3 Ways to Stop iPhone Wi-Fi From Turning on Automatically
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Fix 1: Turn Off Wi-Fi in Settings
When you toggle off Wi-Fi from the Control Center, it only turns it off temporarily. You must go to Settings and disable Wi-Fi to turn it off until you manually enable it.
Go toSettings>Wi-Fiand turn off the toggle.
Also Read:How to fix Wi-Fi greyed out on iPhone
Fix 2: Turn Off Auto-Join
If you don’t want your iPhone to connect to a specific network automatically, here’s how you can change the settings.
Step 1:Go toSettings > Wi-Fi> Tap on theInfobutton next to the Wi-Fi network your iPhone is automatically connecting to.
Step 2:Turn offAuto-Join.
Step 3:Further, if you don’t want your iPhone to connect to a hotspot automatically, selectAuto-Join Hotspotin the Wi-Fi settings page, andturn it off.
Also Read:How to fix iPhone keeps switching to mobile data from Wi-Fi
Fix 3: Reset Network Settings
If none of the above methods fix the issue, tryresetting the network settings. This will restore all settings to their default values, thereby fixing any misconfiguration. However, this will remove all saved network passwords, settings and Bluetooth devices.
Go toSettings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Resetand tap onReset Network Settings.
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Last updated on 07 August, 2024
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