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title: "Why is my tablet not connecting to the internet?"  
description: "Why is my tablet not connecting to the internet?"  
author: "Erick Wilsom"  
published: 2023-11-23  
updated: 2023-12-06  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108554/why-is-my-tablet-not-connecting-to-the-internet  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Why is my tablet not connecting to the internet?



## Answers

### Answer by Lipsa Swain

**The** [**tablet**](https://www.mindstick.com/category/news/mobile-tablet) **not connecting to the** [**internet**](https://www.mindstick.com/category/article/internet) **could be numerous causes of the problem. Here are some of the most prevalent causes of a tablet connecting to the internet are as follows:**

- [Security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1671/wcf-security-in-dot-net-technology-using-c-sharp) key or passcode problems with WEP, [WPA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43398/what-was-the-works-progress-administration-wpa-and-what-did-it-do), or WPA2.
- The configuration of the network [connection](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/123/connection-string).
- Cables with improper connections.
- A disabled [wireless](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/332047/why-is-wireless-technology-important) connection adapter switch.
- [Software](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23272/why-software-localization-is-important-for-your-business) or mechanical problems.
- Devices that have been corrupted or incompatible.

![Why is my tablet not connecting to the internet?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/03aefdfd-cc8e-41f4-977c-1edd080080a2/images/52558905-9a72-4704-a596-3ffcbacd3d93.jpg)

## Ways to Troubleshoot Tablet Wi-Fi Trouble

These methods will assist you in diagnosing and resolving the issue, allowing you to recover a solid Wi-Fi connection. The following are some methods to attempt for [troubleshooting](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1617/desktop-troubleshooting):

1. **Restart the device that you are using:** It may seem easy, but sometimes consequently all that's needed to resolve an issue with a connection.
2. **Verify the data connectivity and mobile internet access:** To access mobile data, open the Settings [application](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/59/xaml-extensible-application-markup-language), then select Network & internet or Connections, and finally Mobile data. There are situations where this won't show up if your Wi-Fi is activated. Switch off the WiFi if this is the scenario, then check once again. In the [instance](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1739/object-reference-is-not-set-to-an-instance-of-an-object-error-in-my-code) that you do not receive a signal data indicator, which you could be in an unreachable location. If you can, check your internet connection again after moving to a new location or going outside.
3. **Switching on and off the airplane mode:**

- Activate the airplane mode.
- Hold off for a minute.
- Deactivate the airplane mode.
- Verify whether the connectivity issues were successfully resolved.

After following these procedures, if your issues persist, get in touch with your tablet service provider.


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