Personal hotspot

Hi,

i have my personal hotspot always enable but i am not visible until i wake up my phone or sometimes to enter hotspot settings. Then my wife can connect with me and when she leave her iphone for a while to go to sleep then to find again my hotspot i need to wake up my phone again.

is this normal?

Thanks

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 5:50 AM

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fyip

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Jan 2, 2020 7:21 AM in response to discjockeyr

Yes it is normal.

Some info if ever needed...How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

More info if ever needed...If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) - Apple Support

discjockeyr Author

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Jan 2, 2020 7:24 AM in response to fyip

So there is no way to keep it on to use it when ever she need to?

fyip

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Jan 2, 2020 7:39 AM in response to discjockeyr

No...they say it is a Security Feature

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