What to do if Galaxy S10 keeps losing signal | signal keeps dropping or disconnecting

The Galaxy S10 is an amazing device but it can still encounter minor and major bugs from time to time. If your Galaxy S10 keeps losing signal, or if signal keeps dropping or disconnecting, learn how to deal with it below.

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What to do if Galaxy S10 keeps losing signal | signal keeps dropping or disconnecting

Troubleshooting a network trouble requires a number of steps. If your Galaxy S10 keeps losing signal, follow the steps below to fix it.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #1: Verify network is up and running

If your Galaxy S10 keeps losing signal, or if network services are intermittent, the most likely reason is poor network coverage or network issue. The first thing that you should check then is to confirm if your carrier’s network services are working normally. By that we mean all the things that require their services such as texting, calling, and mobile data should be up and running. If one or all of the services are affected, that can be an indicator that the problem is not coming from your device. There may be an outage or network maintenance being performed that affects the services that have stopped working. If you want to make sure, try calling your network to get first hand information.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #2: Check if signal is intermittent

This is a continuation of the first troubleshooting step but should only be done if you noticed that the signal keeps disconnecting regularly. For example, if you can see that the signal disappears while you’re trying to send a text or during a call (causing the call to be disconnected), the reason for it must be network-related. Check the signal bars on your S10 to see if the strength (signal bars) disappears or changes to 2 bars or 1 bar. If that’s the case, there may be a problem with cell tower broadcasting the signal.

Keep in mind that signal may disappear or network services may become erratic if you’re travelling. Once you reach an area with good coverage, the signal should become strong again.

If the area you’re in has always been covered and provides strong signals ever since, try checking by using another phone. Make sure that the phone you’ll be using is compatible with your network operator’s system. If the signal on the second phone is fine and does not drop, there must be an issue with your S10 and not with the network. In this case, you should continue troubleshooting your device.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #3: Perform a soft reset

If you’ve confirmed that there’s no network problem at all, the next good thing to do is to soft reset your S10. We suggest that you try doing the steps below to fully refresh the system:

  1. Press and hold the Power + Volume Down buttons for approximately 12 seconds or until the device power cycles. Note: Allow several seconds for the Maintenance Boot Mode screen to appear.
  2. From the Maintenance Boot Mode screen, select Normal Boot. Note: Utilize the volume buttons to cycle through the available options and the lower left button (below the volume buttons) to select. Allow up to 90 seconds for the reset to complete.
  3. If Maintenance Boot Mode screen won’t show, then your device does not have it. Simply wait for the device to power down completely.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #4: Reseat SIM

One of the basic things that you can do when dealing with any network issue is to disconnect the SIM card temporarily. It’s mainly useful if you have a GSM device but can also work even if you have a CDMA phone. Before you disconnect the SIM card, make sure that your device is OFF. This prevents data from being corrupted when a SIM card is suddenly taken out. Make sure to keep the phone off when re-inserting the SIM back.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #5: Reset network settings

When you encounter any type of network trouble on a Samsung Galaxy device, one of the troubleshooting steps that you must do is to ensure that you configure all network functions properly. Knowing how to reset reset network settings on Galaxy S10 can come handy if you happen to experience sudden, unexplained problems with wifi, Bluetooth, or mobile data.

When you reset the network settings on your S10, these are the things that happens:

  • Allows background data sync.
  • Clears mobile data limits.
  • Deletes all Wi-Fi SSIDs or wifi names.
  • Disconnects all tethered interfaces.
  • Forgets paired devices.
  • Removes all app data restrictions.
  • Sets network selection mode to automatic.
  • Sets preferred mobile network type to the best available.
  • Turns off Airplane mode.
  • Turns off Bluetooth.
  • Turns off data roaming.
  • Turns off mobile hotspot.
  • Turns off VPN.
  • Turns on mobile data.
  • Turns on Wi-Fi.

Below are the easy steps to clear the current network setup of your device.

  1. On the Home screen, tap Apps icon.
  2. Open Settings app.
  3. Tap General management.
  4. Tap Reset.
  5. Tap Reset network settings.
  6. Tap Reset settings to confirm.

To reset network settings on Galaxy S10 won’t result to loss of your personal data. You can do this safely without worrying that you might lose something important. Hopefully, the steps above will help fix whatever network issue you’re experiencing.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #6: Install updates

Keeping the software and apps on your S10 updated is one way of minimizing bugs from developing. If your S10 still keeps losing signal at this point, make sure that you install updates as they come.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #7: Observe on Safe Mode

In some cases, your S10 may keep losing signal because of a bad third party app. To check if that’s the case, you can run the phone on safe mode. In this mode, all third party apps will be suspended so if your S10’s signal becomes stable, that’s a sign that one of the apps is to blame.

To run your S10 to safe mode:

  1. Press and hold the Power button until the Power off window appears then release.
  2. Touch and hold Power off until the Safe mode prompt appears then release.
  3. To confirm, tap Safe mode.
  4. The process may take up to 30 seconds to complete.
  5. Upon reboot, “Safe mode” appears in the lower-left of the home screen.

Remember that third-party applications are disabled in this mode so what you can use are pre-installed apps. If the touchscreen issue won’t appear on safe mode, that means that the problem is due to a bad app. Uninstall the app you recently installed and see if that will fix it. If the problem remains, use the process of elimination to identify the rogue app. Here’s how:

  1. Boot to safe mode.
  2. Check for the problem.
  3. Once you’ve confirmed that a third party app is to blame, you can start uninstalling apps individually. We suggest that you begin with the most recent ones you added.
  4. After you uninstall an app, restart the phone to normal mode and check for the problem.
  5. If your S10 is still problematic, repeat steps 1-4.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #8: Clear cache partition

Clearing of the cache partition can fix problems in your Samsung device if the reason behind is a corrupted system cache. Android uses this cache to load apps quickly. Sometimes, an update or app installation may corrupt the system cache, resulting to all sorts of issues. To ensure that your S10’s system cache is fresh, try clearing the cache partition. This is how you do it:

  1. Turn off the device.
  2. Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Bixby key, then press and hold the Power key.
  3. When the green Android logo displays, release all keys (‘Installing system update’ will show for about 30 – 60 seconds before showing the Android system recovery menu options).
  4. Press the Volume down key several times to highlight ‘wipe cache partition’.
  5. Press Power button to select.
  6. Press the Volume down key until ‘yes’ is highlighted and press the Power button.
  7. When the wipe cache partition is complete, “Reboot system now” is highlighted.
  8. Press the Power key to restart the device.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #9: Manually change the network connection

Sometimes, a network trouble can be fixed by temporarily switching from one network operator to another. This forces the phone to reconfigure its network settings, which in effect, helps in clearing bugs. If you haven’t done it yet, here’s how:

  1. Open Settings app.
  2. Tap Connections.
  3. Tap Mobile networks.
  4. Tap Network operators.
  5. Tap Select manually.
  6. Wait for the device to scan the airwaves for other network operators.
  7. Select another network operator (that’s not your own).
  8. Your device should tell you that it fails to register to that network.
  9. After that, select you own network to force the device to register again.
  10. Check for the problem.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #10: Factory reset

If your S10 keeps losing signal at this time, you should wipe the phone and return all software settings to their defaults. This will wipe your personal data so be sure to back them up ahead of time.

To factory reset your S10:

Method 1: How to hard reset on Samsung Galaxy S10 via Settings Menu

  1. Create a backup of your personal data and remove your Google account.
  2. Open Settings app.
  3. Scroll to and tap General management.
  4. Tap Reset.
  5. Select Factory data reset from the given options.
  6. Read the information then tap Reset to continue.
  7. Tap Delete All to confirm action.

Method 2: How to hard reset on Samsung Galaxy S10 using hardware buttons

  1. If possible, create a backup of your personal data ahead of time. If your problem prevents you from doing that, then simply skip this step.
  2. Also, you want to make sure that you remove your Google account. If your problem prevents you from doing that, then simply skip this step.
  3. Turn off the device. This is important. If you can’t turn it off, you’ll never be able to boot to Recovery Mode. If you are not able to shut the device off regularly via the Power button, wait until the phone’s battery is drained. Then, charge the phone for 30 minutes before booting to Recovery Mode.
  4. Press and hold the Volume Up button and the Bixby button at the same time.
  5. While still holding the Volume Up and Bixby keys, press and hold the Power button.
  6. The Recovery screen menu will now appear. When you see this, release the buttons.
  7. Use the Volume Down button until you are highlighting ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
  8. Press the Power button to select ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
  9. Use Volume Down to highlight Yes.
  10. Press the Power button to confirm factory reset.

S10 keeps losing signal fix #11: Contact network operator

If a full factory wipe won’t help at all, that means that the problem is outside your device. You should contact your network operator for help in this matter.

 



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