How to set up a personal hotspot on iPhone 14/13/12.

hotspot on iPhone

Hotspot on iPhone is a great innovative feature that you can create your own internet hub to connect multiple devices through this feature. This feature is available on every smartphone but their connection and sharing set may vary.

how to set up a hotspot on iPhone

For iPhone, these simple steps you can connect your devices through Hotspot

  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • USB

1st Method – Wi-Fi Method

  1. Go to settings
  2. click on cellular
  3. click on the personal hotspot
  4. must check personal hotspot is ON
  5. Under this, there is an option Wi-Fi Password
    • There is a default password is given
    • change it by clicking on the Wi-Fi Password option and create a password that can be easily remembered

These are the simple steps that you can set your iPhone Hotspot.

2nd method

  1. scroll down the Home screen open the control panel
  2. Click on that Hotspot sign and turn it ON
  3. To open the Hotpot setting just Press a little longer it will open the Hotspot setting automatically
  4. Now click on Personal Hotspot
  5. click on Wi-Fi Password and create a password of your own.

Now your Personal Hotspot is setup

3rd method – Bluetooth method

  1. you have to Turn On Bluetooth on both the device to connect and share the internet

How to connect a Personal Hotspot

Here are three things that we connect through personal Hotspot

  • Smartphone
  • iPad
  • laptop/ Mac

How to connect an iPhone/ Smartphone to an iPhone hotspot

Method 1

  1. click on setting
  2. click on Wi-Fi
  3. make sure your Wi-Fi is ON
  4. connect to your hotspot network just clicking on it
  5. If this network is password protected then give that password which was set by you in your iPhone.

Method 2

  1. Scroll down at your Home screen and open the control panel
  2. click on the Wi-Fi icon
  3. Press it for a while
  4. Wi-Fi setting will open
  5. choose your Hotspot Name and enter your Wi-Fi password and connect with a hotspot.

How to fix Personal Hotspot on iPhone

This feature sometimes doesn’t work properly for software issues and for other reasons also. In between the work if the issue occurs it creates irritation.

In this case, there will be two issues you face

  • mobile that provides internet
  • laptop or iPad having a connecting issue.

7 way to Fix the Hotspot on iPhone

Method1- Turn OFF/ON Celluar data and Personal data

Make sure your Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or cellular data must be ON (Green in color)

Method 2 – Dont Lock your Phone

There is a tendency for iPhones that disconnect the Celluar data and personal hotspots if your device is in sleep mode. If your Auto Sleep schedule time is low then increase it a little.

Make sure your device must not in sleep mode until other devices are connected properly.

Once connected you can put your device in sleep mode.

How to increase the time of Auto Lock

  1. Click on setting
  2. Display and Brightness
  3. Click on Auto Lock
  4. Increase the as you need
Method 3– Turn OFF/ON Flight Mode

Turn ON flight mode and after some time TURN it ON.

Scroll down in the Home screen and from the control panel you can Turn it OFF/ON Flight Mode.

Method 4– LOW POWER MODE OFF

If your device is at low power mode then Turn it OFF. Because sometimes Low Power Mode disconnects the Hotspot to save battery. This will fix the hotspot on iPhone.

  1. Go to setting
  2. click on Battery
  3. Make Low Power Mode OFF
Method 5 – DO NOT CONNECT EXTRA DEVICES

If you allow extra devices to connect to personal hotspots then it decreases the internet speed. This is also a factor in iPhone that it turns OFF the Personal Hotspot.

  • Disconnect extra devices
  • How to disconnect these devices
    • Settings > Personal Hotspot > Change the password of Wi-Fi Password.
Method 6 – Turn OFF the Virtual VPN

Virtual VPN is also a cause for Hotspot issues. so turn it OFF

setting > VPN Turn it OFF

Method 7 – Reset Your Network setting

This method you can use to rectify all network issues like VPN, Cellular Network, Wi-FI, and hotspot on iPhone.

  1. Go to setting
  2. click on General
  3. Click on Transfer or Reset iPhone
  4. Click on Reset
  5. Choose reset network setting
  6. Finally, give your Mobile password if you are given one.

This will resolve the issue with the Hotspot on iPhone. Don’t be afraid this will not damage your files. It will only reset your network setting. You have to set your Wi-Fi password again.

Wrapping Up

When it comes to devices without a SIM card or access to a broadband connection, this particular feature becomes essential. If you find yourself in a situation where your hotspot is not functioning, it is important to try the aforementioned solutions. After trying them out, please leave a comment below to share which solution worked for you.

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