It’s better to turn off 5G on your iPhone – here’s why
With 5G you have extremely fast internet on your iPhone, but the function also has disadvantages. We tell you why it is better to turn off 5G on your iPhone and how to do that.
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Fast internet on your iPhone with 5G
Do you have an iPhone 12 or newer? Then you can use the 5G network. With 5G you have extremely fast internet on your iPhone, provided you have enabled the function. In recent years, 5G has become available throughout the Netherlands, so you can go to almost all major providers for the fastest mobile internet.
Also read: ‘iPhone will not receive a 5G modem developed by Apple until 2023’
The big advantage of 5G is of course the speed of the mobile network. However, the new internet generation also brings a number of disadvantages. In certain situations, it is therefore wise to switch off 5G on your iPhone. This is why.
Turn off 5G on your iPhone
The main disadvantage of 5G is that the battery of your iPhone drains faster. The 5G function costs more energy, so you don’t use the battery of your iPhone as long. It is therefore wise to switch off 5G on your iPhone if you are on the road for a longer period of time, for example. 4G is often fast enough and you can use your iPhone a little longer. How to turn off 5G on your iPhone:
- Go to ‘Settings’ on your iPhone;
- Tap on ‘Mobile network’;
- Choose ‘Mobile data options’;
- Go to ‘Calls and data’;
- Turn on ‘4G’.
Here you have the best 5G coverage
Do you live in an area where you don’t always receive 5G? Then choose ‘5G automatic’. Your iPhone then only tries to connect to the 5G network if it is available. When you choose ‘5G’ in an area with poor coverage, your iPhone will continuously search for the 5G network. That takes a lot of energy, so the battery of your iPhone drains very quickly.
Read also: 5G dictionary: this means radiation, latency and other terms
On this site you can check whether you live in an area with sufficient 5G coverage. You can then see the coverage of mobile internet throughout the Netherlands for each provider. The purple color is the 5G network. Do you live in an area with few purple lines? Then you probably have less access to the 5G network.
These iPhones have 5G
Don’t see an option for 5G in the settings of your iPhone? Then it is quite possible that your iPhone does not yet support 5G. It has been possible to connect to the 5G network since the iPhone 12. The iPhone SE (2022), iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 also have 5G support.
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