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mapotter99
Jul 09, 2024Apprentice
Possible Fix for iPhone Dropping WiFi
I have an RBE973S system. think I have identified the reason my iPhone keeps dropping WiFi, and I wanted to share so others can see if it solves their issues. On your iPhone, go to Settings>Cellula...
donawalt
Sep 21, 2024Mentor - Experienced User
I just changed to a manual IPv4 IP address, and manual DNS. Phone flipped to 5G, and even turning WiFi off/on it stayed on 5G. The WiFi setting says it's connected to WiFi, but the top right corner says '5G', and the speed test app confirms it is on 5G/using my AT&T cellular.
I have to say this iPhone 16 acts worse with 6E=Autonatic than the 15 does!
donawalt
Sep 21, 2024Mentor - Experienced User
I had to forget the network and re-add it to get it to connect again!