Share Your Phone's Internet Connection With Your Friends
Share Your Phone's Internet Connection With Your Friends
Wi-Fi is now everywhere life takes you ā traveling, dining, or even commuting. And you're using it to search web pages, download apps, share files, and carry out other online activities on your phone. Yet, sometimes, Wi-Fi might not be an option when a nearby friend needs it urgently.
Here are 3 ways you can share your phone's internet with a friend in need or with your other device.
ā Turn Your Phone into Wi-Fi Hotspot
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Create a personal hotspot to share your 4G with your friends.
Go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless Connections] > [Personal Hotspot] and toggle on [Enable Your Personal Hotspot]. Don't forget to share your device name and passcode.
ā” Tether Your Wi-Fi
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Share your internet with 10 devices at the same time using Wi-Fi Tethering.
Go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless Connections] > [Wi-Fi Tethering] and toggle on [Wi-Fi Tethering]. Enter the passcode on other devices to access the internet in no time.
Note: This option is only applicable for ColorOS 5.2 and the above device. Check your ColorOS version in [Settings] > [About Phone].
ā¢ Bluetooth Your Internet Network
Hotspot and Wi-Fi tethering are not working?
Fret not! Bluetooth has got your back.
In [Settings] > [Bluetooth] > [AVAILABLE DEVICES], tap the device that needs to be paired and send a pairing request. Tap [Pair] on the other device.
On the device that's sharing the network, go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless Connections] and toggle on [Bluetooth Tethering].
Tips: Turn off personal hotspot and tethering when not using to save battery.
Easy? Keep cool, share your internet.