Yet, to set up a new iPad, users had to plug it into a PC or Mac running iTunes and use iTunes to activate the device. This is no longer necessary. With new iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches, you can simply go through the setup process after turning on your new device without ever having to plug it into. Jan 20, 2017. If you simply don't have an internet connection or your access to the iTunes Store is blocked, then there's nothing you can do. (If you really need a way to do this, you could create a personal hotspot on your phone, connect to that briefly, launch iTunes, then disconnect.

I was taking a walk yesterday, and I was listening to music in my personal library. No Apple Music subscription. After awhile, my music stopped. Ethernet Controller Driver Toshiba Satellite C855d Battery there. I checked, and it said something about needing internet to access music and turning on cellular music in settings or something like that. It happened again today at the mall. I'm confused. I thought that my personal library was on my device.

By the way, I am using an iPod touch 6th generation and running (gulp) iOS 9 public beta. My best guess is it's the beta. Maybe they don't want all my music on my device in case I have to reset it. But wouldn't it be backed up to iTunes?

Click to expand.A MiFi-type device will have a data cap far too small for full backups but probably sufficient for incremental backups. So, be sure to do a full backup before heading out. You'd have to have a MiFi that would work in the region you're traveling to without nosebleed roaming charges, of course. Seems to me that any region in which you could enjoy MiFi connectivity, you'd probably be able to find free or inexpensive WiFi at your hotel.

A laptop (or a cheap/crappy netbook) would seem to be the only other alternative. The OP asked for a scenario with no Internet connectivity, which does not include having a MiFi or cellular service to access the Internet. Think Airplane Mode. Edit: Thinking about this now. What would you need backed up after leaving connectivity? Pictures, Notes, anything else (that is generated directly on the phone and stays there)? Msu Frame Rate Conversion Downloads. I suppose with two compatible iDevices you could Air Drop things to each other.

Not the best backup but if one gets dropped into a ravine the other will still have the items.