How to change the dns in ios (iphone & ipad)

If when browsing the Internet from your iPhone or iPad you experience generalized slowness problems, chances are the problem lies with the DNS servers, which are in charge of translating the numerical IP addresses so that they are readable by the users. Fortunately, the solution is simple and easy to apply, just change the DNS servers in iOS, and then we will tell you how to do it.

Modify or change DNS servers on iOS

As standard, our iPhone or iPad will take the DNS servers provided by our internet service provider or ISP (for its acronym in English, Internet Service Provider) which can be Vodafone, Orange, Movistar, Jazztel, Cableworld or any other however We can change them at any time, both to solve these slow problems and to make our web browsing even more fluid.

We recommend reading the public and free DNS servers

As we said, if you are experiencing slowness when visiting your favorite pages or when connecting to a remote server from your iOS device or, worse still, you are suffering a total disconnection and cannot surf the internet, it is likely that DNS servers provided by your IPS are failing. If so, the solution will be quick and easy, we must change the current DNS for any of these free public and private DNS servers:

1. Open the Settings application on your iOS device, access the Wi-Fi section and click on the "i" that you see next to the network to which you are connected.

   

   You will see an image similar to the following. Click where it says "Configure DNS".

   

   Now, in order to make modifications, you must select the "Manual" option at the top. To delete a DNS server, press the "-" symbol that you see next to it in red. To add a new DNS server, press "Add server ”and enter a new DNS.

   

Ready! If the slowness problem was due to a DNS server failure, it should now be resolved. Otherwise, maybe you should contact your internet provider.