It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you have changed operators, you can’t connect to the internet or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN configured on your Sony Xperia M5. So we therefore decided to draft this article to solve this situation. We will first of all discover what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Sony Xperia M5. Finally, we will see in what situations you have to modify the APN on the Sony Xperia M5.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN consequently represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Sony Xperia M5 to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can nevertheless prevent your Sony Xperia M5 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 Sony Xperia M5
When you want to configure an APN on your Sony Xperia M5, you must navigate to the Settings menu. When you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You’ll have to go to Advanced Settings and lastly Access Point Names . When you are there, you have to click on the three dots at the top right of the screen and select New APN . You may then access a form that you must 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. Almost always, the APN of each operator are very easily findable. You have to do it again twice the process on your Sony Xperia M5. In truth, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Sony Xperia M5?
Generally, you don’t automatically need to configure an APN on your Sony Xperia M5 as this is usually done automatically. However, there are a few circumstances that need the setup of an APN on your Sony Xperia M5. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Sony Xperia M5 and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This could also be the case if you are traveling abroad and consequently change your SIM card.
