iOS wifi assist

[jonsie]

High data usage when you are connected via wifi?

Most of us on here are aware of this buts its making news and there is now a support page on the Apple website.

By default it is set to 'on' so if you have limited data follow the steps to disable it.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205296

Thanks to a good friend for advising me about this.

[Cleoriff]

There have been lots of concern about this WiFi Assist. If honest I am not sure I would want my phone automatically switching to mobile data without my 'permission'. How reliable would it be to switch it off?

Something I certainly wouldn't want happening whilst I was abroad...

It seems Apple have attempted to ease concerns about this ....

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/15/apple-wi-fi-assist-data-usage/

[jonsie]

It's something obviously shamelessly copied from android who have had smart network switch for years. This switches between wifi and mobile networks as well as between 2.4 GHz  and 5 GHz to maintain a stable Internet connection.

You might want to check the box isn't ticked in your own wifi settings....

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

It's something obviously shamelessly copied from android who have had smart network switch for years. This switches between wifi and mobile networks as well as between 2.4 GHz  and 5 GHz to maintain a stable Internet connection.

You might want to check the box isn't ticked in your own wifi settings....

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Checked that ages ago.... and no problem for me.

[MI5]

I leave mine on as it helps with the poor wifi I get at work.
It only kicks in on Android with large files so makes no difference to normal browsing, emails etc.

[Anonymous]

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@MI5 wrote:
I leave mine on as it helps with the poor wifi I get at work.
It only kicks in on Android with large files so makes no difference to normal browsing, emails etc.

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How big do the files need to be before "download booster" kicks in on Android @MI5 ?

Does the iPhone use this WiFi Assist feature on all data use or again on large files?

[MI5]

Files over 30mb on my Note 4..

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info!