How to download apps over data

Depending on your signal strength and cellular data plan, the app could take a few minutes to download entirely.

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There are no prompts at all — it just does it, no questions asked. That means that you'll be prompted to confirm a download if it's over MB. It applies to anything, no matter the size. Subscribe Now. Share Your Thoughts Click to share your thoughts. Hot Latest. They don't even start when I'm on the mobile network. If it works, I assume the data restriction for Youtube is being applied to Google Play Services as well. It wouldn't hurt to try. Show 8 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Scroll down to item "Media" and tap it.

Scroll down and see if "Limit background data" is checked. If so, uncheck This was the cause in my case, because for the Play Store app the same setting was not active. Improve this answer. Sorry, this should have been a comment. This seems like an answer to me. Add a comment. The Overflow Blog. Podcast Who is building clouds for the independent developer? How-to iPhone. Written by Marcus. Scroll down, and tap iTunes and App Store.

In iOS 14, it was renamed to just App Store. Now, tap App Downloads. Author Marcus. Hello, We tested the method from our end and it is working fine.