The new version of iOS 17 for iPhone brought many functions that Apple officially mentioned, both through press releases and through its September presentation. However, there are other functions that go unnoticed and are presented in a more muted manner. So, in this post, we are going to give you a very useful trick that will greatly help you improve the internet connection on your iPhone.
iPhone connectivity isn’t just limited to the outside. It also includes what your iPhone can send abroad. The best example of this is the Personal Hotspot feature. This allows us to connect other devices to our phones, sharing our mobile data coverage. But, nevertheless, the novelty is that now this function has been improved, and now it will be more compatible and versatile.
Share the internet only with whoever you want
In addition to the same Wi-Fi password necessary to access our iPhone’s network, we have a new way to control who can access our network. Not only that, but access is now even more immediate thanks to the Apple ID and iCloud Family functionality. How do the two come together?
When we create our family group in Apple ID, we have a series of access to different privileges in terms of sharing content, locations, and more. But now, interaction with our group members’ devices is deeper and more immediate.
When we want to turn on our Personal Hotspot on iPhone, if we have members in the family group, and they are close to us, their iPhones can automatically connect to our network, without having to enter the password. This is possible if we determine from our phone that the members of our group linked to the Apple ID do not need permissions to connect.
To do this you have to go to Settings > Personal Hotspot. Now in this option we have a new section called In the family. When we click on it, we will see a switch called Family Sharing. When we activate this, we will see the people in our group. We will be able to select who we want, and choose automatic for the connection mode.
Maximize compatibility
There is another additional function within the Personal Access Point section that allows us to expand compatibility with different devices that we want to connect to. We have gained flexibility, because now we will be able to connect devices that may not have previously been compatible with the level of security that our iPhone creates.
Of course, the ability to connect more devices, because it changes security, also means that the Internet connection may slow down depending on the occasions, since the data transfer system will not be the same. However, it is not necessary to maximize our network compatibility. We will be able to achieve the same use as up until now, with the same ease.
This option only requires a key to activate, and it’s located just below the new Family Sharing option, in the same Settings > Personal Access Point section.
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