Why am I not able to update my phone?

why cant I update my phone using data?

Posted on Mar 20, 2021 8:01 PM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2021 8:04 PM

You must be connected to Wifi to update iPhone. If you can't be on Wifi, you can connect your phone to your computer and update it using iTunes. It has never been possible to do an update using cellular data.

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Mar 20, 2021 8:04 PM in response to godfred64

You must be connected to Wifi to update iPhone. If you can't be on Wifi, you can connect your phone to your computer and update it using iTunes. It has never been possible to do an update using cellular data.

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Mar 20, 2021 8:05 PM in response to godfred64

You can only update over WiFi

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