I am travelling overseas to China and have set up a vpn on my phone and macbook pro. I will need access to the internet so I was going to arrange a data plan with my mobile phone provider. I was then going to bluetooth my phone to my macbook. Is this possible as the iphone cannot find it when I try to pair? If not, any suggestions to accomplish this
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15
You cannot pair your iPhone with your MacBook Pro using a Bluetooth connection. This is not possible.
What you can do is use your iPhone as a Hotspot and then connect your MacBook Pro to that Hotspot. More information here 👉 How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone
There is one thing that you must know and that is Hotspot is a feature provided and managed by your carrier. This means that when you get the data plan on your iPhone, ensure that the provider has the Hotspot feature and is available to you.
Axel F.
You cannot pair your iPhone with your MacBook Pro using a Bluetooth connection. This is not possible.
What you can do is use your iPhone as a Hotspot and then connect your MacBook Pro to that Hotspot. More information here 👉 How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone
There is one thing that you must know and that is Hotspot is a feature provided and managed by your carrier. This means that when you get the data plan on your iPhone, ensure that the provider has the Hotspot feature and is available to you.
Axel F.
In addition to what Axel Foley has said there is another feature called "Continuity", if that is what you are referring to.
To use Continuity features, sign in with the same Apple ID on all your devices. In addition, your devices must have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®turned on, and meet system requirements. See the Apple Support article System requirements for Continuity features on Apple devices.
How to pair my iphone to my macbook pro
