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Michael R.106's avatar
Michael R.106
New member | Level 1
11 years ago
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Why does the iOS app pause when syncing over WiFi?

I have to keep opening the app to restart the sync. Why is this required when on WiFi?
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    11 years ago

    Why does the app stop uploading even when the Background App Refresh is turned on?

    Because Apple only allows background apps 10 minutes of execution time before being forcefully suspended.

Jorge M.14's avatar
Jorge M.14
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

Hi... I've experienced something similar. Last night I selected a 6 min video to be uploaded and I went to sleep. This morning the video had not been uploaded yet. The video must be, maybe some 780 Mb. 

Why does the app stop uploading even when the Background App Refresh is turned on?

Thanks!

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