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 MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Lenovo A6 Note. So we made the decision to draft this post to solve this issue. We will first discover what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Lenovo A6 Note. Finally, we will see in what situations you should change the APN on the Lenovo A6 Note.
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 A6 Note to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An incorrectly seted up APN can so prevent your Lenovo A6 Note from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You have to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
The right way to set up an APN on your Lenovo A6 Note
If you wish to configure an APN on your Lenovo A6 Note, you need to navigate to the Settings menu. Once you’re there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and finally Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you need to 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. For example, if you are at Vodafone , you must find the Vodafone APN data on the net and copy it into the form. Normally, the APN of each operator are easily findable. You have to repeat twice the procedure on your Lenovo A6 Note. Indeed, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Lenovo A6 Note?
Typically, you may not always need to set up an APN on your Lenovo A6 Note as it’s usually done automatically. Nevertheless, there are several circumstances that need the setup of an APN on your Lenovo A6 Note. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Lenovo A6 Note and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This may also be the case if you are traveling abroad and consequently change your SIM card.
