How to Enable Your Personal Hotspot As a Wi‐Fi Network on Your Verizon iPhone
Open your iPhone's Settings., Tap Cellular., Tap Personal Hotspot., Slide Personal Hotspot right to the "On" position.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.
It's a gray app with gears on it, typically found on the Home Screen. -
Step 2: Tap Cellular.
It's one of the top options on the "Settings" page.
On phones using British English, tap Mobile Data instead. , You'll find this option near the top of the page.
On iPhone 5s (and earlier), you may need to first tap Cellular Data. , This switch is at the top of the screen; sliding it on will prompt your iPhone to begin broadcasting a Wi-Fi signal.
Anyone wanting to connect to your hotspot can select your phone's name from the "Wi-Fi" menu and enter the password listed next to the "Wi-Fi Password" heading.
You can change the Wi-Fi password by tapping the password field, typing in a new one, and tapping Done. -
Step 3: Tap Personal Hotspot.
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Step 4: Slide Personal Hotspot right to the "On" position.
Detailed Guide
It's a gray app with gears on it, typically found on the Home Screen.
It's one of the top options on the "Settings" page.
On phones using British English, tap Mobile Data instead. , You'll find this option near the top of the page.
On iPhone 5s (and earlier), you may need to first tap Cellular Data. , This switch is at the top of the screen; sliding it on will prompt your iPhone to begin broadcasting a Wi-Fi signal.
Anyone wanting to connect to your hotspot can select your phone's name from the "Wi-Fi" menu and enter the password listed next to the "Wi-Fi Password" heading.
You can change the Wi-Fi password by tapping the password field, typing in a new one, and tapping Done.
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