topic Re: Internet settings in Android

Internet settings

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:32:00 GMT

Hi my phone went through an update a few days ago and since then when I am ob facebook and search for names in the searchbar a message comes up at the bottom of the page reading 'cant connect right now'. Beside this reads 'more' and when I tap on this it tells me I need to check my internet settings? My facebook is also quite slow on updating the news feed.

Re: Internet settings

viridis — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:43:11 GMT

Go into settings, more, Internet settings.
This will redownload your settings

Re: Internet settings

jonsie — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:58:22 GMT

Facebook updates every day. Uninstall and reinstall.

Re: Internet settings

MI5 — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:06:42 GMT

You can also text the word "Active" to 2020 or enter the settings manually from here http://www.geeksquad.co.uk/articles/o2-apn-settings#o2%20Android%20APN%20MMS%20mobile%20internet%20settings

Re: Internet settings

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:12:14 GMT

Another way is don't use Facebook. Seriously follow others advice & just reinstall

Re: Internet settings

anticpated — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:19:19 GMT

They could try clearing the app cache for Facebook and then rebooting the telephone. A reinstall might do the same thing although it's another option.

You go into System > Apps > Select Facebook and choose the relevant options from there.

Re: Internet settings

Bambino — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:57:49 GMT

@Anonymous You obviously must have money to burn if you keep Facebook open all the time while you're using your data. Facebook is a notorious data hog. You'd be much better off using it through a browser as opposed to running the app.

Re: Internet settings

anticpated — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:30:27 GMT

I use it that way too as the data harvesting concerns me.

Re: Internet settings

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:55:08 GMT

@Bambino wrote:
@Anonymous You obviously must have money to burn if you keep Facebook open all the time while you're using your data. Facebook is a notorious data hog. You'd be much better off using it through a browser as opposed to running the app.

Hi @Bambino

Can you expand further for a tech novice like me please? ... I have a Lumia 640 lte phone & am always using Facebook, I don't login or out it's just always there ... am I doing something silly?

Re: Internet settings

MI5 — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:08:33 GMT

It won't use any significant amount of data unless you have the app open and you are watching videos or any of the other rubbish that gets posted on there.

Re: Internet settings

Bambino — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:17:36 GMT

@Anonymous If you have your data on all the time and you're not running out of your allowance every month, then don't worry about it, though it's usually best to turn your data off and access Facebook via WiFi if you can.

Re: Internet settings

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:20:54 GMT

thank you @MI5 & @Bambino I understand what you have said, me being a tech novice

Re: Internet settings

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:06:31 GMT

Thanks everyone for your advice and help