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OnePlus: Set Up an APN Manually

If mobile data or MMS stops working right after you swap SIM cards, your OnePlus likely never received the correct Access Point Name. OxygenOS normally pulls these settings automatically from your carrier, but that handoff often fails with prepaid SIMs, MVNOs, or after a factory reset. The network bars still show a connection while data transfer silently fails in the background.

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VersionAndroid 10 · Oxygenos 10

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Set Up an APN Manually auf OnePlus

An Access Point Name tells your OnePlus how to reach your carrier network for mobile data and MMS. If this entry is missing, wrong, or got wiped during a factory reset, the phone stays connected to the mobile network but cannot exchange any data.

This mostly happens with prepaid SIMs, MVNOs, or SIMs moved from another device, since automatic provisioning does not always trigger a configuration message. Adding the APN manually solves it in most cases.

Add the APN manually

Open SettingsWi-Fi & networkSIM & network and pick the SIM card you want to configure. Tap Access Point Names, then Add to create a new profile.

Enter the values your carrier provides for name, APN, and MMSC. Open the menu once the fields are filled in and tap Save to apply the profile.

If mobile data is still unavailable afterward, double-check that the new APN is actually selected, since some devices keep an old profile active until you switch to it manually. A restart also helps the modem pick up the new configuration cleanly.

Frequently asked questions

Your carrier support page or SIM packaging lists the exact APN, username, and MMSC values. Enter them exactly as provided in the Access Point Names screen, since typos in the APN field are the most common cause of failed data connections.

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