du UAE 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 du UAE 5G APN is du, 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.
The du APN is simply “du”, lower case, on both 4G and 5G.
du UAE 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 : du UAE 5G
APN : du
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) 424
MNC : (Keep default) 03
Authentication Type : PAP
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
du UAE 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: du
Username: Blank
Password: Blank
If you cannot see Mobile Data Network, your iPhone already gets the du settings automatically.
How to turn on du 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.
du 5G not showing? Check these
- You are inside du 5G coverage. Outside it the phone falls back to 4G LTE on the same APN.
- Your plan includes 5G and the phone supports the du 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.
du UAE APN Settings for 5G Router/WiFi Dongle
Go to Settings -> Profile Management
Profile Name: Internet 5G
APN: du
Access number: *99#
User name: Blank
Password: Blank
For MMS settings and older phones see Du APN Settings for Android HTC Samsung.