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Hotspot on new iPhone 17 is not working. Connecting, first, takes extremely long, and then I'm shown the following message
and, of course, internet on my iPhone works just right and it's next to the macbook.
It's 'MacOS 26.1 (25B78)' and the new iPhone 17,
iPhone 17, iOS 26
Thanks. I did a few restarts, and those did not work. In the end, I ran the "reset network settings" like in the attached tutorial, and that fixed the situation. It's a bit annoying as I have to retype some WiFi passwords, but works in the end
The boring standard answer. Have you tried restarting both your MacBook and your iPhone? If you have a VPN enabled on your iPhone, try disabling it.
Nb., i followed these steps and they did not work:
If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) - Apple Support
Good solution. Glad you got it working, and thanks for the feedback.
iPhone 17 Personal Hotspot not working
