Thanks to 5G, Apple is now also releasing larger downloads over the cellular network. As users of iPhone 12 and 12 Pro report and Apple has confirmed in a support document, iOS Updates can be downloaded and installed without WiFi. There is a new switch called “Data mode” in the system settings. This can be found under “Settings”, “Mobile Network” and “Data Options”. If you use the dual SIM function – but 5G operation is currently not possible at all – you select the number under “Settings” and “Mobile network” whose options you want to change.

“Allow more data” can be preselected Under “Data mode” has three options that can be selected as soon as 5G is activated. According to Apple, “Allowing more data in 5G” allows “functions with higher data usage for apps and system tasks” to run over the cellular network. “These include FaceTime with higher quality, HD content in Apple TV, Apple Music tracks and videos as well as iOS updates over the cellular connection.”

Important: Third-party apps are also allowed to be more mobile Pull data. This is also “the standard setting for some unlimited data tariffs that are dependent on the wireless provider”. So users should check what is preset for them.

Settings modes and smart data Is in “data mode” If the middle value “Standard” is selected, the iPhone works as usual. From a certain file size, only WLAN is allowed. There is also the “data saving mode” as a third option. This helps to “reduce the use of WiFi and cellular data by stopping automatic updates and background tasks,” says Apple.

5G itself can also be configured. This is possible in the “Language & Data” area. If 5G is set to “automatic”, the so-called smart data mode is active. “If 5G speeds are too none