It may have happened to you when you went abroad, or when you have changed operators, you can not connect to the web or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN configured on your Asus ZenFone Selfie. So we made the decision to draft this post to resolve this issue. We will 1st find out what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Asus ZenFone Selfie. Finally, we will see in which situations you must change the APN on the Asus ZenFone Selfie.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN therefore represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Asus ZenFone Selfie to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An incorrectly configured APN can nevertheless prevent your Asus ZenFone Selfie from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You need to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
The right way to configure an APN on your Asus ZenFone Selfie
If you’d like to configure an APN on your Asus ZenFone Selfie, you need to navigate to the Settings menu. Once you’re there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and finally Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you must click the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose New APN . You will then access a form that you need to fill in with the data of your operator. One example is, if you are at Vodafone , you must find the Vodafone APN data on the internet and copy it into the form. As a general rule, the APN of each operator are quickly findable. You need to do it again two times the procedure on your Asus ZenFone Selfie. Indeed, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Asus ZenFone Selfie?
As a general rule, you may not automatically need to configure an APN on your Asus ZenFone Selfie as this is usually done automatically. However, there are a few circumstances that require the configuration of an APN on your Asus ZenFone Selfie. This is for example the case if you bought your used Asus ZenFone Selfie and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This can also be the case if you are traveling abroad and therefore change your SIM card.
