Google has announced that 5G support on Fi is available in several more countries. It's also improving iPhone compatibility so that calls can be made over Wi-Fi, and hotspot can be enabled abroad.
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Virgin Media has switched on Wi-Fi Calling for customers in the United Kingdom. This will help people in rural areas, where mobile coverage is patchy, stay connected to friends and family.
Google has announced that its Fi cellular service is expanding its feature sets on phones that are compatible with Fi, but not designed for it. Users can now get spam warnings, and more.
AT&T said last month that Wi-Fi calling would come to "select Android devices" starting with the LG G4, and later, the Galaxy S6 active. Now, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have been added to the list too.
Nine months after Google originally released Marshmallow, AT&T has finally released Android 6.0.1 for Samsung's Galaxy S6 active. The update weighs in at 1441MB, and includes Wi-Fi calling support.
AT&T announced today that it will be bringing Wi-Fi calling to select Android devices from the carrier, starting with the LG G4. It didn't make any formal announcements about any other devices.
Verizon is finally getting on board with Wi-Fi calling and the feature will begin rolling out to users tomorrow. Unfortunately, only the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge will be getting it this year.
EE has switched on Wi-Fi calling for any of its customers using an iPhone, ahead of the planned launch alongside the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge when Samsung's new handsets launch this Friday.
EE is looking to expand its coverage in the UK and is starting pilot programs to test new ways of getting better service to its customers. Among those, EE is testing Wi-Fi calling and Voice over LTE.
