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Find your IP address on iPhone

Open Settings, tap Wi-Fi, then tap the blue (i) next to your connected network. The IPv4 Address section shows the private address your router assigned, along with the subnet mask and the router's own address. For the public address the internet sees, open whatsmyip.fyi in Safari.

The Wi-Fi screen, step by step

  1. Settings, then Wi-Fi.
  2. Tap the (i) to the right of the network you are joined to. Tapping the name itself does nothing useful here.
  3. Under IPV4 ADDRESS you get three rows: IP Address (your device), Subnet Mask (usually 255.255.255.0), and Router (your gateway, typically 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1).
  4. Under IPV6 ADDRESS, iOS lists any global IPv6 address the network handed out. Home networks on most ISPs now show one.
  5. Under DNS, the Configure DNS row tells you whether the resolver came from DHCP or you set it yourself.

To copy the address, press and hold the value. iOS shows a Copy action.

These paths are the same on iOS 26 and on iOS 18 and 17. Apple has not moved the screen in several releases.

Why the address starts with 192.168

That prefix is reserved for private networks by RFC 1918. It is unique inside your home and meaningless outside it. Your router translates it to a single public address for every device on the network, so your iPhone, your Mac, and your TV all appear to the internet as one address. The public vs private guide covers the mechanism.

Finding the public IP

Open whatsmyip.fyi in Safari. The number at the top is what a website logs when you visit it. The full report adds your ISP, autonomous system number, approximate location, and whether the connection looks residential, mobile, or hosted.

On a dual-stack network Safari usually prefers IPv6, so the address on screen may be a long hexadecimal one. /ipv6-test shows both families side by side.

Cellular: iOS gives you no screen for it

There is no cellular equivalent of the Wi-Fi (i) button. Settings shows data usage and APN details on some carriers, never the interface address. Turn Wi-Fi off and load whatsmyip.fyi to see what your carrier is presenting.

Two things are common on mobile:

  • The address is IPv6. Most large carriers run IPv6-only radio networks with 464XLAT translating IPv4 traffic.
  • The IPv4 address, when there is one, belongs to 100.64.0.0/10. That is carrier-grade NAT, defined in RFC 6598, and it means you share one public address with many other subscribers.

Geolocation on cellular usually resolves to whichever city holds your carrier’s gateway, not the town you are standing in.

Settings that change what a website sees

iCloud Private Relay (Settings, your name, iCloud, Private Relay) sends Safari traffic through two hops. Websites see an Apple partner’s egress address, and the location they read is a coarse region rather than your ISP’s. Your Wi-Fi screen still shows the same private address, because Private Relay changes nothing on the local network.

Private Wi-Fi Address, on the same (i) screen, controls MAC randomisation. Set to Rotating, iOS periodically changes the hardware address it presents to the network. Some routers with MAC-based reservations or parental controls stop matching the device when this is on. It has no effect on your IP address.

Limit IP Address Tracking, under Wi-Fi and again under Cellular, routes Safari and Mail traffic to known trackers through Private Relay even without an iCloud+ subscription.

When the IP Address row is blank or starts with 169.254

A blank row means the interface has not finished joining. Wait a few seconds or toggle Wi-Fi.

An address in 169.254.0.0/16 means DHCP failed and iOS self-assigned a link-local address, as RFC 3927 specifies. The device is on the Wi-Fi but the router never gave it a lease. Forget the network and rejoin, then reboot the router if it happens again.

If the Router row is empty, you are connected to an access point with no route out. Captive-portal networks in hotels often look like this until you sign in.

Need the router’s address so you can open its admin page? The Router row on that same screen is the answer, and the find your router’s IP guide covers every other platform.

Questions people ask

Why does my iPhone show 192.168 while the website shows something else?
The two are different addresses. 192.168.x.x is the private address your router assigned inside your home. The website sees your router's public address, which your ISP assigned. Both are correct at the same time.
Where do I find my iPhone's IP address on cellular data?
iOS does not display it. There is no Settings screen for the cellular interface address. Open whatsmyip.fyi over cellular instead, which shows the address your carrier is presenting.
What is the Private Wi-Fi Address setting?
It randomises the MAC address your iPhone shows to each network, so the hardware cannot be tracked across venues. It changes the MAC address, not the IP address.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-04. Reviewed quarterly, or sooner when a vendor changes something.