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# How to Turn on Your Smartphone's Hotspot on Android
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/how-to-turn-on-your-smartphones-hotspot-on-android/
- Published: 2023-05-03T14:05:58.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-03T14:05:58.000Z
- Author: Gabriel Ojeh
- Tags: / Tech Guide, Android

If you're ever in a situation where there's no Wi-Fi available and you need to connect your laptop or another device to the internet, you can use your phone's hotspot feature to share your mobile data connection. 

Enabling your phone's hotspot is pretty simple, and we'll guide you through the process in this article on how to turn on your phone's hotspot on Android.

### How to Turn on Your Phone's Hotspot on Android

1. Go to **Settings**
2. Click on **Network & Internet**

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3\. Under the **Network & Internet** section, Click on **Hotspot & Tethering**

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4\. Select **Wi-Fi Hotspot**

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5\. **Toggle on** the button to switch on the Hotspot

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**To change your Hotspot password and other settings, do this:**

- Click on **Set up Wi-Fi hotspot**.
- Upon clicking on the **Set-up Wi-Fi hotspot**, you would get to see your Hotspot name, password, and number of users who can connect to your hotspot.

You can change your Wi-fi password by clicking on **Password** theninput the password you want; click on the **Show password** to see what you have typed to avoid a mistake, if correct, click S**ave**. You can also change the number of users who can access your hotspot to your preference. Once you are done with the setup, click S**ave** to make the changes.

*Image Credit: Lifewire*