How to Turn on Mobile Data on iPhone or iPad

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Last Updated: May 15, 2018 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to enable mobile/cellular data on an iPhone or iPad.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using the Control Center

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This opens the Control Center.
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It looks like an antennae with rounded lines emanating from its top. The icon will turn green, indicating that mobile data is now enabled.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Using the Settings App

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It’s the

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icon typically found on the home screen.
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It’s in the first section of the menu.
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Slide the “Cellular Data” switch to

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. As long as this switch is on, mobile data is enabled on your iPhone or iPad.

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Using the Control Center

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