Connect with Wi‑Fi

Some Wi‑Fi networks are open and you can simply connect your phone to them for internet access. Other Wi‑Fi networks are secure and require you to enter a password or digital certificate. Contact the Wi-Fi network's owner or administrator for the password or digital certificate.

Connect to a network

To search for and connect with available Wi‑Fi networks:

  1. Open quick settings and touch Wi‑Fi.
  2. Turn Wi‑Fi on .
  3. Touch the Wi‑Fi network you want to connect to.

  4. If the network is a secure one, enter the password.

    TipMake sure you enter the password correctly. Touch Show password to see what you’re typing.

When your phone is connected, appears in the status bar. If the connection is poor, appears in the status bar.

Reconnect with a network

Open quick settings and touch the icon if Wi-Fi is not already on. ( means Wi-Fi is on. means Wi-Fi is off.) Your phone automatically connects to a previously-connected Wi-Fi networks when you're in range.

To connect to a different network, touch the name of the current network, then choose another network.

Turn Wi-Fi off

To extend the life of your battery between charges, turn off Wi‑Fi when you're not in a location with access to Wi‑Fi.

Open quick settings and touch to turn it off.

Advanced: Forget Wi-Fi connection

  1. Touch > Settings > Wi‑Fi.
  2. Touch the network’s name and touch Forget.

Advanced: Set Wi-Fi to remain connected

  1. Touch > Settings > Wi‑Fi.
  2. Touch > Advanced > Keep Wi‑Fi on during sleep.
  3. Touch Always.

Fix a problem

If you’re having problems with Wi-Fi, try these troubleshooting steps.