How to activate or deactivate the Wi−Fi (Mobile Device)

To enable the Wi-Fi, on smartphones and tablets running on Android OS, follow the steps below:

1. Go to Settings and tap on Wi-Fi; 
2. Move the toggle into On position.

To disable the Wi-Fi, repeat the above-mentioned steps, but move the toggle into Off position.

To activate the Wi-Fi, follow the steps below:

1. Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen;
2. Tap on the Wi-Fi button.
   
   
   

To deactivate the Wi-Fi, follow the above-mentioned steps.

Note: If you use an iPhone older than iPhone X, to activate the Wi-Fi follow the steps below:

1. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen;
2. Tap on the Wi-Fi icon.

To deactivate the Wi-Fi, repeat the same steps as above.

To activate the Wi-Fi on your smartphone or tablet, follow the steps below:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with one finger and tap the icon in the top-right corner, or swipe down with two fingers to avoid the notification area (depends on the model number and manufacturer of the device)
   
   
2. Tap the Wi-Fi icon;
   * The quick access menu's appearance is different from one device to another, but, the icons are the same as the ones shown below
   
   

   
   
   

To deactivate the Wi-Fi, repeat the steps above.

Alternatively, you can watch the video guides below.

To activate the Wi-Fi:

To deactivate the Wi-Fi:

To enable the Wi-Fi follow the steps below:

1. Go to Settings (Swipe left to access the apps list) and tap on WiFi;
2. Move the slider to the right.

Note: To disable the Wi-Fi, move the slider to the left.

To activate the Wi-Fi via Settings, follow the steps below:

1. Go to Settings and tap on Wi-Fi;
   

   
   
   

2. Tap on the toggle next to Wi-Fi, making sure it turns green.
   

   
   
   

To disable the Wi-Fi, repeat the steps above, this time making sure the toggle turns gray.

Alternatively, you can watch the video guides below.

To enable the Wi-Fi:

To disable the Wi-Fi:

To enable the Wi-Fi via action center, follow the steps below:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen;
2. Tap on the Wi-Fi button.
   
   
   

To disable the Wi-Fi, repeat the steps mentioned above.

Note: Not all devices running Windows Phone have the action center available. If you can't access it, you can enable or disable the Wi-Fi via Settings (check the other solution to see how).