Although the cellular network unavailable error is mostly reported on Samsung Galaxy models, this error can appear on any Android phone. Below are some methods to fix cellular network unavailable error on your Android phone.
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Fix Cellular Network Unavailable Error on Android Phone
It is difficult to pinpoint a single or common reason behind the Cellular network unavailable error in Android phones. So, below we provide a series of methods that other users have successfully used to fix this error on their Android phones.
Turn Airplane mode ON/OFF
It is quite possible that Airplane mode or Airplane mode was turned on accidentally on your Android phone or you turned on Airplane mode while traveling and forgot to do it.
Even if Airplane mode is not enabled on your Android phone, turning Airplane mode on and off can fix cellular network unavailable issue on Android phones.
1. open that settings App on your Android phone.
2. On the settings screen, tap Flight mode Option located under the Connections heading.
3. Activate on the Airplane mode screen Flight mode by moving the switch to ON Position (see picture below)
4. Next disable Flight mode by moving the switch to OUT Position.
As mentioned above, simply turning Airplane mode on and off fixed the no mobile network error for many users who reported that updates and network notifications suddenly appeared after following the procedure above.
Disable data roaming
Just like Airplane mode, the data roaming option can also be turned on accidentally, or you might have turned on data roaming on your Android phone and forgot to do it.
1. open that settings App on your Android phone.
2. On the settings screen, tap cellular networks.
3. On the next screen, uncheck the option for data roaming by moving the switch to OUT position (see image below).
Automatically connect to the mobile network
This solution has worked for a number of users who are seeing the cellular network unavailable error message on their Android phone.
1. open that settings App on your Android phone.
2. On the settings screen, tap cellular networks Option is under Connections heading (see image below).
3. On the Cellular networks screen, tap network operator.
4. On the next screen, tap Select Automatic Option for your Android phone to automatically select your preferred network.
In case this doesn’t work, you need to try other methods as mentioned below.
Update firmware
Samsung or your Android phone manufacturer may have released a firmware update and your device is not updated to the latest firmware version.
1. open that settings App on your Android phone.
2. On the Settings screen, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and tap About the device.
3. On the About Device screen, tap software update.
4. On the next screen, tap Update now Option to let your device check for software updates.
5. Install software updates if software updates are available.
Remove battery and SIM card
The issue of cellular network unavailable error message on your Android phone can be caused by the SIM card not being inserted properly or your Android phone cannot read the SIM card.
1. perfomance OUT your android phone and remove the SIM card and battery.
2. Wait patiently for about 5 minutes and then reinsert the battery and the SIM card into your Android phone.
3. Switch ON your Android phone.
This method has also been reported by users to be very useful in fixing mobile network unavailable error on their Android phones.
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