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I updated my iPhone 11 Pro to iOS 15 beta and I think it is causing problems with my personal hotspot.

I live in a rural area with almost no options for decent, home WiFi; my options are DSL and satelite. For the last 8-9 months, I've used my iPhone's hotspot for gaming, streaming, and pretty much everything else. I've had no issues and it has saved me a ton of money!

However, the day I updated my phone to iOS 15 beta, any non-Apple device I connect my hotspot to will not load anything... For example, my PlayStation 5 is able to download software updates and game updates with pretty quick speeds when connected to my hotspot, but it will not allow me to play any games online or pull up any streaming services. It says the connection is too weak. The same thing applies to my Roku that's plugged into my TV in the bedroom. Both of these worked really well before updating.

When I connect my iPad to my hotspot, everything loads incredibly fast.

I've contacted my phone service provider and they've assured me that my cell service is not the issue.

Has anyone else experienced this and is there anyway to fix it?

Thank you!

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kyleanthony

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Anyone find a fix to this....downloaded iOS 15 with the release (9-21-2021) and now my Surface won't connect to the hotspot.....

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RPurnell
I'm having the same issue with a surface. Won't connect to iphone that has been updated to ios 15, but will connect to iphone that is still running ios 14.8. I've tested multiple phones with the same result. pre ios 15 works and ios 15 does not. I've tried all the standard trouble shooting I've seen posted with no luck. If anyone has a fix, I would love to hear it.

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debiwin
I have the same problem 😳 Any news about a solution?

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JHOT

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Hi there!

I'm experiencing the same problem, I have made a feedback to apple about this issue hoping it will be fixed in the next beta :)

Much love and regards, Ryan

Posted by

RyanDeTree

I've got the same issue :( It seems to only affect devices that aren't also running ios15, they just cant see the hotspot at all.

My iPad Pro (also on the beta) can see the iPhone hotspot (and the same in reverse) but my older devices or Windows laptop for example cannot :\

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RossUK
Same problem on my iPhone 12 Pro. Updated to iOS 15. I reset the network settings and it popped up for like 2 seconds then went away. I have to use my old iPhone 11 with the old 14.7 iOS to connect to non Apple products

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Standc5

same issue with official iOS 15 iPhone 11 When trying to connect to the wifi with using hotspot it dosent connect thought my laptop. Anyone has experienced yet?

Posted by

Navidu

experiencing the same issue on with ios 15. Im using hotspot to play games on pc, but cant start steam at all. Everything else is working like chrome etc.

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BOCEY
me too experiencing the same issue on Iphone 11 with ios 15. Can not connect to my Iphone hotspot with none of my Windows laptop.

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xposteriorix
Same issue here with a Windows laptop and iPhone 12.

Does anyone have any information on this yet?

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TCarbone

APPLE ***???? I use everyday a hotspot on win10... iOS 15 is comeing and bummmm.... WHAT THE HELL?? I CAN'T USE MY HOTSPOT?

Posted by

janek98

Hello! I upgraded my Iphone 8 to iOS 15. After the update, the following programs work on a HOTSPOT connection on a PC: Steam, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect. Has anyone experienced anything like this? What could be the solution?

Thanks to: Péter Mátyás

Posted by

GamerOneHun

Same problem here Steam is not working at all, online games are telling me i have no internet connection when using hotspot on pc

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Frozenthor
The issue still exists after the newest update 15.0.1

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Frozenthor

i have the same issue after updating iPhone 12 pro hotspot not working

Posted by

ahmedragab70

IOS 15 re frissítés után ugyan van Hot-spot lehetőségem. a Gépem is látja az Internetet és még az oldalak is betöltenek viszont. Nem lehet internetes játékokhoz csatlakozni vagy Torrenteket letölteni mert azt írják a programok nincs internet (csatlakozási hiba). szabályoz az IOS 15?

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TothRobert

Nálam is ugyan ez a probléma amióta le lett frissítve IOS15-re. Tv-re se Laptopra nem tudok netet osztani. Hiába látom a hálózatot nem tud csatlakozni..

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Trixo
Szintén ez a probléma a mostani frissítés után is !

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DonLuchiano

I’m using i phone 12 pro when I updated to ios 15 which i wish I didn’t do.. i’m having an issue with the hotspot I can’t connect to the same devices that i used to connect pleas work it out as soon as possible

thanks

Posted by

Rashed9989

Same problem here with the IOS 15, cant connect to hotspot now, ***!! is there a fix for this yet? if not why was this rolled out for download when it is broken.. This is ridiculous and might swing me to the android side if there isnt a fix soon... Not happy at all..

Posted by

Tuck25

When I had the beta software, I had to restore a previous back-up and install the latest version of iOS 14 to get my hotspot to work again. Now that people are commenting on this thread complaining about the public iOS 15, I have no intentions of updating my phone until this issue is resolved. I hope they fix this, soon.

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kyleanthony

I confirm 10000% this is an iOS 15 issue.

i have 4 devices

iphone 11 Pro, iPhone X, iPhone 12, iPhobe 12 Pro

this is NOT a device issue !!!?

HOTSPOT worked on all 4 devices immediately prior to upgrade iOS 15 from 14.8

HOTSPOT connects to other device (laptop or computer. Non apple) but shows (NO INTERNET)

apple needs to roll out a fix fast. This is absurd.

Posted by

TRKO

I was able to hotspot to an android device no issue.

but windows laptop or desktop no luck.

anyone else ?

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TRKO
the problem is "improved security" via a new WPA3 protocol - https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/25/ios-15-hotspot-connections-wpa3-security/

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dc352

I had the same problem today. I went to the AT&T store and they sent some bits to my phone and the hotspot works again. I don't think you'll get if fixed w/o this step.

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PilotMarc

What do you mean they sent bits ???

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TRKO
He typed something on his laptop, sent something to my phone (carrier settings?). I was being generic because it happened so fast that I missed the details.

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PilotMarc

Same issue here. I can share my mobiledata as hotspot, i can connect to it (watch youtube, or browse internet) but cannot connect to my work VPN.. (tried the steam and other games and didn't work). Some update about the problem?

Posted by

LaszloFilo

updated to 15.01 and still issue is unresolved.. on top of it my multi factor authentications have got lost.. seriously 😐

Posted by

km161214

iOS15 replaced WiFi protocol WPA2 with more secure WPA3. I'm sure you'll "appreciate" that you can now use "easier to remember passwords". Actually NOT - as I can't connect to it anymore.

I've been working in IT security for quite some time - good security is useless if it breaks 90% of connectivity. I can't use iPhone hotspot with my car any more, neither with not-so-old laptops.

Pretty crap if you can't downgrade it in the hotspot configuration!

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dc352

Agreed and WPA3 is new from 2018 & Apple telling me to get a newer computer! It’s supposed to have interoperabilty & SHOULDNT BREAK WPA2 connections to hotspot! Now I have to get a USED phone with IOS 14??? Seriously Apple??. No thanx - back to Android Samsung Note & if this isn’t fixed within a week I Will buy a newer computer : DELL! And this wansn’t even mentioned in IOS 15 release notes! confirmed by Apple rep. Disgusted with Apple & their lame nonsensical BS responses. My own damn fault for upgrading so soon- I usually don’t for just this reason but missed all the complaints about hotspot on forums. I got it to “connect” only via bluetooth but internet barely works!

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BacktoWindows

So I got my new iPhone 13 now. Running iOS 15.1 won’t connect to widows laptop hotspot

Posted by

TRKO

Did anyone find a solution or workaround to this yet?

Here‘s my story:

iOS 15.0 as well as 15.0.1 seem to break my personal hotspot for other Apple-devices. Strangely, first it worked without a problem with iOS 15 and an iPad (running iPadOS 15.0) until I noticed it didn’t work with my MacBook. To be precise, the personal hotspot as a router seemed to work… the MacBook connected to the personal hotspot and got a IP-Adress, but just didn’t send any packages out to the web or vice versa - in other words: no internet. So I did some troubleshooting: changed the iPhones name, deleted any saved information on the MacBook, reseted the network settings on the iPhone… but the problem stayed. At some point i got curious about my mobile provider and thought, maybe they changed some carrier settings or blocked the personal hotspot function for my number. But that wasn’t the case either: checked for carrier updates and tested the hotspot-function with other SIM-cards in my XR (also my SIM in other iPhones) and all SIMs worked as a hotspot, aslong as they weren’t in my XR. After that I saw the Update for iOS 15.0.1 - couldn’t find any changelogs about the described issue, but gave it a chance anyway… After the update to 15.0.1, not even my iPad could connect anymore - with exactly the same behavior. I doublechecked every VPN, private relay, DNS or Proxy… but no chance after all.

So I opened a discussion on the Apple Community - and got the tip to get in contact with my carrier…:

So, just finished testing after an other call with my carrier. They reset the SIM and, me on my side, reset the network settings, restarted the phone, changed the iPhones name, changed the password for the personal hotspot, logged out of the iCloud account… still: any device can connect to the personal hotspot over my iPhone and gets an IP-Adress, but none can access the internet over it. Tried the SIM in a 4G mobile router, and it worked. From my point of view, carrier and SIM is fine - there is no way the problem isn‘t correlated with my iPhone XR / iOS 15. The problem just started with the update to iOS 15. Or am I missing something?

Posted by

vipinonen

You are missing nothing!! That is exactly the issue!!!

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TRKO
You are missing nothing!! That is exactly the issue!!!

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TRKO
the trust in IT in general is eroded by tech not working.

IOS15 and iOS15.0.1 tethering should work! reverse compatibility is a requirement - especially with other apple devices that can use bluetooth to turn hotspot on and not be able use it

I am not expecting a "when this issue will be resolved" response - only that it is acknowledged as being worked on...!

who can I bill my professional wasted time researching, testing, trying all the combinations to prove it is an apple issue?

and don't get me started on the "killing off old tech" game...

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found-issue