Indian telecom operators Airtel, Jio and Vi launched their 5G services in October this year. These operators are only offering 5G services in a few areas. However, in order to achieve 5G connectivity, smartphone manufacturers must roll out firmware updates for eligible devices. A few weeks ago, Apple India confirmed that eligible iPhones will receive a firmware update in December that will enable 5G connectivity. India will have 13 models of iPhones with 5G connectivity.
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Apple plans to roll out a firmware update next week that will enable 5G connectivity on eligible iPhone models, according to a new report in India’s Economic Times. The update will be rolled out as part of the iOS 16 Beta program, so it will only be available to users running the new iOS 16.2 Beta on their iPhones.
The report also reveals that Apple executives will soon meet with members of the Indian Ministry of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and brief them on the launch of the iOS 16 public beta firmware. Apple will roll out support for Airtel 5G Plus and Jio True 5G in the upcoming iOS 16 Beta public test update.
Here is the list of iPhone models that will support 5G, which will be activated with the new firmware.
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
