This guide covers Warzone Mobile on Android phones and tablets, iPhone and iPad. Mobile has genuine platform limits, so let's be honest about them up front - then set up what actually works.
You'll need a Lobby Max account with Activate already clicked and both DNS addresses copied. New to Lobby Max? Start with the Getting Started guide first.
Know the Wi-Fi-Only Limit
Lobby Max issues two IPv4 DNS addresses, and on mobile those can only be applied to a Wi-Fi network. Neither iOS nor Android lets you set a DNS server for mobile data - the carrier controls it.
What this means:
- Play on the Wi-Fi network you activated from
- If the phone drops to mobile data mid-session, you're on a normal connection until it reconnects to Wi-Fi
- Disable auto-switch to mobile data: Android - Adaptive/Smart Wi-Fi; iOS - Wi-Fi Assist under Settings → Mobile Data
This is the one platform where the setup is Wi-Fi-only. Everything below assumes you're on Wi-Fi.
Get Your DNS Addresses
Open the Lobby Max dashboard on the phone itself, on the Wi-Fi you'll play on. Find the Set up your gaming device card and copy your Primary DNS and Secondary DNS.
Getting the addresses on the same device you're configuring does two things: activation registers the right network, and you can paste rather than type.
iPhone & iPad: Disable Private Relay
Settings → Apple Account (your name) → iCloud → Private Relay → off.
If iCloud+ Private Relay is on, your DNS queries are encrypted to Apple and never reach us - nothing else on this page will work until it's off.
You can also turn it off per-network: Settings → Wi-Fi → ⓘ next to the network → Limit IP Address Tracking → off.
⚠️ Important: This is a hard prerequisite, not a tip. If Private Relay is on, every other step below does nothing. Disable it first, then continue.
iPhone & iPad: Set DNS
Settings → Wi-Fi → ⓘ next to the connected network → Configure DNS → Manual.
- Tap the red minus beside each existing server and Delete them all
- Tap Add Server → enter your Primary DNS address
- Tap Add Server → enter your Secondary DNS address
- Tap Save
- Toggle Wi-Fi off and on to apply
⚠️ Important: The existing entries must be deleted, not just added to. iOS keeps them and uses whichever answers first - leaving the old ones is the most common reason iOS setup appears to do nothing.
Android: Set DNS
Settings → Network & internet → Wi-Fi (called Connections on Samsung) → tap the gear beside the connected network → pencil / Manage network settings → Advanced options.
- IP settings: change from DHCP to Static
- Leave IP address, gateway and prefix length as shown - don't blank them
- DNS 1 = your Primary DNS address
- DNS 2 = your Secondary DNS address
- Save
- Toggle Wi-Fi off and on to apply
Menu names vary by manufacturer (Samsung, Pixel, Xiaomi, OnePlus), but the sequence is the same everywhere.
⚠️ Important: Static assigns a fixed IP. If the router later hands that address to another device, one of them loses connectivity. If you see random Wi-Fi drops afterwards, change the last number of the IP to something high and unused (ending in .200, for example) and save again.
⚠️ Important: Leave Android's Private DNS set to Off. That field takes a hostname for encrypted DNS, not an IP address. Lobby Max issues IP addresses, so Private DNS can't be used here - and if it's enabled, it overrides the Wi-Fi setting.
Pick Your Region and Verify
Back in the Lobby Max dashboard, pick your region under Choose your server - your connection should show Active and the server Connected.
Then force-close Warzone Mobile (swipe it away in the app switcher) and reopen it, so it doesn't reuse cached lookups. Confirm the matchmaker sees your chosen region with the in-game location readout - see Check Your Location for the exact steps.
Troubleshooting
No internet after saving? iOS - set Configure DNS back to Automatic. Android - set IP settings back to DHCP. That restores the connection, then re-enter carefully.
Nothing changed? Work through this order: iOS - is Private Relay off, and did you delete the original DNS entries? Android - is Private DNS off? Both - are you on Wi-Fi and not mobile data?
Wi-Fi keeps dropping on Android? Almost always a static IP conflict. Change the last number of the IP address to something high and unused, and save again.
Worked yesterday, not today? Your network likely changed. Open the dashboard and click Re-activate - your device settings stay valid.