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What’s the spinning wheel next to the WiFi symbol and why does appear a lot of the times on the iPadOS 14.2????

iPad Air, iPadOS 14

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 1:02 PM

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Posted on Nov 19, 2020 6:01 AM

If background network activity is continuing, perhaps you iPad is re-synchronising locally stored data with iCloud - or maybe backing-up to an iCloud backup.


Without having direct access to your iPad and its current configuration, or a network analyser to study exactly what network traffic is being sent/received from your iPad, it is impossible for me to provide a definitive answer.


If your iPad is otherwise behaving normally, I wouldn’t worry. Unless your iPad is connected to external power, the iPad will disable its WiFi radio whilst it sleeps. This will interrupt any sync/backup process - and prolong the process; when awake, the iPad will pick-up where it left-off.

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Nov 19, 2020 6:01 AM in response to Lcfcno1fan

If background network activity is continuing, perhaps you iPad is re-synchronising locally stored data with iCloud - or maybe backing-up to an iCloud backup.


Without having direct access to your iPad and its current configuration, or a network analyser to study exactly what network traffic is being sent/received from your iPad, it is impossible for me to provide a definitive answer.


If your iPad is otherwise behaving normally, I wouldn’t worry. Unless your iPad is connected to external power, the iPad will disable its WiFi radio whilst it sleeps. This will interrupt any sync/backup process - and prolong the process; when awake, the iPad will pick-up where it left-off.

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