Some users who lost their Wi-Fi connectivity thanks to the bug and tried to reset their network connection (the one workaround that had proven itself to be useful) ended up losing their Wi-Fi on a permanent basis. If you’re ambitious and are feeling lucky, you can go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings > Confirm. Once the handset or tablet reboots, you should set up your Wi-Fi settings on your Apple device like always.
Or, you could just make sure that you’ve installed iOS 14.7. on your iPhone or iPad 14.7 on your slate since the apps are supposed to patch this bug. You can call for the update by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Recently we told you how attackers have been able to change the malicious network name to make it a more legit sounding one than the exotic “%p%s%s%s%s%n” while continuing to disable Wi-Fi connectivity on an iPhone or iPad.
After joining my personal WiFi with the SSID “%p%s%s%s%s%n”, my iPhone permanently disabled it’s WiFi functionality. Neither rebooting nor changing SSID fixes it :~) pic.twitter.com/2eue90JFu3
— Carl Schou (@vm_call) June 18, 2021
