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I used to be able to just turn connect to my phones hotspot by going to the wifi tab on my iPad but now it can’t even find it until I go to the personal hotspot tab on my iPhone and it’s super annoying
Have you correctly configured Auto Join Hotspot in iPad settings:
Settings > WiFi > Auto-Join Hotspot - set to Automatic
If set to Ask To Join, or Never, your iPad will not be able to automatically connect to your iPhone hotspot.
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Have you correctly configured Auto Join Hotspot in iPad settings:
Settings > WiFi > Auto-Join Hotspot - set to Automatic
If set to Ask To Join, or Never, your iPad will not be able to automatically connect to your iPhone hotspot.
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Why can’t my iPad find my mobile hotspot until I go to personal hotspot tab on my iPhones settings app
