Managed networks

I'm wondering why I have three managed networks on my iPhone 12. I can't delete them I can simply stop them from automatically joining, sometimes.

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 21, 2023 02:07 PM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2023 10:03 AM

Thank you very much. I will look into that soon. I don't believe I have any VPNs. I'm thinking that they may have been installed through Verizon. Two of them have Verizon names. The third doesn't.

Thank you very much for giving me that information and again I will check into it when I have some time today.

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Apr 24, 2023 10:03 AM in response to Community User

Thank you very much. I will look into that soon. I don't believe I have any VPNs. I'm thinking that they may have been installed through Verizon. Two of them have Verizon names. The third doesn't.

Thank you very much for giving me that information and again I will check into it when I have some time today.

Apr 5, 2024 08:38 PM in response to hc1111

If I’m having this issue and I don’t know of any work or school that would set up a profile how would I find out? I followed the instructions and I don’t see a profile under there but my phone doesn’t have spectrum as a provider so why do they show up and don’t on another 11 iPhones I have bought?

I also just logged in and it’s showing in in Minnesota but I’m not im over 600 miles from there so why would I have this going on as well?

Apr 23, 2023 12:26 PM in response to Community User

Hey there Jamesm2323,


Thanks for reaching out to the community.


It's possible there is a configuration profile set up on your iPhone. This could be preventing you from being able to remove the networks from your iPhone settings. If a profile is set up from a school or work, then you would want to reach out to them to help with their profiles.


The guidance below will help further:


Configuration profiles define settings for using iPhone with corporate or school networks or accounts. You might be asked to install a configuration profile that was sent to you in an email, or one that’s downloaded from a webpage. You’re asked for permission to install the profile and, when you open the file, information about what it contains is displayed. You can see the profiles you have installed in Settings  > General > VPN & Device Management. If you delete a profile, all of the settings, apps, and data associated with the profile are also deleted.


Install or remove configuration profiles on iPhone - Apple Support


Take care!


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