Manage advanced network settings on your Android telephone

You can change network settings similar automatic connections, metered admission, proxy settings, and more.

Command information use with metered Wi-Fi

When to apply metered Wi-Fi

If your network has a information limit, you tin set your Wi-Fi as metered. When your network is metered, you have more than control over how much data your phone uses through downloads and other apps.

Observe your telephone'southward MAC address

  1. Open your telephone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Almost telephone.
  3. Roll downwards to "Wi-Fi MAC address."

Phones that have Android x and above take another MAC address. To discover it:

  1. Turn on Wi-Fi.
  2. Open your phone'southward Settings app.
  3. Tap Network & net and then Internet.
    • If y'all tin can't observe it, search for "MAC accost." If you nevertheless tin't find it, become help from your device manufacturer.
  4. Side by side to your network, tap Settings .
  5. Scroll down to "MAC accost."

Tip: If yous're setting up parental controls for your network, include both MAC addresses.

Private DNS

Important: By default, your telephone uses Private DNS with all networks that can employ Private DNS. Nosotros recommend keeping Private DNS turned on.

To plow Individual DNS on or off, or change its settings:

  1. Open your phone'due south Settings app.
  2. Tap Network & cyberspace And then Private DNS .
    • If y'all can't observe it, search for "Individual DNS." If you still can't find information technology, get help from your device manufacturer.
  3. Pick your option:
    • Off
    • Automated
    • Private DNS provider hostname

Tip: Private DNS helps secure only DNS questions and answers. Information technology can't protect anything else.

Change more than Wi-Fi settings

  1. Open your phone'south Settings app.
  2. Tap Network & internet And then Cyberspace.
    • If you tin can't notice it, search for the setting you want to modify. If you lot still can't find it, get help from your device manufacturer.
  3. At the bottom, tap Network preferences.
  4. Tap an option. These vary by phone and Android version.
    • Turn on Wi-Fi automatically: Take Wi-Fi automatically turn on near saved networks. Larn about saved networks.
    • Open up network notification: Get a notification when automatic connection to high-quality open up networks isn't bachelor.
    • Advanced
      • Install certificates: Digital certificates tin place your telephone. Learn about certificates.
      • Wi-Fi Direct: Allow your telephone connect without a network with other devices that tin use Wi-Fi Direct.

      • If you use an older version of Android, you can too choose from:

        • WPS Button: Turn on Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) for a WPS-capable network.
        • WPS Pin Entry: Enter the Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) personal identification number (PIN).

Related resources

  • Connect to Wi-Fi networks
  • Tether with Wi-Fi hotspot

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