{"id":410,"date":"2019-05-10T12:05:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T12:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.os-tips.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2019-05-10T12:05:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T12:05:46","slug":"how-to-forget-a-wifi-network-on-an-iphone-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/os-tips.com\/how-to-forget-a-wifi-network-on-an-iphone-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Forget a WiFi Network on an iPhone 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you connecting to a certain Wi-Fi network whenever you&#8217;re at home or work, but it&#8217;s not the network that you want to connect to? You may already know how to switch to a different one, but you might prefer to make it a little easier so that you simply connect to the right network automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do this by forgetting a Wi-Fi network to which you are connected, which will prevent you from connecting to it in the future. With that network forgotten, your iPhone will now connect to that other network automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Stop Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network on an iPhone 7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 12.2, but also work in many earlier versions of iOS as well. Note that you will need to be currently connected to the network that you wish to forget in order to complete these steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Open the <strong>Settings<\/strong> app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-1.jpg?resize=350%2C622\" alt=\"open the settings menu\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-1.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-1.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Choose the <strong>Wi-Fi<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-2.jpg?resize=350%2C622\" alt=\"open the wifi menu\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-2.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-2.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Tap the <strong>i<\/strong> button to the right of the network to which you are currently connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-3.jpg?resize=350%2C622\" alt=\"tap the i button\" class=\"wp-image-413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-3.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-3.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Touch the <strong>Forget Network<\/strong> button. Alternatively you can also turn off the <strong>Always Join<\/strong> option instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-4.jpg?resize=350%2C622\" alt=\"choose the forget network option\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-4.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-4.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 5: Tap the <strong>Forget<\/strong> button to confirm that you no longer wish to connect to this network automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-5.jpg?resize=350%2C622\" alt=\"how to forget a wifi network on an iphone 7\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-5.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/os-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/how-forget-wifi-network-iphone-5.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that you can always connect to this network again in the future if you need to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need to turn off Wi-FI? Learn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.os-tips.com\/can-turn-off-wi-fi-iphone-5\/\">how to temporarily disable Wi-Fi on your iPhone<\/a> so that your device doesn&#8217;t try and connect to any available networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you connecting to a certain Wi-Fi network whenever you&#8217;re at home or work, but it&#8217;s not the network that you want to connect to? 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