Why do I get a privacy warning when connected to my own wifi

Why do I get a privacy warning on my iPhone when I connect to my own home Wi-Fi?

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 21, 2022 8:57 PM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2022 9:05 PM

You will usually see this when you have turned off "Private Wi-Fi address" for that network.

To get around that, go into Settings->WiFi and then click on the "i" in the blue circle.

You will then see an option down below Low Data Mode of "Private Wi-Fi Address". Enable that and that warning should disappear.

More info can be found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227.


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Mar 21, 2022 9:05 PM in response to tchsch11

You will usually see this when you have turned off "Private Wi-Fi address" for that network.

To get around that, go into Settings->WiFi and then click on the "i" in the blue circle.

You will then see an option down below Low Data Mode of "Private Wi-Fi Address". Enable that and that warning should disappear.

More info can be found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227.


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