How Do You Turn Data On For Certain Apps When Their Not On The List

Several users have reported that they are having problems enabling cellular data for apps. Some users have said they turn on cellular data for apps but then cellular data keeps turning off itself.

It appears that cellular data for all apps or individual apps does not stay on and keeps itself disabling. Some apps on your iPhone may require cellular data to operate normally at all times. This setting on your iPhone can be found in Settings > Cellular.

Cellular Data

Are you experiencing this problem too? Then this article is for you. This can be an important problem. To explain more, you turn on cellular data for apps but this is not respected by the iOS system. This will prevent you from using your apps because these apps will fail to connect to mobile data or access cellular data. For example, if the affected app was Apple Maps, you will not be able to use it when you need it. This is because they will stop functioning unless there is a Wi-Fi connection available.

See also: How To Reduce Your Data Usage On iPhone

Please try the steps below:

Restart

Restart your iPhone. This may fix your problem. Here is how you can do this:

Carrier settings update

There may be a carrier settings update. If there is an update, update your carrier settings. This is a small update from Apple and your carrier. This is an easy process. Here is how:

On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > About.
If there is an update available, you will see a popup message saying "new settings are available".
Tap Update.

Carrier settings update

See this article if you see the "cellular update failed" message.

Force restart your iPhone

Here is how you can force restart your iPhone:

Update your iPhone

There may be a bug with your current iOS software causing this cellular data problem. Updating your iPhone may resolve your problem. Here is how you update your iPhone.

There are two ways to do this:

You can update wirelessly. On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Software Update. This will check for updates. If there is an update available, follow the onscreen instructions to update your device.
You can also update using your computer. Connect your iPhone to your computer. Open Finder (if your computer is running macOS Catalina or later) or iTunes (if your computer is running an earlier version of the macOS software or if this is a Windows PC).
Then locate your device and follow the onscreen instructions.

Reset network settings

Reset your network settings. Doing so will erase your networking settings. For example, you will need to reenter your Wi-Fi passwords, etc. Here is how:

On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.

Are you still having this problem. Then you may want to contact Apple support.

Dr. Serhat Kurt worked as a Senior Technology Director. He holds a doctoral degree (or doctorate) from the University of Illinois at Urbana / Champaign and a master's degree from Purdue University. Here is his LinkedIn profile.