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How to Fix Mobile Data Not Working on Android

Cellular data, mobile data, whatever you want to call it, is one of those things that only becomes a life necessity once you acquire your first smartphone. It’s only when you lose connectivity that you realize you don’t know how to get anywhere without Google Maps, don’t have anything to read without Flipboard, and don’t know how to communicate with people through any medium other than WhatsApp.

When mobile data stops working on Android, it’s world-shattering, in other words. Here are some tips on how to get it back.

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Reset Your APNs

Access Point Names (APNs) are the means by which your mobile network provider connects your phone to the mobile Internet. It sets your phone up with all the crucial settings, like IP addresses and gateways, to (hopefully) get you connected. However, this process can sometimes go wrong and require a reset. The following shows how to do it.

Go to “Settings -> Network & internet -> Mobile network -> Advanced -> Access Point Names.”

You should see a list of APNs (potentially with only one network on them). Tap the menu icon at the top right, then “Reset to default.”

Set APN Protocol to iPv4/IPv6

This option doesn’t exist in the APN settings of all phones, but some devices (like the OnePlus 3) give you the option of leaving the APN Protocol field blank. If that’s the case in your network’s APN settings, make sure it says IPv4/IPv6 instead. Likewise, with other devices, make sure it says this rather than just one of the two.

Enter Your APN Settings Manually

It’s a sad but not uncommon occurrence for your APN settings to get out of whack after an Android software update, and if a standard reset doesn’t fix the problem, then you may need to enter your APN address manually.

1. Go to your APN list using the method in the previous tip, then tap the “+” icon in the top-right corner.

3. Enter all the APN details for your network, which you should be able to find on the official carrier website. Or you can check out this list of APN settings for US, UK, Indian and other national carriers.

4. Save your new APN settings, then select them from the APN list on your device.

Wipe Cache Partition from Recovery

On your phone, there’s a fair portion of your device’s memory dedicated to the cache – where data for various apps and processes is stored “on the backburner,” activating automatically so that these apps and processes boot up more quickly on your device.

But sometimes, as reported by certain Android users, errors can occur in the cache which can cause crucial processes – in this case your data connection – to stop working. To fix this, you need to clear the system cache partition, which is accessed from your phone’s recovery screen. Getting to your recovery varies slightly between phones, but on a standard stock Android device, do the following:

Switch off your phone, then when switching it back on, hold the Power and Volume Down buttons until the Android droid pops up on your screen.

Use the volume buttons to navigate to “Recovery Mode.” On the next screen, it may “No command.”

If you see this, you need to try holding different combinations of the volume buttons and the power button until you enter recovery (depending on your device).

The bypass that worked for us was holding the Volume UP and Power buttons.

Once you’re in recovery, use the volume buttons on your phone to select “wipe cache partition” or “wipe cache,” then select the option using the power button.

The process should only take a few seconds. Once it’s done, reboot your phone.

Reset Your Phone’s Network Connection

A simple and powerful fix for data not working on your Android device is to enter an SCRTN (Special Code to Reset the Network). Note that this fix will only work for phones using CDMA networks. In the U.S., these networks are T-Mobile, Verizon and US Cellular.

Assuming you’re with a CDMA network, go to your phone dial pad and enter the following code, depending on your device:

• Google Pixel, Moto G7: *#*#72786#*#*
• Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Moto G5: #*#*72786##
• Other Android phones: ##72786#

Note that phone carriers are slowly trying to phase out CDMA networks, as they seek to move wholly onto the faster, more recent LTE standard, so this particular fix may not exist for much longer.

Also read: How to Fix the Obtaining IP Address Error on Android

Enable the Right Network Mode

Starting with the simplest solution, it’s possible that during an update, or simply in the phone’s default settings, the network mode (3G, 4G, etc.) of your phone is set to one that doesn’t offer optimal coverage.

If you have a 4G phone, for example, you should always make sure 4G is selected in your network modes to catch those sweet 4G rays. Or if your phone isn’t 4G but you’re running on an OS that features it as a network mode (by rooting, for example), your phone may be trying to connect to 4G signals that it’s not capable of.

Changing this is simple. Go to “Settings -> Network & Internet -> Mobile network -> Preferred network type,” then switch to the one that best suits your phone. As my phone is a 4G, I go for 2G/3G/4G Auto so that it always tries to connect to the best signal available.

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Remove and Re-Insert Your SIM Card

Some will scoff at the very mention of suggestions like “reboot your phone” and “remove and reinsert your SIM card,” but these should always be the first port of call when trying to fix mobile data issues. Another option is to test your phone with another SIM card to see if the issue originates in the phone or the card.

There’s also an extra little trick to rebooting your phone that could help:

• Before rebooting, turn on Airplane Mode.
• Wait for 30 seconds, then turn Airplane Mode off.
• If you still don’t have data, turn airplane mode back on, turn your phone off, wait for a minute, turn your phone back on, turn airplane mode off, wait for 30 seconds, then turn mobile data on.

If this fails, then try the following fixes.

Do You Have a Mobile Data Limit?

Every Android phone lets you set your own mobile data limits and warnings for when you’re about to reach your limit. These aren’t usually switched on by default, but maybe you set a limit previously, have since upgraded your tariff, and have forgotten to update your mobile data limit accordingly. To check this:

Go to “Settings -> Network & Internet -> Mobile network.”

Make sure “Mobile data” is switched on, then tap “Data warning & limit.”

Here you need to make sure that “Set data limit” is switched off, or at least that it isn’t any lower than the limit provided by your network.

There it is: the key to getting you back online just when you thought you’d have to start resorting to paper maps and pigeon mail to communicate with people.

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Now that you have mobile data working again, why not put it to the test with one of these Internet speed test apps. Alternatively, check out our list of the best Firefox for Android add-ons.

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How to turn off cellular data on an Android device in 3 ways and avoid hitting your data limit

Thanks to the ubiquity of Wi-Fi at home, in the office, and a lot of public places in between, you may not need to rely on cellular data consistently. But if there’s no Wi-Fi network available where you are, you can use a lot of data from your cellular plan fast — especially if you are streaming video.

If you need to make sure you don’t run out of your monthly allotment of data from your cellular provider, there are several ways to control your usage. Your Android phone gives you a single button to disable data, for example. You can also turn on airplane mode. Or, for more granular control, you can disable data for specific apps.

How to turn off cellular data on Android

The fastest way to disable cellular data on most Android phones is by using the data setting in the phone’s control panel.

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the phone’s control panel. Swipe down again to see more of the quick-access buttons.

2. Tap «Mobile data.»

Your phone will no longer use mobile data until you turn this feature back on.

How to turn off cellular data on Android using airplane mode

This does essentially the same thing as toggling the mobile data quick-access button, but it also turns off voice calls and Wi-Fi (and possibly, depending on the phone, Bluetooth ).

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the phone’s control panel. Swipe down again to see more of the quick-access buttons.

2. Tap » Airplane mode .» The icon should be in the shape of an airplane.

Like turning off mobile data, you won’t be able to use any cellular data while airplane mode is enabled.

How to turn off cellular data on Android for specific apps

Depending on your model and version of the Android OS, the specific settings’ names might be slightly different.

1. Start the Settings app.

2. Tap «Wireless & networks» and then tap «Data usage.»

3. Tap «Network access.»

4. In the list of apps, clear the checkbox for any apps you don’t want using cellular data.

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How to remove «Mobile data turned off» notification from the notification list?

I have a relatively low data limit, so I keep my data usage turned off except when I’m away from home, and then only when I really need it. I also use the options in Settings to set a warning level and an artificial limit. Yesterday, I reached that limit, and my tablet (Tab E) turned data off, as expected.

The problem is that, in the Notification list (the one you get when you swipe down from the top of the screen), there is a non-removable notification that says:

Is there any way to get rid of this without turning on data usage or turning off the warning level and limit?

I RESEARCHED IT TO MY LIMITS TONIGHT! IT SHOULD BE VERY SIMPLE IF I ONLY KNEW THE NAME OF THE SYSTEM APP THAT GOVERNS MOBILE DATA USAGE AND RESTRICTIONS THEN I COULD DISABLE ITS NOTIFICATIONS.

THAT SAID THERE IS AN OPTION OR 2 THAT ARE SLIGHTLY LESS ANNOYING.

ONCE YOU REACH YOUR DATA LIMIT THEN YOU CAN RESTRICT BACKGROUND DATA. THIS WILL MAKE ALL PROGRAMS RUNNIGN IN BACKGROUND ONLY USE DATA ON WI-FI. tHEN BE VIGILANT OF NOT USING ANY DATA UNLESS YOU ARE ON WI-FI

aNOTHER METHOD IS THIRD PARTY APPS. i READ OF TWO .GO SPEED AND ANOTHER BY SOMEONE NAMED INDIANA REDMOND I BELIEVE WHICH IS A WIDGET

THE BEST ONE THOUGH I THINK FOR AN OPTION IS ONCE YOU REACH YOUR DATA LIMIT SWITHC ON AIRPLANE MODE. ALL IT SHOULD DO IS PUT A SMALL AIRPLANE IN YOUR BSAR NEXT TO YOUR BATTERY ICON THEN RE-ENABLE YOUR DATA AND SET YOUR USAGE LIMIT A HAIR HIGHER THAN YOUR WARNING LIMIT WHICH SHOULD BE SET ONLY 50MB OR SO ABOVE THE PREVIOUS USAGE LIMIT. THIS WOULD BE JUST IN CASE SOMETHINL WONKY GOES ON. IN ADDITION TO THIS YOU MIGHT RESTRICT BACKGROUND DATA AND NETWORKS. BUT NONE OF THE WONKY NOR THE RESRTICTIONS SHOULD BE NECESSARY AS AIRPLANE MODE SHUTS DOWN ALL MOBILE DATA BUT ALLOWS FOR WI-FI AS FLIGHTS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH SUCH SERVICES.

Figured it out. Iv got the galaxy s7. Open ur Mobile data. Turn on mobile data. Switch the set data limit to off. Then turn your data back off.

I then got a data usage warning notification. Swiped left, it disappeared and no more notifications 👌

I know this is an old post, but in case anyone else comes across this, I thought I might as well add this here.

My Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ just updated, and I was having this same issue. Here is how I solved it.

This is the message I was getting:

If you do a slow right swipe (took me a couple tries to get it), you’ll get this:

Tap the widget on the left, and you’ll get:

Tap On lock screen / Show content, and you’ll get:

Tap «Do not show notifications»

Done!

Thanks, a mixture of this and what codybraithwaite said worked for me
Turn on data, go back to data usage and then to bill cycle, turn off the limit option, then it finally let me set app notifications to «do not show notifications».

I really wish Google would cut this crap of trying to think of ways for people to always stay connected to data. I will NEVER just stay connected to data no matter how difficult you make it, all it does is make me absolutely despise Google/android, and Samsung phones, to where I’ll just never buy them again. I swear every Android update my phone makes me do adds in something for no reason that, almost anyone else that I see discuss it, agrees is unwanted and annoying.

Was a. While ago you posted but I have switched mine off

Settings, notifications , apps , carrier default app. Tap on the mobile data status , tap on importance and select low . It will disappear 😁

Was a. While ago you posted but I have switched mine off

Settings, notifications , apps , carrier default app. Tap on the mobile data status , tap on importance and select low . It will disappear 😁

I agree with Whitepupper. I will (except in very unusual circumstances) Never Turn On Mobile Data Usage. Unfortunately, 3 times this year an update has done so in the background without informing or giving me the option not to. Resulting in all my phone credit being used up in a couple of days without my knowledge or permission. iow, google owes me $150! I have little money and so use a long life plan which only needs topping up once every six months. I do however have 24/7 access to wifi with unlimited download. Google has made it harder to accidentally disable mobile data, fair enough, but it uses all your mobile credit first before it starts using your unlimited already paid for wifi. They have also made it harder to turn mobile data off completely. It’s like they are in cahoots with the telcos to make us spend even more or our hard won money.

Apparently at least part of the intention of this update was to save on battery life. What I find drains battery life the most is that even when connected to a network the phone continues to search for other networks in the background indefinitely. There doesn’t seam to be a way of stopping it form doing so. The battery lasts about 2 and a half to 3 days with wifi disabled, but only 1 day with it enabled. Being able to disable background wifi network scanning would save a lot of battery life. End of Rant ))

FYI; Codybraithwaite’s solution was the only fix which worked for me.

1. Go to settings

2. Go to data usage

3. Set limit higher than where it’s at

4. Change the apps that can use data in the background. Make sure apps can only use data over wifi unless it’s necessary like text messages and phone calls.

5. Make sure wifi calling is enabled
The notification will not appear anymore

How to remove «Mobile data turned off» notification from the notification list?

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