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euhab Author

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Wifi connection

my iPhone disconnects from WiFi whenever the screen locks. Any way to make my phone always connects to internet via wifi? Please advise me.

Posted on Oct 29, 2020 10:18 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Posted on Oct 29, 2020 10:29 AM

euhab wrote:

my iPhone disconnects from WiFi whenever the screen locks. Any way to make my phone always connects to internet via wifi? Please advise me.

That’s correct; it is a battery saving feature, and is needed because when Wi-Fi is connected it uses power continuously, whether the phone is transferring data or not. To keep Wi-Fi on when the phone locks it needs to be connected to power.

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