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How to reset your network settings on an Android to fix connection issues and speed up your internet

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It's easy to reset the network settings on an Android phone or tablet. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider
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If your Android device is having trouble connecting to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or even a cellular connection, there might be an issue with your network settings.

Your Android's network settings control what your device can connect to and how. These settings can sometimes become corrupted, which leaves your device unable to connect to anything around it.

Luckily, you can reset the network settings at any time. This won't delete any of your apps, photos, or other data. All it will erase are your saved Wi-Fi passwords, and other connection information.

It'll also likely help your Android device connect to the internet or Bluetooth again.

Here's how to reset your network settings on an Android phone or tablet.

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How to reset network settings on an Android device

1. Open the Settings app on your Android.

2. Scroll to and tap either "General management" or "System," depending on what device you have. 

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The "Reset" options are usually kept with other general system options.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. Tap either "Reset" or "Reset options."

4. Tap the words "Reset network settings."

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The other two options will reset your network settings as well, but will erase other data too.  Steven John/Business Insider

5. You'll have to confirm that you want to reset your network settings. Do so.

Your device will restart. Once it does, your network settings will have been cleared and reset.

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.