after the last update(7.1.2) i couldn't find personal hotspot in my iPad 2 Wifi+Cellular. I did everything like reset network setting, restore to factory setting and set up as a new iPad but no change. My iPhone 5's carrier is 16.2 and after update to 7.1.2 it automatically ask me for carrier update but my iPad 2 ask nothing and the carrier is 16.1. Please, help me to solve this problem.
iPad 2, iOS 7.1.2, wifi+cellular
Hello, Rahat Bin Aziz.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Here are some resources that you may find helpful with this issue.
iOS: System requirements for Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3574
iOS: Understanding Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4517
iOS: Troubleshooting Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2756
Cheers,
Jason H.
My iPad 2 is 2nd generation. I used personal hotspot before this update(7.1.2). But now apple says only 3rd generation could use personal hotspot and also my 3G option is gone. What is this?. I thought updates for betterment, for more options but here it is totally opposite. If so than please give me a way back to the previous iOS version cause I hardly need that personal hotspot. I attach some pic for understand the issue more clearly.
And thanks for your co-operation. Please help me😐
The Personal Hotspot feature is not available on the iPad 2. I have no idea how you could have been using it before as you claim. BTW, your screenshots do not show up.
System requirements
The table below lists the iPhone and iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) capable of Personal Hotspot and which connections they can use to share cellular data with another device:
| USB | Bluetooth | Wi-Fi | |
| iPhone 4 or later | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G* | ✓ | ✓ | |
| iPad (3rd generation or later) Wi-Fi + Cellular | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| * On iPhone 3G, Personal Hotspot is referred to as Internet tethering. | |||
To connect to a Personal Hotspot, your device requires:
Before this last update i used it and not me a lots of people having this problem in iPad 2 and 3G option also gone...there is no 3G enabling button.
I Have the same problem
it does not show hotspot on cellular in settings
Have you tried the solutions outlined in Jason's post above?
iOS: System requirements for Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3574
iOS: Understanding Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4517
after the last update(7.1.2) i couldn't find personal hotspot in my iPad 2.
