Change WPA3 on hotspot to WPA2?

I found a way to solve it: change your phone's name!

I had exactly the same problems, was really annoyed by this as I travel a lot and need this hotspot feature. But changing my phone's name, launching the hotspot and connecting with my Surface to this "new" network actually worked.

Could it be that our Surface saved our hotspot with the WPA2 setting and thus cannot connect anymore as the iOS15 uses WPA3?

'The connection is limited'.

That means that your phone is connected to Wi-Fi, but the Wi-Fi network isn't connected to the internet.

See this Apple article: If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204051

I believe this is caused by the WPA3 security standard on Apple devices running the current IOS.

That is recommended by Apple as the best security settings.

The security settings WPA 2 or 3 and others is controlled by your router, or rather it depends on the options of your router.

My router doesn't have that.

See this Apple article: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202068

Did you ever resolve this issue? I have an older Surface2 and have had the exact same issue since the forced iOS 15 update. The Surface cannot connect to WPA3, and WPA2 hot spot is no longer supported in iOS 15. Unfortunately, ios 14 is no longer available, leaving me with the only option of buying a new laptop or switching to Android.

This 100% is a WPA3 issue. I have two iPad 4’s in the back of my car for my kids. I used to hotspot to them so they could watch Netflix etc. iOS 15 introduced WPA3 as a protocol, which essentially eliminates any device that is not compatible with WPA3 connecting to the WPA3 device. Absolutely pee’d off about this. I have spoken with apple and we have downloaded numerous logs and at this time they do not have a fix. They have acknowledge it is a problem.

not holding my breath as apple have a history of forcing people to upgrade old devices.

The personal hotspot should be compatible with WPA2/WPA3, so that is not the issue. When you get the message “the connection is limited” does the connection still work? That message usually means that the speed is limited, not that the connection doesn’t work.

Another possibility is that you have a VPN app on your phone. If you are using a VPN connection, stop. If stopping doesn’t fix it, delete the VPN profile and app.

Or getting a “MyFi” from your carrier, which has the added advantage of not draining your phone’s battery. And Personal Hotspot is set to WPA2/WPA3, so it isn’t WPA3 that is the problem. There is some other issue using personal hotspot with your Surface.

I'm having a similar issue!! I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 running Win 10 and I am getting the message "Can Not Connect" when using my phones as a hotspot. I did not have this issue before the IOS 15.2 update. Android, home network, and work network all still connect, just not the iPhone hotspot. I have 2 iPhones, and get the same message with both. This tells me it's an iPhone issue. I've tried every troubleshooting tip listed below and it still will not connect. Open to other suggestions???

Thank you Alex. Mate, I am trying to hotspot to an iPad 4. Unfortunately during the testing I did with the Apple support guy, who has now gone silent, we changed the phones name and password a few times with no joy. I might try it again with the latest updates and see what happens. Thank you for replying. 🤙😁