There is a new entry in the feature list of iOS 9 app development and this time, it is a costly one. Wifi-assist feature lets your iPhone to switch to cellular network automatically during poor wifi network connectivity. But this handy feature can bring high monthly bills to the users. This is the reason why major experts advice iOS users to keep their eyes on their iPhone or iOS device data usage as it is likely to increase. In the recent market report, many users are already complaining about hefty mobile bills when they were using Wifi Assist feature. What’s worse is that the feature is enabled by default on all iOS 9 devices.
No doubt wifi-assist is one of the handy features of iOS 9 that is intended and introduced to enhance web surfing experience and internet usage. In present time, there is hardly any moment when we entered to places where wifi networks are poor or interrupted. In such places, users have to manually turn off the wi-fi on their iOS devices and enable the cellular network instead. They can switch on the wifi option again when the network comes back in shape.
This is surely a bad news for limited data consumers or those who are already running an expensive data plan on their devices. Such users need to disable this feature. How? It is simple- they can go to Settings, select Cellular. Scroll the bar down and select the Wifi assist and disable it. However, if you are not at all concern about your cellular data plan, you will definitely enjoy this Wifi-assist feature.
For android users, there is no such in-built feature in their devices; however, they can still rely on third party apps like Tasker, or BestSignal to force their device to switch to cellular network when there is poor wifi connectivity.
The latest Wifi Assist feature is not intentionally designed to make your monthly bills lengthy, but to offer seamless augmentation of the Wifi network to the users.
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