Not everyone is affected, but some owners say their iPhone 17 drops Wi-Fi (and even Bluetooth) when paired with an Apple Watch. A fix may come soon.
The iPhone 17 launch doesn’t appear to have gone entirely smoothly, as we recently reported on some users experiencing cellular issues with their new iPhone. Now, some other users are seeing yet another problem occur with some iPhone 17 models, and it’s related to Wi-Fi connectivity.
Luckily, at the moment, it seems not a lot of users are experiencing the issue, but just a small number. According to reports, the iPhone 17 intermittently drops its Wi-Fi connection.
On top of that, people’s reports are at times rather confusing about exactly what happens. One common thing in all the reports is that Wi-Fi, and sometimes Bluetooth, drops when an iPhone 17 is either locked or unlocked. According to some users, the connection then resets after a few seconds.
This could also make AirPlay unusable for some people, while other people report CarPlay not working properly either.
Multiple users claim that the issue comes only when they are wearing an Apple Watch, so the timepiece could potentially be related to the bug as well. For some people, locking the Apple Watch or taking it off fixes things.
