Is there a way to remove the Personal Hotspot Wi-Fi password?

When you set up the iPhone initially, there is a default password. You can change that. But the box is never blank So, even if you were to restore the phone as new, there would be a password.

Why do you want to not have a password? Perhaps if you explained your situation, someone could offer some alternative suggestions.

I don't have an iPhone yet, but I am planning to buy one when an iPhone 7 is released. However, my current phone is a Lumia 635, which won't let me tether without a password except when sharing my connection with Bluetooth, and my previous phone, which I already deactivated, is a Samsung Galaxy S4, which has an option to use tethering without a password. I only had an iPhone 1st generation from 2008, and that didn't have the Personal Hotspot option, so I don't really know anything about the Personal Hotspot option. However, I am also wondering if I can remove the password, or not set a password at all as you've said, when I buy a newer iPhone.

It is really, really, stupid to use ANY WiFi network that does not have a password. Including an iPhone tethering hotspot. The reason? It isn't actually a password; it is an encryption key that makes your data exchanges secure. If you use any network that does not have encryption (and thus a password), including Starbuck's and similar, anyone within range of the network can view and record everything that goes over the network from your phone, including the passwords for your email and for any website you log in to. And there are people that hang out at Starbuck's for the purpose of stealing your data.

It's like leaving the keys to your house on the doorstep with a big sign that says "thieves welcome!"

Lawrence Finch wrote:

And there are people that hang out at Starbuck's for the purpose of stealing your data.

They have to find some way to pay for the expensive coffee.

OK, but well... isn't there any option? I'd just immediately turn my hotspot off when someone I don't know uses it, to be safe.

There is no way to turn it off. How would you know if someone you don't know is using it? And remember to just listen to your data traffic it is not necessary to actually connect, so if someone was recording your data exchanges you would have no way of knowing. Why is have a passcode a problem? You only need to enter it once on each device that is sharing your network.

restaurantpattybob wrote:

OK, but well... isn't there any option? I'd just immediately turn my hotspot off when someone I don't know uses it, to be safe.

It's not clear why you don't want to use the password. All of you your own devices can be set to remember the password so you'll only have to enter it on them once.

Or you could just change your password to "free wifi". :)

Thisisavalible wrote:

Or you could just change your password to "free wifi". 🙂

And you're resurrecting a year old thread.... I give up. Why?