How do you know if you’re on Wi-Fi 6?

Android have a Wi-Fi symbol that lets you know when you’re using Wi-Fi 6. I’m curious does Apple have a Wi-Fi six symbol . Or is it just use the generic Wi-Fi symbol when connected

Posted on Jun 6, 2022 1:43 PM

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Jun 6, 2022 1:48 PM in response to Digitaldeath

From your question I presume that you know this --> Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) replaces Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), which in turn replaced Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) as the standard for Wi-Fi speed in 2013


The iPhone 11 and later is capable of connecting to Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax)


Now the question is what is the router / modem that you are connecting to? If it has WiFi 5 or WiFi 4 the iPhone 11 and higher will only connect to WiFi 5 or WiFi 4 because it has downward compatibility. If the router has WiFi 6 802.11ax it will seamlessly connect to it with WiFi 6.


In other words, if you have iPhone XS, which has 802.11ac Wi‑Fi 5, it will connect to a router with only 802.11ac WiFi 5 even if the router has WiFi 6 (802.11ax).


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