open wifi, and forget connected network. or turn off auto join. for that network. (you need to see not connected, and wifi on) so can not be connected to another wifi network (may be able to adjust from windows app)
Turn on personal hotspot (Allow others to join)
put in 12345678 password
Turn off maximize Compatibility.
launch application
Scanner will show up, will show serial number, have to select to connect and confirm.
I guess this makes the phone a router.
Looks like in windows, you can customize. I think you are able to set the SSID and password there.
Ya Iâve done everything here except maximize compatibilty and it doesnt work. I cant turn on maximize compatibility because it is an iphone 12 series feature. My iphone is a 10s. Iâm really glad you got this to work. Wish it worked for me.
In order for a Hotspot to work, it has to have a data connection for every smart phone Iâve heard of. If youâve got 0 bars, then youâre out of luck.
Android shouldnât care if the cellular connection is live. But the phone may need carrier authorization to enable the hotspot and if cellular data is not available, it canât get that authorization. However, the WiFi hardware in the phone doesnât care, any failure to open the hotspot would be a software limitation. So if your Android phone wonât turn on its hotspot without a cellular data connection, go to the Play store and find a âWiFi extenderâ or ârepeaterâ app thatâll let you create a WiFI access point that doesnât require or use cellular data.
The whole, entire purpose of a Hotspot is to allow other devices to access the internet via the phone. If the phone cannot do that, then letting devices connect to it (when they could connect to other devices) is a bad design choice.
That is the primary use case for a Hotspot. Although there are still use cases for a hotspot that donât require a WAN connection. Itâs an alternative to ad-hoc and provides an easier way to network multiple devices together without a network switch or router to do it.
I think you may be conflating âWiFiâ with âHotspotâ. Hotspot requires WiFi, but WiFI does not require hotspot. And since Android isnât a locked-down, closed ecosystem like Apple, there are plenty of programs you can get to take advantage of this reality. So, if you have a spare Android phone youâre not using as a phone, you could use it as a WiFi repeater/range extender. Because the WiFi HW can be configured to do that. Itâs a non-WAN-connected Wireless Access Point. And in that context, it ought to work just fine for POP as wellâŚ