Will Wi-Fi Assist automatically switch from cellular to wifi if cellular goes down or has poor cell signal? This is for 7th generation iPad 10.2.
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To reiterate and clarify...
When your iPad has an active WiFi and Cellular connection, your device will always favour the WiFi connection.
When Wi-Fi Assist is enabled, poor WiFi coverage will be augmented by the active Cellular connection - and will switch to Cellular where WiFi is not available.
To reiterate and clarify...
When your iPad has an active WiFi and Cellular connection, your device will always favour the WiFi connection.
When Wi-Fi Assist is enabled, poor WiFi coverage will be augmented by the active Cellular connection - and will switch to Cellular where WiFi is not available.
WiFi Assist will, as indicated within device Settings, “Automatically use mobile data when Wi-Fi connectivity is poor”.
As such, your WiFi+Cellular model iPad (or iPhone) will use the WiFi connection whilst it is available - but will use Cellular when WiFi connectivity is poor. It follows that iPad will use the Cellular connection where WiFi is not available.
Put another way...
Your iPad will always favour WiFi where available - augmenting poor WiFi with Cellular where needed - and will switch to Cellular where WiFi is not available.
This is obviously contingent upon you having a WiFi+Cellular model of iPad with an active Cellular data plan - within an area with Cellular coverage.
I hope this explanation and clarification is helpful.
iOS/iPadOS does not offer this functionality.
Apple do invite constructive feedback and feature requests via their product feedback pages:
I want the opposite to happen, if my iPad cellular goes down or poor signal, I want wifi to kick in as a backup internet source.
OK. If I have wifi on connected and also cellular (T-Mobile) active with good signal bars, what internet connection is my iPad using, wifi or cellular? What takes precedence?
Will Wi-Fi Assist automatically switch from cellular to wifi if cellular goes down or has poor cell signal? This is for 7th generation iPad 10.2.
