5G in India: Why is 5G not working on iPhone?

Many iPhone users in India want to upgrade to the new 5G network but are disappointed to find out that their phones are not 5G compatible yet.

So, allow us to clear up all the confusion around 5G and iPhones.

First up, only the iPhone 12 and later support 5G. If you have an iPhone 11 or something older, you'd have to buy a new model to get 5G speeds.

Then, perhaps the bigger issue is that all 5G-capable iPhones need a software update directly from Apple in order to enable 5G support.

Airtel says that Apple is testing 5G in India right now, and that it has also set up special test networks for Apple.

So, Airtel users won’t be able to use 5G on their phones until the update arrives.

Jio and Vi, on the other hand, haven't said much about 5G on iPhones, but since Apple hasn't enabled 5G on iPhones, it's safe to assume that the situation on these networks would be similar to Airtel's.

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