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slackrl
Jul 09, 2021Luminary
iPhone Bug - SSID Names with % followed by the letters p, s, s, s, n Disable WiFi on iPhones!
SSID's with percent symbols followed by the letters p, s, s, s, n disabled WiFi on iPhone.
Example: Not that you would ever name your SSID to this (“%p%s%s%s%s%n”), all Wi-Fi functionality on the iPhone will be disabled.
So some are saying avoid any WiFi names with the “%” symbol, at any point, start to finish. This scenario was discovered by reverse engineer Car Schou founder of Secret.Club.
More Info. This is a must read.. From 9-5 MAC.
https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/19/a-specific-network-name-can-completely-disable-wi-fi-on-your-iphone/
slackrl
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- slackrlLuminary
Should this happen to an iPhone, iPad near you.....
In Settings, go to General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings.
This is suppose to fixe the problem
- slackrlLuminary
Update
Apple's next release of iOS 14.7 is said will this problem.
https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/09/network-name-fix-wifi-disable/
slackrl
- slackrlLuminary
Update
Apple's iOS 14.7 has been released.
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