3 Ways to Stop iPhone Wi-Fi From Turning on Automatically

Quick Tips

• To disable Wi-Fi, you will need to go to Settings > Wi-Fi and then turn it off.
• You can also turn off Auto Join if you don’t want your iPhone to automatically connect to a network.
• Try resetting the network settings on your iPhone if the issue persists.

Fix 1: Turn Off Wi-Fi in Settings

When you toggle off Wi-Fi from the Control Center, it only turns it off temporarily. You must go to Settings and disable Wi-Fi to turn it off until you manually enable it.

Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn off the toggle.

Also Read: How to fix Wi-Fi greyed out on iPhone

Fix 2: Turn Off Auto-Join

If you don’t want your iPhone to connect to a specific network automatically, here’s how you can change the settings.

Step 1: Go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Tap on the Info button next to the Wi-Fi network your iPhone is automatically connecting to.

Step 2: Turn off Auto-Join.

Step 3: Further, if you don’t want your iPhone to connect to a hotspot automatically, select Auto-Join Hotspot in the Wi-Fi settings page, and turn it off.

Also Read: How to fix iPhone keeps switching to mobile data from Wi-Fi

Fix 3: Reset Network Settings

If none of the above methods fix the issue, try resetting the network settings. This will restore all settings to their default values, thereby fixing any misconfiguration. However, this will remove all saved network passwords, settings and Bluetooth devices.

Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset and tap on Reset Network Settings.