The iPad Pro 2022 was largely iterative, but it did bring a couple of updates, one of which was the ability to use Wi-Fi 6E, an upgrade over the already speedy Wi-Fi 6 standard.
However, it seems this comes with some caveats. First reported by MacRumors(opens in new tab) the feature does not work flawlessly, at least according to Apple(opens in new tab). While the new iPad Pro 2022 models can both use Wi-Fi 6E, they can only use it effectively if your router is set up as a single network name rather than one name per channel. If you have your Wi-Fi 6E router set up as three different names — one for 2.4 GHz, 5GHz and 6HZ respectively — Apple warns that your experience may not work as expected.
This is why Apple has had to add a feature that allows users to turn off Wi-Fi 6E functionality. This can be done in the Wi-Fi Menu of the settings app. In this menu, each Wi-Fi network that uses Wi-Fi 6E as a separate network name will have the ability to toggle Wi-Fi 6E mode off or on. Once this is toggled off, your iPad Pro 2022 will only connect to the network via the 2.4GHz or 5GHz channels.
Ultimately, this shouldn’t impact your user experience with the iPad Pro 2022 much — if at all. While there are a number of the best Wi-Fi 6 routers available, it’s still relatively early for their adoption. But it is disappointing to see a new feature not work out of the gate. You will have to decide if it is worth combining your Wi-Fi router channels into one network name, or not use Wi-Fi 6E on your iPad.
