It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or if you’ve changed operators, you can not connect to the net or can not send MMS. If so, it’s probably because of the APN seted up on your Samsung Galaxy A20s. So we therefore decided to draft this article to resolve this issue. We will 1st see what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy A20s. Finally, we will see in which situations you need to change the APN on the Samsung Galaxy A20s.
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 A20s to connect to the net and receive MMS. An improperly configured APN can so prevent your Samsung Galaxy A20s from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You should know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
How you can configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy A20s
If you’d like to set up an APN on your Samsung Galaxy A20s, you will have to go to the Settings menu. Once you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and finally Access Point Names . Once you are there, you should click on the three dots at the top right of the screen and select New APN . You’ll then access a form that you will have 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 very easily findable. You must repeat 2 times the process on your Samsung Galaxy A20s. In truth, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you set up an APN on your Samsung Galaxy A20s?
Generally speaking, you may not always need to configure an APN on your Samsung Galaxy A20s as normally, this is done automatically. However, there are several situations that require the setup of an APN on your Samsung Galaxy A20s. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Samsung Galaxy A20s 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.
