Google Fi Now Works With iPhones—But Its Coolest Feature Is Missing

After three years , Google ’s finallydecided to expand Project Fi to more handsetsbeyond the few phones that have supported it , such as Google ’s Pixel and Nexus series , as well as a handful of LG and Moto phone . Crucially , the service is now ( mostly ) compatible with iPhones , and to celebrate the modification , Google is rebranding the service to just Google Fi .

The draw of Project , er , Google Fiincludes features likeinternational data in 170 countries at no extra cost , junk e-mail protection , data - only SIM card for supernumerary devices , and that sweet power to flip-flop between multiple electric cell attack aircraft carrier so — in theory — you’re always nonplus the speediest net at a given time . It ’s also relatively cheap , with plans bulge out at $ 20 / month for inexhaustible talk and schoolbook , with an extra $ 10 for each GB of information . If that sounds too upright to be true , well for the most part it was limited to just a few Android phones . iPhone users were either out of hazard , or had to use complicated workarounds .

Now , iPhones are Google Fi - compatible , but there ’s still a collar or two . For starters , Fi ’s most unique characteristic — carrier switching — isn’t available for iPhones . And because the programme is still in beta , Google says substance abuser are required to go through a “ few special steps”to get the service of process work on via theGoogle Fi Io app . Google ’s blog notes that anyone who wants the best Fi experience is still better off using a“Designed for Fi ” smartphone .

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you’re able to crack phone compatibilityhereandhere . But in general , iPhones will have admittance to calls , texts , and data powered by T - Mobile ’s meshwork . However , they ca n’t make calls or send texts over WLAN , use optical voicemail , or use datum hotspot overseas . Also , texting itself requires extra setup . iMessage , however , apparently works straight away .

There are some caveat for non-“designed for Fi ” Android handsets , too . For example , Samsung telephone wo n’t be able to make call over wifi and necessitate the Messages app to be set as default to enable texting over WLAN . As for the LG phones , Google merely says,“You might be able to make calls or text over wireless fidelity . ”

If you ’re uncoerced to put up with these inconveniences , now might still be a good time to tell your current carrier where to perplex it . Otherwise , you ’re credibly good off wait for Fi reenforcement to maturate past the beta leg .

William Duplessie