HOW TO Use Personal Hotspot

Enable Personal Hotspot

Tap Settings > Personal Hotspot on your Mac. Toggle on “Allow Others to Join”. To choose a Wi–Fi password other than the default one, tap the password. Type a new one. Tap Done.

Manage Family Sharing

Personal Hotspot allows you to specify whether iCloud Family Sharing users need approval to connect to your iPhone. To pre– approve someone, tap Family Sharing, then their name and tap Automatic, then Back.

Connect Mac via Wi–Fi

Click the Wi–Fi icon in the Finder menu bar, then choose your iPhone. If asked for the password, type it in. You’ll see the network change to your iPhone and a Personal Hotspot symbol on your iPhone’s Home Screen.

Connect via Bluetooth

On iPhone, tap Settings > Bluetooth. Stay on that screen. On Mac, go to the Apple menu > System Prefs > Bluetooth and wait for your iPhone to appear. Click Connect. Follow the instructions to pair your Mac and iPhone.

Set up USB hotspot

Once your iPhone has connected, navigate to the Apple menu > System Prefs > Network on your Mac. You should see your iPhone in the left–hand pane with a green circle and the word Connected underneath.

Connect iPad via Wi–Fi

Tap Settings > Wi–Fi. Tap your iPhone in the list of networks. Type in the password for your iPhone’s hotspot. When connected, you’ll see a blue tick next to your iPhone and the Hotspot symbol on your phone.

Connect Mac via USB

Using a Lightning to USB cable, connect your iPhone to the Mac. If you have a Mac with only USB–C ports, you’ll need a Lightning to USB–C cable. When the iPhone is connected, it will appear in the Finder sidebar.

Disconnect

To disconnect from the Personal Hotspot, you can either toggle “Allow Others to Join” to Off, turn off Bluetooth or Wi–Fi on your Mac or iPad, or eject and disconnect your USB–connected iPhone from your Mac.