iPad Air Wifi logo isn't showing

[rogercorke]

The wifi log isn't showing int he top right corner of my iPad Air 2 even though I am connected to wifi. This is causing problems: I can't control my home sound system through the iPad any more because the system thinks I'm not connected even though I am and can surf the internet. I am running IoS 15.0.2. Any solutions?

 

[Slartibart]

Turn on Airplane Mode.

Turn on Do Not Disturb.

Power off for 10 minutes.

Power on and turn off Airplane Mode and Do Not Disturb.

 

[ericwn]

I’d also recommend a restart. Now sure why 10 minutes would be needed but to each their own.

You could also try to forget the network and rejoin if the restart isn’t working.

 

[rogercorke]

I tried this - twice - but it didn’t work. When I restart, the WiFi logo appears for a few seconds and then disappears. I’ve now even wiped the iPad completely and restored it from a backup but that didn’t work either

 

[rogercorke]

Success! I have a VPN on the iPad which I use abroad. Although I wasn’t using it, I had checked the “connect on demand” tab so the iPad was constantly trying to connect to the VPN even though it was switched off. I only noticed it because it kept flickering between “not connected” and “connecting” in settings. I turned the tab off and the iPad is back to normal

 

[Mellofello808]

I was going to say that my PIA vpn app will sometimes cause this behavior.

 

[ericwn]

Success! I have a VPN on the iPad which I use abroad. Although I wasn’t using it, I had checked the “connect on demand” tab so the iPad was constantly trying to connect to the VPN even though it was switched off. I only noticed it because it kept flickering between “not connected” and “connecting” in settings. I turned the tab off and the iPad is back to normal

Awesome! Thanks for letting us know!