Blades ?Antenna -wifi not working 33iot

Official Hardware Nano Family Nano 33 IoT
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1.33IOT wifi - blades ?
I was experimenting with 33IOT when all of a suddenly i can't seem to connect to wifi. ( it was fine before )

Been trying endlessly. Then i look at the board and realise, you know the Wifi Blox module, next to it ( or rather part of it ) there is some time of a metal blade , which i call the guillotine. It seems to be "loose" and not sticking well anymore.
What is this "blade " - wifi antenna ? So it has something to do with the wifi not working ?

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Yes it's the antenna for WiFi and BT

may be, may be not

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It looks like the tabs that hold the antenna to the PCB have popped loose from where they are soldered to the PCB. You could re-solder them.

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The electrical connection to the antenna is essential to the board's Wi-Fi capabilities. The solder joint that provides the electrical connection is broken.

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I accidentally broke mine a few weeks ago, removed the whole metal part, but works correctly after re-soldering. Be careful and absolutely never remove it from a breadboard by pulling that part, haha.

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