This could come in handy.
Among a series of new features and changes hinted at in the first developer beta of iOS 16.4 is a new toggle in the Cellular settings for iPhone. Among the new features and changes with the first developer beta of The new option brings support for the 5G Standalone (SA) service offered by T-Mobile. Notably, 5G SA can deliver fast speeds up to 3Gbps and it looks like iPhone could be the next device to take advantage of the tech.
T-Mobile officially launched its 5G SA Network last November, touting speeds of up to 3Gbps while doing so. To date, only flagship Samsung smartphones were able to take full advantage of the updated network, T-Mobile stating it would “expand to additional devices in the near future.”
A series of references within the iOS 16.4 developer beta seems to indicate that T-Mobile may be close to officially announcing iPhone as the latest device to support 5G SA and its super-fast speeds.
T-Mobile has stated that 5G SA + carrier aggregation allows it to achieve 3Gbps speeds by merging multiple channels of mid-band 5G spectrum.
While this speeds boost won’t be available in all areas, it still offers a marked improvement that can be accessed by more recent, or even the most recent iPhone 14 models.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via 9to5Mac