Here's another one.
A speciifc network name can completely disable Wi-Fi on your iPhone
https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/04/wifi-iphone-disable-bug/
What I don't understand is how this updated string would affect iOS devices simply by *detecting* the SSID, rather than the previously-reported string which would only affect the device after *joining* the network.
It also states that the effects of this newer variant cannot be fixed by resetting network settings; you have to do a hard reset, and therefore lose all of your data.
That second part I can believe. The first, I'm not so sure.
There ought to be a mode between “search for networks” and “wifi completely off” where your wifi… stuff… /only/ searches for networks with trusted names.
Is that even possible? I know you can type in a SSID and manually search for it if it’s not in the list that pops up, so I’d imagine you can make it so the wifi stuff can only see and connect to a network found through a similar mechanic.
@GlytchMeister
That mode you describe exists on Android, so I imagine iOS has it as well.
@voltronic
If anyone finds it, let me know.
In the meantime, lemme just add that to the growing list of why I’ll be buying a Kyocera no matter HOW much cheaper the iPhone on sale is once mine dies…