5G in India: Know when Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple, Motorola, Oppo and others will enable 5G in devices for users

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked-off 5G services rollout in India on October 1 during India Mobile World Congress 2022 event. Major telcos like Airtel and Reliance Jio have started rolling out 5G for users in select cities, following the announcement. Others like Vodafone Idea (Vi) and BSNL will follow suit, soon enough.

Naturally, you would require a 5G handset to make use of the service(s). But it turns out that, that won’t be enough as even if your device is 5G-ready in terms of hardware, it would need a software update from your original equipment manufacturer to unlock it. This means you can’t access and start using 5G on your 5G handset unless Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, and others push out necessary updates, the timeline for which would vary from OEM to OEM, and even from device to device. This is a standard procedure as brands would need some time to test and ensure their devices work well and seamlessly with the 5G networks in India.