How to configure an APN on Honor 7A

It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you changed operators, you cannot connect to the internet or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Honor 7A. So we decided to draft this article to resolve this trouble. We will first of all observe what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Honor 7A. Finally, we will see in what situations you have to change the APN on the Honor 7A.



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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 7A to connect to the web and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can thus prevent your Honor 7A from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You have to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.

How to set up an APN on your Honor 7A

If you desire to configure an APN on your Honor 7A, 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 go to Advanced Settings and finally Access Point Names . Once you are there, you need to select the three dots at the top right of the screen and select New APN . You’ll 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 two times the procedure on your Honor 7A. In fact, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.


In which case should you configure an APN on your Honor 7A?

As a general rule, you do not necessarily need to set up an APN on your Honor 7A as normally, this is done automatically. Nevertheless, there are several cases that need the configuration of an APN on your Honor 7A. This is for example the case if you bought your used Honor 7A and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This may also be the case if you’re traveling abroad and consequently change your SIM card.