If you’re wondering what 5G UC means at the top of your phone, you aren’t alone. To put it simply, 5G UC is T-Mobile’s “Ultra Capacity” 5G network. In other words, seeing this means that ...

T-Mobile said for most of its cellphone network, your phone accurately reflects if you’re on 5G. Verizon didn’t respond to my questions. Greengart said the 5G icons are an imperfect shorthand ...

Android: Swipe down from the top of your screen -- to access the Quick Settings panel -- and then tap the Airplane mode icon.

With so much going on in the background, your phone's status bar is where you will notice all kinds of symbols that relay information related to Wi-Fi, mobile network, Bluetooth, and more.

Missing Network Icon for 5G or LTE This bug freaked me out, as I was just about to leave the house and noticed that with WiFi off, my Pixel 7 wouldn’t show a network icon for LTE or 5G.

It will be confirmed by a 5GA icon above the network icon on your phone’s notification bar. However, do note that even though you have a 5.5G-compatible phone, ...

The Airplane Mode icon shows On or Off, but that’s also easily seen by its color, so the text label is extra. The Control Center network lozenges let you access network settings quickly.