How to Use Custom DNS Settings in Android Mobile Phones

We have told you in past how to use custom DNS settings in Windows operating system to improve Internet connection speed and reliability:

How to Change or Use Custom DNS Server Settings in Windows?

Using custom DNS settings might become very useful if you are getting very poor Internet speed. With the help of custom DNS settings, you can increase/boost Internet speed in your device.

But what if you are using Internet in your mobile phone and you are getting slower Internet speed or facing Internet problems in your mobile phone? You can set and use custom DNS settings such as “Google Public DNS”, “Cloudflare DNS” or “OpenDNS” in your mobile phone as well.

Following simple steps will help you in setting and using custom DNS settings in your Google Android mobile phone:

1. First of all open Wi-Fi settings in your Android mobile phone. You can open Wi-Fi settings from Settings menu or tap and hold on Wi-Fi icon present in notification bar to directly open Wi-Fi settings.

2. Now tap and hold on the desired Wi-Fi network and select “Manage network settings” or “Modify network” or other similar option.

3. Now check “Show advanced options” checkbox and select “Static” option from the IP settings drop-down list.

4. Now you can enter desired DNS settings in DNS 1 and DNS 2 boxes.

You can use any of following popular DNS server settings:

Google Public DNS:

For IPv4:
Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
For IPv6:
Preferred DNS server: 2001:4860:4860::8888
Alternate DNS server: 2001:4860:4860::8844

Cloudflare DNS:

For IPv4:
Preferred DNS server: 1.1.1.1
Alternate DNS server: 1.0.0.1
For IPv6:
Preferred DNS server: 2606:4700:4700::1111
Alternate DNS server: 2606:4700:4700::1001

Cisco OpenDNS:

For IPv4:
Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220

5. At last save the changes and it’ll immediately start using custom DNS settings.