Cannot connect to reCAPTCHA service.

[lolkthxbai]

That’s the message I get when I try to verify I am not a bot on all websites that require the use of Google’s reCAPTCHA service. Has been happening since I updated to iOS 14 in Sept. Anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it?

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

• Close all tabs, force quit Safari, try again
• Clear History and Website Data
• Reset all network settings
• Private browsing mode (worked first time I tried and then stopped working)
• Google Chrome (same as private browsing)
• Multiple different WiFi networks
• Cellular data 4G/LTE
• Latest SW Update (currently 14.1)
• Removed Content Blockers
• Turned Off Intelligent Tracking Prevention
• Works on another iPhone (latest SW) on same WiFi network.

It’s really frustrating since there’s some websites that I can’t log into without using Google’s reCAPTCHA service. Google doesn’t seem to think there would ever be any issue on their end so they don’t provide any public support.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Do you have any ad blocking installed?

 

[lolkthxbai]

Thanks for bringing that up. I have a content blocker but I had removed it but still no luck. I didn’t think the content blocker would be an issue because it happened also in third party browsers. Also, I turned off “Prevent Cross Site Tracking”.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Have you verified the captcha sites work on a computer that's connected to the same local network?

 

[lolkthxbai]

Yes, on another iPhone with iOS 14.1 on the same WiFi network has no issues with reCAPTCHA. I immediately tried it on mine and same thing.