Apple iPhone XR

Apple iPhone XR

How to share internet on an Apple iPhone XR

There are situations in which we do not have a Wi-Fi connection, either because we are away from home or outside work or because there is a network problem, or we are in a second residence, and we need to connect from a computer / laptop, a tablet or a television to watch our favorite series or movies using the internet connection of our Apple iPhone XR.

Fortunately if you have a SIM card with data rate on your Apple iPhone XR you can share Wi-Fi and surf the internet from another device by following the steps below:

If, on the other hand, what you need is to see or share the password of a Wi-Fi network to which you are connected with your Apple iPhone XR to connect another device without having to type the password or look for it on the router, see the share Wi-Fi key tutorial.

Table of Contents:

Estimated time: 10 minutes.

1- First step:

First of all check that you have 3G / 4G / 5G mobile connectivity activated on your Apple iPhone XR.

To do this, with the Apple iPhone XR locked or unlocked, you can slide your finger from the upper right corner of the screen downwards, the shortcuts to some device settings will be displayed.

The antenna symbol should be green as in the following image, if not, press to activate it.

Network connection

2- Second step:

On your Apple iPhone XR go to settings, this is the gear icon you will find on the home screen.

Settings icon iOS

3- Third step:

Click on the "Personal access point" section that you will find when you enter the Apple iPhone XR settings.

Personal Hotspot

4- Fourth step:

Activate the option "Allow others to connect" by pressing the button that appears on the right, your Apple iPhone XR will automatically generate a password for this shared Wi-Fi connection, if you want to change it, see the next step.

Allow Others to Join Hotspot

5- Fifth step:

If you want to change the password for one that is easier to remember or more complicated, click on the password.

Hotspot password

6- Sixth step:

Change the password to the one that is most convenient for you, you can use letters, numbers and special characters. Once you have finished editing, press "OK" in the upper right part of the Apple iPhone XR.

Change Hotspot password

You already have the option to share the internet connection activated from your Apple iPhone XR, now you must configure this Wi-Fi connection on the other device, be it a mobile phone, tablet, PC, television, etc.

To connect via Wi-Fi:

1- From the Wi-Fi settings of your computer or the other device from which you want to connect to the internet, search for the Wi-Fi network with the name: “iPhone XR of XX” (or the name you have defined for your device).

2- Enter the password that appears on your Apple iPhone XR in the "Wi-Fi Password" section, either the one that comes by default or the one that you have entered manually.

To connect via Bluetooth:

1- Link the Apple iPhone XR to the computer.

2- From the Bluetooth settings of the Apple iPhone XR, press Link or enter the code displayed on the computer.

3- Connect the Apple iPhone XR to the computer.

To connect via USB:

1- Plug in the Apple iPhone XR to the computer.

2- From the list of network services in the settings, choose Apple iPhone XR.

Has it been useful?

The Apple iPhone XR have the following network connectivity to be able to share the internet: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G connectivity: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA 800 / 1900

3G connectivity: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G connectivity: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

Network speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE

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