How to check if your phone is ready for free 5G upgrade

This week, Airtel officially debuted its Airtel 5G Plus 5G services across eight Indian locations.

Only Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi now offer the 5G service.

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According to the business, "the 5G smartphone will operate without a hitch on both Airtel 5G Plus and 4G networks."

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Here’s how you can check if your smartphone has got the 5G upgrade

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If you are located in any one of the eight cities mentioned above, then you will see a banner with 5G Plus written on it.

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Click on the banner asking to ‘check if your smartphone is eligible for 5G.’

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As soon as you will click on the banner, you will be redirected towards a different page

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Airtel will then check if you are located in a 5G-ready city and that the handset is compatible and has the software update for 5G.

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If your device passes both checks, Airtel will ask you to go to Settings> Network page on your smartphone and choose the 5G option.

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Once all of this is done, you will automatically be shifted to 5G if you are in the 5G area.

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This week, Airtel officially debuted its Airtel 5G Plus 5G services across eight Indian locations.

Credit: Google

Only Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi now offer the 5G service.

Credit: Google

According to the business, "the 5G smartphone will operate without a hitch on both Airtel 5G Plus and 4G networks."

Credit: Google

Here’s how you can check if your smartphone has got the 5G upgrade

Credit: Google

If you are located in any one of the eight cities mentioned above, then you will see a banner with 5G Plus written on it.

Credit: Google

Click on the banner asking to ‘check if your smartphone is eligible for 5G.’

Credit: Google

As soon as you will click on the banner, you will be redirected towards a different page

Credit: Google

Airtel will then check if you are located in a 5G-ready city and that the handset is compatible and has the software update for 5G.

Credit: Google

If your device passes both checks, Airtel will ask you to go to Settings> Network page on your smartphone and choose the 5G option.

Credit: Google

Once all of this is done, you will automatically be shifted to 5G if you are in the 5G area.

Credit: Google