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iTunes Media Services

What are iTunes Media Services in System Services in my cellular data usage and why is it using 30 MB of my cellular data?

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 08:31 PM

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Feb 22, 2023 01:21 AM in response to cqskie

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Feb 22, 2023 12:03 PM in response to cqskie

Please check:

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Feb 22, 2023 11:47 AM in response to Raicya

That didn’t tell me what iTunes Media services is and why is is in contact with my cell phone. The only thing I found out was a way to log out of my iTunes account - I didn’t know there was a way to do that. Logout option is all the way at the bottom of the iTunes page - after scrolling MANY pages down. (Why isn’t that option clearly at the top of page?)

I assume that when I am logged out of my iTunes account, iTunes Media Services use of my cellular data will stop.

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