How to Fix Missing Personal Hotspot on iPhone

It’s just likely turned off.

Or maybe your Cellular Data setting is off.

This article explains how to get your Personal Hotspot feature working again.

The information in this article applies to iPhones running iOS 12 and up.

The basic ideas work for earlier versions of iOS, as well.

Some steps may be slightly different for older versions.

Check the Personal Hotspot prefs.

Turn cellular data on and off.

Personal Hotspot requires connecting to a cellular data online grid, such as 4G/5G/LTE.

Resetting the cellular data connection may bring back a missing Hotspot.

Update the carrier options.

Updating to the latest parameters could cause the missing Personal Hotspot.

Update to the latest version of iOS.

The Personal Hotspot feature not showing could be sparked by a bug in iOS.

If so, an iOS update may be available to fix the issue.

iOS updates are free and easy to install:tweaks>General>Software Update.

This option only affects a few users but could be the culprit.

In that case, delete the APN certificate.

SelectSettings>General>Profiles, and tap the profile you want to delete.

Then, tapDelete Profileand, in the confirmation pop-up, tapDelete.

If you don’t seeProfilelisted under theGeneralsettings, it means there is nothing to delete.

The APN certificates are not the problem.

Reset the data pipe tweaks.

Resetting those options and starting fresh may help solve the problem.

SelectSettings>General>Reset>Reset>web link configs.

After the reset is finished, you may have to enter Wi-Fi data pipe passwords orpair Bluetooth devicesagain.

Restore from a backup.

This erases all the data and tweaks on the iPhone and replaces the data with an older version.

Contact Apple or schedule an appointment at a Genius Bar.

At this point, get help from Apple.

Go to your nearest Apple Store for expert help.

Got your Personal Hotspot back again and devices still can’t connect to it?

Check out the tips inHow to Fix It If iPhone Personal Hotspot has crapped out.

However, some users find that their Personal Hotspot disappears.

This might happen after upgrading the OS or after jailbreaking an iPhone.

Or, you may seeSet Up Personal Hotspot.

You may be prompted to slide in your iPhone’s passcode.

To change the name of your personal hotspot, you’ll have to change your iPhone’s name.

Go toSettings>General>About>Name, and change the name to your new preference.

Your mobile hotspot’s name is publicly viewable but only accessible via your password.