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I use my iPhone hotspot to connect my Mac to the internet as I can't get broadband, but more often than not when I start my Mac (from sleep or restart) it fails to find my iPhone.
It finds all other available networks - just struggles to find my iPhone.
Even with personal hotspot on my phone always turned on, I'm having to turn it off and on again in order for my Mac to find it, and sometimes even have to restart my phone.
Mac mini, macOS 10.14
_iShaun wrote:
Sorry, my specs are as follows;
Mac mini (late 2012)
2.6Ghz Intel Core i7
4GB RAM
macOS Mojave
As for auto-join. I don't want it to auto-join. I have this setting turned off.
I just want it to appear in the list straight away so I can connect to it manually like below;
Well it appears your hot spot is there—
You can try making changes to your iPhone>Settings>Cellular>HotSpot
Also iPhone>Settings>WiFi> Hotspot>Automatic
Use Instant Hotspot
Here's how to connect to your Personal Hotspot:
in the menu bar to choose the name of the iPhone or iPad providing your Personal Hotspot 
..See if that makes a difference.
Use Instant Hotspot to connect to your Personal Hotspot without
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad ...
If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi
_iShaun wrote:
Sorry, my specs are as follows;
Mac mini (late 2012)
2.6Ghz Intel Core i7
4GB RAM
macOS Mojave
As for auto-join. I don't want it to auto-join. I have this setting turned off.
I just want it to appear in the list straight away so I can connect to it manually like below;
Well it appears your hot spot is there—
You can try making changes to your iPhone>Settings>Cellular>HotSpot
Also iPhone>Settings>WiFi> Hotspot>Automatic
Use Instant Hotspot
Here's how to connect to your Personal Hotspot:
in the menu bar to choose the name of the iPhone or iPad providing your Personal Hotspot ..See if that makes a difference.
Use Instant Hotspot to connect to your Personal Hotspot without
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad ...
If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi
You do not say what exact Mac /model /year /size /retina /TouchBar is this
or
what exact macOS you are currently running?
It is not a perfect science. Hot spot will never auto join.
You can make changes to
>System Preferences>Network
How to use network locations on your Mac - Apple Support
Sorry, my specs are as follows;
Mac mini (late 2012)
2.6Ghz Intel Core i7
4GB RAM
macOS Mojave
As for auto-join. I don't want it to auto-join. I have this setting turned off.
I just want it to appear in the list straight away so I can connect to it manually like below;
Mac Can't Find Personal Hotspot
