- iPhone 12 dropping service unexpectedly
- Over 500 iPhone 12 owners are facing 4G and 5G reception
- Apple acknowledged some of these problems and solved them
A Major problem of iPhones connecting to 4G and 5G networks has arisen. The problem has yet to be fixed by Apple as posts dated December 1st are included.
The iPhone 12 lineup has been in the wild for a little over a month and is the first generation of Apple’s smartphones to come with 5G support. But there seems to be a notable issue with the iPhone 12 dropping service unexpectedly (both 5G and LTE) and users are seeing it happen most when driving or traveling.
It’s unclear exactly how widespread the problem with iPhone 12 dropping coverage is but over 500 people have now chimed in that they have the same issue as user joxesCA since they posted details about the issue on Apple’s forums back at the end of October.
What Problems are users facing in iPhone 12?
Apple’s iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro lineups are the first to offer 5G connectivity. But according to a number of people, they aren’t very good at holding onto that connection. The same seems to go for 4G connections, too.
People are taking to Reddit and the Apple Support forums to complain that they aren’t able to keep a data connection on their new iPhones, with the suggestion being that the problem mainly happens when the device has to handoff from one cell tower to another.
Why are some iPhone 12 series items are losing connectivity?
Apple iPhone 12 series customers additionally took to Reddit to clarify what was occurring to them. One member with the deal with superDuperConductor wrote, “For him it was almost like clockwork.
Some iPhone 12 series customers on carriers like Verizon are losing connectivity to both 5G and 4G signals
Verizon and AT&T customers appear to be hit by this bug with some seeing their iPhone lose sign because the tower in use switches. Still, others will be in a single place and nonetheless endure the loss of connectivity. Overseas customers are additionally impacted.
