Unable to connect to iPhone personal hotspot using WiFi - "Cannot connect to network" and blue hotspot bar flickers on phone

When you try to connect to the iPhone personal hotspot using WiFi you get an error "Cannot connect to network" and blue hotspot bar flickers on phone.



There are no errors shown on the phone and on the laptop you are not prompted to enter the password.

The hotspot works with a USB cable

To solve this issue try the following:
  • On the iPhone goto Settings > General > About > Name


  • Change the name to something simple without any apostrophes or other special characters
  • Goto Settings > Wi-Fi and disable Wi-Fi
  • Goto Settings > Personal Hotspot > and disable personal hotspot
  • Goto Settings > Personal Hotspot > and enable personal hotspot and enable Wi-Fi when prompted.

You should now be able to connect.


Comments

  1. Unknown10 April 2018 at 06:36

    This worked. What a relief. I had restored the phone multiple times which didn't work but this simple fix is exactly what is needed. Thanks very very very very much.

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    1. Unknown1 February 2021 at 22:56

      yep, this simple step really resolved my hot spot issue! Many thanks!

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  2. Unknown25 June 2018 at 03:46

    This worked!! Thanks a million.

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  3. Unknown26 June 2018 at 11:27

    Amazing, it really worked. This fault has driven my bananas for the last 2 months and this simple hack has solved it. Thanks so much, David.

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  4. Unknown9 July 2018 at 04:59

    YOU ARE MY HERO.

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  5. Dan Culp18 September 2018 at 08:08

    Didn’t work for me. Any secondary suggestions?

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  6. Unknown15 October 2018 at 23:10

    Yay, worked a treat - thanks heaps

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  7. Unknown29 November 2018 at 03:08

    Amazing, it worked like a charm

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  8. season2521 December 2018 at 05:45

    Worked!
    Didn’t expect such a simple solution to work, but worked!

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  9. Unknown29 December 2018 at 15:33

    TThhhhaaaannnnkkkkkssss. Simple and direct info --- and it worked the first time! Spent 4 yrs trying to get Verizon and Apple to ID the problem!!!???? And your info fixed it in 10 min. Happy Holiday

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  10. Rich4 February 2019 at 11:30

    this worked, fantastic thankyou for this!! you do not know how this helps me as i work out on sites in the middle of no wear and need laptop connected to wifi off my phone. i never thought something so simple would stop the connection. brilliant thanks again!!

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  11. Unknown13 February 2019 at 19:35

    Thank you so much! I’m greatful. I thought it was done for

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  12. Unknown8 March 2019 at 09:17

    Thank you!! I finally got mine to work after months of frustration.

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  13. Fareez Syazreel29 March 2019 at 01:49

    dude thank you so much omfg !!!!

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  14. Jenni28 April 2019 at 23:21

    Thanks, finally cure for this odd behavior!

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  15. Anonymous11 May 2019 at 18:45

    Thank you, it worked like a treat!

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  16. Emily21 June 2019 at 18:16

    Thank you! I am so grateful this worked!

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  17. Shan26 June 2019 at 00:20

    Wow!Dave Dude it worked! You saved my iphone before i break it. :p
    I wish apple hire you soon :) Good luck..

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  18. Unknown29 June 2019 at 18:48

    Omg it worked! Thank you soooo much!

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  19. Unknown8 July 2019 at 08:36

    thank you ALMIGHTY

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  20. Unknown9 July 2019 at 08:48

    Thanks a lot ! This helped after all the trouble I had.

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  21. The New19 July 2019 at 00:05

    it worked .. after i did all hard troubleshoot. it worked with just name change . Awesome..

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  22. Unknown20 July 2019 at 04:04

    David this has fuckin worked I tried since last week on my own but failed but your technique has helped solved it David you’re a fucking genius you should be workin with Microsoft or apple or google thanks a ton

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  23. Unknown19 August 2019 at 09:23

    Great. This worked finally. Thanks a lot.

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  24. Anonymous21 August 2019 at 16:01

    YAY!!! I've been trying to figure this out for weeks! Thank you!!!

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  25. Blue Flash4 September 2019 at 05:18

    It worked, Just changing my name from two initials to three letters fixed the issue.

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  26. Unknown13 September 2019 at 10:03

    This worked. David your are a genius. I would never have thought to change the phone name. Thank you so much.

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  27. Shilpa27 September 2019 at 01:47

    thank you, it worked for me as well

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  28. Unknown3 December 2019 at 06:06

    Fantastic - go to the top of the class!

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  29. Unknown20 December 2019 at 17:42

    Still not working do you have any other ideas?

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  30. nals saravana27 December 2019 at 01:29

    Try clicking on forget network in your laptop/any device. Now try to reconnect in the same manner mentioned above. It should work.

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  31. nash17 April 2020 at 04:47

    Thanks a lot. This works phewwwwwww !!!

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  32. Unknown16 May 2020 at 21:59

    Thanks a lot.. it worked .. for those if its not worked.. try changing the hotspot password too...

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  33. Unknown10 June 2020 at 23:40

    You are just awesome... i am struggling for this for last 1 year no solution

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  34. Shalabh Goyal18 June 2020 at 07:19

    Worked. Amazing

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  35. Unknown22 July 2020 at 20:44

    YES! It worked, thank you so much.

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  36. C_L23 July 2020 at 23:10

    Ow my god! Thanks for helping!

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  37. Unknown3 August 2020 at 07:12

    Dude thanks a lot, i tool phone to i care , event they told non sense reasons and asked 3 days of time to check the issue. but your solution worked in lessthan a min

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  38. RossyL17 August 2020 at 14:03

    THANK YOU! I tried a hundred other things and was about to change my phone! Cheers, mate!

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  39. Unknown18 August 2020 at 20:43

    Wow!!! it actually works . Thank you so much. Honestly was trying to get mine to connect since a month. Thank you a million times. Impressed with the tip.

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  40. TrOs26 November 2020 at 15:57

    Thanks mate

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  41. Unknown29 December 2020 at 01:29

    Thank you so much. This worked like a charm.

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  42. D'Oro21 March 2021 at 07:55

    thanks so much. verizon was asking me to reset all settings which as you know is a giant pain. Don't listen to verizon until you try this fix first.!

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  43. Unknown6 April 2021 at 02:37

    Thanks from France. It saved me during this new lockdown. I will add a few keyword in french here, just in case it helps spreading your solution...
    partage connexion échec iphone pc windows wifi mot de passe bandeau clignote nom réseau partagé tentative échoue

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  44. Unknown6 April 2021 at 02:38

    Thanks from France. It saved me during this new lockdown. I will add a few keyword in french here, just in case it helps spreading your solution...
    partage connexion échec iphone pc windows wifi mot de passe bandeau clignote nom réseau partagé tentative échoue

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  45. dee8 April 2021 at 23:57

    Perfect!! Thanks a million!!!

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  46. Unknown19 July 2021 at 22:58

    Wow.. this really worked... I was so pissed with my new phone. I thought it's an issue with the iOS. Thanks for this article.

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  47. tranco3 September 2021 at 03:22

    This blue flashing happens when you change the hotspot password and windows still remembers old one. Just right-click in windows yout iphone hotspot and "forget this network" and connect again with legit password.

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  48. paretech25 October 2021 at 13:40

    Still working in 2021 on iOS 15

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  49. Unknown22 January 2022 at 04:16

    Thank you so much. :)

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  50. dvv26 November 2022 at 18:13

    simple step solved my issue which apple care and apple genius bar didn't figure it out. thought of making appointment to repair my phone Thanks a lot .

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  51. dvv26 November 2022 at 18:15

    worked for me . Apple care and genius bar didn't figure it out. thought of making appointment to repair my phone

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