iOS has had an issue for years now, where if you lock the screen of the iPhone that using the personal hotspot, it will automatically disconnect for some stupid reason. Android doesn’t have this problem. I think the reasoning is, because iOS and android used to different hotspots. Say I use my sisters, android devices are hotspot, and that never happens when I lock my device. Can Apple use the same Wi-Fi hotspot very because this is really annoying
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iOS 16.7.2 here and unless my hotspot is actively in use at all times, it will disconnect any and all devices connected to it after approx 5-10 minutes of standby. Irks me to no end. Activate a family member’s Android hotspot and it’ll stay on until we deactivate it.
Also struggle to get any of my ereaders to connect to my hotspot, even when “maximize…” is on. What a hot mess Apple, do better!
I have never had this issue….
Me either
Same
Same here. I’ve had my hotspot on my laptop all day long with no disconnects, and my phone being locked.
Another thing, can iPhones be connected to a wifi and be used as a hotspot for other devices at the same time? Androids can do it
No but iOS makes sharing WiFi passwords trivially easy.
no, it can’t. That’d require 2-way wifi antenna, which the iphone doesn’t have.
Wut? I’ve never faced that issue, neither with my 6S on iOS 15, nor my 14 Plus on iOS 17. And I use it quite regularly because the sim slot in one of my cars is pooched so I have to hotspot.
Never heard this before.
Never had that issue.
Is this the same people that posted the fake 12% battery health post?
I’ve had a similar issue where my hotspot would stop after some time when the phone was new. Somehow it got fixed by itself after some time lol
This only occurs when no one is connected to the hotspot.
Never had this issue. I use my hot spot a lot.
Connect to it with android tablets, iPads, windows PC, other iPhones. I set up the hot spot, lock my phone and lay it on the table.
i had the same issues with my xs max but with my 15 plus not anymore
It may only happen if hotspot user has also kept phone idle for some time.
iOS definitely has hotpot issues compared to Android
Try connecting bluetooth instead of wifi. Turn on hotspot & bluetooth of phone 1 and bluetooth phone 2. Select to connect to bluetooth of phone 1 from phone 2. This solved it for me, i had this issue too.
I play pokemon go on 2 phones. Stable for 3hrs straight gaming no issue with bluetooth, but with wifi will disconnect occasionally.
Turn off low data mode. That’ll stop the disconnecting issues.