How to Set Up a Mobile Hotspot on Android: A Simple Guide

Step 1: Slide your finger to view the shortcuts

Slide your finger down from the top of the screen to see the setting shortcuts.

Step 2: Slide again

Slide your finger down again to see all the available shortcuts.

Step 3: Hold your finger on the hotspot icon

Hold your finger down over the Mobile Hotspot to configure the settings instead of tapping on it.

Step 1: Search and open the setting app

Search for and open the Settings App on your phone.

To do this, from the Home screen, Slide your finger upwards to see all of your apps.

Then select Settings.

Step 2: Open connections

From Settings, open Connections.

Step 3: Open mobile hotspot and tethering

Scroll down and open Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.

Step 4: Tap on mobile hotspot

From there, we want to press the word Mobile Hotspot to configure the settings.

Step 1: Turn on the mobile hotspot

Now, we turn ON the Mobile Hotspot by moving the slider to the right.

You can see the name of your network and password, in this case Tether-Name and Password.

You can change the name of your network or password by pressing them and entering something else.

Step 2: Connect to your mobile hotspot

Now, from your computer, you can see your phone’s Mobile Hotspot Name in the list of networks you can join.

Once you select it, enter the Password shown on your phone. As long as your phone has a strong signal, you should have an internet connection on your computer.

You will see the computer listed under Connected Devices if it has worked.

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