iPhone Won’t Remember Hidden SSID

The iPhone is a great piece of kit. But what if you need to connect to a hidden SSID network and everytime it locks the screen it forgets the network.

This is usually because the SSID was not hidden the first time it connected to it. Therefore it looks for a broadcasting SSID. This can be solved by resetting your wireless settings.

Clear Network Settings

Warning this will clear all your wireless settings and your EDGE/3G connection settings. Please make a note of them first

  • Tap Settings
iphone settings
  • Tap General
iphone general menu
  • Tap Reset
iphone reset menu
  • Tap Reset Network Settings
iphone reset network settings
  • Now make sure your network is hidden before you connect to it for the first time.

10 Comments (Newest on top)

  1. Faisal says:

    Hey Thanks Buddy
    It really solved my problem
    I was getting so frustrated with the same

    Thanks again

  2. Nick Marsh says:

    Worked a treat, but Algha’s post should be sufficient – connect to the network, “forget” it, and then reconnect manually. Thank you though for this tip, it does work.

  3. King says:

    Thanks a lot b, that sorted everything cheers

  4. happy says:

    So great..THX!
    i have read so much nonsense until i found your solution!
    people are resetting their router instead of doing what you guys suppose us to do ;)

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