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iPhone personal hotspot

I have never had trouble connecting my hotspot to my MacBook until now . It shows a message that it requires a password. When I enter the password on my iPhone it tells my that it is incorrect . I have no problem connecting my wife's iPhone. could someone please help me ?

iPhone 7

Posted on Jun 14, 2020 3:37 PM

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Posted on Jun 14, 2020 3:58 PM

possumwalk wrote:

I have no problem connecting my wife's iPhone.

It therefore sounds like you’re using Instant Hotspot.


Use Instant Hotspot to connect to your Personal Hotspot without entering a password - Apple Support


I suggest being very careful about keeping the two (yours and your wife’s) Apple IDs well separated in their use and ties to other devices/accounts.

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Jun 14, 2020 3:58 PM in response to possumwalk

possumwalk wrote:

I have no problem connecting my wife's iPhone.

It therefore sounds like you’re using Instant Hotspot.


Use Instant Hotspot to connect to your Personal Hotspot without entering a password - Apple Support


I suggest being very careful about keeping the two (yours and your wife’s) Apple IDs well separated in their use and ties to other devices/accounts.

iPhone personal hotspot

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