Apple’s iOS 9 will solve your spotty WiFi frustrations

Managing Editor

August 7, 2015, 1:02 PM ET

Customers look over iPhone handsets inside an AT&T store in New York, U.S.Photograph by Daniel Acker—Bloomberg via Getty Images

Here’s something new that’s coming with Apple’s iOS 9: your device will automatically switch from WiFi to cellular data when the WiFi connection just doesn’t quite cut it.

TechCrunch reported this is the first time the feature has been implemented by Apple, although certain Samsung devices powered by Android could make the switch.

Currently, the function is only available on iOS 9 beta, which is for developers only. But expect iOS 9 to be released in the next few days, according to the publication.

9to5Mac first discovered the “WiFi Assist” feature among a treasure trove of other benefits coming with the software update.

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By Benjamin SnyderManaging Editor

Benjamin Snyder is Coins2Day's managing editor, leading operations for the newsroom.

Prior to rejoining Coins2Day, he was a managing editor at Business Insider and has worked as an editor for Bloomberg, LinkedIn and CNBC, covering leadership stories, sports business, careers and business news. He started his career as a breaking news reporter at Coins2Day in 2014.

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