If you’re planning to use it for a long time, plug it in to either the Mac or a wall socket. Connecting to an iPhone's Personal Hotspot.īe warned, using an iPhone as a personal hotspot can drain its battery life quite quickly. Data sharing will start automatically in both cases. Similarly, if you want to connect using a USB cable, plug the cable into the two devices. If you want to connect via Bluetooth, pair the Mac and iOS device. Select the Personal Hotspot Wi-Fi network name from the list and enter the Wi-Fi password. When Personal Hotspot is turned on, it will appear as another Wi-Fi network, albeit a short ranged one, to any devices near by. It’s only possible to share the iPhone’s data connection you can’t use it as a repeater to share a Wi-Fi connection.
If they’re not, iOS will prompt you to do so. You’ll need Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on if you want to use them. With Personal Hotspot you can share a connection over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB. Setting up a Personal Hotspot on an iPhone. By default iOS will create a Wi-Fi password but you can set your own by entering a new one. Select Personal Hotspot and turn the switch On. If the options don’t appear in Settings, it’s probably because your plan prevents tethering the iPhone.Īssuming your particular network provider allows you to share your Internet connection, open the Settings app on the iPhone. Some plans, especially in the US, require you to pay extra to be able to share the Internet connection. The plan from my network provider draws no distinction between data used by my iPhone and data it shares over a personal hotspot but that is not always the case. Whether you're able to create a personal hotspot or not with an iPhone depends on the service plan you’re on. or the available public Wi-Fi is awful.Īlthough I’m saying iPhone, if you’ve got a 3G capable iPad the process is the exact same. It’s incredibly useful when I need to do some real work but can’t get to a coffeeshop. One of my favourite things about the iPhone is that I’m able to share its 3G data connection with a Mac by tethering it. How to Turn an iPhone into a Wi-Fi Hotspot In this tutorial I’ll show you how to turn an iPhone or a Mac into a Wi-Fi hotspot so you can always connect all your devices. Alternatively, if your Mac is connected to the Internet via an Ethernet cable, it can share that with iOS devices over Wi-Fi. Fortunately, as long as you have a Mac or iPhone that is connected to the Internet there is a good chance it will be able to share it’s signal with your other devices.įor example, if an iPhone has 3G or 4G data then you can share it with a Mac by setting up a personal hotspot. Although a good public Wi-Fi network is getting easier and easier to find, there are still some times when it’s a struggle to find one to connect to.
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