{"id":197447,"date":"2025-10-13T16:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/197447\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:29:10","slug":"how-do-i-hotspot-my-phone-to-my-laptop-steps-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/197447\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I hotspot my phone to my laptop? Steps explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  But did you know that if you ever struggle to connect to your WiFi router due to outage issues with your broadband provider, you can use your phone? (As long as it&#8217;s not part of the network currently affected).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Whether you have an iPhone or Android, this is how you can connect your laptop or PC to the internet by using your personal hotspot.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Top Tips for faster Broadband<\/p>\n<p>  How to hotspot an iPhone to your laptop<\/p>\n<p>\n  To set up a personal hotspot via your iPhone:\n<\/p>\n<p>open your iPhone settings<\/p>\n<p>  tap Personal Hotspot<\/p>\n<p>  slide the Allow Others to Join switch to on<\/p>\n<p>\n  You then need to connect your iPhone to your laptop or tablet &#8211; follow the instructions on the EE <a href=\"https:\/\/ee.co.uk\/help\/mobile\/manage-use\/using-phone-features\/use-tethering-to-share-internet?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a> to connect using either a USB cable, a portable WiFi hotspot or Bluetooth.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  If you need to pair your iPhone with an iPad or Mac, follow these instructions:\n<\/p>\n<p>click on Set Up New Device and follow the onscreen instructions<\/p>\n<p>  when you&#8217;ve paired your iPhone with your iPad or Mac, choose the option Use Device as a Network Port on your iPhone<\/p>\n<p>  click on the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar of your iPad or Mac<\/p>\n<p>  click on your iPhone, and then choose Connect to Network<\/p>\n<p>  your iPhone should now have a blue bar at the top of the screen to show that it&#8217;s tethered to your iPad or Mac<\/p>\n<p>\n    The intricate world of subsea cables, and the teams that help to maintain them, is put to the test when a fault occurs.<\/p>\n<p>Discover what it takes to make complex repairs while keeping everyone connected.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss episode one here \u2935\ufe0f\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    \u2014 Vodafone Group (@VodafoneGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VodafoneGroup\/status\/1975893954353598755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">October 8, 2025<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n  Additionally, this is how you can pair your iPhone with a Windows tablet or laptop:\n<\/p>\n<p>click on the Bluetooth icon in your iPhone&#8217;s notification area<\/p>\n<p>  select Add a Bluetooth device\u00a0and follow the onscreen instructions<\/p>\n<p>  when you&#8217;ve paired your devices, click on the Bluetooth icon in the notification area (the system tray) again<\/p>\n<p>  select Show Bluetooth devices<\/p>\n<p>  highlight your iPhone, then click the Properties button<\/p>\n<p>  click the Services tab<\/p>\n<p>  tick the Wireless iAP checkbox and click OK<\/p>\n<p>  click on the Bluetooth icon in your iPhone&#8217;s notification area again<\/p>\n<p>  click on Join A Personal Area Network<\/p>\n<p>  click Connect<\/p>\n<p>\n  EE shares you can tether on most, but not all, 3G, 4G and 5G devices.\n<\/p>\n<p>  How to hotspot an Android to your laptop<\/p>\n<p>\n  It&#8217;s important to note that you will need an Android phone with version 2.2 or later.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To set up the personal hotspot on your phone:\n<\/p>\n<p>open your phone menu<\/p>\n<p>  go to Settings &gt; Wireless &amp; Networks &gt; Portable WiFi hotspot<\/p>\n<p>  open Portable WiFi hotspot settings to set up a password and name your phone&#8217;s hotspot<\/p>\n<p>\n  You then need to connect your Android to your laptop or tablet &#8211; follow the instructions on the EE <a href=\"https:\/\/ee.co.uk\/help\/mobile\/manage-use\/using-phone-features\/use-tethering-to-share-internet?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a> to connect using either a USB cable, a portable WiFi hotspot or Bluetooth.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  For those who need to pair their Android device with their laptop or tablet, you should follow these instructions:\n<\/p>\n<p>on your Android phone or device go to Settings &gt; Wireless &amp; networks &gt; More &gt; Tethering &amp; portable hotspot<\/p>\n<p>  slide Bluetooth tethering to On<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recommended reading:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Next, you will need to set up Bluetooth on your other device. To do this:\n<\/p>\n<p>For Android: tap your Android device&#8217;s name then Internet Access<\/p>\n<p>  For Windows: right click your Android device&#8217;s name, select Connect using and then click Access Point<\/p>\n<p>  For Mac: click your Android device&#8217;s name, then the settings gear at the bottom of the window and select Connect to Network<\/p>\n<p>  iPhone:\u00a0should be automatically enabled if there&#8217;s no WiFi<\/p>\n<p>\n  EE adds: &#8220;Pairing instructions for Android phones may be slightly different for each device. You can tether on most, but not all, 3G, 4G and 5G devices.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"But did you know that if you ever struggle to connect to your WiFi router due to outage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1638,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-197447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-internet","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}