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How To Use your Android Phone as a Mobile Hotspot [2023]

Last Updated on April 21, 2023 by Bestusefultips

Do you want to use your Android phone as a mobile hotspot? You need to turn on the WiFi hotspot on your Android or Samsung devices to use it as a hotspot. You can access another device’s internet connection to your phone using a Mobile hotspot. Ensure to configure mobile hotspots on Android and Samsung devices. You can change the network name, password, and security type of your hotspot connection. Also, use USB tethering to share your Android phone’s internet connection via USB. If you’re an older Android device, you can use a third-party app to set up a mobile hotspot on your phone. Several devices also support QR code scanners and nearby share features to share your hotspot password.

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How To Use Your Android Phone as a Mobile Hotspot

Check out the below-given settings to view the Android hotspot password and name on your latest Android devices. You can turn the mobile hotspot on and off.

How to Turn Mobile Hotspot On and Off on Android

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Open the Network and internet settings to configure mobile hotspot on Android

Step 2: Tap Network & Internet.

Hotspot and tethering settings on Android Phone

Step 3: Tap Hotspot & tethering.

How to Set Up a Mobile Hotspot on Android Device

Step 4: Tap the Wi-Fi hotspot.

How to Turn Mobile Hotspot On and Off

Step 5: Toggle Use Wi-Fi hotspot on and off.

Quickly Turn On Mobile Hotspot using Quick Settings Tiles

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel at the top to view quick settings tiles.

Turn On Mobile Hotspot using Quick Settings Tiles

Step 2: Search Hotspot and tap on it.

How to Configure Mobile Hotspot on Android

How To Use your Android Phone as a Mobile Hotspot

Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering > Wi-Fi hotspot > Toggle on Use Wi-Fi hotspot > Tap Hotspot name or Hotspot password you want to change > Enter the name or password > OK.

How To Use Your Android Phone as a Mobile Hotspot

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel at the top and tap on Wi-Fi in the quick settings tiles.

Step 2: Search your Android phone’s hotspot name and tap on it.

Step 3: Enter the hotspot name and password and connect it to use your Android phone’s Internet connection to another device.

How to Share Hotspot using QR Code

How to Share Hotspot using QR Code on Android Phone

Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering > Wi-Fi hotspot > Toggle on Use Wi-Fi hotspot > Tap Scanner icon > Scan your phone QR code with another phone you want to join your hotspot without entering the password.

How to Use USB Tethering on Android to Use Mobile Hotspot to PC/Laptop

You must connect your phone’s USB cable to your desktop or laptop to turn on USB tethering on your device. By default, greyed out the USB tethering toggle on your phone.

Step 1: Connect your phone’s USB cable to your PC or laptop.

Step 2: Go to Settings.

Step 3: Tap on Network & Internet.

Step 4: Tap Hotspot & tethering.

How to Use USB Tethering on Android to Use Mobile Hotspot to PC

Step 5: Toggle on the USB tethering.

Now, search the WiFi network on your PC and laptop and enter your mobile hotspot password to share your phone’s mobile data with your PC or laptop.

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How to Turn On Mobile Hotspot on Samsung Galaxy

Settings > Connections > Mobile hotspot & tethering > Toggle on Mobile hotspot.

How to Turn Off Hotspot Automatically

Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering > Wi-Fi hotspot > Toggle on Turn off hotspot automatically.

How to Set Up a Mobile Hotspot on Android 10, Android 9 (Pie), and Android 8.1.2 (Oreo)

Step 1: Go to Settings in your Android 10 and 9.

Step 2: Tap Network and Internet.

Step 3: Tap Hotspot & tethering.

Step 4: Tap the WiFi hotspot.

Step 5: Turn on Toggle to enable WiFi hotspot Android

You can see hotspot names, security, and hotspot passwords.

For Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Set up wifi hotspot > Enter the details > Save.

For Android 5.1.2 (Lollipop) and Android 6.1 (Marshmallow)

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your Android 5.1.2 and 6.0 device.

Tap on mobile hotspot and tethering

Step 2: Under connection sections, tap on Mobile Hotspot and tethering.

Tap on mobile hotspot

Step 3: Tap on a Mobile hotspot to create a Mobile hotspot.

Tap on more option for right side corner

Step 4: Click on More from the top of the right side corner.

tap on Configure mobile hotspot

Step 5: Tap on Configure Mobile Hotspot.

How to configure mobile hotspot android

You can see the above screen on your Android 5.1.1 device.

Step 6: Now configure the mobile hotspot network name and security settings.

You can easily change the default network name of the mobile Hotspot. In the security settings, you can choose from the below two options:

Change security settings on mobile hotspot

  1. Open: In this option, any device can connect to your AP without entering a password. You can also use advanced options to set the broadcast channel on your Android smartphone.Change default mobile hotspot password android
  2. WPA2 PSK: Be default selected. Using a mobile hotspot, you can use this password when connected to another device. Also, change the default security password of the portable Hotspot.

Configuring a mobile hotspot on Android and Samsung Galaxy devices is easy.

I hope the above-given process to configure mobile hotspots on Android phones or tablets is helpful. If you are facing any problems, then comment on the below box. Feel free to share this article with your friends.

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