I’m having problems with my iPad A16 wifi turning off on its own, on iOS 26

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I’m having problems with my iPad A16 wifi turning off on its own, on iOS 26

When I upgraded to iOS 26 RC my iPad started turning off WiFi on its own and when I turned it back on, it only showed my phone’s hotspot and nothing else, when I tried connecting to it, it couldn’t connect. When I turned it off after that for a few seconds and then back on, it started showing WiFi networks and connecting to them, until after a while the WiFi turned itself off again. It only started happening when I updated to the RC version (I have tried other iOS 26 betas and I didn’t have that problem). So I decided to restore to iOS 18 since I had a backup and when I did, no more connection problems. I waited for the official release of iOS 26 and now that I installed it, the WiFi issue came back. I don’t know if it’s a device problem or iOS 26 itself, should I take my device to Apple ? Or restore again to iOS 18 again ?

iPad, iPadOS 26

Posted on Sep 15, 2025 11:12 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 25, 2025 2:32 AM in response to haiggy

haiggy wrote:

Im also having the same issue. I’m going to install the public beta release of 26.1 to see if this fixes it, as resetting the network settings did not remedy this either. Didn't have any trouble before, where lots of others had issues before 18.5. It’s the only device with this connectivity problem in our house. Not a router/internet problem.

There have been multiple reports of iOS/iPadOS 26 randomly disconnecting from WiFi. It is understood that an update, anticipated for release in the next few days, will address this specific problem.

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Answer 2

Sep 15, 2025 3:06 PM in response to KTeris

Try restarting your router by removing all power from it for about 15 seconds.

Perhaps a long shot:

Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed, even if you are not using it? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN, then restart your device. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN, but probably shouldn't.

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Answer 3

WheelieNick

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Sep 15, 2025 2:51 PM in response to KTeris

I don’t have this issue so it could well be a device issue. What happens if you force restart it?

Press and quickly release the volume button closest to the top button.
Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button.
Press and hold the top button until the device begins to restart.

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Answer 4

haiggy

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Sep 24, 2025 11:58 PM in response to KTeris

Im also having the same issue. I’m going to install the public beta release of 26.1 to see if this fixes it, as resetting the network settings did not remedy this either. Didn't have any trouble before, where lots of others had issues before 18.5. It’s the only device with this connectivity problem in our house. Not a router/internet problem.

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KTeris Author

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Sep 25, 2025 4:09 AM in response to haiggy

Try connecting to your phones hotspot and see if it happens again, I have noticed that the bug happens only when I’m connected to my home WiFi and not any other WiFi network. Maybe a specific router configuration causes this issue.

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Answer 6

Nov 2, 2025 11:45 AM in response to KTeris

I have the same issue on my iPad A16 with iPadOS 12. Sometimes the WiFi would just randomly turn itself off (as in the toggle being in the off position). If I then turn WiFi back on again, my iPad will find no networks until I manually toggle WiFi off and on again. Afterwards, WiFi networks show up again and the iPad connects like normal.

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