iPhone users should avoid Wi-Fi networks with strange names as they can break your phone's connectivity

The newfound bug stops the Wi-Fi functions on iPhones from working altogether, leaving users unable to switch on their Wi-Fi and connect to any network.

A new iPhone vulnerability has been found that can break its wireless functionality just by establishing a Wi-Fi connection. Post the crash, the newfound bug renders iPhones unable to use Wi-Fi altogether, even if the device is restarted. The vulnerability has been found and tested on multiple iOS versions by security researchers online. It is associated with specific SSIDs that make use of multiple symbols instead of a word. Upon connecting to hotspot or Wi-Fi networks with such names, it was found that the iPhones lost all their ability to use Wi-Fi functionality. If the user turned on the Wi-Fi after this, it would quickly turn off every time. The functionality does not return even if the device is restarted or the hotspot name is changed: