iOS application - background app refresh (Wi-Fi VS Wi-Fi & Cellular Data)

[honest yew]

I'm a little confused here maybe the answer is "iOS's implementation" but I'll still write it here to get more insights.

I want to let immich only upload files while being on "Wi-Fi only" but even if I select the "Only on WiFi" under "Automatic background backup is on" in "Backup Options" -> it still uploads files when I'm not on Wi-Fi and my current understanding it that it is because of iOS level "Wi-Fi & Cellular Data" and I don't want to switch the iOS setting to "Wi-Fi" only because in that case the background app refresh for new data won't work for other applications as well.

Seems like a chicken-egg problem to me.

Am I missing something? Any possible solution for this? Are there any active issues for this?

[night sundial]

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[wooden pawn]

Yes, the setting is inside the app, not wherever this is

Ah misread, but this should still be working as you mean it to.

Are you seeing uploads complete on cellular data or just the popup?

[honest yew]

I don’t think it is working as expected @wooden pawn

It is uploading on “cellular data” and I cannot set “Wi-Fi” only in iOS global background app refresh as I need the apps to refresh on both.

[wooden pawn]

Sounds like a bug to me then 👀

https://github.com/immich-app/immich/issues/12628 there's already an open issue here, you could add some details

[spare ingot]

I don’t think immich has control over this tbh

I could be wrong