Determining whether to display an indicator of millimeter wave cellular availability

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor configured to cause a wireless device to:
• establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection that includes connectivity with a fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) millimeter wave (mmW) cell;
• determine to provide an indication of 5G NR mmW cell availability based at least in part on the RRC connection that includes connectivity with a 5G NR mmW cell;
• determine, based at least in part on motion sensor information received from motion sensing circuitry of the wireless device, motion status information for the wireless device;
• determine, based at least in part on the motion status information, a motion state of the wireless device;
• determine that the wireless device is no longer connected with the 5G NR mmW cell;
• and
• determine when to cease providing the indication of 5G NR mmW cell availability after the wireless device is no longer connected with the 5G NR mmW cell based at least in part on location status information or the motion state of the wireless device.

A wireless device, comprising:

• an antenna;
• a radio operably coupled to the antenna;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the radio;
• wherein the wireless device is configured to:
• establish a wireless link with a fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) millimeter wave (mmW) cell;
• provide an indication of 5G NR mmW cell availability via a user interface element of the wireless device based at least in part on the wireless link with the 5G NR mmW cell;
• determine, based at least in part on motion sensor information received from motion sensing circuitry of the wireless device, motion status information for the wireless device;
• determine, based at least in part on the motion status information, a motion state of the wireless device;
• determine that the wireless link with the 5G NR mmW cell is released;
• and
• cease to provide the indication of 5G NR mmW cell availability via the user interface element of the wireless device after the wireless link with the 5G NR mmW cell is released, wherein when to cease providing the indication of 5G NR mmW cell availability is determined based at least in part on one or more of location status information or the motion state of the wireless device.