How To Use Personal Hotspot

There are three ways to connect to your iphone and use its data connection.

How to use personal hotspot. The simple presence of this option should indicate that you have personal hotspot on your phone but continue to the next step to be totally sure. Step 1 turn on your mobile hotspot. This opens a list of available wireless networks. Slide the maximize compatibility toggle to the on position. When you turn personal hotspot on it will allow you to use any of these three options you don t need to alter any settings.

On your ipad ipod touch or another iphone go to settings wi fi then tap the name of the iphone or ipad providing your personal hotspot. Wi fi bluetooth and usb. For ios the mobile hotspot was named personal hotspot and it can be located once you open the settings and tapping the cellular tab. If the personal hotspot option is missing there are a few fixes you can try. If you don t see the option for personal hotspot contact your carrier to make sure that you can use personal hotspot with your plan.

If you re using an android or iphone as a hotspot for your computer turn it on now step 2 click the icon. Go to settings cellular personal hotspot or settings personal hotspot. An alternative for this is by opening the settings and tapping the tethering and mobile hotspot feature located near wi fi or bluetooth buttons. Tap the settings app to open it. Connect to personal hotspot with wi fi bluetooth or usb.

You can switch between 2 4ghz and 5ghz bands in the iphone s personal hotspot settings. It s in the taskbar near the clock which is usually at the bottom right corner of the screen. Tap the slider next to allow others to join. If you re not connected to a network right now you ll see an asterisk at the top left corner of this icon step 3 click the name of the hotspot. On the home screen tap settings.

On the settings screen tap personal hotspot. First open the settings app and tap personal hotspot to access the personal hotspot settings. Open settings on your iphone 12 or later with ios 14 0 1 or later. Touch personal hotspot in the root list. Open settings and then go to cellular or mobile data.