Share your internet connection
About hotspots and tethering
Want to use the internet on a laptop computer or tablet but don't have a connection? You can share your phone's
cellular data connection with multiple devices by turning your phone into a
. You can also share your
internet connection with a single device using
Note:
Your cellular plan must support data sharing. If you don’t know, contact your carrier.
Set up Wi
‑
Fi hotspot
1.
. If cellular data is off, your phone doesn't have an internet connection to share.
2.
Network & internet
>
Hotspot & tethering
.
3.
Touch
Wi-Fi hotspot
and do any:
•
To make it easier to identify your hotspot when connecting to it, change the network name for your
hotspot.
•
To prevent others from seeing your phone's network name, check
Hide my device
.
•
To see the current password, touch
Advanced
>
Hotspot password
.
•
If the hotspot signal is experiencing interference, touch
Advanced
and change the broadcast channel/
band to 5GHz. If the hotspot signal seems weak, change it to 2GHz. (This feature is not available in all
countries.)
Connect devices to hotspot
1.
. If cellular data is off, your phone doesn't have an internet connection to share.
2.
Network & internet
>
Hotspot & tethering
.
3.
Touch
Wi-Fi hotspot
and turn it on
, then plug in your phone to charge. Using the hotspot really drains the
battery!
When your hotspot is active, you'll see
.
Tip:
The first time you turn the hotspot on,
. After that, just swipe the status
bar down and touch
to turn the hotspot off/on.
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