Selecting mobile networks
Your device automatically switches between mobile networks depending on which mobile networks are available where you are. You can also manually set your device to use a particular mobile network mode. If you are using a Dual SIM device, this applies to each SIM card.
Different status icons are displayed in the status bar depending on the type or mode of network that you are connected to. Refer to Icons in the status bar to see what the different status icons look like.
To select a network mode
- Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network.
- Dual SIM users, select a SIM card.
- Tap Advanced > Preferred network type, then select a network mode.
To select another network manually
- Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network.
- Dual SIM users, select a SIM card.
- Tap Advanced > Automatically select network switch to disable, then tap Network.
- Select a network.
Note
If you select a network manually, your device will not search for other networks, even if you move out of range of the manually selected network.
To activate automatic network selection
- Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network.
- Dual SIM users, select a SIM card.
- Tap Advanced > Automatically select network switch to enable.