The Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro both support multiple network types as you can pick between 5G, LTE, 3G and 2G. You can check out this step-by-step guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can change the preferred network for these smartphones.
How to change preferred network type on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
The fastest way to change the preferred network type of your Google Pixel 6 or Google Pixel 6 Pro is by doing the following:
1. First off, you need to get into the Settings app on your phone.
You can do so by swiping downwards from the top of the screen two times. You should then be able to select the gear icon to get to Settings.
You can also swipe upwards from an unoccupied space on the Home menu to bring up a list of installed applications. From there, you should be able to select the Settings app.
2. In Settings, you need to select the “Network & internet” option.
3. In the “Network & internet” menu, select the “SIMs” option.
4. In the next screen, select “Preferred network type.”
5. In the pop-up menu, you can select between the following options:
- 5G
- LTE
- 3G
- 2G
How to change preferred network type on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro via Safe Mode
If you don’t see the option to change the preferred network type, then you may be able to find it in Safe Mode.
In order to so, you need to take the following steps:
1. Press the power button and volume up button at the same time to open the Power and Emergency menu.
2. In the Power and Emergency menu, press and hold the “Power off” option until you see the Safe Mode notification.
3. Select OK in the notification to reboot your Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro phone in Safe Mode.
4. After your smartphone has been rebooted in Safe Mode, swipe downwards from the top of the screen.
5. Afterwards, you should see the “Airplane mode” setting. If this setting is set to On, then you need to select that mode in order to turn it off.
6. Wait until your phone is reconnected to its cellular network.
7. Next, you need to go to the Settings app.
8. Inside of Settings, select the “Network & internet” option.
9. After getting to the “Network & internet” menu, select “SIMs.”
10. In the next screen, you need to select “Preferred network type.”
11. Change the network type in the pop-up menu.
How to change preferred network type on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro via the dialer
If you can’t change the preferred network type over the regular menus and Safe Mode, then you can try using the dialer.
For this method, you need to do the following:
1. On the Home menu, select the phone icon.
2. In the Call menu, select the dialer on the bottom right corner.
3. Next, you need to dial the following:
*#*#4636#*#*
4. You should be in the Testing menu. Here, select the “Phone information” option from the list.
5. Inside the Phone info menu, select the “Set Preferred Network Type” option.
6. In the drop-down menu, you can set the following options:
- GSM/WCDMA preferred
- GSM only
- WCDMA only
- GSM/WCDMA auto (PRL)
- CDMA/EvDo auto (RPL)
- CDMA only
- EvDo only
- CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA (PRL)
- CDMA + LTE/EvDo (PRL)
- GSM/WCDMA/LTE (PRL)LTE/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA (PRL)
- LTE only
- LTE/WCDMA
- TDSCDMA only
- TDSCDMA/WCDMA
- LTE/TDSCDMA
- TDSCDMA/GSM
- LTE/TDSCDMA/GSM
- TDSCDMA/GSM/WCDMA
- LTE/TDSCDMA/WCDMA
- LTE/TDSCDMA/GSM/WCDMA
- LTE/TDSCDMA/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA
- NR only
- NR/LTE
- NR/LTE/CDMA/EvDo
- NR/LTE/GSM/WCDMA
- NR/LTE/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA
- NR/LTE/WCDMA
- NR/LTE/TDSCDMA
- NR/LTE/TDSCDMA/GSM
- NR/LTE/TDSCDMA/WCDMA
- NR/LTE/TDSCDMA/GSM/WCDMA
- NR/LTE/TDSCDMA/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA
- Unknown