Use cellular information on your iPhone or iPad

Find out how much cellular data you're using, and learn how to turn cellular data on or off for all apps or individual apps.

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Plough cellular data on or off

To plow cellular data on or off, get to Settings, and so tap Cellular or Mobile Information. If you're using an iPad, you might see Settings > Cellular Information.

Depending on your carrier and device, yous might have additional options listed under Cellular Data Options:

  • Enable LTE, 4G, or 3G: You can select what type of network connection to use for voice and information. Learn more about these options. Larn almost data options with 5G on your iPhone or iPad.
  • Turn Voice Roaming on or off: With CDMA networks, yous can plough off Voice Roaming to avoid charges from using other carriers' networks.
  • Turn Data Roaming on or off: When you're traveling internationally, you tin can plow off data roaming to avert roaming charges. If you accept an international data program, y'all may demand to keep Data Roaming on. Larn more about traveling internationally with your iPhone or iPad.

Depending on your carrier, data roaming might be used if you travel domestically. Contact your carrier for more information virtually your data roaming policy or other cellular data settings. You can plow cellular data on or off to limit apps and services from using the cellular network to connect to the cyberspace. When cellular data is on, apps and services use your cellular connection when Wi-Fi isn't available. Equally a consequence, y'all might be charged for using certain features and services with cellular data. Contact your carrier for more information near possible charges.

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View how much data you're using

To see how much cellular data you've used, go to Settings > Cellular or Settings > Mobile Data. If you're using an iPad, you might see Settings > Cellular Information instead.

  • Gyre down to find which apps are using cellular data. If you don't desire an app to use cellular data, you can turn it off for that app. When cellular data is off, apps will use only Wi-Fi for data.
  • To see the cellular data usage for individual System Services, go to Settings > Cellular or Settings > Mobile Data. And so tap System Services, in the list nether Cellular Data. Cellular data can't exist turned on or off for individual System Services.
  • You can view the data-usage statistics for an app from a current period, or view app data statistics for apps that apply information when yous were roaming. To reset these statistics, become to Settings > Cellular or Settings > Mobile Data, and tap Reset Statistics.
  • When you lot're using an iPhone with Dual SIM, you lot can come across how much cellular data you've used with your selected cellular information number.

To get the most accurate cellular data usage from a current period, contact your carrier.

Go help

  • Learn what to exercise if you all the same can't connect to a cellular network.
  • If you apply an Exchange ActiveSync account, it might continue to employ cellular information fifty-fifty if you turn information technology off for Mail and Calendar. To see the cellular data usage of your Exchange ActiveSync account, go to Settings > Cellular > Arrangement Services.
  • If activated, Wi-Fi Aid automatically switches to apply cellular data when Wi-Fi connectivity is poor. Wi-Fi Assist is on past default. This might result in boosted cellular information use, which could incur additional charges depending on your data plan. Y'all can turn off Wi-Fi Assist in Settings. For more data, come across Almost Wi-Fi Aid.

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