How to reset network settings on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › System

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Reset options

   Open Settings, tap System, then Reset options. The first two rows are the network resets.

   Done

2. 

   Mobile network: leave Erase eSIMs unticked

   Tap Reset mobile network settings. Leave Erase eSIMs unticked unless you mean to remove your eSIM; the page says that won't cancel your plan, but you need your operator to get it back.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Reset settings

   Tap Reset settings at the bottom. We stopped here.

   Done

4. 

   Bluetooth and Wi-Fi: tap Reset

   Back in Reset options, tap Reset Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The box says it resets all Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings and can't be undone. Tap Reset; we tapped Cancel.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Asked to tap Reset settings twice? EE's step-by-step for the Pixel 9 shows Reset settings on two screens in a row for the mobile network reset; the second one is the final confirmation. We stopped at the first. Source: Google Pixel 9 (Android 14) resetting network settings
• Set up an APN by hand? EE's guide for the Pixel 9 says Reset mobile network settings deletes any APN connections you created, so note them first. Wi-Fi passwords and Bluetooth pairings go with the other reset. Source: Google Pixel 9 (Android 14) resetting network settings
• Erase eSIMs and Delete private space? They are also in Reset options, but they remove things for good. They are not network resets.

If this does not work

• Wi-Fi asks for the password again? That is expected: EE says the reset deletes saved Wi-Fi connections and passwords. Join your network again. Still dropping? See Pixel Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting. Source: Google Pixel 9 (Android 14) resetting network settings
• No mobile data after the reset? If your operator gave you APN settings to type in, enter them again, since the reset deletes APNs you created. Then see Pixel mobile data not working. Source: Google Pixel 9 (Android 14) resetting network settings
• Bluetooth devices gone? That is expected. Pair them again: how to pair a Bluetooth device.

About this guide

Try this last, after the usual fixes. On a Pixel there is no single network reset; mobile network and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are reset separately.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. We opened both resets and cancelled each one.

Good to know

Erase all data (factory reset) is the last row of the same page and wipes the phone: how to factory reset a Google Pixel.

In short: Settings, System, Reset options: Reset mobile network settings, or Reset Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.