Mobile gaming fixes

Avoid public Wi-Fi for ranked games

Free Wi-Fi in cafés, malls and stations is shared by many people. That can make it slower and more congested than your own connection.

Mobile gamesUpdated 29 October 2026

What the sources say

Public Wi-Fi is usually slower and more congested than a private connection.
Some guides also suggest toggling airplane mode and re-enabling Wi-Fi to reduce interference from the cellular connection.

What to do

Play ranked on your home network or your own connection when you can.
Keep casual games for public Wi-Fi.
If a match is lagging, switch to your own connection and check again.

Public networks vary a lot. If yours is fine, you don't need to avoid it, but it is the first place to look when lag appears.

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Sources

TapTap: Ultimate Guide to Reducing Lag and Ping for Mobile Gamers

We summarise these sources in our own words. Results depend on your phone, your network and the game, so treat these as things that can help, not guarantees. Nothing here is affiliated with any game or its publisher.