Pixel 6a: can 2G be disabled?

balistics69

As mentioned here: https://www.realmicentral.com/2021/10/28/google-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro-allow-you-to-disable-2g/

The stock Pixel 6* have a switch to disable 2G. Does GOS have a similar switch?

I know GOS has a switch to enable LTE only, however, this will kill voice calls if the network operator does not support VoLTE for the handset, and the pixel handsets are not well supported outside of Europe or the USA. I experienced this first hand with my Pixel 4 in an asian country.

MetropleX

balistics69 most 2G networks have been turned off and many 3G networks are also in the same process with their spectrum moved to 4G/LTE.

GrapheneOS does indeed however offer you the option of turning it off with LTE-Only Mode: https://grapheneos.org/features#lte-only-mode

Honestly I don't think GOS even facilitates 2G in the stock menu either. However my carrier is a 3G and up carrier that never had a 2G network so.

Hulk

balistics69 Yes, you can disable 2G on Pixel 6a.

This is true for both Stock and GrapheneOS.

balistics69

MetropleX My idea is to prevent downgrade attacks to 2G, which is a major source of vulnerabilities.

Fhggyy5767

Is there any way we could compile a list of providers that have shut down 2G/3G already from members here who have that knowledge?

balistics69

Hulk Where can it be done? Is there a specific 2G disable in the menu?

Hulk

balistics69 Settings ➔ Network & internet ➔ SIMs ➔ Allow 2G

abcZ

You can also go in through dialer --> *#*#4636#*#* --> phone information --> set preferred network type.