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Do you want to share your internet connection with others? Maybe you pay for the ability to use the hotspot feature on your phone plan, or perhaps you want to give a QR Code to others so they can join a network.
Quick Steps
- Open Settings.
- Tap Connections.
- Tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
- Tap the switch to turn on your hotspot.
- Tap Mobile Hotspot for more options, like sharing your connection with others using a QR Code.
Steps
- Tap Connections at the top of Settings. This will open your Galaxy's connection settings.Advertisement
- Tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering. You'll have to scroll down to find this option that's near the bottom of the menu. Tapping it will open your internet sharing settings on a new page.
- Slide the Mobile Hotspot switch to for Wi-Fi sharing. This will enable your Galaxy to share its internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi.
- Other devices can now see your Galaxy as a wireless hotspot and connect to it for an internet connection.
- Slide the Bluetooth tethering switch on to use Bluetooth. Other devices can now connect to your Galaxy via Bluetooth to share its internet.
- Slide the USB tethering switch on if you have a USB tether plugged in. When this option is enabled, your Galaxy can share its internet via a USB cable.
- Slide the "Ethernet tethering" switch on if you have a USB to Ethernet adapter plugged in. You can now share your internet using the ethernet cable.
- Tap Mobile Hotspot for more options. You can change your hotspot's name and password or share the network via a QR Code.
- If you’re prompted to confirm your action in a pop-up, tap OK.[1]
- Navigate to the network's Settings. To get to the Settings toggle of the network you're connected to, open Settings, go to Connections > Wi-Fi, and tap the gear icon next to the network's name.
- Use this method if you're connected to a network and someone else also wants to connect to the same network. This way, you don't have to dig for the network's password if you don't have it handy.
- Tap QR code. It's in the lower-left corner of your screen.
- Enter your phone's PIN, passcode, or pattern if prompted.
- Your phone displays a QR Code. The other person can simply scan the code and join the same Wi-Fi network![2]
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