Pixel mobile data not working? What to check (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Network and Internet › SIMs

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open SIMs

   Go to Settings, Network and Internet, and tap SIMs.

   Done

2. 

   Check Mobile data

   Mobile data should be on. Ours was on, with one physical SIM.

   Done

3. 

   Open your SIM and check Roaming

   Tap your SIM. Use this SIM must be on. Roaming, Connect to data services when roaming, was off on ours: turn it on only when you are abroad.

   Done

4. 

   Check Access point names

   Scroll down the SIM page and tap Access point names.

   Done

5. 

   Check the APN

   Your carrier's APN should be listed and selected. Ours had one, selected. We did not change it.

   Done

6. 

   Open Quick Settings

   Swipe down twice from the top. The first page on ours had a Wi-Fi tile, not a single Internet tile.

   Done

7. 

   Use the Mobile data tile

   Swipe left to the second page. The Mobile data tile is there.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Internet tile in Quick Settings? Our Pixel 10a had separate Wi-Fi and Mobile data tiles, on pages 1 and 2.
• Menus named differently? Google says some steps differ by Android version and phone maker. Source: Reduce and manage mobile data usage

If this does not work

• Still no data? Google suggests restarting the phone and turning Aeroplane mode on and off again. Source: Fix internet connection problems on Android devices
• Data stops at a certain amount? Check Data warning and limit on the SIM page: how to set a data warning and limit. Source: Reduce and manage mobile data usage
• Need more help? Network and Internet has Troubleshoot mobile connection, with tips for issues with calls, texts and data. We did not run it. Source: Fix internet connection problems on Android devices

About this guide

On a Pixel, mobile data has a switch on the SIMs page and a tile in Quick Settings. The SIM's own page holds roaming and the APN.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17, in Dark mode, with a SIM inserted. We only looked at these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

5G and 4G calling settings are on the same SIM page: how to turn on 4G calling and 5G on a Pixel.

In short: Settings, Network and Internet, SIMs, Mobile data on. SIM page: Use this SIM, Roaming, Access point names.