Manage avant-garde network settings on your Android phone

You tin change network settings similar automated connections, metered admission, proxy settings, and more.

Command data use with metered Wi-Fi

When to use metered Wi-Fi

If your network has a data limit, yous can set up 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 phone's MAC address

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Most phone.
  3. Scroll down to "Wi-Fi MAC address."

Phones that take Android ten and to a higher place take some other MAC address. To find it:

  1. Plough on Wi-Fi.
  2. Open your phone's Settings app.
  3. Tap Network & internet and then Internet.
    • If you can't discover it, search for "MAC accost." If yous still tin't detect information technology, become aid from your device manufacturer.
  4. Next to your network, tap Settings .
  5. Scroll down to "MAC address."

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

Private DNS

Important: By default, your phone uses Private DNS with all networks that can use Private DNS. We recommend keeping Private DNS turned on.

To turn Private DNS on or off, or change its settings:

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Network & internet And then Private DNS .
    • If yous can't find information technology, search for "Private DNS." If y'all nonetheless tin can't find it, get aid from your device manufacturer.
  3. Choice your option:
    • Off
    • Automated
    • Private DNS provider hostname

Tip: Private DNS helps secure only DNS questions and answers. It can't protect annihilation else.

Change more Wi-Fi settings

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Network & net And then Internet.
    • If you tin can't find it, search for the setting you want to change. If yous all the same can't find it, become assistance from your device manufacturer.
  3. At the bottom, tap Network preferences.
  4. Tap an option. These vary past phone and Android version.
    • Plow on Wi-Fi automatically: Accept Wi-Fi automatically turn on about saved networks. Learn about saved networks.
    • Open network notification: Go a notification when automatic connectedness to high-quality open networks isn't available.
    • Avant-garde
      • Install certificates: Digital certificates tin can identify your phone. Larn about certificates.
      • Wi-Fi Straight: Let your phone connect without a network with other devices that can use Wi-Fi Direct.

      • If you utilize an older version of Android, yous tin can also choose from:

        • WPS Push Button: Plow on Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) for a WPS-capable network.
        • WPS Pivot 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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