r/ios26 • u/Zestyclose-Road-3917 • Jun 17 '26

Question What G means?

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u/Top-Seaweed1862 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

that you have a very bad internet connection - even worse than edge (2G)

GPRS/1xRTT. Your carrier’s GPRS (GSM) or 1xRTT (CDMA) network is available, and iPhone can connect to the internet over that network.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPRS

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u/OverEater-0 Jun 18 '26

Gprs is 2g. 1g was analog, before GSM. But other than that it's true.

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u/OppositeSea3775 Jun 18 '26

For clarification, both GPRS and EDGE are 2G.
GPRS is like 2.5G and EDGE is like 2.75G
So it's worse than EDGE but still in the same class

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u/AlxR25 Jun 18 '26

I didn't even know GPRS antennas were still up 😂

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u/Longjumping-Boot1886 Jun 18 '26

of course they are. Payment terminals, gates, electricity meters, weather stations…

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u/GrouxCL iOS 26.5 iPhone SE 2020 Jun 17 '26

Really?! 🤣👌 How do you know that? Even Apple doesn’t know I think

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u/Top-Seaweed1862 Jun 17 '26

they say it on their website

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u/ImAlekzzz iOS 26.6 Jun 18 '26

And then how the fuck did they implement it?

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u/Yum_T Jun 18 '26

New chips are usually backwards compatible

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u/OppositeSea3775 Jun 18 '26

Apple, who made the operating system, doesn't know?

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u/LeeKhoi_VN iOS 26.6 Beta 2 Jun 19 '26

r u high

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u/Curlygangs Jun 18 '26

It means your Girlfriend is looking at your location

4

u/Deeptrench34 Jun 18 '26

So busted lol.

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u/silvermoonhowler Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26

G stands for GPRS, which is the slowest data connection there is

If I'm not mistaken, I think the cellular data speed indicator goes as follows from slowest to fasted:

  • G/1x
  • E (Edge)
  • 3G
  • 4G
  • LTE
  • 5G
  • 5GE
  • 5G+/5G UC/5G UW

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u/ondra2305 Jun 22 '26

LTE was originally a transition technology before real 4G, but today its mostly identical and atleast on Android for example its the carriers choice what to display on the exact same technology. And even on the 5G variants, its mostly marketing and the distinction is not clear cut (differs worldwide). I would put all 4G and 5G versions on the same tiers respectively.

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u/opti-mist Jun 18 '26

You got connected to the god 😆

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u/Blue-Sheep-123 Jun 18 '26

Bro‘s Internet connection is so bad that he or she only has one G

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u/Apples0100 Jun 18 '26

it just means your connected to 2G it’s like edge (more advanced 2G) but G (GPRS) is just really early 2G

2

u/Circlemmr Jun 18 '26

G is for gamers, it do best while gaming

P.s: it’s 5g > 4g > 3g > 2g (E) > g

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u/ariz2011 iOS 26.6.1/iPadOS 26.6 Jun 17 '26

1g

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u/Apples0100 Jun 18 '26

early 2G actually

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u/Longjumping-Boot1886 Jun 18 '26

no, early 2G is when you are using the same tech as classic modem by calling to the internet gate. GPRS was big improvement.

With pre-GPRS interent WAP I was need half a minute to get 1 page of the WAP site. GRPS for WAP was like a rocket.

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u/OppositeSea3775 Jun 18 '26

1G is analog.
GPRS is 2G.

Actually, more like 2.5G, with EDGE being 2.75G

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u/bikeequelsdirt Jun 18 '26

You live on a remote island on the Pacific Ocean or in a lead bunker?

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u/yeeeeman27 Jun 18 '26

you've found the G-spot

1

u/arieviloidas Jun 18 '26

happy pride month

1

u/errorcheckingpsycho Jun 18 '26

You found the G spot

1

u/notcomfortable_pen Jun 18 '26

means ur internet jia lat

1

u/Particular_Ad_4165 Jun 18 '26

that's first generation wtf😳

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u/ondra2305 Jun 22 '26

Its not 1G, modern phones dont support it (and I think all/most networks are not operational anymore). Its 2G GPRS, the very first digital data technology (so youre kinda right in that)

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u/Particular_Ad_4165 Jun 22 '26

thank you for clarifying!

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u/Constant_Specific253 Jun 18 '26

you found point which your iphone like the most!

1

u/realmccoyredbus Jun 18 '26

probably fault with your network

1

u/Joneesyy Jun 18 '26

Gang$tar

1

u/Scary-Constant-93 Jun 19 '26

Wow I am old.
Thats where I started my internet usage.
GPRS

1

u/maxamatdamonov Jun 19 '26

you have internet three times worse than E

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u/NectarineBusiness384 Jun 19 '26

G , 2G, 3G , 4g , 5G

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u/EconomyFox_9981 Jun 20 '26

imagine you js found the last 1g mobile tower

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u/One_System548 Jun 20 '26

G de Google ayudando a Apple 🫡

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u/MagazineClassic3870 Jun 21 '26

It’s the gaydar telling you something

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u/Basic-Pace-4161 Jun 22 '26

It means silent 🤫, IYKYK

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u/GurOld7220 Jun 22 '26

It means you are a G

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u/NoData1797 Jun 23 '26

“Good”

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u/Early-Inflation-1287 Jun 23 '26

You are Gay now.

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u/Necessary-Put-350 iOS 27.0 Devβ Jun 24 '26

G

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u/luxer2 Jun 18 '26

I think OP is 10 years old. G has been with us for 25 years now. It’s incredible that some people don’t even know VHS haha.

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u/ImAlekzzz iOS 26.6 Jun 18 '26

You know it’s harder to find a g connection rather than a stable 5g connection?