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title: "ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on Android: cause and fix"
description: "Android's Private DNS setting forces every lookup through a specified DoT provider; if that hostname is wrong or the provider is blocked on the current…"
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/errors/err-name-not-resolved/on-android"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
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# ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on Android

> Android's Private DNS setting forces every lookup through a specified DoT provider; if that hostname is wrong or the provider is blocked on the current network, all resolution fails.

## Why it happens on Android

 Android's Private DNS setting forces every lookup through a specified DoT provider; if that hostname is wrong or the provider is blocked on the current network, all resolution fails.

## The fix on Android

 Settings → Network & internet → Private DNS → set to Automatic (or Off), then retry. Also test on mobile data to rule out a filtering Wi-Fi network.

## If that didn't fix it

 Android has its own failure mode, but ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED has a wider set of causes. The most common one overall is: No DNS record exists for the hostname.

 Add the A or CNAME record. Check apex and www separately.

## Check your own domain

 Resolving the name from outside your machine proves in one step whether the record exists at all or whether only your resolver is failing.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why does ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED happen on Android?

 Android's Private DNS setting forces every lookup through a specified DoT provider; if that hostname is wrong or the provider is blocked on the current network, all resolution fails.

### How do I fix ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on Android?

 Settings → Network & internet → Private DNS → set to Automatic (or Off), then retry. Also test on mobile data to rule out a filtering Wi-Fi network.

### What does ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED mean?

 Chrome could not turn the hostname into an IP address. Closely related to NXDOMAIN but broader: it also covers resolver failures and timeouts, not just definitive 'does not exist' answers.


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