In this article, we’ll explain how to completely disable mobile data on your iPhone or iPad so no one can turn it back on. This is useful if you’re running low on free data and need to conserve it.By completely blocking mobile data on your iPhone, you can ensure you don’t accidentally enable it yourself. This is also useful if you frequently share your smartphone with a child and are concerned they might accidentally activate mobile data through Control Center.
By the way, using the instructions below, you can also disable mobile internet on your device if you suddenly need to.
How to block mobile data on iPhone
1) Open Control Center on your iPhone and tap the Cellular Data icon to turn it off. Your smartphone will now be unable to access mobile data.
2) Now go to the Settings app and select the Screen Time section .
3) Select “Content and Privacy .”
4) Turn on the Content & Privacy option at the top of the next screen, then scroll to the bottom of the screen.
5) Select “Cellular Data” under “Allow Changes” and enter your Screen Time passcode if necessary.
6) Select “No” and close the settings app.
Now wait 15 seconds, lock and unlock your iPhone. Open Control Center, and you’ll notice that the Cellular Data icon has become grayed out and can no longer be activated by tapping. You won’t be able to turn on cellular data this way anymore.
Essentially, iOS now simply doesn’t allow you to change cellular data settings. If you had this feature enabled, you couldn’t turn it off.
How to cancel the restriction
If you want to turn off the restriction, go back to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy > Cellular Data and select Yes.
After this, you will be able to change the cellular data settings on your iPhone again and turn mobile data on and off as desired.
