A device (300, 1400), comprising: a processing system including a processor (302, 1402); and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor (302,1404), facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: identifying a change in a parameter value associated with an antenna; determining a change in an impedance of the antenna based on the identifying of the change in the parameter value; identifying a number of non-contiguous stages over which to change a tuning value (512,516) of a first tunable component of a tuner from a first tuning value to a second tuning value based on the determining of the change in the impedance of the antenna, wherein each of the non-contiguous stages corresponds to a break in wireless transmissions during a communication session that utilizes the antenna; changing the tuning value of the first tunable component from the first tuning value to a third tuning value (402") during a first stage of the non-contiguous stages; changing the tuning value of the first tunable component from the third tuning value (402") to another tuning value during a second stage of the non-contiguous stages, wherein the second stage occurs subsequent to the first stage and wherein the third tuning value is between the first tuning value and the another tuning value. a processing system including a processor (302, 1402); and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor (302,1404), facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: identifying a change in a parameter value associated with an antenna; determining a change in an impedance of the antenna based on the identifying of the change in the parameter value; identifying a number of non-contiguous stages over which to change a tuning value (512,516) of a first tunable component of a tuner from a first tuning value to a second tuning value based on the determining of the change in the impedance of the antenna, wherein each of the non-contiguous stages corresponds to a break in wireless transmissions during a communication session that utilizes the antenna; changing the tuning value of the first tunable component from the first tuning value to a third tuning value (402") during a first stage of the non-contiguous stages; changing the tuning value of the first tunable component from the third tuning value (402") to another tuning value during a second stage of the non-contiguous stages, wherein the second stage occurs subsequent to the first stage and wherein the third tuning value is between the first tuning value and the another tuning value. identifying a change in a parameter value associated with an antenna; determining a change in an impedance of the antenna based on the identifying of the change in the parameter value; identifying a number of non-contiguous stages over which to change a tuning value (512,516) of a first tunable component of a tuner from a first tuning value to a second tuning value based on the determining of the change in the impedance of the antenna, wherein each of the non-contiguous stages corresponds to a break in wireless transmissions during a communication session that utilizes the antenna; changing the tuning value of the first tunable component from the first tuning value to a third tuning value (402") during a first stage of the non-contiguous stages; changing the tuning value of the first tunable component from the third tuning value (402") to another tuning value during a second stage of the non-contiguous stages, wherein the second stage occurs subsequent to the first stage and wherein the third tuning value is between the first tuning value and the another tuning value.