Constantly spinning

[Tarah Sorber]

Can anyone tell me why this will not stop spinning? It usually only spins when I first open an app or a web page. I’ve never had this happen before. It’s beside the WiFi signal icon. It’s been spinning all day despite restarting the phone.

 

[TripleOne]

I’m not quite sure. Are you downloading something? Or perhaps uploading photos to the Cloud?
Hopefully someone with more knowledge will reply soon

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

How long have you had the phone? It could still be indexing things like iCloud Photo Library, etc.

 

[Tarah Sorber]

I got the phone release day. Funny thing it just started doing this after I downloaded 11.01

 

[Ledsteplin]

Try Reset Network Settings.
Reset Network Settings Settings>General>Reset>Tap Reset Network Settings. You may need to enter your wifi passcode back in afterwards.

 

[comiken205]

I got the phone release day. Funny thing it just started doing this after I downloaded 11.01

Same thing happened to me. It’s stopped doing it after a few days. I thing my phone was synching everything so it was constantly do that.

One thing I did do was turn off background app refresh. That also helped.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Try Reset Network Settings.
Reset Network Settings Settings>General>Reset>Tap Reset Network Settings. You may need to enter your wifi passcode back in afterwards.

Just for reference for anyone that comes across this in a future search: Resetting network settings will eliminate all your saved WiFi passwords in iCloud Keychain. I learned this the hard way a few weeks ago.

 

[Tarah Sorber]

Thank you! The reset network settings worked!

 

[TripleOne]

Thank you! The reset network settings worked!

I’m glad it worked out!

 

[Ledsteplin]

Thank you! The reset network settings worked!

You're welcome! Glad it worked. Don't forget to add your wifi back.

 

[Sherry_B]

Can anyone tell me why this will not stop spinning? It usually only spins when I first open an app or a web page. I’ve never had this happen before. It’s beside the WiFi signal icon. It’s been spinning all day despite restarting the phone.

I had this issue the entire time I tested iOS 11. I had it on my 6s, and now on my new 8 Plus. It eats the crap out of my battery. Resetting network settings generally stops it... until it starts again soon after. I've never been able to figure out why it's doing that.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Can anyone tell me why this will not stop spinning? It usually only spins when I first open an app or a web page. I’ve never had this happen before. It’s beside the WiFi signal icon. It’s been spinning all day despite restarting the phone. //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170927/c589068944d1721bac2713e87161b2a7.png

Usually, in the case of a new OS or phone, it's apps or systems running overtime in the background to adjust. Sometimes the phone may get a little hot and the battery discharges fast. This may last a few days, but should level out and be fine.