Apple Wi-Fi 6E Support: What iPhone and Mac Users Need to Know

[iamasmith]

When will the Apple Watch get 6E? Considering it's supposed to be more energy efficient...

In true form, this next year!.. maybe

 

[ChrisA]

In my case I had an iMac 2019 with a wired ethernet cable (Gigabit capable) going into a Velop Mesh node and across Wifi 6E to the parent node connected to the ONT. So tha iMac isn't 6E capable but the backhaul to the main router was over 6E.

Wired backhaul is usually only half as fast. The backhaul has to share the available bandwidth. In a best-case scenario, 6E is faster than gigabit Ethernet.

 

[ric22]

Wired backhaul is usually only half as fast. The backhaul has to share the available bandwidth. In a best-case scenario, 6E is faster than gigabit Ethernet.

Wired backhaul is "usually" only half as fast??? I think you mistyped 😬

 

[JustSomebody12]

When will the Apple Watch get 6E? Considering it's supposed to be more energy efficient...

Apple Watch are still at WiFi 4 (at 2.4 GHz or 2.4+5 GHz)

 

[ric22]

Apple Watch are still at WiFi 4 (at 2.4 GHz or 2.4+5 GHz)

I know, that's why I asked when will they get the modern energy efficient standard It's not going to get a slight bump from its 16 year old wifi standard, but a full one, for energy reasons- until recently, Apple may have been right about wifi 4 being more economical on battery.

 

[ChrisA]

Wired backhaul is "usually" only half as fast??? I think you mistyped 😬

looks like a typo or "auto correct" error. Obviously, the first word should be "Wireless", not "wired".

 

[MaGF]

Disappointed that some Wi-Fi country codes still do not allow 6GHz networks in MacOS Sonoma 14.5, despite the fact that these countries or regions have already approved the use of Wi-Fi 6e! Apple please update your supported channel lists according to Wi-Fi Alliance’s up-to-date list: https://www.wi-fi.org/regulations-enabling-6-ghz-wi-fi

Otherwise none of our Wi-Fi 6e-capable Apple devices will be able to benefit from the 6GHz band.