You can use your phone’s mobile data to connect another phone, tablet, or computer to the internet. Sharing a connection this way is called tethering or using a hotspot. Some phones can share Wi-Fi connection by tethering.
Most Android phones can share mobile data by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB.
Turn on your hotspot
- Swipe down from the top of the screen.
- Tap Hotspot
- If you don’t find Hotspot , at the bottom left, tap Edit and drag Hotspot into your Quick Settings.
Connect another device to your phone’s hotspot
- On the other device, open that device’s list of Wi-Fi options.
- Pick your phone’s hotspot name.
- Enter your phone’s hotspot password.
- Click Connect.
- If you don’t want your hotspot to require a password:
- Swipe down from the top of the screen.
- Touch and hold Hotspot.
- Under “Security,” tap None.