The potential of most electronic products depends, to a large extent, on having or not an internet connection, either through mobile data or through the WiFi network. That is why when the Wifi network to which you have your iPhone connected fails or does not work as it should, we try to solve it by changing the Wifi network, so in this post we are going to guide you step by step so you can do it without problems.
Why would you want to change the WiFi network?
Surely the main reason why you want to change the WiFi network is because the one you are connected to at the moment does not work as well as you would like, or even, and in the worst case, it does not work directly.
Currently, most companies already offer different WiFi networks depending on the connection speed you have, so, depending on the user’s needs, it will be convenient to access one or the other since some offer higher speed, but less range, and others, on the contrary, greater range but at a lower speed, so it is convenient to adapt the Wi-Fi network to the use that you are going to make of it.
That is why it can be interesting to know the steps to follow to change, when appropriate, between the different WiFi networks that you have at home, in order, as we have commented previously, to adapt the WiFi network to the use that we are going to do. her.
So you can change the Wifi network on your iPhone
The process is really simple and, believe me, it will only take a few seconds to do it, so we recommend that you do not try to save it because it will make a difference when it comes to enjoying or not having the right connection. Follow the next steps:
- From the home screen, go to Settings> Wi-Fi
- Activate Wi-Fi and the device will automatically search for available Wi-Fi networks.
- Press the name of the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. In the event that this network is not known and is also private, you will be asked to enter the password or you will not be able to access it.
The moment the connection is successful, you will see a blue check mark to the left of the wWi-Fi network name.
Your iPhone decides for you which network it connects to
When your iPhone automatically connects to networks, iOS starts with your preferred or favorite network, followed by private networks, and lastly, public networks. This happens in the following way, your iOS device evaluates the SSIDs, which are the identifiers of sets of services, and determines which network it has to join automatically, as I have mentioned, the order of preference is as follows:
- Your favorite network.
- The last private network you connected to.
- A private network.
- A public network.
Public networks are designed for general access in public places. Private networks are those configured in homes, offices or those that you have configured through the Internet Sharing option. In addition, known networks are scored according to your actions, if you manually change their SSID, their score goes up, if you disconnect manually, their score goes down, therefore, preferred networks are the ones that accumulate the highest score throughout the weather. Finally, if iOS finds several networks after evaluating the criteria that we have discussed previously, then prioritize the level of security.
Do you have problems with the wifi network?
Contact your operator
The first option that we recommend you make if you have a problem with your Wi-Fi network is that you contact your operator, sometimes incidents arise in the network and one of them may be affecting your internet connection. We also recommend that you check that the connection to that network is also failing on other devices to verify that the problem is on the network and not on your device.
Contact Apple Support
If, after verifying the connection, you discover that the problem is not with this but with your device, we recommend that, if it has not been solved after having carried out a restart of it, you contact Apple so that they are the ones who can guide you to a satisfactory solution, remember that you can contact them through the Apple Support application, visiting a nearby Apple Store or calling 900 812 703 (free in Spain) so that any Apple employee can assist you. and solve your problem.
