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Certain iPhone apps only work on wifi and not cellular data.

Certain applications like WhatsApp Instagram.. do not work with mobile data. They only work with wifi on. This makes using my phone without WiFi difficult



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iPhone X, iOS 13

Posted on Oct 25, 2022 1:36 PM

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Posted on Oct 25, 2022 2:15 PM

AshleyArrey99 wrote:

Certain applications like WhatsApp Instagram.. do not work with mobile data. They only work with wifi on. This makes using my phone without WiFi difficult
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/2c524774-87c7-414a-865f-9e1fd7707651

Base off your screenshot, you have cellular data turned off for both those apps.

Turn it on and see what happens.

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Oct 25, 2022 2:15 PM in response to AshleyArrey99

AshleyArrey99 wrote:

Certain applications like WhatsApp Instagram.. do not work with mobile data. They only work with wifi on. This makes using my phone without WiFi difficult
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/2c524774-87c7-414a-865f-9e1fd7707651

Base off your screenshot, you have cellular data turned off for both those apps.

Turn it on and see what happens.

Certain iPhone apps only work on wifi and not cellular data.

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