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 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.
Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Press Done.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
  • 1
    Find "Personal Hotspot"
    • Press Settings.
    • Press Personal Hotspot.
  • 2
    Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press the indicator 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
    • Press the Home key 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.