It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you have changed operators, you can’t connect to the web or can not send pictures. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. So we decided to draft this article to solve this trouble. We will initially discover what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Finally, we will see in what situations you should change the APN on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN consequently represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to connect to the web and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can so prevent your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 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 configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
If you’d like to configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, you will have 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 ultimately Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you must click on the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose 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. Normally, the APN of each operator are easily findable. You have to repeat 2 times the process on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. In truth, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?
Generally, you will not automatically need to configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as normally, this is done automatically. Nevertheless, there are a few circumstances that need the configuration of an APN on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 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 consequently change your SIM card.
