It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you changed operators, you can’t connect to the web or can not send pictures. If that is the case, it’s probably because of the APN seted up on your Lenovo Yoga Book. So we therefore decided to draft this article to solve this trouble. We will 1st see what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Lenovo Yoga Book. Finally, we will see in what situations you need to change the APN on the Lenovo Yoga Book.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN consequently represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Lenovo Yoga Book to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can thus prevent your Lenovo Yoga Book from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You need to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
How to configure an APN on your Lenovo Yoga Book
If you wish to configure an APN on your Lenovo Yoga Book, you will need to go to the Settings menu. Once you’re there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You will need to go to Advanced Settings and lastly Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you should click the three dots at the top right of the screen and select New APN . You’ll then access a form that you will 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 net and copy it into the form. As a general rule, the APN of each operator are easily findable. You have to do it again 2 times the procedure on your Lenovo Yoga Book. Certainly, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Lenovo Yoga Book?
In general, you don’t automatically need to configure an APN on your Lenovo Yoga Book as it’s usually done automatically. However, there are several circumstances that need the configuration of an APN on your Lenovo Yoga Book. This is for example the case if you bought your used Lenovo Yoga Book and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This could also be the case if you’re traveling abroad and consequently change your SIM card.
