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Go back to my question iPhone User profile for user: Xmudman Xmudman Author User level: Level 1 18 points How to update iPhone without Wi-Fi

iPhone 6, iOS 11.4

I want to update to 11.4.1, but I am not in a place where I can get WiFi. I have several gigs of LTE, plenty for a 250meg update. Is it possible to update without WiFi?

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iPhone 6, iOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 15, 2018 12:17 PM

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User profile for user: KiltedTim KiltedTim User level: Level 10 226,692 points

Jul 15, 2018 12:20 PM in response to Xmudman

No. Not unless you have a computer running iTunes that has an Internet connection.

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User profile for user: ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 User level: Level 10 236,327 points

Jul 15, 2018 12:26 PM in response to Xmudman

According to this you can, Get help with over-the-air iOS updates - Apple Support but they recommend against it. They recommend wi-fi, for the speed of the download. You can try, but I'm not sure it will work.

From the support document that I linked:

You need an Internet connection to update iOS. The time it takes to download the update varies according to the size of the update and your Internet speed. You can use your device normally while downloading the iOS update, and iOS will notify you when you can install it. To improve the speed of the download, avoid downloading other content or use a Wi-Fi network if you can. This is why I said you can/might.

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