Apple has informed that iPhones users will receive software update starting next week that will enables 5G support for public beta testing ahead of a broader rollout in December 2022. To this end, Apple will meet members of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to intimate them about the public beta rollout.
Apple will be enabling 5G support on supported iPhones in the iOS 16 beta software program next week, allowing users to test the network speed and stability ahead of a broader rollout in December 2022. The iOS 16 beta software update will enable 5G support on iPhone 12 and later.
Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio customers using a supported iPhone can experience 5G speeds from next week before it is publicly available. However, the company has not yet declared the exact date of the rollout. Apple will enable 5G support on iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 14 series and the iPhone SE (3rd Generation). The company has been testing 5G services with the networks that have already gone live in India.
