Use your phone as a personal hotspot

When you use your phone as a personal hotspot, you can share your phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. To use your phone as a personal hotspot, you need to set up your phone for internet.

Press Settings.
Press Personal Hotspot.
Press the indicator next to
If Wi-Fi is turned off, press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
If Wi-Fi is turned on, press Wi-Fi and USB Only.
Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Press Done.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
Apple iPhone Xs
Apple iPhone Xs
Apple iPhone Xs
Apple iPhone Xs
  • 1
    Find "Personal Hotspot"
    • Press Settings.
    • Press Personal Hotspot.
  • 2
    Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press the indicator next to "Personal Hotspot" to turn on the function.
    • If Wi-Fi is turned off, press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
    • If Wi-Fi is turned on, press Wi-Fi and USB Only.
  • 3
    Key in the password for personal hotspot
    • Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
    • Press Done.
      The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
  • 4
    Return to the home screen
    • Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
  • 5
    Establish connection to Wi-Fi hotspot from another device
    • Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device.
    • Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
    • Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
    • When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.