How to use my Samsung smartphone as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
- Swipe up or down to view the apps.
- Touch Settings.
- Touch Connections.
- Touch Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
- Touch Mobile Hotspot.
- Touch the Menu icon.
- Touch Configure Mobile Hotspot.
- To change the network name, delete the existing name and enter a new one.
- Scroll to and touch Password.
- To change the network password, delete the existing password and enter a new one.
- Touch SAVE.
- To turn on the mobile hotspot, touch the slider.
- The mobile hotspot is now active. Other devices can connect to it using the network name (step 8) and password (step 10).
Applicable to:
Samsung Galaxy S series (S7 and higher), A series (A5 and higher), Note series (Note9 and higher), XCover4, XCover 6 Pro, J3, Z Flip series, FE series.