When your iPhone loses service. It might keep telling you that it is searching for network or service. This can be very annoying.
Almost everyone who owns an electronic device will run into some problems with it at one point or another. The hope is that it is just a software related issue and not a physical problem.
With software related problems, they can always be fixed. But if your iPhone keeps saying searching for signal because of a physical damage to the internals. This may be a problem that is not fixable by software methods. Regardless give the methods below a try and hopefully by the end of the post your device will be fixed.
WHY DOES MY IPHONE SAY SEARCHING?
When the searching error happens to your phone, don’t freak out because it can be fixed in no time. The issues happen because sometimes when you restore you’re phone not everything gets restored the way it’s supposed to. This is a malfunction that is not serious, the phone is simply searching for the settings to allow it to function normally. The following steps should help fix this issue for you.
CARRIER SETTINGS
- Connect to a wifi network.
- Got to settings, then general, and then about.
- If there is an update ready to be downloaded, you will be alerted.
- If you can’t use wifi, connect the device to iTunes in order to update it.
- Go through the process of updating to the latest version of IOS.
NETWORK SETTINGS
- Open the settings.
- Tap on general.
- Tap on reset.
- Select reset network settings.
All network, bluetooth, wi-fi, vpn, and apn settings will be changed to default. Hopefully clearing your iPhone says searching for service error. Doing this will also clear any iPhone wi-fi related errors as well.
AIRPLANE MODE
Believe it or not, airplane mode can do a great deal to your phone. It can cause you to to be able to connect to bluetooth or Wifi, and it can also cause your phone to give you a searching message.
- Tap on settings
- Turn on Airplane Mode and wait about fifteen seconds.
- Then turn off airplane mode.
- Turn your iPhone off and then turn it back on.
SIM CARD
An issue with the SIM card can also cause your phone to say that it’s searching. This is because much of your important information in regards to your cell phone is housed on your SIM card, so if it gets damaged somehow, there could be issues. When you take out the SIM card, you should also make sure that it’s the one you got from the carrier and that it wasn’t somehow switched.
CONCLUSION
If you have the error on your iPhone where it says that it’s searching for network or signal. Hopefully by this point the steps listed have fixed your connection error. This issue can be the result of many things, which is why it is important to have as many options as possible. The issue could be the result of a bad SIM card, or it could be caused by software or settings on your iPhone. If none of these tips helped, you can always contact Apple for more ways to fix this.
