On your Windows PC, click the Bluetooth icon in the Notification area. Select 'Show Bluetooth devices' and select the device that provides Personal Hotspot.

You have to connect it again if you want to use it later. If you don't want a device to reconnect automatically, Control-click its name, then click Forget.

On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings (or System Preferences), then click Bluetooth in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Hold the pointer over the device in the list, then click Disconnect.

Tap the Info icon next to the device that provides Personal Hotspot, then tap Forget this Device. On the iPad or iPod touch that needs to connect to Personal Hotspot, tap Settings > Bluetooth.If you still can't connect, follow these steps: For older devices that don't support WPA3, you can turn on Maximize Compatibility in Settings > Personal Hotspot. On your PC, choose Settings, click the Bluetooth icon, then turn Bluetooth off and back on.įor newer devices that support WPA3, Personal Hotspot uses WPA3 to connect with Bluetooth.On your Mac, click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar or click Bluetooth in Control Center, then turn Bluetooth off and back on.On your iOS or iPadOS devices, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth off and back on.On your devices, turn Bluetooth off and back on: * When you turn on Maximize Compatibility, internet performance and Wi-Fi security might be reduced for devices connected to the hotspot.

If you see a password error when you try to join Personal Hotspot, check the Wi-Fi password: On the device that provides Personal Hotspot, go to Settings > Personal Hotspot to see the Wi-Fi password.

The network name is the same as the iOS device that provides Personal Hotspot and the Personal Hotspot icon might appear next to it.

Make sure that you connect to the correct Wi-Fi network.

On the device that needs to connect to Personal Hotspot, follow these steps:

Stay on this screen until you connect your other device to the Wi-Fi network.

If you're using an iPhone 12 model or later, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation or later), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation or later), or iPad mini (6th generation), turn on Maximize Compatibility.* Then try connecting your devices again to your Personal Hotspot.

If you want to change the Wi-Fi network name, learn how to change your device name.

Remember the device's Wi-Fi network name and password that appear on this screen.

Make sure that Allow Others to Join is on.

On the device that provides Personal Hotspot, go to Settings > Personal Hotspot, then follow these steps:

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