Issues with hotspot networks on Apple devices

Apple devices are known to have several issues with captive portal hotspots. While specific behaviour will depend on a particular device model, OS version and possibly other factors such as geographic location, and as such might or might not present themselves, there are a few workarounds that might do the trick for your device.

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Social WiFi does not take responsibility for any issues resulting from either hotspot issues experienced by your device nor the results of the following workarounds. For all intents and purposes, Apple devices having issues with displaying, connecting to or remaining connected to Social WiFi captive portal or network is not necessarily indicative of problems with Social WiFi service.

Apple devices disconnect from hotspot

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Another thread on Apple’s official developers’ forumsarrow-up-right

Link to a GitHub thread regarding Apple devices disconnecting after locking the screenarrow-up-right

Apple devices not displaying captive portal after connection

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Yet another thread on Apple’s official forumsarrow-up-right

Apple official troubleshooting guidearrow-up-right

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Captive portal networks working slowly on Apple devices or not loading

Thread on Apple’s developers’ forumsarrow-up-right

Thread on Reddit regarding issues with Apple captive portalsarrow-up-right

Thread on Ubiquiti forums regarding issues with loading a captive portalarrow-up-right

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