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spinning wheel icon next to wi-fi indicating network activity

how do I stop the spinning wheel next to the WI-FI icon from constantly spinning? It's eating up data and reducing battery power. I've actually figured out what triggers this constant network activity. After I hard reset the I-Phone SE to stop the constant network activity, I can use every app with no problems until I use the microphone on the key pad to write/voice a text message or a note, then the wheel starts spinning non-stop until I restart the phone. Does anyone know how to correct this problem?????????

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 24, 2020 4:21 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Posted on Oct 24, 2020 5:11 PM

The spinning icon means that some app is using data. You need to troubleshoot that. If you are using dictation everything you dictate is sent to Apple’s speech recognition server to perform speech to text, and the result is then sent back to your phone. This is the same server that Siri uses. So while you are dictating it will use data continuously, and for a while after you stop as it tries to refine the recognition.

But to troubleshoot go to Settings/Cellular and tap Reset Statistics, and turn off Wi-Fi, so all data goes over cellular. As you use the phone note when it is using data. After a few hours go to Settings/Cellular and the apps that have used data will be listed at the top of the page. You can see which ones used the most.

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edie134

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Jun 18, 2021 7:26 PM in response to machinist_5

That same spinning wheel thing happened to me after an update I am never updating again

edie134

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Jun 18, 2021 7:28 PM in response to machinist_5

Me too! It happened after an update. I am never updating again!!

Halliday

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Jun 18, 2021 8:00 PM in response to edie134

edie134 wrote:

… I am never updating again

To each their own, I suppose.

Jun 18, 2021 11:35 PM in response to Halliday

I’ve updated and the network indicator is still spinning

Jun 28, 2021 9:07 PM in response to Dinodean

That’s perfect!!

edie134

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Jul 9, 2021 8:14 PM in response to machinist_5

My spinning wheel will not stop after I use my microphone to text

edie134

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Jul 9, 2021 8:15 PM in response to Dinodean

all I say is “ hey Siri “ and then once she answers I click the home button and it stops

LSnead

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Aug 15, 2021 9:52 AM in response to edie134

I did the same as you suggested and did hey Siri and when she answered I hit the home button and the spinning wheel turned off yay

Dinodean

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Aug 15, 2021 10:09 AM in response to LSnead

Crazy right I wish they could fix it👍🏼😀🤷🏼‍♂️

Aug 19, 2021 8:20 PM in response to machinist_5

Turn off your automatic Siri. Turn off Siri listening. That’s what I did. Which made my battery last longer. And it only comes on when I touch the microphone or I call for Siri.

Dinodean

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Aug 19, 2021 8:25 PM in response to juliefromedmond

Thanks good point I did first shut off now I know way it came back.thanks

i still think apple should fix problem just saying 😀

Oct 23, 2021 4:42 PM in response to machinist_5

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spinning wheel icon next to wi-fi indicating network activity