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hackerboi t1_isi7n9u wrote

Guys who are using 5G in their countries, I have a few questions

  1. Why do OEMs like Apple, Samsung and others need to send an update for 5G to work, the carrier who is testing 5G should ideally be sending a carrier update

  2. iPhone 14 bought in India, will it work in 5G cities abroad.

  3. I have an 14 Pro India variant, it does not show 5G in settings, my friend brought a US iPhone 14 Pro in India and it’s also not showing 5G selection in settings

Is apple going to send an iOS 16.1.01 update for Indian phones. How was it for you guys when your country shifted to 5G

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rsb_david t1_islb3ks wrote

Phone manufacturers have per-carrier configuration packages that enable various functions in the device based on what the carrier wants and supports within the network. Things like MMS, hotspot, voice over Wi-Fi, and other features can be configured this way. If a phone supports a function, but the carrier doesn’t and plans to support later on, the phone carrier bundle can have that function disabled and then deploy an update later to enable it.

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dangerpeanut t1_isiazjc wrote

>Why do OEMs like Apple, Samsung and others need to send an update for 5G to work, the carrier who is testing 5G should ideally be sending a carrier update

I imagine that the 5G it comes supported with isn't the full 5G spectrum. So the update should be telling the radio control firmware to operate on the full spectrum, and then carrier updates can pear that down with a list that the handset can operate on for the carrier in that region.

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hackerboi t1_isibula wrote

Ok, but tell me, if a person buys an iPhone or a Samsung device in India and travels to country where 5G is available, would he be able to use 5G.?

Edit: aren’t 5G bands standardised? And devices are made with the capability to support most common or most of the bands.

It sounds really weird that Indian iPhones need a special update to work with Indian 5G networks.

I recently travelled to south east Asia and used 5G on Samsung and apple devices, with their local sim. However here in India it’s like waiting for an update from either the carrier or the oem.

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Substantial_Boiler t1_isii6e4 wrote

Yes, if the carrier uses 5G bands that your iPhone supports.

5G bands are standardised, but not all carriers will use the same set of bands.

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