[Video][Tutorial] How to enable 5G for Unlisted Countries on Pixel 4a(5G) and Pixel 5 using QPST.

[swangjang]

hi @swangjang I am from India and I was able to unlock and connect to 5G on my Pixel 5 which was bought from US, and thanks to you for the perfect procedure.
However speeds are seems to be of 4G only, to check this I open the phone info by dialing *#*#4636#*#* and found that even though my phone network was connected to 5G my data network type was LTE. Is there any trick to change data network type? Can you pls help?

Thanks for the compliment and I'm glad it was easy for you to follow.
Regarding the Network type LTE, that's how it shows on my device as well. Maybe it's due to the forced 5G connection... I don't know. But in my case, I was definitely able to see faster data speeds.

The reason that you might not see much speed difference vs 4G could be that the cell tower is already full of other 5G devices also wanting to use its 5G bandwidth. I've read that in some places in the US, 4G is faster for a lot of people because everyone else is using up all the 5G bandwidth.

Another reason could be that because this is a forced 5G connection, the phone may not be able to utilize all the bandwidth streams.

One thing for certain is that if you see the 5G icon at the top, then you are definitely connected to the 5G tower. The phone just may not be able to fully utilize it for maximum speeds.

 

[theoblackhawk]

Is there anywhere a list of the 5G supported countries out of the box for Pixel 5?
I bought a german phone and live in Portugal so I would like to know if I can get it working since it's EU.

 

[swangjang]

Is there anywhere a list of the 5G supported countries out of the box for Pixel 5?
I bought a german phone and live in Portugal so I would like to know if I can get it working since it's EU.

You can find that here: https://pixel.withgoogle.com/5G/

 

[theoblackhawk]

You can find that here: https://pixel.withgoogle.com/5G/

Damn so few countries. I think I will have to root the phone to activate 5G.
How's root working these days with bank apps and google wallet? Last time I rooted a phone of mine I was using a Nexus 4 lol

 

[Vortuks]

Hi,

banking works. For VoLTE/WiFi and 5G use my module:

GitHub - stanislawrogasik/Pixel5-VoLTE-VoWiFi

Contribute to stanislawrogasik/Pixel5-VoLTE-VoWiFi development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Here's also a thread for MOD:

[MOD]MagiskModule - VoLTE & VoWifi & 5G in unsupported countries | Pixel 4a 5G & 5 & 5a

Introduction I would like to share a magisk module, which: - enables 5G, - enables VoLTE, - enables VoWiFi, - loads MBNs properly after loosing connection with network provider, - does not enforce 5G. Module is created by me, latest release...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[Supriyo 77492]

hi @swangjang I am from India and I was able to unlock and connect to 5G on my Pixel 5 which was bought from US, and thanks to you for the perfect procedure.
However speeds are seems to be of 4G only, to check this I open the phone info by dialing *#*#4636#*#* and found that even though my phone network was connected to 5G my data network type was LTE. Is there any trick to change data network type? Can you pls help?

Hi @Joy_esh , I'm also from India. I tried the whole process, for me it is not working. I'm currently on Android 13 & was trying to use jio 5g here , can me help me a bit so I can also get same enabled. Thanks in advance.

 

[thamers]

It's working (Pixel 4a 5G), but 5G range only shows outside the room. When I was using the same SIM in my iPhone, it was really strong inside, and speed was 500 mbps or more. Any solutions to fix this?

 

[mangojain]

Thanks swangjang - just wondering, couldn't I navigate to the policyman folder using a root browser, and there edit the carrier_policy.xml file ?
From the root folder, can you share the path to this folder?

 

[swangjang]

Thanks swangjang - just wondering, couldn't I navigate to the policyman folder using a root browser, and there edit the carrier_policy.xml file ?
From the root folder, can you share the path to this folder?

This can't be done through a root browser because it can't access the Qualcomm EFS partition by itself. That's why you have to go through the cmd commands to enable to the bridge to the Qualcomm EFS partition and use a specialised software like QPST to access it.

 

[swangjang]

It's working (Pixel 4a 5G), but 5G range only shows outside the room. When I was using the same SIM in my iPhone, it was really strong inside, and speed was 500 mbps or more. Any solutions to fix this?

This could be because of the fact that this method forces a 5G connection. For official supported carriers, your phone has a file that contains the carrier's configurations e.g. what frequency bands they use for their 5G. This forced connection may be able to connect to only 1 of those frequencies because the phone simply doesn't know. Iphones have global carrier support so they can connect to any carrier and their services to their fullest extent.

A solution would be to find your carrier's configuration file (they're named "mcfg_sw.mbn") that comes from a phone that uses the same SoC as the Pixel 5 (Snapdraon 765g) and use a magisk module to install it.

 

[thamers]

This could be because of the fact that this method forces a 5G connection. For official supported carriers, your phone has a file that contains the carrier's configurations e.g. what frequency bands they use for their 5G. This forced connection may be able to connect to only 1 of those frequencies because the phone simply doesn't know. Iphones have global carrier support so they can connect to any carrier and their services to their fullest extent.

A solution would be to find your carrier's configuration file (they're named "mcfg_sw.mbn") that comes from a phone that uses the same SoC as the Pixel 5 (Snapdraon 765g) and use a magisk module to install it.

How do I get that?

 

[swangjang]

How do I get that?

The files are located at system/vendor/rfs/msm/mpss/readonly/vendor/mbn/mcfg_sw folders. Once you get your hands on a different 5G phone, you can extract it from that phone and use a magisk module to install it onto your phone. Magisk modules are not my specialty so I can't help you there.

XDA member Vortuks is developing their own magisk module for this so you can head over to this thread and try out their module.

 

[thamers]

The files are located at system/vendor/rfs/msm/mpss/readonly/vendor/mbn/mcfg_sw folders. Once you get your hands on a different 5G phone, you can extract it from that phone and use a magisk module to install it onto your phone. Magisk modules are not my specialty so I can't help you there.

XDA member Vortuks is developing their own magisk module for this so you can head over to this thread and try out their module.

Any android 5g phone or Pixel 5 5g?

 

[swangjang]

Any android 5g phone or Pixel 5 5g?

Any 5G phone but there's no guarantee it will work. Some people say for best chance of working, it should be from a phone that uses the same CPU as the Pixel 5.

 

[prith]

I am in India and using a Pixel 5a. I followed all the steps but cannot get it to work. Is it because of a particular line in carrier policy which says "START RULE: Lock LTE only for RJIO" ?
RJIO is the 5G carrier

 

[Sudheersudha]

Thank you so much , that was great & i have a pixel 5 with a 5G work because if this great thread

It's working in India

 

[ChiefSid]

It's working in India

Can you please help me with it? I'm on the latest Android 13 and it's not working for me in India with jio

 

[ChiefSid]

Any 5G phone but there's no guarantee it will work. Some people say for best chance of working, it should be from a phone that uses the same CPU as the Pixel 5.

Hey I'm in India and a few users have reported that it works but for me it just simply does nothing, can you help me with it?

 

[swangjang]

Hey I'm in India and a few users have reported that it works but for me it just simply does nothing, can you help me with it?

Sure! So after you edit the file and drag it back in then reboot, 5G still doesn't show up?

Just to be sure, can you check that Settings>Network&Internet>SIMs> "Preferred network type" is set to 5G?

Also to be sure, can you open the dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#*, go to "Phone information" and check that the "Set Preferred Network Type:" says "NR"?
E.g. for me, it's "NR/LTE/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA".

If your one starts with LTE, tap the list and scroll down to find NR.

 

[ChiefSid]

Sure! So after you edit the file and drag it back in then reboot, 5G still doesn't show up?

Just to be sure, can you check that Settings>Network&Internet>SIMs> "Preferred network type" is set to 5G?

Also to be sure, can you open the dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#*, go to "Phone information" and check that the "Set Preferred Network Type:" says "NR"?
E.g. for me, it's "NR/LTE/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA".

If your one starts with LTE, tap the list and scroll down to find NR.

Yes,I followed the whole set of instructions and after the reboot I still don't have 5g,just to be sure I checked on my OnePlus in the same location and I do get 5g

And as for checking the settings, I do not see the option to select 5g as preferred network type

And if I do set the preferred network type to NR after *#*#4636#*#* it'll change to NR for the moment and if I close and open the menu again it'll be back to LTE