Change Wifi Auto-Join Order on MacOS Ventura Removed?

That's worse than the old (pre Ventura) way though.

Is there a good reason users shouldn't be able to determine the priority of which SSID we want joined?

Hey GoneGaming,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We’d be happy to help you out with better understanding how auto-join operates on macOS Ventura. Check out the information below:

When your iOS or iPadOS device or your Mac with macOS Ventura or later evaluates service set identifiers (SSIDs) and determines which network to auto-join, it tries to connect to networks in this order:

1. Your "most preferred" network

Known networks are scored based on your actions. If you manually switch to a network, its score increases. If you manually disconnect from a network, its score decreases. The "most preferred" network is the network with the highest score.

2. A private network

Private networks are those set up in homes and offices and can include the Personal Hotspot on your iOS or iPadOS device or your Mac with macOS Ventura or later. macOS Ventura, iOS, or iPadOS reconnects to known private networks in order of most recently joined.

3. A public network

Public networks are designed for general access in public places like a hotel, airport, or coffee shop. Some other examples include Hotspot 2.0, Passpoint, EAP-SIM, or Wi-Fi connections that are provided by cellular carriers and network access providers.

If macOS Ventura, iOS, or iPadOS finds multiple private or public networks, macOS Ventura, iOS, or iPadOS prioritizes networks by the following criteria, in this order:

1. Configuration method (iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, and macOS Ventura 13.3 or later): Private networks configured using a mobile device management (MDM) profile are preferred over manually joined networks.

2. Highest supported Wi-Fi standard: For example, Wi-Fi 6 networks are preferred over Wi-Fi 5 networks.

3. Frequency band: 6 GHz, then 5 GHz, then 5 GHz (DFS), then 2.4 GHz.

4. Security: WPA Enterprise, then WPA Personal, then WEP.

5. Signal strength: Learn more about RSSI and wireless roaming for enterprise.

Unsecured / Open networks will not be auto-joined unless the network was connected to within the past two weeks.

This is all outlined further here: How iOS, iPadOS, and macOS decide which wireless network to auto-join - Apple Support

We hope this helps out.

Take care!

Hi, GoneGaming

The next script can help resolve your problem report “automation error” on 11Jan22.

I have iPhone 7 with iOS 15.8.2.

Perdon for my English:

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     close siri and continue

      repeat 8 times

        read Load Cel

        close siri and continue

            repeat 6 times

               get battery level

               calcule batery level - 5

               define control to previos calculus

               if control > (define limit)

               else

                    read (in blanck)

                    define number4

                    define cont to number(4)

                    repeat cont

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                          define cont1 to number(4)

                          repeat cont1

                              read (in blanck)

                             define number4

                             define cont2 to number(4)

                             repeat cont2

                                read (in blanck)

                              end repeat cont2

                           end repeat cont1

                    end repeat cont                         

               end si

         end repeat 6 times

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Hi, GoneGaming

The next script can help resolve your problem report “automation error” on 11Jan22.

I have iPhone 7 with iOS 15.8.2.

Perdon for my English:

Repeat 10 times

  read start

     close siri and continue

      repeat 8 times

        read Load Cel

        close siri and continue

            repeat 6 times

               get battery level

               calcule batery level - 5

               define control to previos calculus

               if control > (define limit)

               else

                    read (in blanck)

                    define number4

                    define cont to number(4)

                    repeat cont

                           read (in blanck)

                           define number4

                          define cont1 to number(4)

                          repeat cont1

                              read (in blanck)

                             define number4

                             define cont2 to number(4)

                             repeat cont2

                                read (in blanck)

                              end repeat cont2

                           end repeat cont1

                    end repeat cont                         

               end si

         end repeat 6 times

         jump to index for 8 times

    end repeat 8 times

   jump to index for 10 times

   end repeat 10 times

play music for finish