If you’re like most people, you use your phone to stay connected wherever you are. Whether you’re checking email on the train or catching up on Facebook while waiting in line, having your phone with you is essential. But what if you don’t have service where you are? What if there’s a power outage or something else prevents you from using your phone? If this happens to you often, then roaming may be turning off your Android device without your knowledge. Roaming is a feature that allows your Android phone to use the cellular network of another country when there’s no service available in your own. But sometimes, roaming can be turned off accidentally by the device or by the carrier. Here are four ways to turn off roaming on Android:

  1. Go to Settings > Wireless and Networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names and tap on the name of the network that you want to use. If there’s a checkbox next to “Use mobile network,” uncheck it and tap OK. This will disable roaming for that network.
  2. If using Wi-Fi instead of cellular data, go into Settings > Wireless and Networks > Wi-Fi and turn off “Use mobile network.” This will also disable roaming for that network.
  3. If using 3G or 4G data, go into Settings > Wireless and Networks > Mobile networks and tap on “Data usage.” Under “Roaming,” make sure that “Off” is selected and then tap OK. This will disable roaming for all apps except those specifically configured for 3G or 4G data usage (such as Google Maps).
  4. If using 2G data only, go into Settings > Wireless and Networks> Mobile networks> Data usage> Roaming> Off ..