cant connect my ipad 2 ios 9 to my iphone x hotspot

Hello everyone!


Just dug out my old Ipad2 for QA testing purposes. Fully recovered it with installation of iOS 9.3. Now tryting to connect it to my Iphone X iOS 16.1 Hotspot, and getting all the time an error - Unable to join the network "Iphone". Connecting to it with my laptop without any problem. Is it an issue of old iOS or?

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Nov 5, 2022 7:14 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2022 12:26 PM

Assuming that your iPhone has been updated to iOS15/16, ensure that your iPhone hotspot is set to Maximise Compatibility:

Settings > Hotspot > Maximise Compatibility - set to ON

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