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"No Service" or "Searching" in the status bar

iPhone iPad

What you see

What it means — Apple

If you see "No Service" or "Searching" in the status bar on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular), your device isn't connected to a cellular network.

What to do — Apple

  1. 1 If your cellular network is available, you might be able to reconnect by turning Airplane Mode on and off.
  2. 2 Restart your device.
Step-by-step: "No Service", "Searching" or "SOS" on iPhone or iPad Osnivo Fix walks you through Apple's steps one at a time.

Read the full article for pictures and model-specific details: If you see SOS, No Service, or Searching on your iPhone or iPad ↗