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do updates for the iphone affect data usage?

do updates for the iphone affect data usage?


Posted on Dec 16, 2022 11:52 AM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2022 1:51 PM

If your asking about cellular data usage, it depends.


If you have an iPhone 12 or newer with a 5G connection and you are updating wirelessly, it will use the 5G cellular to download and verify the update.


If you have a phone older than an iPhone 12 and you're updating wirelessly, the phone will use WiFi for downloading the update and will use cellular data to verify the update but the amount of data that uses is negligible.

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Dec 16, 2022 1:51 PM in response to Joer205

If your asking about cellular data usage, it depends.


If you have an iPhone 12 or newer with a 5G connection and you are updating wirelessly, it will use the 5G cellular to download and verify the update.


If you have a phone older than an iPhone 12 and you're updating wirelessly, the phone will use WiFi for downloading the update and will use cellular data to verify the update but the amount of data that uses is negligible.

Dec 16, 2022 2:04 PM in response to Joer205

Joer205 Said:

"do updates for the iphone affect data usage?"

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What's the model of your iPhone?


Updating Over Cellular:

You can only update over cellular using an iPhone 12 or later with 5G. So, updating over cellular may not be an option for you, if you do not have the corresponding model. See Here: Use an iPhone 12 or later, that is using 5G, in order to update over Cellular - User Tip

do updates for the iphone affect data usage?

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