Phone Wi-Fi and hotspot

Connect to Wi-Fi, or share your phone's data with your laptop.

Updated September 21, 2026

Connect to Wi-Fi

  1. Open Settings and choose Wi-Fi.
  2. Select the network, enter the password and connect.

Use your phone as a hotspot

  1. On an iPhone, open Settings, choose Personal Hotspot and turn on Allow Others to Join. On Android, open Settings, then Network and internet, then Hotspot and tethering.
  2. Note the hotspot name and password shown.
  3. On your laptop, connect to that network like any other Wi-Fi network.
Good to know

A hotspot uses your phone plan's data, and video calls can use a lot. Turn the hotspot off when you finish.