A researcher has revealed a word that can prevent your "iPhone" from connecting to a "Wi-Fi" network. The researcher identified a specific sequence of characters that, when used as a Wi-Fi network name, completely disrupts the iPhone's ability to connect to the internet. This follows a few weeks after the discovery of another similar Wi-Fi name capable of causing a strange malfunction. However, this latest flaw is more annoying as there is currently no solution to the issue.
In fact, researcher Carl Schou revealed two Wi-Fi network names that both destroy your iPhone's ability to connect to the internet. Once connected to the network, the iPhone will immediately reboot itself. Upon restarting, the Wi-Fi toggle in the settings menu will switch to "off," and you will not be able to turn it back on. Tapping the icon for a second will result in it immediately returning to the "off" state.
Not only will you be unable to use mobile internet, but the disabling of Wi-Fi will also result in the loss of several useful iPhone features, including AirDrop and AirPlay. Security researcher Schou shared his findings on Twitter, stating that if the iPhone comes within range of a Wi-Fi network named %secretclub%power, it will lose the ability to connect to the network and stream music via AirPlay, among other functions.
While the first Wi-Fi network name, %p%s%s%s%s%n, caused the iPhone to reboot and left it unable to connect to the internet, resetting network settings usually fixes the error. However, the newer Wi-Fi network name, %secretclub%power, cannot be resolved by resetting network settings.
Researcher Carl Schou tweeted about the new error: "Seriously, I still don't have Wi-Fi." It seems that Apple is working on a fix, but for now, it is advisable to change any Wi-Fi networks that contain % symbols in their names.
