Check if the antenna is blocked
This is a common situation where the user is holding the phone inappropriately such that the antenna is either blocked fully or partially. It could also be the phone cover or case that you are using which is actually blocking out the antenna’s ability to perform network reception and that is what commonly known as ‘Antenna Gate’ problem. Visit Google to search for the location of the antenna on your phone and try to hold the phone differently to verify if it is causing any improvements or not.
Wipe off cache memory
Cache memory actually has both beneficial and adverse impact on the phone. It speeds up the retrieval process but it also slows down the phone when too much cache files are stored and especially when it gets corrupted which is quite often. No doubt that experts recommend users to wipe off all types of cache files every other day to get rid of any errors that may be caused.
The cache files are stored at three different locations. The first location is Settings >> Storage >> Cache Memory where you can navigate and delete the cache files right away. Next location is in the Settings app where you need to click on Apps >> Downloaded and check out each app individually and clear the cache and data which is represented with individual buttons.
Finally, the third method revolves around clearing the cache partition which you can find within the recovery mode. You can check out the next method to know how to boot into the recovery mode and once you are in, you need to select ‘wipe cache partition >> yes’ to clear the said files and it’s done.
Restore the phone
Restoring the phone might resolve the majority of the issues on your phone and that is why you’ll find it everywhere. Now, you need to restore the phone hard reset via recovery mode which can be accessed through a specific procedure that we have elaborated below.
- Turn off the phone.
- Press the power button and volume up buttons together and hold it still until the phone doesn’t light up.
- Once the screen displays an Android logo on the screen, release the keys.
- When in this mode, you need the volume rockers to move around the options and use the power button to select or confirm something.
- You need to select ‘wipe data/factory reset’.
- Select ‘yes — delete all user data’ and that must be the end of it.
There could be millions of things that could go wrong with a smartphone and damaged hardware components are included too. Network reception isn’t a standalone technology that only the network antenna handles but there are several other components that go become faulty. You need to be cautious before finding out the faulty hardware component but it is always better to report the issue to a service center to resolve it.
Install boosters
Boosters or network extenders or whatever you may call it, these devices are extremely helpful in areas that face weak signal since these devices boost the signal thereby strengthening it and giving you uninterrupted access to the network coverage. Though it includes paying its price, it is extremely helpful although its effectiveness depends upon various factors like which part of which country you live and which carrier you are utilizing, etc.
Get help from the service center
Do not strain the system trying to do some trick you find on the internet to fix the Gigaset weak signal or lost network issue because if you can’t get it fixed using these or any other methods, the fault is probably something else that you can’t understand and over-stressing on it can cause physical damage to the phone and thus, avoid it and instead you can report the issue to a nearby authorized service center to get a resolution.
