Beware iPhone Users! The New Wi-Fi Bug Is Permanent, Here’s Its Temporary Solution

Wi-Fi issues on iPhone and Android are common but a mysterious and unnamed bug has been troubling iOS users for a long. Facing such issues at a time, when we are in dire need of internet connectivity is annoying. What's the fix for the new iPhone wifi bug? Unfortunately, not many but this one solution can resolve the issue for some time. Check below.

It may not seem dangerous but it is as the bug can disable any iOS device permanently. However, the case is not the same for Android users which makes it a cause of concern. The Bleeping Computer reported this bug first in 2018 when a man named Carl Schou raised the wifi issues on his iPhone 14 on Twitter.

After joining my personal WiFi with the SSID “%p%s%s%s%s%n”, my iPhone permanently disabled it’s WiFi functionality. Neither rebooting nor changing SSID fixes it :~) pic.twitter.com/2eue90JFu3

— Carl Schou (@vm_call) June 18, 2021

A similar wifi problem was found with other updated iOS devices. The Denmark-based Reverse Engineer could not find a fix for it then, but now it’s easy and simple though it's won't resolve the issue forever.

Steps To Fix Wi-Fi Bug on iPhone 14 And Other iOS Devices

First Method- Reboot

Second Method- Change the SSID

• Go to Settings on your device
• Click on General
• Go to the About section
• You will see a default name for your device, Click to rename and tap on DONE

This method will work normally but in the case of a mysterious iPhone bug, it won’t.

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Experts Founded The Real Bug And It Still Exists

1. Go to settings Click on General
2. Search for RESET and reset the network settings

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Though researchers did not find it affecting Bluetooth and other device features, they threw light on future consequences.

You can permanently disable any iOS device's WiFI by hosting a public WiFi named %secretclub%power
Resetting network settings is not guaranteed to restore functionality.#infosec#0day

— Carl Schou (@vm_call) July 4, 2021

Hackers may take advantage of this new iPhone wifi problem therefore one should neither add such symbols in their personal wi-fi network nor join public hotspots with such names.