Mac Can't Find Personal Hotspot

_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:

• On your Mac, use the Wi-Fi status menu  in the menu bar to choose the name of the iPhone or iPad providing your Personal Hotspot .
• On your iPad, iPod touch, or another iPhone, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then tap 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