Before you sign up for that tablet data plan, why not just your phone as a mobile hotspot instead? Mobile hotspot — sometimes called wireless tethering — is a feature on most smartphones that lets you ...

Your Android phone can turn more than just your mobile data into a hotspot.

A mobile hotspot can be convenient, but is it safe to use as a Wi-Fi connection? Here's what you need to know about making your hotspot as secure as possible.

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. When you need to get your laptop online, but there’s no convenient Wi-Fi source. When you need to get your laptop ...

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No matter whether you use an Android smartphone or an iPhone, chances are that your phone has a built-in hotspot feature that allows you to share your internet connection with other devices. It’s a ...

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Every smartphone (or at least every model we know of) has the ability to share its mobile internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. It's usually called a mobile hotspot, also referred to as ...

Turning on your Android phone's hotspot in a sticky situation can be an absolute lifesaver, such as when working on a project in a public setting where Wi-Fi isn't completely secure (or potentially ...

Android’s new Instant Hotspot feature won’t be available on Samsung devices. Instant Hotspot is a new feature that lets you easily connect your Android tablet or Chromebook to your phone’s hotspot ...