How to Combine Connections on iOS Simultaneously

As you've got two connections available on your iPhone or iPad - Wi-Fi and cellular - why and how should you combine them? The answer is simple: to get rid of slow, unreliable Internet. Only then will you be able to fully enjoy bandwidth intensive activities like streaming, online gaming and online learning.

You may be thinking that you're already doing that, because you enabled both Wi-Fi and cellular on your iOS device. Unfortunately that's not true. iPhones and iPads don't use both connections at the same time, but they switch between them using the Wi-Fi Assist feature. And while this can work when you're browsing the Internet or checking your email, things get more complicated when you're streaming something or attending a video call.

This article explains how you can easily combine connections on iOS using a link aggregation (channel bonding) app: Speedify.

Speedify can bond any number or combination of Internet connections and will intelligently distribute your online traffic among them for optimal performance. Plus, if you get disconnected from one of your connections in the middle of an important video call or file transfer, Speedify will seamlessly failover to your other working Internet connection(s) without skipping a beat.

NOTE: For best results, use Internet connections from different sources. In general, joining the same upstream network multiple times (such as the same router via Ethernet and Wi-Fi) will not improve performance.

Here's what you have to do to combine connections on iOS:

1. Make sure your cellular data connection is on and working. Verify that you have an active mobile data connection on your iPhone or iPad, and that you have your data turned on. Go to Settings > Cellular and flip the switch to on.
2. Connect to a Wi-Fi network. Verify that your Wi-Fi is enabled on your iPhone or iPad and connected to a network. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and flip the switch to on. You can then select a network from the list that appears. Keep in mind, private networks may require you to enter a password before connecting. Here's a brief guide from Apple.
3. Get Speedify from the Apple Store. Once running, Speedify will automatically detect your Wi-Fi and cellular connections and combine them for increased speed, security, and stability.