It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you changed operators, you can’t connect to the internet or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Lenovo K10 Plus. So we made the decision to draft this post to fix this issue. We will first of all find out what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Lenovo K10 Plus. Finally, we will see in which situations you must change the APN on the Lenovo K10 Plus.
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 K10 Plus to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An incorrectly configured APN can thus prevent your Lenovo K10 Plus 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 K10 Plus
If you’d like to set up an APN on your Lenovo K10 Plus, you will 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 must select the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose 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 internet and copy it into the form. Most of the time, the APN of each operator are quickly findable. You have to do it again twice the operation on your Lenovo K10 Plus. In fact, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you set up an APN on your Lenovo K10 Plus?
Generally, you do not always need to configure an APN on your Lenovo K10 Plus as it’s usually done automatically. However, there are several cases that require the setup of an APN on your Lenovo K10 Plus. This is for example the case if you bought your used Lenovo K10 Plus 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.
