It may have happened to you when you went abroad, or if you’ve changed operators, you cannot connect to the net or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN configured on your Nubia Red Magic 3. So we made the decision 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 Nubia Red Magic 3. Finally, we will see in which situations you must change the APN on the Nubia Red Magic 3.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN consequently represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Nubia Red Magic 3 to connect to the net and receive MMS. An incorrectly seted up APN can so prevent your Nubia Red Magic 3 from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You need to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
The right way to configure an APN on your Nubia Red Magic 3
If you’d like to set up an APN on your Nubia Red Magic 3, you need to navigate to the Settings menu. Once you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and lastly Access Point Names . Once you are there, you should click on the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose 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. Most of the time, the APN of each operator are very easily findable. You have to do it again 2 times the process on your Nubia Red Magic 3. Certainly, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you set up an APN on your Nubia Red Magic 3?
Typically, you do not necessarily need to configure an APN on your Nubia Red Magic 3 as normally, this is done automatically. However, there are several circumstances that need the setup of an APN on your Nubia Red Magic 3. This is for example the case if you bought your used Nubia Red Magic 3 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.
