I use my iPhone X personal hotspot to tether my WiFi only iPad 7th gen. Both are fully updated. Every time I want to use the hotspot I have to click on the grayed out “not discoverable” to wake it up and find it on my iPad. Is this normal? Is there a way to have it stay discoverable or connect automatically when I use my iPad without having to go into the iPhone settings?
iPhone X, iOS 13
If you update to the latest version of iPadOS/iOS on your iPad and iPhone, your iPad should be able to automatically initiate a hotspot connection.
On your iPad:
Settings > WiFi > Auto-Join Hotspot > Automatic
Obviously, both your iPad and iPhone must be logged-in to iCloud with the same AppleID.
If you update to the latest version of iPadOS/iOS on your iPad and iPhone, your iPad should be able to automatically initiate a hotspot connection.
On your iPad:
Settings > WiFi > Auto-Join Hotspot > Automatic
Obviously, both your iPad and iPhone must be logged-in to iCloud with the same AppleID.
thanks! I turned it on. Fingers crossed it fixes my issue
This fixed it! It automatically turns the hotspot back to discoverable and pairs for tethering without having to go into the iPhone every time! Thanks a lot!!
I’m delighted that I could help with your problem. Thanks for letting is know that it’s sorted.
Personal hotspot “Not discoverable”
