Unable to connect my MacBook Air M1 to my hotspot on my iPhone 12 Pro

Hey,

My macbook air m1 is my only apple device that could not connect to my Iphone hotspot (tmobile with max hotspot plan).

I've always had it work flawlessly until the software update. Ironically, my Ipad pro (m1) 11 inch still connects to the hotspot flawlessly.

My macbook air succesfully connects, but no internet connection. I've been trying all the weird solutions to reset network settings/having ipv6 automatic settings via network details/etc.

Is this a known bug or is there a real solution for my macbook or do I just have to pray for an update?

My hotspot (Iphone 12 Pro (ios 17.3) and Macbook Air m1 (Sonoma 14.3)

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MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on Jan 22, 2024 9:12 PM

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advaita-eka

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Posted on Feb 26, 2024 5:40 AM

From someone else's comment... strangeley there is a quick and easy solution.

**This appears to be only needed if you have a mac that is pre-M2/M3 chip.

Connect to your phone via Wifi hotspot (it probably gives the exclamation mark to say no internet connected)
Click Wifi settings
Click on Details (for your device wifi connection)
Select TCP/IP (on the left)
Change 'Configure IPv6' to Automatically
Click 'OK'
It should all work fine. It did for me.

I no longer need the Android for tethering. The above allowed my iPhone 13 (OS 17.3.1) and 2019 Macbook (Sonoma 14.3.1) to work with Personal Hotspot immediately without issue...

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Unable to connect my MacBook Air M1 to my hotspot on my iPhone 12 Pro

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