Data and Wi-Fi issue in iPhone after iOS 18.2.1 update

After updating to IOS 18.2.1, I have not been able to connect to WiFi and my data doesn’t seem to be working right either. At first I thought that it might have been due to the software glitch, so I did already use my MacBook to update my phone to IOS 18.3. Now with it updated, nothing has changed still and I can’t connect to WiFi or data still.


I have already tried restarting my phone multiple times and I have reset my network settings as well. This hasn’t helped so far.


I even tried to reset and erase all my content on my phone to start from new, but I couldn’t complete this because since my phone doesn’t connect to WiFi or data this couldn’t be completed.


Any thoughts or next steps to try? Is my phone just toast?


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Posted on Jan 30, 2025 07:06 PM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2025 07:13 PM

Hello~ You can click on below and review as there may be a few things there that may help….including a tab to contact Apple…


If your iPhone or iPad won't connect to a Wi-Fi network - Apple Support


I also applaud you for providing the steps that you’ve tried already…very helpful when users do that.


~Katana-San~

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Jan 30, 2025 07:52 PM in response to 22ll

"Data and Wi-Fi issue in iPhone after iOS 18.2.1 update: [...]Now with it updated, nothing has changed still and I can’t connect to WiFi or data still.[....]"

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Excellent job troubleshooting!


If Data Won't Work:

Contact you Carrier, If Data is not working. It may be an issue with your eSIM or SIM card. Go to their homepage on the Internet and look for their Contact Us info.

Feb 1, 2025 09:59 AM in response to 22ll

22ll wrote:

I did that and it worked!! Thank you!

I'm glad you took Katana-San's excellent advice and it worked! VPN on iPhone causes all sorts of issues, like what you experience with connecting to Wifi. They are completely not needed and truly don't provide the security you think they may. iPhone has it's own built in protection, which is more secure than a VPN. Now that you've removed the VPN profile, don't reinstall it.

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