How to forget a Wi-Fi network on iPhone, iPad or Mac
If you don't want your device to automatically rejoin a network, or you want it to join with a different password, you can make your device forget that network and its password.
Forget a network on iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro
To forget the network you're currently using:
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.
Tap the More Info button
next to the network you’re using.Tap Forget This Network, then tap Forget to confirm.
To forget a network you've joined before but aren't currently using:
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.
Tap Edit in the corner of the screen to see the networks known to your device.
Do either of the following:
Tap the delete button
, then tap Delete.Or tap the More Info button
next to the network, tap Forget This Network, then tap Forget to confirm.
Forget a network on Mac
Find out which version of macOS your Mac is using, then follow the appropriate steps.
macOS Ventura or later
To forget the network you're currently using:
Choose Apple menu > System Settings.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar.
Click Details next to the network you're using.
Click Forget This Network, then click Remove to confirm.
To forget a network you've joined before but aren't currently using:
Choose Apple menu > System Settings.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar.
Scroll down on the right and click Advanced to see the networks known to your Mac.
Click the menu button
next to the network, choose Remove From List, then click Remove to confirm.
Earlier versions of macOS
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
Click Network.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar.
Click Advanced to see the networks known to your Mac.
Select the network, then click the remove button (–) beneath the list. Click Remove to confirm.
Click OK, then click Apply.
Find out more about Wi-Fi settings on Mac.
If you don't have the option to forget this network
If you’re using a supervised device that manages the connection to the Wi-Fi network, you might not have the option to forget that network. Similarly, certain public Wi-Fi networks set up by your network provider and its partners are always recognised by your iPhone or other Apple mobile device as managed networks.
If your device never joined the Wi-Fi network, you don't have the option to forget that network. Your device can only forget known Wi-Fi networks, which are the networks it previously joined.
Even without forgetting the network, you can prevent your device from automatically rejoining it. On the same Wi-Fi settings screen as Forget This Network, you can turn off Auto-Join (iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro) or turn off “Automatically join this network” (Mac). After disconnecting from the network, such as by turning Wi-Fi off and back on, your device won't automatically rejoin it.
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Forgetting a network doesn't prevent your device from detecting the network and showing it in the list of available networks.
