Network & internet on Android 16

Network & internet is entry 1 of 20 on the first screen of Settings in Android 16, holding 9 options and 17 more on the screens they open, in the order the device shows them.

• Internet
  • Use Wi‑Fi
  • Add network
• Calls & SMS
  • Calls
  • SMS
• SIMs
  • Vodafone
  • Turkcell
• Airplane mode
• Hotspot & tethering
  • Wi‑Fi hotspot
  • USB tethering
  • Bluetooth tethering
  • Ethernet tethering
• Data Saver
  • Unrestricted mobile data
• VPN
  • Proton VPN
• Adaptive connectivity
  • Use adaptive connectivity
  • Auto‑switch to mobile network
  • Optimize network for battery life
• Mobile network security
  • Allow 2G
  • Network notifications

What changed in Network & internet since Android 14

5 new, 56 gone and 1 renamed on this screen and the ones inside it.

• New Adaptive connectivity › Auto‑switch to mobile network
• New Adaptive connectivity › Optimize network for battery life
• New Mobile network security
• New Mobile network security › Allow 2G
• New Mobile network security › Network notifications
• Gone Internet › Ethernet
• Gone Internet › Wi-Fi
• Gone Internet › Network preferences › Turn on Wi‑Fi automatically
• Gone Internet › Network preferences › Notify for public networks
• Gone Internet › Network preferences › Allow WEP networks
• Gone Internet › Network preferences › Switch to mobile data automatically
• Gone Internet › Network preferences › Install certificates
• Gone Internet › Network preferences › Wi‑Fi Direct
• Gone Internet › Network preferences › Wi‑Fi Direct › Device name
• Gone Internet › Saved networks
• Gone Internet › Saved networks › Home-5G
• Gone Internet › Saved networks › Home-5G › Forget
• Renamed Network preferences → Use Wi‑Fi

Network & internet on other systems

The same screen, as each system draws it.

The same screen in other versions

Other sections of Android 16