Most Android phones on the market can be turned into a Wi-Fi hotspot. A mobile hotspot acts just like Wi-Fi, allowing you to connect any device that uses Wi-Fi to the internet, just by using your phone’s mobile network.
Using your Android phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot is a really useful feature when you don’t have Wi-Fi access on other devices, but still need to use the internet. Setting up the hotspot on your device is incredibly quick and easy. Keep reading to learn how to use your Android as a Wi-Fi hotspot.
What you’ll need:
Any Android smartphoneMobile data
The short version:
Open the Settings appTap Network and InternetTap Hotspot and tetheringTap Wi-Fi hotspotActivate Use Wi-Fi hotspotPress on hotspot passwordCreate your own passwordFind your phone’s hotspot on another device
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Step 1 Open the Settings appYou will find the settings app in your app library. Step 2 Tap Network and InternetIf you can’t immediately find Network and Internet, then type this in the search bar and it will come up. Step 3 Tap Hotspot and tetheringLocated underneath Airplane Mode. Step 4 Tap Wi-Fi hotspotThis should be the top option in the menu. Step 5 Activate Use Wi-Fi hotspotTo turn this on, simply tap the toggle, turning it from left to right. Step 6 Press on Hotspot passwordThere will be a randomised one there, however you can change this with the next step. Step 7 Create your own passwordThis is optional but can make it easier when connecting other devices to your Wi-Fi hotspot. Choose something secure that you can remember. Step 8 Find your phone’s hotspot on another deviceYou should now be able to see your phone listed on other devices’ Wi-Fi networks. Simply hit connect and type in the password, and then you should be connected. Make sure your 4G/5G connection is activated on your phone in order for this to work.
Troubleshooting:
What if I can’t see my hotspot on my other device? Make sure the device you’d like to connect to the hotspot is close enough to your phone. Also make sure the 4G/5G is activated on your phone, and double check the hotspot has been turned on, as shown in step 5. How will I know which Wi-Fi network is my hotspot? Underneath Use Wi-Fi hotspot (from step five), you will see Device name listed underneath. Click on this to see what your hotspot is named (it’ll likely just be the name of your phone). You can change the name here too.
