Although its own Google Fi mobile service has long been available, for most Pixel users who have entered the 5G generation, they could only watch eagerly as Apple introduced 5G dual-SIM dual standby support for the entire iPhone 12 series through the iOS 14.5 update. Now it seems that these two days Feature Drop Update, in fact, Google also has its own One More Thing… Continue reading Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G silently updated the report to support 5G dual-SIM dual standby.
Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G silently update to support 5G dual-SIM dual standby!
Every time Pixel users are happy to use new features to launch Feature Drop updates, this time it has just entered March, and Google has immediately provided many models with advanced support for diving photography equipment, new wallpapers, and new feature support for Google Fit and recording tools. However, in addition to the already very “talk-saving” description of the security update, I didn’t expect that they also hid some little surprises – official support for 5G dual-SIM dual standby.
according to Reddit forum Google Pixel threadIn return, some users found that their 5G Pixel phones now officially support 5G dual-SIM dual standby. Previously, the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4 5G, which did not have physical dual-SIM cards, could only use dual-SIM dual standby through eSIM and a physical single SIM card slot. However, someone later discovered that although it was advertised as having 5G connection specifications, the previous dual-standby could only be used with LTE connection – or one of the slots had to be turned off before “5G could be enabled (oh, wrong store)”.
Previously, most people were not sure whether this was a problem with the Pixel’s hardware or the Android system firmware, but later someone has found out in the Android codeSee a glimmer of support, and now it is official that after the Feature Drop update in March, someone reported that the Pixel in their hands can start to use 5G normally in dual standby. That is to say, both Google and Apple seem to have chosen to quietly update such features on their smartphones. I wonder if there is some tacit understanding.
I don’t know if friends in Taiwan have discovered this update. In theory, it should be released this time, right? Although Google’s help pageNot updated yet…
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Source: KOCPC Chinese