How to configure an APN on Huawei Honor 4X

It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or if you’ve changed operators, you can not connect to the net or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN configured on your Huawei Honor 4X. So we decided to draft this post to fix this trouble. We will first find out what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Huawei Honor 4X. Finally, we will see in which situations it is necessary to change the APN on the Huawei Honor 4X.



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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 Huawei Honor 4X to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can nevertheless prevent your Huawei Honor 4X from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You need to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.

Tips on how to set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 4X

If you want to set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 4X, you need to go to the Settings menu. Once you’re there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and then Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you must click on the three dots at the top right of the screen and select New APN . You’ll 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 very easily findable. You have to repeat 2 times the process on your Huawei Honor 4X. Indeed, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.


In which case should you set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 4X?

Generally, you do not always need to set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 4X as it’s usually done automatically. However, there are a few cases that require the configuration of an APN on your Huawei Honor 4X. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Huawei Honor 4X 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.