How to create a Wi-Fi hotspot on an Android phone

Imagine you’re out with your friends. You have an urgent message to send via WhatsApp, you need to check Facebook, or check a route with Google Maps. But you can’t do it. You’ve exceeded your monthly data limit or you simply do not have a data subscription on your mobile device. What do you do"lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27794" title="WiFi Settings" src="https://articles-img.sftcdn.net/auto-mapping-folder/sites/3/2012/08/wifi1.png" alt="" width="620" height="346" srcset="https://articles-img.sftcdn.net/auto-mapping-folder/sites/3/2012/08/wifi1.png 620w, https://articles-img.sftcdn.net/auto-mapping-folder/sites/3/2012/08/wifi1-300x167.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" />

2. At this point you should set the login details for your hotspot. Assign a name to the network (SSID), define a password and press Save.

3. Now that you’ve correctly configured the hotspot, you need to enable it. Back on the Tethering & portable hotspot menu tap the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot option to check the box.

4. Now the hotspot is operational and you’ll be able to find the WiFi network from any WiFi-enabled mobile device (doesn’t have to be an Android), and access it by entering the password that was set in step two.

[Via OnSoftware Italy]