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TL;DR
- Google has quietly enabled 5G support for its Pixel smartphones in seven new countries.
- However, Pixel devices are currently not sold in these new markets.
One of the weirdest things about Google Pixel smartphones like the Pixel 8 series is that they don’t support 5G, VoLTE, or Wi-Fi calling in unsupported countries. Now, it looks like Google is enabling his 5G support in more markets.
9to5Google We spotted an updated Google Pixel 5G page, confirming that Pixel now supports 5G connectivity in seven new countries. These markets are Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, and Slovakia. This brings the total list of supported markets to 38.
It’s also interesting to note that Google doesn’t sell recent Pixel smartphones (Pixel 8 series, Pixel 7a) in any of these new markets. We think this could be an indication of what to expect from Google regarding the new Pixel market. Again, countries like New Zealand and Romania have been on this list for a while and don’t appear to be official Pixel markets.
Google’s own data also suggests that Google may be expanding its support for travelers in these regions, and that many people in these countries are purchasing Pixels through unofficial means. This may also be due to the fact that
In any case, Google’s 5G availability map (shown above) still looks very bare-bones, with South America and Africa completely excluded. Therefore, if Google brings his 5G support to new countries in anticipation of the official sale of his Pixel, those continents will not be served.
In any case, we hope Google is working hard to bring 5G support, VoLTE functionality, and Wi-Fi calling to more markets, even if it’s not officially supported. This is one of the biggest problems when importing Pixel smartphones compared to other brands, but with workarounds it is possible to enable VoLTE and 5G.
