Vodacom South Africa 5G APN Settings for Android and iPhone

Vodacom South Africa 5G APN Settings for Android, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 16, iPhone 15, Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Huawei, Honor and 5G WiFi Router.
Settings last verified: October 2026.

Quick answer: the Vodacom South Africa 5G APN is internet, with no username or password. It is the same APN used on 4G LTE; 5G itself is switched on from the phone’s network mode.

Vodacom 5G runs on the same APN as 4G; your plan and phone decide whether you get 5G.

Vodacom South Africa 5G APN Settings for Android

On Samsung Galaxy go to Settings -> Connections -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names -> Add. On Google Pixel and other stock Android phones go to Settings -> Network & internet -> SIMs -> Access Point Names -> +

Name : Vodacom South Africa 5G
APN : internet
Proxy : Not Set
Port : Not Set
Username : Not Set
Password : Not Set
Server : Not Set
MMSC : Not Set
MMS Proxy : Not Set
MMS Port : Not Set
MCC : (Keep default) 655
MNC : (Keep default) 01
Authentication Type : Not Set
APN type : default,supl
APN protocol : IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming protocol : IPv4/IPv6
Enable/disable APN : APN Enabled
Bearer : Unspecified (or) LTE, NR (5G)
MVNO type : None
MVNO Value : Not set

If that does not connect, try the APN lte.vodacom.za.

Vodacom South Africa 5G APN Settings for iPhone iPad

In your Apple iPhone go to Settings -> Mobile Service (Cellular) -> Mobile Data Network and enter the following details

APN: internet
Username: Blank
Password: Blank

If you cannot see Mobile Data Network, your iPhone already gets the Vodacom settings automatically.

How to turn on Vodacom 5G

Samsung Galaxy: Settings -> Connections -> Mobile networks -> Network mode -> 5G/LTE/3G/2G (auto connect).
Google Pixel: Settings -> Network & internet -> SIMs -> Preferred network type -> 5G.
Xiaomi / Redmi / POCO: Settings -> SIM cards & mobile networks -> pick the SIM -> Preferred network type -> Prefer 5G.
iPhone 12 or later: Settings -> Mobile Service -> Mobile Data Options -> Voice & Data -> 5G Auto.

Vodacom 5G not showing? Check these

You are inside Vodacom 5G coverage. Outside it the phone falls back to 4G LTE on the same APN.
Your plan includes 5G and the phone supports the Vodacom 5G bands.
Old SIM cards may not register on 5G; a SIM swap fixes that.
On iPhone, update iOS and accept the carrier settings update (Settings -> General -> About).
Toggle Airplane mode, or restart the phone, after saving the APN.