened to turn the wifi on again my iphone would just become slow again.
I went an try to look up the issue solution on internet forums and apple support page but noone seems to have definitive solution. Now I read the hairdryer and freezer method, but I don't trust it since, as apple points out, might lead to hardware damage but it kinda make sense to me that something might be wrong with the wifi chip. I read in another forum that if I just erase or restore (I can't quite remember right now the right name) the network configuration it might solve the problem, but it seems it doesn't work either.
I ran out of options and just waited for IOS 8 to come out and correct the problem, but it didn't. So I came to the conclusion that this is in no way, a hardware problem unless update 7.1.2 just damage hundreds or perhaps thousands of iphone 4S, which I think is rubbish. This is without a question a software issue, might be some software incompatibility with the iphone 4s wifi chip.
So to summarize all of these, what happened to me was:
1) iphone 4S is version 7.1.1 - WiFi works OK
2) Iphone 4S updates to version 7.1.2 - Wifi no longer works
3) Iphone 4S updates to version 8.0 - Wifi still doesn't work
I tried the following to solve the issue:
1) Reboot the device - Fail
2) Restore Network configuration - Fail (grayes out the wifi)
3) Update to IOS 8.0 - Fail
4) Turn on Airplane mode and after 20 seconds off - (ungrayes the wifi but still cannot connect to any wifi)
What I am currently experiencing with IOS 8.0 (it happened also with 7.1.2)
1) Trying to open "Settings" if wifi is on - it is slow 70% of the time
2) Trying to open "Settings" if wifi is off - Opens up normally
3) Trying to open "Settings>Wifi" if wifi is on - opens awfully slow and no wifi is listed
4) Trying to open "Settings>Wifi" if wifi is off - opens up normally
I hope these helps you apple guys, please fix this issue as my iphone is spending my data plan since I cannot longer use WiFi.

I have a iphone 4s. Recently the wifi greyed out when i was on ios 7.0.4 and itunes said to update the phone to ios 8.0.2 to solve the problem. Today i did it and still wifi is greyed out. In the "About" under Settings, it shows N/A infront of wifi

i have an iphone 4s. Recently the wifi settings greyed out when i was using ios 7.0.4. When i connected it to itunes, it showed that update your iphone. At an apple forum they said that updating will solve this problem. I just updated it to 8.0.2 but still wifi is greyed out. In settings>general>about, there is an option of wifi address which shows N/A. What is the problem? Is is the hardware? Kindly guide me.

There are many threads on this forum about this issue. Do a forum search for "wi-fi greyed out" and see if any of the solutions therein will work for you. Best of luck.

I have two iphones in my household and neither phone has the wifi greyed out, what is apple doing to rectify this problem

What are Apple doing to rectify the problem that the Wifi icon is greyed out and you can no longer get onto Wifi!!
This has happened on both iPhones I my household!!
It must be a problem with Apple as so many people seem to having the same problem.
I have tried resetting networks, resetting phone etc....nothing works

Broaden your perspective a bit. There are literally millions of phones out in the world without any issues at all. If you are reading posts on the internet about the ones with issues, then you would be left with the impression that they all have issues. Neither you nor I have data to support the existence of a widespread issue of this type.
Having said that, the only issue that matters is the one at hand; yours. Let's stay focused on that. Help is here and if we can't counsel you toward a software solution, then help will be available elsewhere, but at some cost to you.

Iphone 4S fix for WIFI greyed out

I have read extensively the fixes for this and after trying them all, decided I had nothing to lose but to try the one that seemed rediculous - PUTTING IT IN THE FREEZER. I did this, then I restarted my iphone and IT WORKED. How, I do not know.

Yes thats work every time i but it in the freezer for 10 min maxm and open it , and guss what it work , but if your phone gets hot and restart it , should repate the prosses , but at least i can use wifi if i wanna without repair the wifi chip

TS1398 why is the wifi greyed out?

since uploading the toy story short films, from the 12 days of christmas, to my iphone 4s, ive had problems with the wifi dropping off. I reset wifi and it was ok for a while but then went completely. I have reset back to factory settings and it is still the same. Should i return my phone to Apple as its only 5 months old?

You posted in the iPad forum instead of the Airport forum. To get answers to your question, next time post in the proper forum. See https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa I'll request that Apple relocate your post.
 Cheers, Tom

How to fix the on/off/ lock button on an iphone 4s, how to fix the on/off/ lock button on an iphone 4s

my on/off/lock button broke on my iphone 4s i can't afford to pay $199 for it and i'm afraid to do the repairs myself. do you have any suggestions on what i should do?

Te Apple exchange price is $149 for 32 GB 3G and $199 for the 64 GB. Likely not worth it.
A third-party place like the following maybe less. Google for more.
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I need to know how to fix my wifi on my ipod touch it says no wifi where it should say if its on or not

i have an ipod touch and i cant figure out how to fix the wifi on it. i need help it says i have no wifi and i should have it.

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Iphone 5C wifi greyed out and screen going crazy

Hi I bought my iPhone back in October in Us from Tmobile, since December the wifi greyed out and hasn't worked once (been living on data) now recently the screen goes crazy, it types by its self unlocks the phone (dont have a password) sometimes calls people etc... now the thing is I recently moved to Dubai and I cant go to a apple store as we do not have one here, so could I ship my phone to States and have apple repair it or give me a replacement if I pay for their shipping costs back to Dubai ? Thanks for any help I can get

If not jailbroken, restore the iOS. Most likely there is a hardware problem
The warranty is valid only in the USA. Apple will not accept shipment from or ship to any address outside the USA for this phone.

I have apple iPhone 4S upgraded to iOS 6.0.1 and everything was working fine suddenly my Wifi was not connecting and found the wifi on/off button is greyed out and to enable it I tried all resets but still my problem have not solved, still wifi is off

I have apple iPhone 4S upgraded to iOS 6.0.1 and everything was working fine suddenly my Wifi was not connecting and found the wifi on/off button is greyed out and to enable it I tried all resets but still my problem have not solved, still wifi is off

Same here.... No fix. Replacing is the option apparently and if you're out of warranty, you're SOL. That was as per the "Genius" at Apple.

HT201253 How to fix the Wifi grey out button

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