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Turn on 3G in iOS 17

in IOS 16 I had an option to switch between 3G and 4G (iphone 12) but now I don't have a 3G button! But in my city, 4G works very badly, so I have to switch always. APPLE GIVE ME BACK THAT OPTION! please



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iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 11:56 PM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2023 1:29 PM

No change on the carrier side. It’s Apple who removed the option of 3G from its 5G capable devices. I observed this problem on iPhone13 with multiple carriers.

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Oct 4, 2023 5:20 PM in response to yerassyl129

I am also facing the same problem. It seems to me that on devices that support 5G (iPhone 12 and later) Apple has quietly omitted option to select 3G network in iOS 17. I have iPhone 11 and iPhone 13 on the same carrier (both running iOS 17) and I can select 3G network on iPhone 11 but not on iPhone 13. I even called Apple Support for this issue and to my surprise, they were not aware of this omission.

Oct 13, 2023 7:27 AM in response to zhaslan07

Если бы они могли что-то сделать с этой проблемой, они бы не писали здесь. Кроме того, у них нет возможности написать вам лично.


А откуда ты знаешь, что они мужчины? Вы, кажется, полагаете, что все таковы.

Oct 14, 2023 12:47 AM in response to yerassyl129

Ребята звоните, а лучше езжайте и пишите жалобу в ACTIV/Kcell, проблема в операторе. Они не хотят решать вопрос! Чем больше людей пожалуется, тем быстрее решат проблему они! На Билайне и теле2 с новой прошивкой все в порядке, у них есть возможность переключать на 3G, 2g

Oct 15, 2023 12:04 PM in response to yerassyl129

please provide an option to enforce 4G mode without LTE, and enforce to 3G mode.


when travelling abroad, there are providers only providing certain mode (3G / 4G without LTE / 4G with LTE) only. Without this flexibility making the phone very limited when travelling abroad.


i cannot believe a top tier (in terms of cost) phone does not have this flexibility in their latest software.

Dec 16, 2023 3:45 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

They do but probably only from the carriers in US and other major carriers in the world. People from around the globe are complaining about this issue. It is unlikely that all of the carriers in the world have dropped 3G network selection for iOS 17 only (specially when 5G networks are only available in limited number of countries) and not for its counterparts . I can select 3G network on phones using Android 12, 13 and 14.

Jan 25, 2024 9:50 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

No, it isn’t like you wrote.

When I put my sim to my old XS(ios16), same place, same carrier of course, I can still choose the 3G network.

Apple in ios17 blocked the possibility to manage that option. They confirm that information when I call to apple support.

For me that’s a hough problem because I travel a lot. In the city there is of course a 4G/5G cover. But when im driving the 4G signal and the call quality are very poor.

From my point of view as an apple user I’m very disappointed because of that. intentional blocking of the basic function of the phone.


Turn on 3G in iOS 17

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