How do I activate the hotspot on my iPhone?

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Question

How do I activate the hotspot on my iPhone?

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Answer

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Select the Personal hotspot option.
3. Activate the setting.
4. Your hotspot is now set up.

Other devices connect to your iPhone hotspot as they would to a normal Wi-Fi network.
You therefore have to search for the Wi-Fi name (SSID) of the iPhone hotspot in the Wi-Fi settings of your other device and connect to it the normal way, including entering the specified password.

     

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The information in this article refers to:

• Apple iPhone

• Smartphone Apple iPhone SE 32 GB MSN 30024320

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30029202
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30029203
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30029204
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30029205
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30030035
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30030036
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30030120
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30030121
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30033090
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30033091

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30033092
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 8 64 GB (MD 60140) MSN 30033093

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 11 64 GB (MD 60407) MSN 30030392

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 6 Plus 16 GB (MD 60710) MSN 30023054

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 6s 64 GB (MD 61199) MSN 30025402
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 6s 64 GB (MD 61199) MSN 30025403
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 6s 64 GB (MD 61199) MSN 30025913

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 6 128 GB (MD 61355) MSN 30026007
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 6 128 GB (MD 61355) MSN 30026008

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 7 32 GB (MD 61776) MSN 30028750
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 7 32 GB (MD 61776) MSN 30028751

• Smartphone Apple iPhone 11 128 GB (MD 63686) MSN 30030752
• Smartphone Apple iPhone 11 128 GB (MD 63686) MSN 30030753

ChangeLog:

• 2024-10-08
  Initial version

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Review Date: 2025-04-08