Solved Personal Hotspot Not Working on iPhone 15 Pro Max

If Personal Hotspot is not working on a brand new iPhone or any other model, make sure to fix it with this tutorial.

“Personal hotspots are widely used to share the internet data on other devices that might be your own Apple or Your Friends and Family device. We can set a password for your personal hotspot to connect your Personal hotspot by the other request. Here in this tutorial, I give the complete guide that helps you use Personal Hotspot on your iPhone running on the latest version of iOS. In the latest iOS update, some cosmetic changes and updates are available under the personal hotspot settings, but the core process to share your data or Join Another device to your personal hotspot is the same all the time.

iPhone’s Personal Hotspot is a tiny but useful tool for sharing the internet using maximum ways like over Wi-Fi, with USB or turning on Bluetooth. In addition, it’s not free of charge and also requires the support of a Cellular Plan cause all the carriers in the world not provide this service. To use a Personal hotspot company will extra charge to share the internet on other devices if your Carrier plan supports it. So ever your Personal Hotspot Not Working on your iPhone then try the following solutions.

What are the Main Problems Found when We Use Personal Hotspot?

  1. After changing the Hotspot password on your iPhone, Another Device is trying to connect your Hotspot with the old saved password. The solution is: Forgot Your iPhone from WiFi or Forgot your Saved password.
  2. Your Mobile is Stuck. The solution is: to hard reboot the iPhone.
  3. Your Mobile Carrier Plan Doesn’t allow us to use Personal hotspots for Free. The Solution is to Contact the Carrier.
  4. Not Enough Data and Slow internet speed is also an issue. The Solution: check available Data
  5. Network Settings is not updated. The Solution is Reset Network Settings.

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Fix #1. Setup the Personal Hotspot from the Beginning

Personal hotspot on iPhone, Generally we are not using continuously. We are using a personal hotspot from iPhone for temporary purposes just like no internet on another mobile, Laptop or Mac. So, the wrong configuration on the iPhone and the secondary device creates a problem with personal hotspots. So, let’s follow me to join a personal hotspot just like a fresh connection.

Turn on Personal Hotspot on Primary Device – iPhone

  • First is Turn off WiFi from iPhone settings.
  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on Wi-Fi.
  3. Disable the Wi-Fi.
Open Settings Select Wi-Fi Disable Wi-Fi on iPhone
  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on Mobile Service.
Open Settings App Select Mobile Service on iPhone
  1. Enable Mobile Data. Next, Tap Personal Hotspot.
  2. Tap Allow Others to Join. At the same time, a popup will appear and ask to use a Personal hotspot with WiFi/ Bluetooth and USB Only option. I recommend using Wi-Fi option.
Enable Mobile Data Tap Personal Hotspot to Enable Select Turn on Wi-Fi from pop-up on iPhone
  1. Turn on Allow Others to Join and Enable Maximize Compatibility.
Turn on Allow Others to join Enable Maximize Compatibility on iPhone

Join WiFi Personal Hotspot on Secondary Device

On Secondary device, Turn on WiFi under settings,

Join Personal hotspot on another iPhone: Settings app > General > WiFi > Enable WiFi toggle.

iPhone join Personal hotspot on iPad

Join Personal hotspot on Mac: Apple Logo on Mac menu > System Preferences > Network > WiFi > Turn on WiFi.

iPhone Join Personal hotspot on Mac

Join Personal hotspot on Android or Windows: Turn on WiFi on Android mobile from settings and On Window turn on using the bottom right status bar menu icon.

  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPad.
Open Settings App on iPad
  1. Tap on Wi-Fi to Enable. Your secondary device will find the name of the Primary device’s personal hotspot name. Carefully find newly added device names under the nearby Wi-Fi names list and click on it to pair.
Tap Wi-Fi Enable Wi-Fi Tap newly added device names on iPad
  1. Both devices are paired and start using the internet on the second device.
Your secondary device is paired on iPad

Problem! of Blinking the Status bar with a blue stripe. That means the Personal hotspot not connecting or failed.

  • Forgot Your primary device from the secondary Device’s WiFi list. and Make a fresh connection again.
  • That’s it.
Personal hotspot is connected on iPhone-2
Personal hotspot is connected on iPhone-2

Fix #2: Hard Reboot Your iPhone

Something is stuck on your iPhone so we are unable to connect personal hotspots on another device. To hard reboot your iPhone 8 and later follow the below steps,

  1. Quickly Press and Release the Volume Up button.
  2. Now, Quickly Press and Release the Volume Down button.
  3. Now, Only Press and Hold the Side/Power button of the iPhone until your iPhone sees the Apple logo on the screen. After a wait for 15 seconds, Turn on back using the Side/Power button. So, Press and Hold on it to turn on back.
hard-reboot-your-iphone

Fix #3. Switch Internet Connection on Mac & Computer

Problem the related to WiFi on a secondary device, so the Personal hotspot is not connecting over the WiFi connection. In this case, I am recommending using another connection type like Bluetooth and USB, disabling WiFi on First Device.

  1. Connect your iPhone to another device as a Mac via a lightning cable.
  • Turn Off wifi from your iPhone first,
  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on Wi-Fi.
  3. Disable Wi-Fi.
Open Settings App Tap on Wi-Fi Disable Wi-Fi on iPhone
  • Now, Turn on Personal hotspot from settings,
  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Mobile Service.
Open Settings App Tap on Mobile Service on iPhone
  1. Enable Mobile Data and Tap on Personal Hotspot.
  2. Tap Allow Others to join to Turn on.
Enable Mobile Data Tap on Personal Hotspot Tap Allow Others to join to Toggle Enable on iPhone
  1. Select Bluetooth and USB-only options from the popup.
  2. Turn on the Toggle of Allow Others to Join.
Select Bluetooth and USB only option Turn on Allow others to join on iPhone

Fix #4. Make Sure Your iPhone is Updated

Apple is releasing a monthly or Quarterly software update on each apple device with some important bug fix related to software settings and new features. Why you miss it, First check before you try to fix the solution, Hope it will help. To Check pending update on iPhone,

  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on General.
Go to the settings open general on iphone
  1. Tap on Software Update.
  2. Check for Updates.
Click software update on iPhone

Fix #5. Reset Network Settings

Internal software glitch we can’t fix with the hard reboot and software update. One of the important settings given on iOS and iPadOS is to reset network settings. This option will not erase the data from the device but only repair the problems related to a network connection.

In iOS 15,

  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on General.
Go to the settings open general on iphone
  1. Tap on Transfer or Reset iPhone.
  2. Select Reset.
Tap on Transfer or Reset iPhone Select Reset on iPhone
  1. Choose Reset Network Settings.
  2. Enter your Passcode.
  3. Select Reset Network Settings for the Confirmation.
Tap on Reset Network Settings Enter iPhone’s lock screen passcode Select Reset Network Settings on iPhone

iOS 14 & Earlier: Go to Settings – Tap General – Scroll down the screen to Reset – Tap Reset Network Settings and follow the on-screen instructions.

Fix #6: Update Carrier Settings

Most of the Time Carrier settings update on time automatically, But sometimes your device can’t do and wait for your manual action. just do it and get an update on carrier settings.

  1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on General.
Go to the settings open general on iPhone
  1. Tap About.
  2. Select Carrier.
Select About Tap on Carrier on iPhone

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Karly Wood

Karly Wood is a journalist based in Ohio who specializes in covering Apple and technology trends. With a varied experience in reporting on public safety, government, and education, her insights bridge multiple disciplines, providing readers with a well-rounded perspective on today's technological advancements. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at [email protected] or through (Facebook)

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