Apple has announce the arrival of official 5G support on iPhones in India, starting at 11:30pm on 13th December 2022, for subscribers who have Jio and Airtel connections. With this release of iOS 16.2, users in India will be able to take advantage of 5G network speed in areas where coverage is available.
5G support will be activate on all compatible iPhone models release in 2020 or later.
Which include the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone 14 models as well as the latest iPhone SE model.
Users who currently have a 4G SIM and data plan will not need to change anything, as Airtel and Jio SIMs are compatible.
Which iPhones are 5G compatible?
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2022)
How to Activate 5G on iPhone in India?
Follow These Steps :
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap General
- Now tap Software Update.
You will see the option to download iOS 16.2.
Accept the terms and conditions, and download the update.
Note: It is always advisable to back up all your data before installing a software update.
When the update has been install and your iPhone has restart, you might see a new 5G status icon in the notification area (if Wi-Fi is not currently active).
If not,
- Open settings app
- Tap to Cellular
- Then go to Cellular Data Options.
- If you are using two active SIMs, you can choose which one you want to use 5G through.
You can leave the default Auto mode enabled if you want your iPhone to dynamically adjust your connection speed to help save battery power.
Device will switch to 4G LTE when you aren’t doing anything that requires high-speed data, as the older standard requires less power.
Switching to 5G On in the Cellular Data Options settings will force your device to always use 5G when coverage is available.
Or, switching to LTE will ignore 5G, and could be useful to prolong battery life.
iPhone 5G update in India
Enabling 5G support on iPhones, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 which release at the same time, introduce a few new features and include bug fixes and security updates.
There’s a new app call as Freeform, which allows users to scribble ideas and diagrams, and collaborate with others.
This app was demonstrate prior to the release of iOS 16 earlier this year, but is only now being roll out.
It will be available on Macs as well as iPads and iPhones, and users can sketch using Apple Pencil on compatible iPads.
Apple Music Sing is a new karaoke mode that allows users to sing along to their favourite songs, either solo or duetting with the original singer, as lyrics are display on screen.
The Emergency SOS Via Satellite feature, which is exclusive to the iPhone 14 family as of now, will also roll out in supported regions.
Apple notes improvements to the lock screen UI, most notably the option to change how notifications are displayed and disable your homescreen wallpaper on the iPhone 14 Pro series’ always-on display.
iPhone users will no longer be able to allow their devices to receive files via AirDrop from strangers all the time.
A 10-minute window was introduce in China a few weeks ago, and is now being apply around the world.
Apple says this will prevent spam, although critics have note that it could also prevent information being share ad-hoc, such as during protest movements.
Other changes include multiplayer support over FaceTime for Game Centre games, and a game Activity widget that lets users see what friends are playing; new Sleep and Medications widgets; the ability to find photos in Messages by describing their content in words; improve iCloud Private Relay controls; improve crash detection on the iPhone 14 series; and an iCloud data syncing bug fix.
