June 26, 2025

Hands-On Apple 188: Wi-Fi Troubleshooting

15 minutes

Struggling with slow Wi-Fi and apps that won't load properly on your iPhone or iPad? Mikah Sargent shares a look at the hidden Wi-Fi settings that could be sabotaging your internet experience, uncovering the specific toggles that might be causing Instagram videos to stop mid-scroll and social media sites to fail loading.

Managing Saved Networks - How to view and connect to your commonly used networks, plus adding hidden networks that don't broadcast their SSID

"Ask to Join Networks" Settings - Why Mikah chooses "Off" to avoid constant network prompts

Auto-Join Hotspot Feature - How your device can automatically connect to personal hotspots and when to use "Ask to Join" vs "Automatic"

Network Management with Face ID - Using the Edit button to access your complete network history stored in iCloud Keychain and removing unwanted connections

Auto-Join Problems - Why devices sometimes connect to guest networks instead of main networks and how to prevent this frustrating issue

Low Data Mode - A crucial setting for hotspots and limited data connections that disables background tasks like photo syncing and automatic updates

Private Wi-Fi Address Explained - How MAC address randomization protects your privacy but can cause connection issues with certain networks that use MAC filtering

IP Address Tracking - Why Apple's "Limit IP Address Tracking" feature (a premium service) often causes slow connections and social media loading failures

Host: Mikah Sargent

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