After the official commercialization of 5G in India, several brands are now releasing updates for their devices. Indian telecom operators Airtel, Jio and Vi launched 5G services in October this year. These carriers only offer 5G services in a few regions. However, to enable 5G connectivity, smartphone makers must roll out firmware updates for eligible devices. A few weeks ago, Apple India confirmed that eligible iPhones would get a firmware update in December. This firmware update will ensure that compatible iPhones can support 5G connectivity. There will be 13 iPhone models in India supporting 5G connectivity.
A new report from India’s Economic Times shows that Apple plans to roll out a firmware update next week to enable 5G connectivity on eligible iPhone models. The update will be rolling out as part of the iOS 16 Beta program. Thus, it will only be available to users running the new iOS 16.2 Beta on their iPhones.
The report also claims that Apple executives will soon meet with members of India’s Ministry of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to inform them of the launch of the iOS 16 public beta firmware. In the upcoming iOS 16 public beta, the 5G iPhones will support Airtel 5G Plus and Jio True 5G
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List of iPhones that will support 5G in India
Below is a list of iPhone models that will support 5G and will be activated with the new firmware:
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
Apart from Apple, other brands in the Indian market also have plans to roll out the 5G support firmware. Samsung has since revealed that its users will get the update this month. Oppo is also getting set to release this update. At the moment, there are several 5G smartphones in India. However, users will need this update before they can have access to the network.
