Are you trying to make a call but your iPhone 7 Plus is not picking up well and the call fails? This problem will be very annoying, especially when you have to make a capital call. That said, there are many tricks to quickly find the network on your mobile device, without necessarily having to go through a reset of the latter. You will therefore find in this article several methods to ensure that your iPhone 7 Plus picks up normally again.

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No Service With Your iPhone 7 Plus: Restart Your Device First

It is sometimes possible that your iPhone 7 Plus encounters a number of small operating problems, thus preventing it from picking up the network. In some cases, simply turning off and then restarting your iPhone 7 Plus will be enough to find a suitable network.

If your iPhone 7 Plus does not pick up well, deactivate then reactivate cellular data

Disabling and then re-enabling cellular data on your iPhone 7 Plus will allow you to re-enable your device's network connection. We will discover how to do it:

  • Go to the Settings of your iPhone 7 Plus
  • Enter Cellular Data
  • If your mobile line will be activated, deactivate it then reactivate it; if it turns out to be disabled, simply re-enable it
  • Make sure you have good access to a mobile network

In the event that your iPhone 7 Plus does not pick up well, it is possible that the SIM card is damaged

In the event that you notice that the SIM card of your iPhone 7 Plus will be damaged, you must contact your telephone operator so that they can give you a new one. The state of the latter can indeed affect the ability of your iPhone 7 Plus to capture well.

Network problem with your iPhone 7 Plus: look at the network coverage

First, make sure that you are in an area covered by a mobile network. It is indeed possible that your network problem does not come from your iPhone 7 Plus but from the place in which you are.

Uncheck and then re-enable the Airplane Mode feature on your iPhone 7 Plus

Do not hesitate to deactivate and reactivate Airplane mode on your iPhone 7 Plus to be able to search for the network again. This technique will indeed force your iPhone 7 Plus to search for the network and normally solve your breakdown.

In the event that you no longer have access to a mobile network on your iPhone 7 Plus, perform the update

Don't hesitate to update your iPhone 7 Plus on a regular basis. The latest iOS update will allow you to avoid all kinds of malfunctions.

In the event that your iPhone 7 Plus no longer picks up 4G, call your operator

Your operator may indeed encounter several problems that have a direct impact on the quality of your mobile network. So contact your operator to be able to make sure that your iPhone 7 Plus is able to have access to mobile services, that it is well equipped with a subscription accordingly, that your account is well activated and supplied and finally, that no failure affects the network in the region in which you are currently.

In case Search or SOS is displayed on the screen of your iPhone 7 Plus, reset all network settings

When you notice that the message Search or SOS is displayed on the screen of your iPhone 7 Plus, you need to reset the network settings. Here's how to go about it:

  • Go to the Settings section of your iPhone 7 Plus
  • Enter General
  • Now go to Transfer or reset device
  • Tap Reset
  • Then tap on Reset network settings

You should know that this network settings reset operation will also reset the networks as well as the Wi-Fi passwords, as well as all the cellular settings, the VPN and APN settings...

In the event that you are looking for other information on your iPhone 7 Plus, we invite you to take a look at the other articles in the category: iPhone 7 Plus.