Some times you will not get a good mobile signal reception even if there is adequate strength in the location, it can be due to various reasons. So the best thing to do in those times is to manually select the mobile network to which you want to "register" it. So lets see how can we do this on your favourite Samsung Galaxy Android Smartphone.
Please note that the below tutorial is based on Galaxy A7 running on Marshmallow 6.0.1 firmware, on other versions also the procedure will be more or less same.
Steps To Search For Available Mobile Networks On A Galaxy Smartphone Manually
1. First open your app drawer and tap on the "Settings" icon.
2. Once done, you will get a window like the one shown below, scroll little down and tap on "More networks".
3. Now you will get the below screen. Here tap on "Mobile networks".
4. Once you get the below screen, tap on "Network operators" and you will get the below window.
5. When you get the below screen tap on "Search networks".
Once you tap the "Search Networks" you will get a list of available networks. Find your network and tap on to select it. Please note that you cannot select any other network except your SIM cards native network (except when you are in international roaming).
However if you want to change the network type to 2G, 3G, LTE etc, you can do that by checking the below screenshot.
Normal queries for this tutorial
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Kindly note that this method is compatible on Galaxy Android Smartphones like Samsung Galaxy Note7, Samsung Galaxy Note5, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, Samsung Galaxy A7, Samsung Galaxy A5, Samsung Galaxy A3, Samsung Galaxy E5, Samsung Galaxy E7, Samsung Galaxy On5, Samsung Galaxy On7, Samsung Galaxy A8, Samsung Galaxy A9, Samsung Galaxy J5, Samsung Galaxy J7, Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo (GT-I9060), Samsung Galaxy Win Pro (SM-G3812), Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582), Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus (GT-S7580), Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 (SM-G7100), SM-G7102 (Dual SIM), Samsung Galaxy Star Pro (GT-S7260), GT-S7262 (Dual SIM), Samsung Galaxy Express 2 (SM-G3815), Samsung Galaxy Round (SM-G9105), Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite (GT-S7390), GT-S7392 (Dual SIM), Samsung Galaxy Light (SGH-T399), Samsung Galaxy Core Plus (SM-G3500), SM-G3502 (Dual SIM), Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9190), Sasmung Galaxy S4 Mini I9195 (LTE), Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9192 (Dual SIM), Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (GT-I9295), Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom (SM-C1010), Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo, Samsung Galaxy Star, Samsung Galaxy Core (GT-S8262), Samsung Galaxy Y Plus (GT-S5303), Samsung Galaxy Win (GT-I8550), Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro (GT-I8552), Samsung Galaxy Mega (GT-I9150, GT-I9152, GT-I9200, GT-I9205), Samsung Galaxy Fame (GT-S6810, GT-S6810P), Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500, GT-I9505, GT-I9506), Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 (GT-S7710), Samsung Galaxy Young (GT-S6310, GT-S6312), Samsung Galaxy Grand (GT-I9080, GT-I9082), Samsung Galaxy S II Plus (GT-I9105), Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301), Samsung Galaxy S III Mini (GT-I8190), Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro (SGH-I547), Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE, Samsung Galaxy Express SGH-I437, Samsung Galaxy Rush, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy Reverb, Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE (SPH-L300), Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos (GT-S5302), Samsung Galaxy S Duos (GT-S7562), Samsung Galaxy S Duos (GT-S7568), Samsung Galaxy Trend II Duos (GT-S7572), Samsung Galaxy Trend (S7560M), Samsung Galaxy Stellar (SCH-I200), Samsung Galaxy Ch@t (GT-B5330), Samsung Galaxy Appeal (SGH-I827), Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300), Samsung Galaxy S III I9305, Samsung Galaxy S Advance, Samsung Galaxy S II Lite, Samsung Galaxy Rugby (GT-S5690M), Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300), Samsung Galaxy Rugby St (SGH-i847), Samsung Galaxy Beam (i8530), Samsung Galaxy Y DUOS (GT-S6102), Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 (GT-S6500), Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 (GT-I8160), Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 x (GT-S7560M), Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus (GT-S7500), Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos (GT-B5510, GT-B5512), Samsung Galaxy Nexus (i9250), Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Stratosphere, Samsung Galaxy XCover (S5690), Samsung Galaxy Precedent, Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360), Samsung Galaxy M, Samsung Galaxy W (I8150), Samsung Exhibit II 4G (SGH-T679), Samsung Galaxy R (I9103), Samsung Galaxy S Plus (GT-i9001), Samsung Galaxy Z, Samsung Exhibit 4G (SGH-T759), Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100), Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Samsung Captivate Glide, Samsung Galaxy Neo, Samsung Galaxy Pro, Samsung Galaxy Prevail (SPH-M820), Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570), Samsung Galaxy Next, Samsung Galaxy Pop, Samsung Galaxy Gio (GT-S5660), Samsung Galaxy SL (GT-I9003), Samsung Galaxy Fit (S5670), Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830, GT-S5830i), Samsung Galaxy Cooper (GT-S5830), Samsung Galaxy K, Samsung Galaxy 551, Samsung Galaxy U, Samsung Galaxy 5, Samsung Galaxy Europa, Samsung Galaxy 550, Samsung Galaxy 3, Samsung Galaxy Apollo, Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000), Samsung Captivate, Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Mesmeriz, Samsung Galaxy Spica GT-I5700 and Samsung Galaxy Portal.
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