u/LeFaire87

Greetings from the West Coast,

Does anyone know why Ambient Display is showing up in my battery usage stats, when that's not a feature I use? Really odd.

Hello everyone,

Was just wondering how widespread 5G SA and VoNR is in San Francisco, and if it's safe to change Preferred Network Type to NR Only? I've read the Bay Area has had both of these services active for a while now.

Hello everyone,

So where I live T-Mobile has 5G SA and VoNR deployed. Out of curiosity, I used the *#*#4636#*#* Android dialer code, and switched my preferred network type to "NR SA only". I haven't had the chance to go out into the city and test it, but it works fine at home, outside, four blocks away, etc.

I noticed something curious while inside the grocery store. The UC was not present, the signal indicator showed 5G without UC. I looked at my SIM card information and it said my network type was NR SA, as did a third party app. The app said I was on band n25.

My confusion is I thought if you see 5G by itself (without UC next to it) it means you're connected to T-Mobile's low band 600 MHz extended range 5G. From all the reading I've done, everything points to that being the case, as only the UC icon indicates NR SA.

What am I missing?

Hey y'all 👋🏻

So I was curious about something and noticed the location permission for the Phone app was turned off. Me, being probably too curious, I turned location on for the Phone app. I made a call and noticed that my location was being used during the test call. What I'm curious about is what would it possibly be doing with my location for a phone call? More accurate emergency services crossed my mind, and possibly helping with cell tower handoffs, etc.

What do you all think?

UPDATE: I noticed that the location services icon appears when I place and end a phone call, but it doesn't seem to use location during the length of the call.