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Avoid unnecessary battery drain by disabling 5G on your Samsung smartphone
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Do you live in an area with mostly 4G service, but your 5G-enabled phone keeps searching for a 5G network? Fortunately, there's a way to turn off 5G in your Samsung phone. Turning off 5G on your phone can also save battery life. This wikiHow article teaches you how to turn off 5G on a Samsung smartphone.
Things You Should Know
- Your phone uses more battery on 5G networks.
- Turn off 5G in "Settings > Connections > Mobile Networks > Network Mode."
- Some carriers have removed "Network Mode" from your Samsung, making it impossible to turn off 5G.
Steps
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Turning off 5G
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Open Settings. Tap the app icon that looks like a gear, or swipe down from the top of your screen and tap the gear icon in the Quick Settings panel.
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Tap Connections . It's usually near the top of the menu next to a Wi-Fi icon.Advertisement
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Tap Mobile Networks . You'll find this menu option near the middle of the menu.
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Tap Network Mode . Your phone's networks are displayed (i.e., 5G/LTE/WCDMA/GSM).
- Some Verizon users cannot turn off 5G, but that's mostly an issue caused by the type of plan they've chosen. If you don't see the "Network Mode" option, contact your carrier for more help. [1] X Research source
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Tap the network without 5G. You can pick any of the listed network connections that don't have 5G on them, like LTE/WCDMA/GSM.
- After picking the network without 5G, you may need to restart your phone .
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