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 configured on your Samsung Galaxy Trend. So we decided to write this content to solve this situation. We will first observe what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy Trend. Finally, we will see in what situations you must modify the APN on the Samsung Galaxy Trend.
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 Trend to connect to the web and receive MMS. An incorrectly configured APN can thus prevent your Samsung Galaxy Trend from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You should know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
Tips on how to set up an APN on your Samsung Galaxy Trend
If you’d like to configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy Trend, you will need to navigate to the Settings menu. When you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and lastly Access Point Names . When you are there, you should select 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. Most of the time, the APN of each operator are very easily findable. You have to repeat twice the operation on your Samsung Galaxy Trend. In fact, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy Trend?
Typically, you may not automatically need to set up an APN on your Samsung Galaxy Trend as it’s usually done automatically. However, there are several cases that require the setup of an APN on your Samsung Galaxy Trend. This is for example the case if you bought your used Samsung Galaxy Trend 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.
