Some iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air Users Experiencing Intermittent Wi-Fi Issue

Apple's latest iPhone models launched connected Friday, and immoderate aboriginal adopters of the devices are experiencing intermittent Wi-Fi issues.


Affected customers accidental Wi-Fi connectivity periodically cuts retired connected the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air, with hundreds of comments astir the contented posted crossed the MacRumors Forums, Reddit, and the Apple Support Community implicit the past 4 days. It is unclear however wide the occupation is.

Specifically, affected users said Wi-Fi concisely disconnects and past reconnects aft they unlock the iPhone. And since Apple's CarPlay strategy successful vehicles relies connected a Wi-Fi connection, the contented tin effect successful CarPlay disconnecting too.

Many users said the contented occurs portion they are wearing an Apple Watch that is paired and unlocked, but it is unclear if that is ever a contributing factor.

MacRumors has been incapable to reproduce the problem, but it has reached retired to Apple for remark connected the matter. This communicative volition beryllium updated if Apple responds.

It is unclear if this is simply a hardware oregon bundle problem, but Apple is often capable to hole these sorts of issues with a bundle update. iOS 26.0.1 is coming soon, but it is unclear if Apple volition person identified and implemented a hole successful clip for that version.

All 4 of the caller iPhone models are equipped with Apple's first-ever custom-designed N1 chip for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread connectivity, whereas erstwhile iPhone models trust connected a Broadcom spot for wireless networking.

In a recent interrogation with CNBC, Apple touted the N1 chip's powerfulness efficiency.

"One of the things radical whitethorn not recognize is that your Wi-Fi entree points really lend to your device's consciousness of location, truthful you don't request to usage GPS, which really costs much from a powerfulness perspective," said Arun Mathias, Apple's vice president of wireless bundle technologies. "By being capable to bash this much seamlessly successful the background, not needing to aftermath up the exertion processor arsenic much, we tin bash that importantly much efficiently."

In its property releases for the caller iPhones, Apple said the N1 spot besides improves the show and reliability of features similar Personal Hotspot and AirDrop.

Unfortunately, though, it appears the N1 spot is not truthful reliable for Wi-Fi for immoderate users close now.
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