I am not a developer, and questioning the network ability of my 2019 made phone. Its capabilities are 1xEVO, LTE, CDMA... but in secret menu, I can set it for 5G automatic. The carrier branded phone has removed any network selection options in the settings menu. I have no 5G service with my carrier as of yet. Has anyone noticed this with their Android 9.0 devices?
gooberdude said:
I am not a developer, and questioning the network ability of my 2019 made phone. Its capabilities are 1xEVO, LTE, CDMA... but in secret menu, I can set it for 5G automatic. The carrier branded phone has removed any network selection options in the settings menu. I have no 5G service with my carrier as of yet. Has anyone noticed this with their Android 9.0 devices?
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It being there doesnt mean your phone has 5g antenna or / and the required chipset to utilize 5g network.
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Hey everyone
I have the Canadian variant of the LG G5 (the H831) and I have no LTE option in network mode.
I bought this phone from WIND Mobile (now Freedom Mobile) and it seems like they Disabled the LTE functionality for some reason.
I was wondering if there is a way to enabled it?
I inserted my SIM in my friends phone (same model but with Rogers Wireless) and the phone downloaded the APN settings from Freedom Mobile.
That did not work at all and the phone was stuck on 3G just like my phone.
I heard if I install the firmware from another provider, it might work. However it seems the APN settings from my provider are causing the LTE option to disappear from network mode.
Lastly, I accessed the service menu by dialing a code in the dialer and I was able to enable LTE.
However, I was not able to make and receive phone calls.
Did anyone here have success enabling LTE with this model or similar?
suggestions are greatly appreciated!
In this video, at about 05:18, the steps for setting signal (5G, LTE) is shown
On our brand new Samsung S21 5G (two AT&T phones directly from Samsung) this setting does not exist
Is the OS Build update missing or something else ?
I believe this option is only available for the unlocked version.. Carriers are probably hiding this option
Good day.
If you want to change the band even if it's hidden, use this app.
Samsung Band Selection - Apps on Google Play
This app will help you access hidden network settings for forcing band selection
play.google.com
Hi,
I have the S21 Ultra on Tmobile, and I have this option on mine,
Ken
billozy said:
I believe this option is only available for the unlocked version.. Carriers are probably hiding this option
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I have an unlocked S21 Ultra on Verizon. I also do not have that option.
Hansoliv said:
If you want to change the band even if it's hidden, use this app.
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Is there any downside to installing it, disabling 5G (? possible ?) and then uninstalling app ? IOW - does disabling band require this app to remain on phone permanently ? Constant tweaking to keep settings ?
Disconcerting comment from a user posted on the app page
P J said:
Lte only works but 5g comes back after restarting the phone. Users will have to remember to set it to lte only everytime they restart.
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both my 9918 and 9910 model have this option.
We have a small local carrier in Southeast Oklahoma called Pine Cellular. They roam on ATT. When ATT recently turned off their old networks, it caused problems with roaming for Pine. They told my mother-in-law she needed a new phone with volte so I bought her the Oneplus Nord N200 5g as my son has that phone on T-Mobile. Insert her sim card and wifi calling and volte still don't work. Insert my T-Mobile sim and they work fine.
I took the phone to a Pine store and they lady even put in her personal sim which had allowed her to roam in Dallas (so volte was enabled) and it still wouldn't allow volte or wifi calling. She said Pine was in the process of updating their systems but she had no idea when it would start to work. They sold my father-in-law a cheap Alcatel and it works fine. I had been convinced it was something to do with the settings on my mother-in-laws sim until the sales rep tried her personal one.
Can anyone tell me what the heck was going on and why the phone wouldn't work on their network? I'm assuming it has something to do with Pine Cellular's internal settings but really WTF?
No one?
This was an unlocked phone bought from Amazon. It worked with the local Pine network, just Wi-Fi calling did not work and VoLTE did not work for roaming, but I could make and receive calls within the Pine Cellular service area. The old Pine Cellular network was GSM.
The Wi-Fi calling menu options appeared when I inserted my T-Mobile sim.
It sounds like you purchased a carrier variant (T-Mobile) version of the N200 (DE2118). Your phone model number is different than the unlocked generic version of the N200 (DE2117). AT&T operates its VoLTE network using whitelists. This means that AT&T will not use VoLTE with any other phone models than the ones they have approved on their list. Since AT&T has "shut down" 3G, phone calls can not be placed on their network without the use of VoLTE.
Only the unlocked generic version DE2117 is on their whitelist, as you can see here:
https://www.att.com/idpassets/images/support/pdf/Devices-Working-on-ATT-Network.pdf
You will not be able to use VoLTE on AT&T with that model of phone.
Wi-Fi Calling is similar to VoLTE, and operates under the same restrictions. (VoIP over Wi-Fi instead of over LTE cellular).
VoLTE is not a true standard. It relies on the implementation of custom VoIP software unique to each carrier and each device. Hence not a standard. The goverments have not forced carriers to standardize 4G like they did 3G, so the carriers have not. AT&T is using this chance to restrict access to their proprietary VoLTE implementation as a weapon to lock down phones to AT&T approved models with locked bootloaders and/or restricted software.
Many phones which support the VoLTE "standard" are not able to operate in VoLTE mode, neither with AT&T nor the other carriers. Even changing the system software on the phone can break these proprietary VoLTE implementations, as I have found personally.
It was the unlocked version. It did work on pine cellular. She could make and recieve calls on the phone network, just not roam because volte could not be enabled.
Amazon.com
In that case, there are many steps to getting VoLTE working roaming on AT&T
1. The SIM card must have proper settings in it, sometimes requiring replacement of the SIM card.
2. IMS software must be installed on your phone (the proprietary VoLTE software made by your carrier). If you are running stock software, this is already done.
3. APN (IMS) settings must be correct. It seems your local carrier is still running 3G, and you do not need VoLTE there yet, so the pine cellular APN can be skipped.
Two APN entries are needed, one for data (carrier) and one for voice (IMS).
One will be named IMS with uniform settings, the other will be named after the carrier, with specific settings.
Settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> Access Point Names -> APNs
Uniform IMS settings
VoLTE－Manually add the IMS APN - SUN Mobile
SUN Mobile
www.sunmobile.com.hk
The IMS APN is not the active "checked" one, but must be present in order for the voice (VoLTE) network to work on top of the data (LTE) network.
Each carrier has specific values that must be programmed. Sometimes Apple and Google will program these settings through their management controls for the major carriers, otherwise they must be inputted manually.
Pine Cellular APN Settings
Pine Cellular APN Settings 2023 - 5G 4G LTE APN USA
Pine Cellular USA 4G LTE 5G Internet and MMS Settings for iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro iPad Android Samsung Galaxy HTC Nexus Tab Duos Pine Cellular APN Settings for Android In your Android Smart Phone Go to - Settings -> More ->Mobile Network -> Access point Names -> + ( to add)
www.apnsettings.org
4. Roaming must be enabled.
This will include another APN for AT&T roaming use.
settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> Roaming checked
Settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> Access Point Names -> APNs
Program Data Settings for Your Device
Can’t connect to the internet on your mobile device? Here’s how to set up the access point name (APN) to get you going again.
www.att.com
5. *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer to bring up the testing menu, then the phone information setting, then the set preferred network type drop down. Set to a list that includes LTE. (I seem to have to have 3G options allowed, which connect and then transition to 4G VoLTE)
6. VoLTE must be turned on in settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> VoLTE -> use VoLTE.
*#*#4636#*#* to check for "VoLTE Provisioned".
7. It can take up to 15 minutes for VoLTE to register with the network in order to place and receive calls.
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In that case, there are many steps to getting VoLTE working roaming on AT&T
1. The SIM card must have proper settings in it, sometimes requiring replacement of the SIM card.
2. IMS software must be installed on your phone (the proprietary VoLTE software made by your carrier). If you are running stock software, this is already done.
3. APN (IMS) settings must be correct. It seems your local carrier is still running 3G, and you do not need VoLTE there yet, so the pine cellular APN can be skipped.
Two APN entries are needed, one for data (carrier) and one for voice (IMS).
One will be named IMS with uniform settings, the other will be named after the carrier, with specific settings.
Settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> Access Point Names -> APNs
Uniform IMS settings
VoLTE－Manually add the IMS APN - SUN Mobile
SUN Mobile
www.sunmobile.com.hk
The IMS APN is not the active "checked" one, but must be present in order for the voice (VoLTE) network to work on top of the data (LTE) network.
Each carrier has specific values that must be programmed. Sometimes Apple and Google will program these settings through their management controls for the major carriers, otherwise they must be inputted manually.
Pine Cellular APN Settings
Pine Cellular APN Settings 2023 - 5G 4G LTE APN USA
Pine Cellular USA 4G LTE 5G Internet and MMS Settings for iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro iPad Android Samsung Galaxy HTC Nexus Tab Duos Pine Cellular APN Settings for Android In your Android Smart Phone Go to - Settings -> More ->Mobile Network -> Access point Names -> + ( to add)
www.apnsettings.org
4. Roaming must be enabled.
This will include another APN for AT&T roaming use.
settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> Roaming checked
Settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> Access Point Names -> APNs
Program Data Settings for Your Device
Can’t connect to the internet on your mobile device? Here’s how to set up the access point name (APN) to get you going again.
www.att.com
5. VoLTE must be turned on in settings -> Wi-Fi & Network -> SIM & Network settings -> VoLTE -> use VoLTE.
#*#*4636#*#* to check for "VoLTE Provisioned".
6. It takes approximately 15 minutes for VoLTE to register with the network in order to place and receive calls.
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Thank you so much for writing all that out. i bet it's the APN settings. There was only the one for pine and putting the sim in another pine cellular phone had it working. I'm going to try one more time before I send it back. I'm not very confident that pine customer service knows that they are doing at this point.
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Thank you so much for writing all that out. i bet it's the APN settings. There was only the one for pine and putting the sim in another pine cellular phone had it working. I'm going to try one more time before I send it back. I'm not very confident that pine customer service knows that they are doing at this point.
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I guess I'm going to send this phone back and buy something from Pine. Bought a new SIM card from them this morning and it still doesn't work. I now have data roaming on ATT but still no VoLTE or WIFI calling.
The Pine rep I talked to this morning was much better than the previous one and she said she had experienced this previously with a clients new phone. Pine was "old school" with some of their internal system.
I did notice they aren't selling any 5g phones yet so it's possible it's something with this being a 5G phone or maybe Android 11.
I got this oppo and 5G not working (not even an option to select in sim options), i tried 3 different sims, no 5G.
I have the Vivo X Fold and 5G working great.
What can be the reason?
Look for Force LTE in the Play Store, open and select Method 2, then for your band selection scroll to the bands starting with NR.
I don't believe the changes stick after a reboot and I'm not sure we will get 5G speeds but since I have Mint (T-Mobile towers), I selected a band package with NR/LTE/GSM in it. So far I've learned NR=5G, LTE=4G, GSM=2G and I need GSM band for my calls to come through. There are many bands to choose from so play around with it but this was the ONLY way I was able to get 5G to show up in the notification bar on this phone.
Hope this helps!
I've noticed that 5ghz Wi-Fi networks are not detected on my find n no matter what I do. Only 2.4ghz networks show up. Is that normal?
I am from NZ and on stock.
I was checking my sim setting and found that 4G calling option is available.
Does that mean VoLTE is enabled in non supported country as well?
Can someone else please confirm?
Below is the screenshot.
Do you have any indication of HD call during calls?
or can you do a call and during the call can you browse the internet?
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Do you have any indication of HD call during calls?
or can you do a call and during the call can you browse the internet?
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No specific indication, but data works while on call
HtcDesire2 said:
No specific indication, but data works while on call
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than it is on VoLTE
It looks like your carrier is Spark and the phone now have the configs for that carrier.
Anyone else is Having volte with this Beta?
Poland , carrier Play/RMB and also VoLTE works on lastest beta
In Israel it doesn't work with the latest beta.
What a great news! What about 5G? Can you check if is working?
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Poland , carrier Play/RMB and also VoLTE works on lastest beta View attachment 5638671
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Anyone else?
OMG
Idk if try with my phone
meilbox said:
Poland , carrier Play/RMB and also VoLTE works on lastest beta View attachment 5638671
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Yep, compared to June, Beta 3.x now has a dedicated carrier settings file for Play with the carrier_volte_available_bool flag. Seems to be thing that gets a carrier promoted from the others.pb carrier settings file for unsupported or obscure carriers.
Same case for Spark as well.
This is something that really needs to be set by default for every carrier, even stub configs that might not actually have VoLTE ready. 2G and 3G are going away.
carlo497 said:
What a great news! What about 5G? Can you check if is working?
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There is a root hack to enable 5g. In case you haven't seen, below is the link:
Activate 5G on non-5G Country
Hey, this tuto is working for several user to activate 5G on unsupported 5G country by Google. You need : Rooted phone, 5G Plan, 5G Coverage. STEP 1 : Install the module on magisk to activate VOLTE and reboot. STEP 2 : Install Network Signal...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Yep, compared to June, Beta 3.x now has a dedicated carrier settings file for Play with the carrier_volte_available_bool flag. Seems to be thing that gets a carrier promoted from the others.pb carrier settings file for unsupported or obscure carriers.
Same case for Spark as well.
This is something that really needs to be set by default for every carrier, even stub configs that might not actually have VoLTE ready. 2G and 3G are going away.
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I can confirm that 13 beta 3.2 still have VoLTE enabled .
LLStarks said:
Yep, compared to June, Beta 3.x now has a dedicated carrier settings file for Play with the carrier_volte_available_bool flag. Seems to be thing that gets a carrier promoted from the others.pb carrier settings file for unsupported or obscure carriers.
Same case for Spark as well.
This is something that really needs to be set by default for every carrier, even stub configs that might not actually have VoLTE ready. 2G and 3G are going away.
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There is anyway to know which carriers are supported now?
This is just great news. I hope this does not get reverted on launch though. I was just reading up and preparing myself to root my P6 for VoLTE and VoWifi, as it has been a while since I rooted any of my devices. Last device I rooted was a Nexus, LOL. Maybe I'll try to hold off rooting then.
Google enables Pixel VoLTE roaming for 'many' carriers [Update: Pixel 6a w/ Android 13]
Carriers in the US are phasing out support for 3G and Google is detailing how it will impact Pixel owners while a VoLTE roaming update...
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In italy most of the phones doesn't work, it's all carriers fault, they enable it only for iphones and a few android devices, samsung usually
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Google enables Pixel VoLTE roaming for 'many' carriers [Update: Pixel 6a w/ Android 13]
Carriers in the US are phasing out support for 3G and Google is detailing how it will impact Pixel owners while a VoLTE roaming update...
9to5google.com
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But this is about VoLTE in roaming and it's on Android 12.
HtcDesire2 said:
Google enables Pixel VoLTE roaming for 'many' carriers [Update: Pixel 6a w/ Android 13]
Carriers in the US are phasing out support for 3G and Google is detailing how it will impact Pixel owners while a VoLTE roaming update...
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Finally!, Hope next is 5G!
Volte is available in Android 12, works for me
in Hungary it work only at Telekom, and only for outgoing calls. Incoming calls use 2G.