Ipad mini 6 wifi keep droping

1. Update your office or home Wi-Fi router's firmware to the latest version. Outdated firmware often causes connection problems. Some routers automatically check for firmware updates. If yours doesn't, visit the router manufacturer's website and look for firmware on the Downloads or Support page.
2. Determine whether your router uses WEP, WPA or WPA2 security. To do this, open your Internet browser on a computer and visit the router's configuration page. If the router uses WEP security, switch to WPA or WPA2. According to Apple, WEP security may cause regular disconnects.
3. Renew the iPad's DHCP lease. Tap "Settings" and "Wi-Fi." Tap the arrow to the right of your preferred wireless network and select "Renew Lease."
4. Erase the network that gives you problems with connectivity. Tap "Settings" and "Wi-Fi." Select the desired network and then tap "Forget this Network." This option erases the settings for this network, so you need to re-enter them.
5. Reset the settings for all the networks on the iPad if the problem persists. Tap "Settings," "General" and "Reset." Tap "Reset Network Settings." Re-enter the configuration information for each network.
6. Restart the iPad after renewing your IP address or resetting the Wi-Fi network settings. To restart the iPad, hold down the "Sleep/Wake" button. When the red slider appears, slide it to turn off the device. Hold the "Sleep/Wake" button again to turn on the iPad.

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smw50 wrote:

There are too many of us having this problem, I am really disappointed with this and to say the least frustrated! I have 2 other ipads and a mac and I do not have a problem with any of them. Poor network connection, it keeps saying that, when I know I don't have a poor connection. They recommend to download the latest ios version but how am I supposed to do that if the wifi keeps dropping? I guess my only choice is to get my money back if they do not solve this issue soon.

You would have to update with your iPad to a full computer, like a Mac or Windows PC, try either using the Finder on a Mac that has the newest macOS Catalina installed OR with an older Mac with an older Mac OS, download and install the latest iTunes version ( or latest iTunes for Windows PC ), make sure the Mac or Windows PC is connected to the Internet, connect your iPad by the USB charge cable to the computer and let the iTunes application upgrade/update that iPad model, using the iTunes Software Update feature, to its current, maximum OS of iPadOS 15.1.

Make sure your iPad is, at least, charged to 50% or greater to attempt this.

Also, make sure to do a backup of your iPad's data, prior to upgrading/updating.

Backup to Apple iCloud and/or a full Mac or Windows PC using the same iTunes app OR, if a newer Mac running macOS Catalina, or later, making a backup using the macOS Finder app.

If NO access to a Mac or Windows computer, you will have to seek help from a good friend or family member, with a full Mac or Windows PC, to help you out

OR

Search online to locate and call contact your nearest, “local” Apple Store location to try/attempt to make an appointment to get your Apple iPad upgraded/updated to its latest iPadOS 15 version.

Apple Store employees will be glad to help/assist you.

Best of Luck to You!

Got VPN?

Try disabling it or, temporarily deleting it from your iPad.

Re-establish your WiFi connection.

If you choose, re-download the VPN and re-enable it and see if your WiFi connection stays stable, or not.

Hi @jeffsiver

Sorry to hear you are still having problems.

Question: when you did your manual install, did your WiFI network appear and connect automatically?

Mine did. Which I wasn't expecting.

I went into settings and 1) turned off auto-join, 2) selected forget this network, and 3) turned the device off, and then back on.

I then reconnected my WiFi. You'll need to retype in the network password.

I'm actually getting better up/down speeds than the expected bandwidth I'm paying for.

Hope this helps.

Installing 15.1 fixed it for me. I did notice that the install did a network reset (I had to enter wifi credentials again).

Did anyone else install a tempered glass screen protector? I had this same issue (dropping WiFi) right after installing the screen protector. I really don’t know how this could have caused my issue, but I removed the screen protector this morning and my issue has been solved. My iPad mini 6 is no longer dropping WiFi every few seconds.

I returned the product because of the Wi-Fi issue.

I'm having the same issue. It will be fine for a while then it will just keep dropping. All my other devices are connecting to the wifi fine so I don't think there is an issue with my wifi.

I've been unable to complete an iCloud backup of the device - network drops keep killing it.

There are too many of us having this problem, I am really disappointed with this and to say the least frustrated! I have 2 other ipads and a mac and I do not have a problem with any of them. Poor network connection, it keeps saying that, when I know I don't have a poor connection. They recommend to download the latest ios version but how am I supposed to do that if the wifi keeps dropping? I guess my only choice is to get my money back if they do not solve this issue soon.

I did a full wipe and did a manual install. And the problem returned. Since updating to 15.0.2 the problem feels worse.

Same here

I am also having this issue. Forgetting the Wifi network, restarting, etc. has not worked for me.

Hi, 

I had this problem too. 

For me, the issue was not related to my router, VPN, or 2.4ghz vs. 5ghz. 

The problem was with the OS. Note: I’m running the most current version.  

I wiped the iPad and reinstalled iPadOS 15 from scratch.  Then did a manual install (not restore from iCloud backup).  

Bit of a pain but, that solved the problem. 

After doing the restore, I had to manually enter the wifi credentials; it did not automatically connect.

Further on, after reconnecting to my iCloud account, I did notice that my other wifi network (I have a main & guest network) was setup. I have noticed that when I forget the network and manually add it back, the problem does seem to be better for a while.

And, like everyone else, I have no issue with iPhone or MacBook connecting to the same wireless network.

Same problem here. I did everything including resetting the iPad, and then the problems started again during configuration. As mentioned before, don't bother to try any of those suggested steps. I'm pretty sure it's an issue with the device. What actually did work was setting the Wifi network to 2.4 GHz. For the time being, I keep my iPad mini 4 and consider returning the new one.