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marcmccluskey

Q: USB Personal Hot Spot Stopped

i have been using my celluar iPad as a personal hotspot for my macbook air via the USB cable for months now.  logged on thursday and macbook would not recognize the device.  though the usb was charging the ipad from the macbook. 

 

if i switched to bluetooth/wifi hotspot the ipad was found.

 

I tried both ports on the macbook.

i tried 3 different USB cables

i have checked all the settings on the ipad and for the life of me cannot figure out why the USB will not work.

iPad, iOS 4.1

Posted on Sep 23, 2015 7:25 PM