If you don’t see that option, then either your carrier doesn’t offer support for this, or you need to contact them to have the option added to your account. It should be listed just under Cellular Data at the top of the first Settings page you see. You’ll find personal hotspot in Settings>Personal Hotspot. The connection will be made available within the available Wi-Fi services to your other devices. A lot of us use this to get Macs or SIM-free iPads online when we are working outside an office. If your carrier supports it, you can use personal hotspot on your iPhone to share your cellular connection with other devices. How to approach personal hotspot problems Your iPhone will restart, and you may (or may not) be pleasantly surprised by better connectivity. A warning message will appear, and you should tap Reset settings. Open Settings>General>Transfer or Reset iPhone>Reset and choose Reset network settings. Make sure you have the relevant information to re-enable those services at hand if you do choose to reset network settings. The reason you shouldn’t try it first is that resetting these settings means you will need to reapply all your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth passwords, any custom APN settings, and VPN connections. This approach frequently fixes both network coverage and personal hotspot problems. Just insert your SIM removal tool until the tray pops out, check the SIM to ensure it isn’t damaged and reinsert it. If you find you are suffering poor network coverage and none of the other attempts have improved anything, try removing and replacing your SIM. Remove and replace the SIMĭo you carry your Apple-supplied SIM removal tool with you on your key ring? I do, as the alternative tool (a paper clip) isn’t always going to be available when you need it. An iPhone with a Home button will force reset when you hold down both the Home and power button at the same time until the Apple logo appears. Keep pressing that button until an Apple logo appears after the display briefly goes black. To Force Reset a Face ID iPhone you must press the volume up, then press volume down and finally press and hold the side button. Wait for perhaps 30 seconds and then touch and hold the sleep/wake button to turn it on again. Restart a FaceID iPhone: Simultaneously press and hold the sleep/wake button and either the volume up or down buttons until the power slider appears. Leave it off for a moment and then press and hold the sleep/wake button to turn your device on again. Restart an iPhone with a Home button: Hold down the sleep/wake button until the power slider appears and drag the slider to off. If switching the cellular radio off and on again with Airplane Mode didn’t improve your connection, try restarting your iPhone. If it doesn’t appear, your carrier settings are up-to-date, and you can try the next approach. This is such a simple thing to do, so you might as well try: Open Settings>General>About and if your carrier has updated its settings - but your device hasn’t yet updated to them - an alert will appear prompting you to install the carrier update. This is sometimes all you need to do to get a better network signal. Wait a minute and then switch Airplane mode off. Doing so will disable all your network, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connections. Swipe down from the top right of your screen to open your Control Center and tap the Airplane mode icon, which will turn orange to show it is on.
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