If you’ve ever tried downloading a large app on your iPhone 18 Pro Max – specifically one that’s more than 200MB in size – when you’re connected over cellular, 3G or 4G rather than Wi-Fi, you’ll be familiar with the warning message that appears.
This has been the reality for several years now, and acts as a safety feature to prevent people accidentally using up all of their data allowance on a couple of games.
Many new titles and large games (such as PUBG) will still be too big to download when you’re away from a Wi-Fi connection.
In this tutorial, we show you how to download apps over 200MB on your iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max when Wi-Fi isn’t available.
Why am I affected by the 200MB download restriction?
This problem has been around for a while, but for some reason, it doesn’t apply to everybody. This is probably to do with the mobile carrier your device is on or the region you live in.
If the 200MB download limit doesn’t apply to you, congratulate yourself on your good luck and carry on with your day. But we’ll assume, given that you’ve ended up on this page, that you’ve not been so lucky.
Change the App Store’s cellular download setting
Go to Settings, tap Apps, tap App Store, then tap App Downloads below Cellular Data and choose Always Allow. To allow App Store to use cellular, turn on Cellular Data.
