Questions tagged [apn]
Abbreviation for Access Point Name, referring to the configuration of your device's mobile network connection concerning the provider's data.
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Why proxy set on Android does not work when used as hotspot?
I am setting the proxy in APN settings of my mobile network in below shown screenshot:
It works well. I verified via whatismyip. However, when I enable the hotspot on the device and use this hotspot ...
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How do I add an APN via ADB?
For hardware reasons (My menu key doesn't work) I can not add an APN via settings. I read here about using sqlite and here about using code. But I need a more convenient way to do it. I need to do it ...
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How to solve the "APN settings are not available for this user" issue?
After upgrading my ASUS Zenfone 5 to Android Lollipop, I am unable to access HSPA/3G data. In Brazil we have to manually input APN settings, and when I try to do so, I receive the following message (...
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"Access Point Name settings not available for this user"
This was probably an issue before but only became an issue when I changed providers in a foreign country. Running CM12.1 nightlies.
I can't connect to data and get the above message when I try to ...
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"APN settings are not available for this user"
My phone is a stock Nexus 4 from Google with the 5.0.1 Lollipop image from Google.
I've mistakenly hit "reset APN settings". Instead of resetting them to defaults, it wiped them off and grayed out ...
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Can I backup my APN settings?
Where are my Access Point Names stored in the file system? Can I back them up via adb shell?
My phone is unlocked (AT&T Contract. Le sigh.) and I'm inching towards modding it but I want to be ...
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Does android switch to a different APN when in hotspot mode?
I've tried turning on the portable hot-spot mode on my nexus-one and got a message from my operator saying that my plan doesn't cover data traffic made through the web.operator.com APN, as opposed to ...
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How to grant an app root access without GUI interaction?
I'm trying to update my APN settings using:
adb shell "su -c 'content update --uri content://telephony/carriers --bind name:s:\""SDR"\" --bind apn:s:"SDR-internet"'"
The first time I run this ...
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APN setting is missing on Nexus 5 bought from US
I have an unlocked Nexus 5 handset bought from Google in the USA. I just wiped it and installed Android 5.0 on it. However, the UI to edit the APN settings does not appear. By that, I don't mean that ...
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Where are APN configs saved in Android?
I want to know where exactly are stored the APNs that are added by the user on Android. I want to edit them manually using X-plore (or any other root file explorer).
I know that in /system/etc/apns-...
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APN doesn't save in Tablet AOC Breeze
I have a tablet AOC Breeze model MW0712 with Android 4.1.1.
When I want to save an APN I do: Settings -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names -> New APN
But after editing the APN settings, there ...
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