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Q: Why do I have to have wifi for iMovie to download?

says this is 100mb must be connected to wifi..

MY phone has 101gb available space ... why do I need wifi for this to download?

iPhone 6, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Jun 28, 2016 6:04 PM

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  • by Phil0124,Solvedanswer

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Jun 28, 2016 6:15 PM in response to TCaswell
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    Jun 28, 2016 6:15 PM in response to TCaswell

    The storage space available on your iPhone has nothing to do with the internet connection type requirement.

     

    You need Wifi, because cellular downloads are limited to a Max of 100MB per single file.  This is a requirement set by the Cellular carriers. Not Apple.

     

    Since iMovie is a 647MB single file you cannot download it over Cellular it needs to be over Wifi.

  • by bryan.vance,

    bryan.vance bryan.vance Jun 28, 2016 6:14 PM in response to TCaswell
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    iPhone
    Jun 28, 2016 6:14 PM in response to TCaswell

    Its a requirement of large downloads from the app store.

    Its been mentioned many times in this forum.

    You can submit feedback to apple at apple.com/feedback