{"id":15485,"date":"2017-11-21T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T23:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=15485"},"modified":"2022-04-28T10:34:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:34:54","slug":"how-to-use-your-android-as-a-wi-fi-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-use-your-android-as-a-wi-fi-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Your Android as a Wi-Fi Hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hotspots are a pretty incredible technology, allowing you to essentially relay your phone\u2019s data into Wi-Fi for nearby devices. It can be helpful in a serious pinch, such as when you need to get a document out or an email ASAP but you’re unable to find Wi-Fi. While public Wi-Fi is a good option when you\u2019re in a pinch, make sure your public Wi-Fi connection is fast and secure by using the wi-fi check feature:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nData Vs. Hotspot Usage
\n<\/b>Before getting into the specifics of how to turn your phone into a hotspot, a word of warning: data and hotspot usage are not the same thing. A hotspot works through something called tethering, and it is likely possible that your cell phone plan offers a different amount of mobile data and tethering data. <\/span><\/p>\n

So while you may have unlimited data, you may not have unlimited tethering. Be sure to check your plan before turning your phone into a hotspot so you have all the information you need. Turning your phone into a hotspot will also eat your battery life quickly. These points aren’t to suggest that hotspots aren’t useful \u2014 they’re a major part of what your phone can do!<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to Set Up a Hotspot
\n<\/b>On your phone, click on your settings app and find the “wireless & networks” menu. Under that, you’ll need to find the “tethering and mobile hotspot” menu (you may need to press “more” within “wireless & networks” before finding your tethering menu). Your mobile hotspot will be “off” and you’ll want to, naturally, flip it to “on.\u201d Make sure you create a secure password so that you don’t have hogs in the nearby area using up your tethering data.<\/span><\/p>\n

From there, your work with your phone is done. On your laptop or other devices, connect to Wi-Fi and your phone should show up as an option. Enter your password and then you\u2019ll be connected to Wi-Fi. When you’re finished with whatever you need to do, turn off your hotspot and you’re good to go.<\/span><\/p>\n

As always, you’ll want to keep an eye on how much data you’re using. Under “wireless & networks” you’ll also be able to see a “data usage” menu, which should list both your mobile data and your tethering data.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you traveling through a remote area, or don\u2019t have access to a safe Wi-Fi network? Consider turning your Android into a Wi-Fi hotspot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[1203,1673,942,53,243,223],"class_list":["post-15485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tutoriais","tag-android-phone","tag-android-tips","tag-app0","tag-internet","tag-technology","tag-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15485"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18841,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15485\/revisions\/18841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}