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wonga92 Author

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Why does it have to be a WiFi to backup?

Why my Mobile data is not working when I backup? It says WiFi only

iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 12:13 PM

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Posted on Aug 21, 2020 12:15 PM

That’s because you cannot backup with cellular data. You have to use WiFi or iTunes on a computer. It is less reliable than WiFi and not everybody has unlimited cellular data and an iOS update could use a lot of data.

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