How to configure an APN on Honor 7

It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or if you’ve changed operators, you can’t connect to the web or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Honor 7. So we therefore decided to write this article to fix this situation. We will initially observe what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Honor 7. Finally, we will see in what situations you need to change the APN on the Honor 7.



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What is an APN

The APN means Access Point Name. The APN consequently represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Honor 7 to connect to the net and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can thus prevent your Honor 7 from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You should know that each operator has a different APN of their own.

How to configure an APN on your Honor 7

If you desire to set up an APN on your Honor 7, you will have to go to the Settings menu. Once you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You will need to navigate to Advanced Settings and lastly Access Point Names . Once you are there, you need to select the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose New APN . You may then access a form that you will have 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. Almost always, the APN of each operator are very easily findable. You need to do it again 2 times the operation on your Honor 7. Certainly, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.


In which case should you set up an APN on your Honor 7?

In general, you may not automatically need to configure an APN on your Honor 7 as normally, this is done automatically. Nevertheless, there are several circumstances that require the setup of an APN on your Honor 7. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Honor 7 and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This can also be the case if you’re traveling abroad and consequently change your SIM card.