How's it going on everyone, Yannis here from appgeeker.com. Today I'm going to talk about
Wi-Fi network connection issue with an iPad. So your iPad won't connect to Wi-Fi, or the Wi-Fi
is on but your iPad not connecting to it? That's crazy because you cannot connect to App Store or
visit a website. But don't panic, this video explains some useful troubleshooting tips
to figure out why iPad is not connecting to Wi-Fi, and then sort out the connectivity issue.
If your iPad won't connect to Wi-Fi, sometimes a restart will fix the problem for good. It's likely
that your iPad's software has crashed, which prevents it from connecting to your Wi-Fi network
connection. The way to restart an iPad depends on whether your device has a Home button or not.\\ My
iPad has a Home button, so I press and hold the Top button until the power off slider appears.
Drag the slider to turn it off. Wait for 30 seconds and then turn back on
your iPad by pressing and holding the Top button until you see the Apple Logo.
After your iPad fully turns back on, test out to see if it can connect to Wi-Fi. For an iPad that
doesn't have a Home button, press and hold either Volume button and Side button until
the power off slider appears. Drag the slider and wait for 30 seconds for your device to turn off.
The next thing is to turn Wi-Fi off and back on. Go to Settings, tap Wi-Fi, then toggle off the
switch next to Wi-Fi. Wait for a few minutes, tap the switch again to turn it back on. But here's
another case: Your iPad is connected to Wi-Fi but can't connect to Internet. Let me go to App Store
and here's a message: Cannot Connect to App Store. I tap Retry and the message remains. So go back to
Settings, tap General, tap Date & Time. You'll see my iPad say the year is 2020, which is not.
This is why your Wi-Fi network is not working and your iPad has no Internet access. All you need to
do is turning on Set Automatically to let iPad set the date correctly. Now let's go back to App
Store. You see, it works. Of course, make sure you have Wi-Fi switched on in your iPad's settings.
Just as you restarted your iPad, you should also restart your Wi-Fi router and
modem. Sometimes this will remedy the issue if they have a wired connection. Restarting a
router or modem is a simple matter of unplugging the power cable and then plugging it back in. Be
sure to leave it off for 10 seconds before you plug in the power cable and power on the router.
If the router is having problems, you need to contact the router’s manufacturer for help
as sometimes the Wi-Fi router needs to be updated with the latest firmware.
The fourth step is to forget your Wi-Fi password, and then reconnect to it. Go back to Settings, tap
Wi-Fi, tap your Wi-Fi connection, tap Forget This Network. On the pop-up dialog box, tap Forget.
To join the Wi-Fi network again, tap on the name of your Wi-Fi, enter password,
tap Join and you're done. If your iPad is still not
connecting to Wi-Fi network, it's time to reset iPad's network settings. This will actually delete
Wi-Fi networks and passwords, cellular settings, and VPN and APN settings that the iPad has stored.
To reset the network settings on the iPad, open Settings app, tap General, tap Reset at the
bottom, then tap on Reset Network Settings. Enter your passcode to confirm. Your iPad will reset the
settings for network and once it's done, reconnect to your Wi-Fi to see if the problem is solved.
If resetting network settings doesn't help, the best thing to do is to make sure the firmware
of the iPad is working properly. The crashed firmware is preventing iPad from connecting to
Wi-Fi. To verify and troubleshoot the issue, go and use iOS System Recovery software. As
its name suggested, it's dedicated to fix any iOS errors, mainly the software issues that may cause
the device to be malfunctioning. You can get the program from appgeeker.com. Here's how to use it.
So launch it and connect your iPhone to the computer.
Then click More tools, click iOS System Recovery, click Start. Here,
choose Standard More - it's good enough for minor software problem. Click Confirm. Now select an
iOS firmware for your iPhone and download it instantly. Wait for the download to finish,
and once done, click Fix to remedy the issue. It's all that simple.
If you're still having trouble connecting iPad to Wi-Fi, contact Apple. The expert will check
if the Wi-Fi antenna is broken, and make sure it's not the antenna causing you the Wi-Fi
problem. So make an appointment at Genius Bar and bring your iPad into local Apple Store.
If this doesn't correct the issue, you probably need to get a new iPad.
Alright, here's all you can do to fix an iPad that won't connect to
Wi-Fi or internet. If any of method helps you out,
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