Jio 5G launched in India: How to Activate Jio 5G Service on your Phone

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Jio 5G services have started rolling out in India. The telco has introduced the services in a few regions for now.

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This will be followed by a wider rollout in the upcoming months, but it will not be until December 2023

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Be that as it may, the Jio 5G will be based on a standalone network and is rated to deliver speeds up to 1Gbps.

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While you don't need a new Jio SIM to use 5G, you will be required to manually enable 5G on your compatible smartphones.

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With that being said, in this guide, we'll provide you with all you need to activate Jio 5G on your smartphone.

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Once Jio rolls out its 5G services in your area, 5G can be activated on an Android phone using the following procedure.

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See the below screenshot to active 5g service.

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– Open ‘Settings' app on your smartphone – Next, find and select ‘Mobile network' or a similar setting – Select the Jio SIM you want to enable 5G on – From here, select the ‘Preferred network type' option

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– Now select the option that says 5G – After following these steps, you should be getting a 5G symbol on the status bar which indicates that 5G services have been activated on your smartphone

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