How to update phone without Wi-Fi . From the moment you start using the iPhone, the difficulties begin: after a while, you realize that it is apparently impossible to download updates OS without a wireless network.

What if I told you instead that there are many ways to achieve this limitation? You can download and install updates iOS even only with a mobile data network, without necessarily having an alternative connection but above all, without applying uncomplicated procedures on the phone.


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  • 1 How to update iPhone without Wi-Fi step by step
    • 1.1 PC Update
    • 1.2 Update via data network
  • 2 How to update iPhone apps without Wi-Fi

How to Update iPhone Without Wi-Fi Step by Step

Officially, Apple doesn't allow you to download and install iOS updates over the mobile data network,or at least not in a "direct" way.

However, this does not mean that you cannot do it in another way: the easiest way is to use a personal computer or a Mac connected to the Internet .

If you don't have a PC, you can bypass Apple's restriction and work through an iPhone. Many can use an effective strategy. However, before continuing, I feel it is my duty to warn you that iOS updates can be very heavy (even on the order of GB) and that if you have a properly configured If you don't have a data plan, they can quickly use up all the gigs at your disposal.

Also, before proceeding, check that the remaining charge of the iPhone's battery is equal to or greater than 60% or, better yet, connect the "iPhone" to the charger, even safer.

PC update

If you have a PC equipped with Windows or a Mac , know that you can update your phone using the free software iTunes for Windows or through Finderwithout the need for a wireless Internet connection on your phone, macOS. From.

If your PC is equipped with a "standby" Internet connection (for example, via Ethernet), you don't need to do anything else, because the iOS download will be done through it.

When the computer is not connected to the Internet but has a data connection to the iPhone, you can use the iPhone as a router.

To use your iPhone as a "bridge" to connect your PC to the Internet, go to Settings. Tapping the icon in the form of iOS gear found on the home screen of the phone, touch the item Personal access point and put ON the lever related to the article Let others log in .

At this point, connect the PC to the network created by the iPhone (ex. K iPhone ), using the passworddisplayed on the phone screen.

Now, if your computer has an operating system Windows , you also need to install the software iTunes , which is necessary to download and install iOS updates. In Windows 10 , you can get Apple software directly from the Microsoft Store.

However , this step is not necessary. Starting with macOS 10.15 Catalina, iTunes features have been integrated into the Finder, in older versions of macOS, iTunes is still present and included "as standard", so it can only be found by clicking on the icon. Dock placed on the music bar that represents dos notas that can be launched .

Finally you can proceed with the installation of phone updates. Open iTunes on Windows or Finder on MacOS , connect the phone to the PC using a cable and wait a few moments for the operating system to recognize the phone.

If necessary, allow communication between the two devices by pressing the Allow button that appears on the screen of both and, if prompted, enter the unlock code on the iPhone.

Click on the iPhone icon that should appear in the iTunes menu (on Windows) or in the Finder sidebar (on macOS), wait for the warning message that informs you of the availability of new updates for iOS.

To apply the updates, click on the buttons Download and Update , Confirm. y Accept  and wait for the software you are using to proceed with downloading and installing the software.

If, when connecting your device, you do not see a warning about the availability of iOS updates, go to the tab Summary / General iTunes (left) or Finder (top) and click the button Update Put it on

Update via data network

As mentioned above, Apple does not officially allow downloading updates over 4G/3G networks. However, it is possible to apply a "trick" to avoid this limitation. iPhone must be dated 6 months and to download iOS update, current task and move on.

Don't worry, everything is much less complicated than that. To start, hold the iPhone, tap on Gearlocated on the home screen, to access Settings. For iOS, go to the General >   Date and Time section .

Once done, put the off switch located in correspondence with the article Automatic and use the calendar below > postpone the current date for 6 months. If, for example, today is May 22, 2020, you The date should be 22 November 2020.

To apply this change, go back to the menu General , this time go to the section Software Update and wait a few moments for iOS to detect the presence of new available updates. When this happens, press the button Download and Install , Accept and   Next , to start downloading the system update via the mobile data network.

After the download and preparation is complete, iOS should offer to continue installing updates. Initially postpone this operation by pressing the button. later on

Enter the menu Settings> General> Date and timeand move the lever Automatic a   ON , to configure the phone on the correct date. Otherwise, the update attempt will return an error.

At this point, you just have to go back to the menu General , access the article Software update and press the button Install now , to start the actual installation of the updates.

When prompted, enter the unlock code iPhone and wait for the update procedure to complete (the mobile phone should, at that time, restart).

If it doesn't work, you can remove this limit by using the SIM's data network on another device and creating a sign of Wi-Fi access in the latter, through which the iPhone can connect to the Internet and the operating system. Check back for updates later.

Alternatively, you can achieve the same result by using a router portable Wi-Fi, that is, a device that, after inserting a SIM (even just data), allows you to create a wireless network. Allows multiple devices to share connections. .

How to Update iPhone Apps Without Wi-Fi

Now that you've successfully updated iOS in the absence of a wireless network, would you like to know how to upgrade? Applications ? In this case, although, by default, applications are installed only when a wireless network is present, Apple allows updating the iPhone app without Wi-Fi tricks or complex changes. Without applying, following the exact order of the App Store.

But, even in this case, keep in mind that the amount of data to download can be very significant and will quickly exhaust the number of gigs of your data plan. Enable automatic app updates only when you have a data plan suitable for this purpose.

Is everything clean? Let's go ahead.

First, touch the Settings icon . Then, iOS from the iTunes Store and the App Store and put ON automatic download related to the liver , located below the cellular data .

If you deem it appropriate, you may additionally verify downloads by receiving a confirmation request before the download begins.

To do this, click on the item Download applicationand choose whether to always allow updates without the need for any application (option Always allow ), or only for applications less than 200 MB. Allow automatic download of updates via mobile data, request confirmation of large amount of data ( Ask option if > 200 MB ) or download apps first if you always ask permission mobile By data (option) always ask ).

Once that's done, you can continue downloading updates through the App Store, even when you're not connected to Wi-Fi. Then start the store, tap your avatar (located in the upper right), find the box Latest information available and touch the button Update according to each request of your interest. To update them all at once, tap the item Update all.