Reply To: Wi-Fi Assist & Private Wi-Fi Address causing frequent VPN drops on iOS
Independent peer-to-peer Apple troubleshooting rooms • 100% English • Not affiliated with Apple Inc.
Home › Forums › iPhone & iOS Help Desk › Wi-Fi Assist & Private Wi-Fi Address causing frequent VPN drops on iOS › Reply To: Wi-Fi Assist & Private Wi-Fi Address causing frequent VPN drops on iOS
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
#41
Rachel KimParticipant
Yes — set Private Wi-Fi Address to Fixed for your home SSID (Settings → Wi-Fi → ⓘ → Private Wi-Fi Address → Fixed). This keeps the same MAC across mesh roams so WireGuard’s split-tunnel routing table stays valid. Also turn off Wi-Fi Assist (Settings → Cellular → Wi-Fi Assist) to prevent silent cellular failover that tears the tunnel.
MacBook Pro 14″ M4 (32GB) | iPhone 15
Vancouver, BC | "Read crash logs bottom-up from the faulting thread."