No 5G for you! iPhone 12 owners on this carrier are out of luck.Google Fi customers will not be able to access 5G.
What you need to know
Apple's iPhone 12 promises 5G networking for customers.
Unless you're on Google Fi, that is.
Google has confirmed that 5G is not currently supported on the iPhone 12.
Google has confirmed that Google Fi users will not be able to use 5G on the iPhone 12, but that it is working to bring support.
From 9to5Google:
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro went on sale last Friday with 5G touted as a flagship feature, but Google Fi customers are currently not able to use that faster network...
As an MVNO, Google is leveraging T-Mobile's network, and notes how "You can get 5G on Fi with a 5G-compatible phone designed for Fi, or by bringing your own unlocked device compatible with T-Mobile's 5G network."
As such, many iPhone 12 buyers on Fi expected 5G to just work. Instead, "5G On" and "5G Auto" does not show up under Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options > Voice & Data. For one Fi user, ...
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No 5G for you! iPhone 12 owners on this carrier are out of luck.
