Wi-fi bug on iOS 11

[Dunkrag]

https://imgur.com/gallery/scJX2

How the hell do I stop this pop up appearing every time I unlock my phone- started yesterday when I started work at a new place and said ‘yes’ to sharing the company Wi-fi with my phone..

 

[I7guy]

https://imgur.com/gallery/scJX2

How the hell do I stop this pop up appearing every time I unlock my phone- started yesterday when I started work at a new place and said ‘yes’ to sharing the company Wi-fi with my phone..

It’s not really a bug. It’s iOS 11 wifi sharing at work. Turn off WiFi on your computer maybe. Or make sure auto join is on.

 

[trillville]

The same thing constantly happens with my phone, even when my phone and computer are connected to the same network.

 

[Brookzy]

Try forgetting the network on your iPhone and Mac. Verify no saved passwords remain in your iCloud Keychain by opening Keychain, searching for the Wi-Fi network name, and deleting any remaining passwords that show up. Then re-connect to the Wi-Fi network, first on your Mac.

(This is just what we've come to expect of the standard of iCloud features these days... )

 

[Mlrollin91]

I think the issue stems from a nearby person trying to connect to the network. So anyone on the network with iOS 11 will be asked to share the password for that person. So it’s nothing you are doing, but others trying to access the network.
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Try forgetting the network on your iPhone and Mac. Verify no saved passwords remain in your iCloud Keychain by opening Keychain, searching for the Wi-Fi network name, and deleting any remaining passwords that show up. Then re-connect to the Wi-Fi network, first on your Mac.

(This is just what we've come to expect of the standard of iCloud features these days... )

There is no bug and nothing is broken. This is intended behavior and has nothing to do with iCloud.

 

[Brookzy]

There is no bug and nothing is broken. This is intended behavior and has nothing to do with iCloud.

It is absolutely not intended behaviour if you actually read the original post. The OP shared the password FROM his Mac TO his iPhone, and now the iPhone is trying to share it back to the Mac again. That is obviously not supposed to happen: the Mac is already connected to the network.

And it absolutely is to do with iCloud. The OP stated that this prompt appears automatically and repeatedly when unlocking his iPhone. This only happens for iCloud connected devices. For other devices, you must manually try to connect to the Wi-Fi network in question first for the prompt to appear on a nearby iPhone.

I think the issue stems from a nearby person trying to connect to the network. So anyone on the network with iOS 11 will be asked to share the password for that person. So it’s nothing you are doing, but others trying to access the network.

Why even reply if you're not actually going to read the original post? The screenshot clearly shows the request to share is between the OP's own devices.

 

[Mlrollin91]

It is absolutely not intended behaviour if you actually read the original post. The OP shared the password FROM his Mac TO his iPhone, and now the iPhone is trying to share it back to the Mac again. That is obviously not supposed to happen: the Mac is already connected to the network.

And it absolutely is to do with iCloud. The OP stated that this prompt appears automatically and repeatedly when unlocking his iPhone. This only happens for iCloud connected devices. For other devices, you must manually try to connect to the Wi-Fi network in question first for the prompt to appear on a nearby iPhone.

Why even reply if you're not actually going to read the original post? The screenshot clearly shows the request to share is between the OP's own devices.

It has NOTHING to do with iCloud. https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/06/ios-11-share-your-wifi/

Please familiarize yourself with how it actually works before claiming its an iCloud feature. I use this feature on devices without any iCloud account signed it. If it was iCloud related, you could not share a password with a third party, which is the entire point of it.

iCloud is not required, only WiFi and Bluetooth.

As to the screenshot, no, it does not CLEARLY show its both of the OP's devices. It could be any device. He also did not specifically state it was his device.

 

[C DM]

https://imgur.com/gallery/scJX2

How the hell do I stop this pop up appearing every time I unlock my phone- started yesterday when I started work at a new place and said ‘yes’ to sharing the company Wi-fi with my phone..

It is absolutely not intended behaviour if you actually read the original post. The OP shared the password FROM his Mac TO his iPhone, and now the iPhone is trying to share it back to the Mac again. That is obviously not supposed to happen: the Mac is already connected to the network.

And it absolutely is to do with iCloud. The OP stated that this prompt appears automatically and repeatedly when unlocking his iPhone. This only happens for iCloud connected devices. For other devices, you must manually try to connect to the Wi-Fi network in question first for the prompt to appear on a nearby iPhone.

Why even reply if you're not actually going to read the original post? The screenshot clearly shows the request to share is between the OP's own devices.

As I recall, this feature is to help get other people's devices onto the network quicker and simpler, so it wouldn't really be something related to iCloud, as other people's devices wouldn't be part of the same iCloud account. Based on some articles it generally uses Bluetooth for this: https://blogs.systweak.com/2017/10/how-to-share-wi-fi-password-on-your-iphone-in-ios-11/

It sounds like perhaps there are other devices in the vicinity of the iPhone that are trying to be on that network and the iPhone is being prompted to share the password in relation to that. Without some more information and additional troubleshooting and trial an error, it seems like the quickest workaround might be to disconnect/disable Bluetooth at least while at work (if that's possible).

 

[Brookzy]

It has NOTHING to do with iCloud. https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/06/ios-11-share-your-wifi/

Please familiarize yourself with how it actually works before claiming its an iCloud feature. I use this feature on devices without any iCloud account signed it. If it was iCloud related, you could not share a password with a third party, which is the entire point of it.

iCloud is not required, only WiFi and Bluetooth.

So not only did you not read the original post, you also didn't read my post either.

OP: this is not expected behaviour, as I've explained, and the steps I've listed above should hopefully sort it.

As I recall, this feature is to help get other people's devices onto the network quicker and simpler, so it wouldn't really be something related to iCloud, as other people's devices wouldn't be part of the same iCloud account. Based on some articles it generally uses Bluetooth for this: https://blogs.systweak.com/2017/10/how-to-share-wi-fi-password-on-your-iphone-in-ios-11/

iCloud is how the device knows whether another device in its vicinity is your device - in which case you will get the password prompt automatically upon unlocking the device, or whether the device is not your device - in which case you will not get a prompt unless the other device is actively trying to connect to the network, i.e. in the Settings app, actively trying to connect to it. In the OP's case, the former is occurring.

It sounds like perhaps there are other devices in the vicinity of the iPhone that are trying to be on that network and the iPhone is being prompted to share the password in relation to that. Without some more information and additional troubleshooting and trial an error, it seems like the quickest workaround might be to disconnect/disable Bluetooth at least while at work (if that's possible).

Again, look at the screenshot. Compare with the OP's username. It's HIS MacBook Pro!

(And, to repeat for the third time, if it wasn't his MacBook Pro it would not automatically prompt every time, because that would necessitate the extremely unlikely coincidence of the MacBook Pro user actively trying to connect to the network each time the OP unlocks his iPhone in order for this prompt to materialise.)

 

[C DM]

So not only did you not read the original post, you also didn't read my post either.

OP: this is not expected behaviour, as I've explained, and the steps I've listed above should hopefully sort it.


iCloud is how the device knows whether another device in its vicinity is your device - in which case you will get the password prompt automatically upon unlocking the device, or whether the device is not your device - in which case you will not get a prompt unless the other device is actively trying to connect to the network, i.e. in the Settings app, actively trying to connect to it. In the OP's case, the former is occurring.


Again, look at the screenshot. Compare with the OP's username. It's HIS MacBook Pro!

(And, to repeat for the third time, if it wasn't his MacBook Pro it would not automatically prompt every time, because that would necessitate the extremely unlikely coincidence of the MacBook Pro user actively trying to connect to the network each time the OP unlocks his iPhone in order for this prompt to materialise.)

The username and the computer name don't really tell me much. While I can try to draw some conclusions based on it, without the OP providing more information it's just me guessing and not much more. It could very well be a computer that belongs to the OP, but it doesn't really change most of what has been mentioned in terms of how this feature works and what's involved.

As pretty much most of the different articles about it explain, is primarily to share passwords with devices of other people to make it easier for them to get on WiFi (while it can likely work for devices on the same iCloud account, it's not really meant for that as those devices would already typically have shared passwords for WiFi anyway via iCloud Keychain, which is what Apple recommends and wants people to use for that kind of thing when it comes to devices that are part of the same iCloud account).

I'm not saying that there isn't some inconsistency or issue as far as what OP is observing, I'm mostly commenting on the overall feature itself and its relationship to iCloud.

 

[Brookzy]

The username and the computer name don't really tell me much. While I can try to draw some conclusions based on it, without the OP providing more information it's just me guessing and not much more.

That aside, the feature, as pretty much most of the different articles about it explain, is primarily to share passwords with devices of other people to make it easier for them to get on WiFi (while it can likely work for devices on the same iCloud account, it's not really meant for that as those devices would already typically have shared passwords for WiFi anyway via iCloud Keychain, which is what Apple recommends and wants people to use for that kind of thing fo devices that are part of the same iCloud account).

I'm not saying that there isn't some inconsistency or issue as far as what OP is observing, I'm mostly commenting on the overall feature itself and its relationship to iCloud.

I must be failing to express myself clearly enough. I'm not debating the value or purpose of the feature. I'm just explaining how it's implemented and what can be deduced from the behaviour the OP is seeing, and how to possibly fix it. I'm very well versed on it, I don't need to be linked to some regurgitated WWDC slides. What I've already written explains how the feature works in practice, which differs somewhat to its marketed intent, and meshes well with what the OP is experiencing, and is the basis for my suggested solution.

Bowing out of this thread now, unless the OP asks me something directly.

 

[Dunkrag]

It's my phone. And its my laptop. AVA-00 is the work wifi network.
Its happening when I am not even in the vicinity of that network - like in my hotel last night, over 10 miles away from that network!
Its a bug!

There is no way I should have to be turning off wi-fi on my computer to stop it happening every time I want to unlock my phone - that's nuts!

 

[Chazzle]

It's my phone. And its my laptop. AVA-00 is the work wifi network.
Its happening when I am not even in the vicinity of that network - like in my hotel last night, over 10 miles away from that network!
Its a bug!

There is no way I should have to be turning off wi-fi on my computer to stop it happening every time I want to unlock my phone - that's nuts!

Have you not tried this?

Try forgetting the network on your iPhone and Mac. Verify no saved passwords remain in your iCloud Keychain by opening Keychain, searching for the Wi-Fi network name, and deleting any remaining passwords that show up. Then re-connect to the Wi-Fi network, first on your Mac.

(This is just what we've come to expect of the standard of iCloud features these days... )