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Use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot

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

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press More.
Press Mobile network sharing.
Press Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the indicator next to
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
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  • 1
    Find "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot"
    • Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press More.
    • Press Mobile network sharing.
    • Press Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • 2
    Select Wi-Fi hotspot settings
    • Press the field below "HOTSPOT NAME (SSID)" and key in the required name.
    • Press the field below "PASSWORD (8-63 CHARACTERS)" and key in the required password.
      The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
  • 3
    Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press the indicator next to "Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot" to turn on the function.
  • 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.
    • 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.