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Google Fi surprised us this week by announcing several new features and coverage coming soon to the wireless service. It will be easier than ever for international travelers to find 5G while iPhone users in Fi start to catch up on features to their Android friends.
The big news is the expansion of 5G coverage: Google has tripled availability from 13 countries to 39. As long as you have a “compatible” Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy S22 phone on Google Fi, you’ll have 5G service in the following locations around the world. World:
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Czech
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong, SAR of China
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea, Republic
- Kuwait
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan Province of China
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
For those of you reading this on an iPhone who have a Google Fi subscription, Google is adding an international hotspot to your device as well as WiFi calls. With these two features, you can use your phone’s connection while traveling to share internet access on another device. And when you’re in a place that doesn’t have good cellular coverage, but there may be Wi-Fi nearby, you can still make those calls.
Big Google Fi news is always welcome in these places.