iPhone 13Turning on personal hotspot

Enabling Personal Hotspot on your device allows you to share your cellular connection with other devices through Wi-Fi. Follow along with this tutorial to learn how to enable your Personal Hotspot.

Steps List - Interactive list of steps. Select a step to read its corresponding text, and to see its Product Image and the Indicators necessary to complete the step.

Current Step: 1 - Within the Settings app, tap Cellular.

1 - Within the Settings app, tap Cellular.
2 - Tap Personal Hotspot.
- Note: Your device may say "Set up Personal hotspot". Personal Hotspot is not included on all cellular plans you may need to contact your carrier provided for setup instructions.
3 - Tap or slide the Allow Others to Join switch to ON.
- Note: Due to power usage, we recommend plugging your device in while using Personal Hotspot. Other options on this screen may differ depending on the capabilities of your carrier’s network or your device.
4 - You've completed the steps!

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Steps List - Interactive list of steps. Select a step to read its corresponding text, and to see its Product Image and the Indicators necessary to complete the step.

Current Step: 1 - Within the Settings app, tap Cellular.

Within the Settings app, tap Cellular.

Product Image and Indicators - Image of the current step and indicators demonstrating the interactions necessary to complete the step.

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