5 Tips iOS 17.4 Personal Hotspot Missing on iPhone in 2024

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The iPhone personal hotspot is one of the useful features as it allows you to share an internet connection to your iPhone/iPad when in need. Though setting up an iPhone personal hotspot is an easy and quick process but, recently many iPhone users reported an issue of not showing the personal hotspot option in the settings for Mac & Windows Personal Hotspot. We know this can be frustrating when there is actual urgency on the internet. Hence, in this article, we have researched the proven techniques that can help you solve your issue of missing personal hotspots. Go on to read this article till the end to understand the issue and solution properly. 

Method:1 Check the personal hotspot settings

1. Launch the Settings App on your iPhone.
2. Tap on Personal Hotspot.
3. Turn on the toggle “Allow Others To Join Toggle”

Open settings app tap personal hotspot turn on Allow Others to Join on iPhone

4. Now launch Again The Settings App.
5. Click on Mobile Settings if the hotspot option is visible. 

Open settings app tap personal hotspot on iPhone

Note: Your technical functionalities can conflict with your iPhone if other services like Bluetooth or wifi are on, make sure to turn them off to get the best results. Also, always keep the allow others to join option on for easy hotspot visibility.

Method 2: Try turning on and off your cellular data

Turning on and off cellular data is the most common method, which almost fixes all connectivity issues. Below are the steps to turn on and off cellular data in an iPhone.

1. Open the Settings App on your iPhone.
2. Tap on Cellular.

Open the settings tap cellular on iPhone

3. Click on Cellular To Turn The Toggle Off.
4. Wait for some time and turn the Cellular Toggle ON

Turn on cellular data on iPhone

Doing the above steps can definitely fix the issue if it is a connectivity problem. You can contact your service provider in case this does not resolve your hotspot problem. 

Method 3: Try updating your carrier setting

If you have not updated your network configuration for a long time, this can be another reason for missing your personal hotspot. To update the network configuration, make sure you have a smooth internet connection; follow the below steps to update the carrier settings in your iPhone.

1. Go to the Settings App on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down to the General.

Go to the settings open general on iPhone

3. Tap on About.
4. Click on Carrier Details.

next, select about tap carrier details on iPhone

If there will be any carrier update, you can follow the on screen instructions and update accordingly.

Note: In many countries, personal hotspot features depend on the carrier service you are using. Make sure your plan includes hotspot to use personal hotspot feature efficiently.

Contact your Carrier

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ask-your-sim-provider

Personal hotspot service depends on your Carrier, so contact the help desk for a Personal hotspot that is included in your Plan because it’s limited to data sharing. The carrier might disable it. If everything is okay, then follow the other troubleshooting.

💡 The unlimited data plan will not allow Hotspot features in AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, or Other Mobile carriers in the USA.

Several users reported that after switching to the unlimited plan, the Hotspot option is missing from iPhone settings.

Method 4: Update your IOS version 

Apple launches new updates every year; hence, make sure to keep your IOS up to date to avoid various other technical glitches.

  1. Open the Settings App on your iPhone.
  2. Click on General. 
  3. Select Software Update and see if there is any new update available.
Open settings app tap general tab click software update on iPhone

Method 5: Remove APN certificates

APN certificates refer to access point names that act as a gateway to connect IOS devices to the internet. If you have installed these certificates, this can be the issue; you can try removing APN certificates using the following steps:

1. Go to the Settings App on your iPhone. 
2. Select Cellular.

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3. Scroll the screen Business.
4. Tap on the Cellular Data Network.

Choose-SIM-Select-Cellular-Data-Network-on-iPhone

5. Click Reset Settings.
6. Choose Reset.

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Note: if you don’t see any profile with a username and password in cellular data, it means there is nothing to remove, and APN certificates are not a problem.

Method 6: Reset your iPhone network settings

Apart from all other methods, there is a high possibility to solve the personal hotspot issue from the resetting network setting method. 

1. Navigate to the Settings App  on your iPhone.
2. Click on General

Open Settings Select General on iPhone

3. Select Transfer Or Rset iPhone
4. Click Reset.

Tap Transfer or Reset iPhone Select Reset on iPhone

5. Tap on reset network settings
6. Enter your passcode if required.

Tap Reset Network Settings Enter Passcode on iPhone

7. Enter Your Screen Time Passcode.
8. Confirm again by clicking on Reset Network Settings.

Enter your screen passcode choose reset network settings on iPhone

Note: resetting your network settings might delete all your saved Wifi networks, passwords, and VPN settings. 

Method 7: Toggle the airplane mode

Turning airplane mode on and off is one of the oldest and quickest techniques to get rid of any connectivity or hotspot issue. 

  1. Launch the settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Turn on the airplane mode toggle.
  3. Turn the airplane mode toggle off after a few seconds.
Go to the settings app enable:disable toggle airplane mode on iPhone

Once you have completed the above steps, go back to the settings app on your iPhone to check if the personal hotspot option is showing or not.

Method 8: Remove the SIM card, reinsert the SIM card

Removing and reinserting a sim card is also the alternative method that you must try. Follow the below steps carefully to remove and reinsert the SIM card.

  1. Turn off your iPhone.
  2. Access the SIM card tray with a SIM ejector tool.
  3. Gently remove the SIM card and clean it if required.
  4. Reinsert the SIM card into the tray with proper alignment.
  5. Close the tray and turn on the iPhone.

Method 9: Check your phone’s name

This can be a silly mistake that many people ignore. If you have changed your device name or there is a spelling mistake, this can be an issue and impact your hotspot, too.

1. Open the Settings App on your iPhone. 
2. Tap on General. 

Open Settings Select General on iPhone

3. Tap on About .
4. Click on the Name to Edit if your device name is misspelled or wrong.

Click about tap name to change tap on done on iPhone

Method 10: Reset iOS to factory settings

Factory reset should be your last choice if any of the above methods don’t work. Doing this method can erase your data and other settings so always take backup before doing factory reset. Here is how you can factory reset your iPhone.

1. Go to the Settings App on your iPhone.
2. Click on General.

Open Settings Select General on iPhone

3. Select Transfer or Reset iPhone.
4. Tap on Erase All Content and Settings.

 Tap on Transfer or Reset Select Erase All Content and Settings on iPhone

5. Click on Continue.
6. Choose Erase iPhone.

Click on continue choose erase iPhone

Conclusion

I hope you find the above methods useful to fix the missing issue of your personal hotspot. Last but not least, you must contact Apple support or your carrier service provider if the above methods fail to help you. Apart from this, make sure to have a sufficient balance, strong Wi-FI signal.

Which method do you find useful? Do you have any other method or suggestion, do comment your ideas in the comment section below.

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Karly Wood

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