How Do I Connect My Mobile Hotspot to My Laptop?
Before connecting your laptop to a mobile hotspot, you first need to start a mobile hotspot. The process for doing so is slightly different depending on your device and whether it’s an Android or iOS handset. It’s doable in both cases, though. For iPhone users, follow these steps to enable a mobile hotspot on an iPhone. For Android users, follow these steps to enable a mobile hotspot on an Android phone. Once your mobile hotspot is up and running, follow these steps to connect your laptop to the hotspot Wi-Fi network. As long as the password was input correctly, you should then be automatically connected to the hot spot Wi-Fi network and can browse the internet or perform any other connected tasks as if you were using your phone. In macOS, the Wi-Fi symbol is in the top-right status bar. You should see a list of available Wi-Fi networks, with your iPhone listed at the top under Personal Hotspot. Select it.
Why Is My Laptop Not Connecting to My Mobile Hospot?
If you can see your phone’s mobile hotspot, but it doesn’t connect when you try the password, it may be that you’re getting the password wrong—double-check how you input it and try again. You can also change the password using your smartphone’s hotspot settings, then try again. If you can’t see the network at all, make sure your smartphone is close enough to your laptop to detect it and that you have enabled the hotspot on your phone and it is set up and running. Some smartphones have the option only to allow select devices to connect to the mobile hotspot. If your phone has that option, make sure it is disabled, or at the least, your laptop is on the allowed list; otherwise, it won’t be able to connect. If you still can’t connect, consider using USB or Bluetooth tethering instead.
