Why do we have a 100mb download limit?

I've been using Apple for years, and I get being "aware" of data limits, overages and such. However I'm now on an unlimited* data plan. I'm fully aware of what this means. I dont need apple to police my downloads. I'm ok with them notifying me saying "hey this is fairly large download." I'm not ok with them saying "You HAVE to be on wifi for this!" I also dont think I should have to "work around" this issue, it should NOT be an issue.

I know there are a LOT of ppl looking for this. Can we PLEASE get this fixed apple?! Give us the ability to toggle this feature on and off, make us enter a code every time we have something that large coming in. Anything but outright stopping it and making it seem like you view us as 3 years that cant be trusted with our own phones!!

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.4.1

Posted on Feb 13, 2017 2:43 PM

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Aug 4, 2017 7:22 AM in response to KaeBFly

I don't agree if that were the case then how do you explain all the android users who have and have had the ability for the longest to choose weather or not to download large apps over wifi of cellular if they choose so on the same carriers networks. The play store prompts you and gives you this option so it's has nothing to do with the carriers it's apple doing what apple does best and that's holding its costumers by the hand doing what they fell is best and not what we want apple is a democracy this is the only issue I have with them and I wish they would change that because you'd be surprise how something like this can cause them to loose customers because believe me the littles things count too.


I guarantee a apple user realized he couldn't download apps over 100mb and saw his buddy being able to download the same app over cellular on his shiny new s7 or s8 and said the **** with apple and don't underestimate that I guarantee it's happened on more than one occasion

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Why do we have a 100mb download limit?

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