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I am restoring a backup from today to my new iPhone X using iTunes. Will the apps also download from iTunes, or will my phone try and use cellular data? I don't have wifi where I am right now.

Need help with an iTunes backup restore

iPhone X, iOS 11.0.3

Posted on Nov 27, 2017 11:49 AM

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Posted on Nov 27, 2017 12:01 PM

The apps will not load from iTunes since app management has been removed from iTunes.

The apps will download over cellular if you've set it up to allow that:

Settings/ iTunes & App Store/ Use Cellular Data


Otherwise, disable this ability and wait until you have Wi-Fi access.

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I am restoring a backup from today to my new iPhone X using iTunes. Will the apps also download from iTunes, or will my phone try and use cellular data? I don't have wifi where I am right now.

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