If you’re lucky enough to have already picked up an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro, and you live in an area where 5G is available, you may have noticed that you sometimes see different 5G icons in your status ...

Carriers have a long history of customizing the network connection icon on devices, ranging from AT&T's "5Ge", which isn't actually 5G at all, to Verizon's "5G UW", for their Ultra Wideband network. T ...

T-Mobile is adding a new indicator to the iPhone 13 to tell you whether you’re getting ultra-fast 5G speeds or just regular 5G speeds. Now a new 5G UC icon will pop up in the top right corner when ...

There is a difference between 5G UC and 5G UW icons on your T-mobile smartphone or other carrier. T-Mobile uses 5G UC or 5G Ultra Capacity as their fastest network. That is why, you see a 5G UC icon ...

Look at the top right corner of your phone. You might see an icon with “5G” and another with vertical bars showing the strength of your internet connection. Those symbols don’t mean what you think ...

AT&T may only have a handful of places where you'll be able to access 5G in 2019, but that isn't going to prevent the carrier from showing a 5G status icon on phones, it has confirmed. True 5G service ...

AT&T's 5G network may have gone live in a handful of locations, but don't be fooled if you see a 5G icon on your Samsung or LG smartphone: you don't actually have true 5G. The carrier has begun ...

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Apple is expected to announce a number of 5G phones this week, and presumably to coincide with that, Verizon has begun flipping the switch on its “nationwide 5G network.” Now, we’re not talking about ...

5G branding is going to get even more confusing, soon: T-Mobile has announced that it’ll be rolling out a new “5G UC” icon on the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup to let customers know when they’re connected ...

That means that Android now recognizes the 5G E icon as a valid option. That also means that unlocked Android devices on AT&T’s network could now automatically show the icon. Up until now, AT&T needed ...

The carrier reportedly says a National Advertising Review Board order only applies to its ads, not to the service icon that shows up on your phone. The NARB panel agreed that the terms “5G Evolution” ...