Well, I had to try it…

Interesting: some apps like Audible which have settings to only download while on WiFi really stick to just that - they won’t download if the phone is connected to Ethernet. Others like Downcast are fine with it, though they have the same kind of WiFi-only preference.

I assume some are checking “not cellular” and some are checking “on WiFi” perhaps? I know nothing about iOS apps, curious though!

@Nick_Craver That is true, I had the same issue with Nextcloud automatic uploads on Ethernet. I reported it and they fixed it, so it may be possible!
@paulos
Can you set the Ethernet connection as unmetered, or is that limited to wireless networks?
@Nick_Craver

@hutchinsonmini Uhh, good question to which I do not know the answer now. But probably not.

Actually I have just noticed that Nick was talking about iOS and I was talking about Android... :D

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