It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or if you’ve changed operators, you can’t connect to the net or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Sony Xperia Z5. So we made the decision to draft this article to fix this situation. We will 1st see what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Sony Xperia Z5. Finally, we will see in which situations you need to change the APN on the Sony Xperia Z5.
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 Z5 to connect to the net and receive MMS. An improperly configured APN can so prevent your Sony Xperia Z5 from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You have to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
How you can configure an APN on your Sony Xperia Z5
If you want to set up an APN on your Sony Xperia Z5, you will need to navigate to the Settings menu. Once you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You’ll have to go to Advanced Settings and then Access Point Names . Once you are there, you have to click the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose New APN . You may 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 net and copy it into the form. Almost always, the APN of each operator are very easily findable. You need to repeat twice the process on your Sony Xperia Z5. In truth, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you set up an APN on your Sony Xperia Z5?
In most cases, you may not always need to configure an APN on your Sony Xperia Z5 as normally, this is done automatically. Nevertheless, there are some cases that need the configuration of an APN on your Sony Xperia Z5. This is for example the case if you bought your used Sony Xperia Z5 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.
