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I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

1275rob — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:31:13 GMT

Folks looking for some help please, I have a bush smart TV & an I phone 11, I can connect the TV to WiFi at home with no problems, however when I try to connect my phone using the hotspot function it won’t connect, it will find the signal & ask for the hotspot password but then won’t connect. My wife has the same phone on sky mobile which uses the EE network and her phone connects with no problems. We use the tv in the caravan & I have linked to the site WiFi with no issues, my phone will link to I pad & wife’s mobile but not TV, any ideas

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

Chris_B — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:24:59 GMT

@1275rob Have you trying just restarting your phone ?

Sky mobile use O2 not EE by the way but it’s nothing to do with a network connection it’s your device that’s the issue.

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

1275rob — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:50:31 GMT

Hi Chris yes I have done this several times with no success.

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

Jon_K — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:54:31 GMT

Hi @1275rob.

Can you try a reset of your network settings?

This is done in Settings, General, Reset, then Reset Network Settings.

Let us know how you get on.

Jon

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

1275rob — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:20:33 GMT

Hi Jon tried your suggestion & now links perfectly, thanks for your help

Regards

Rob

Sent from my iPhone

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

lydiaakweenda — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:01:29 GMT

i have tried resetting network settings and have had no luck? what else could i try

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

Christopher_G — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:50:40 GMT

What kind of phone are you using, @lydiaakweenda?

Chris

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

Ha36 — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 21:40:55 GMT

Hi Jon

I’ve reset my network setting on my iPhone 11. Now it shows my hotspot on the smart tv but it still doesn’t connect to my phone. It works on my other family members phone but not mine. Any suggestions?

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

EssexBoyEE — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 23:08:36 GMT

If I'm reading this correctly your using your iPhone as an Hotspot then connecting (or trying to) the Smart TV to that Hotspot so the TV can connect to the Internet through the iPhone to stream using your your EE Data, ?

If so, go to the iPhones APN Settings (Access Point) and see if you can change the protocol from IPV4/6 or IPV6 to IPV4 Only, if suscussfull reboot everything, phone and TV set up the Hotspot, try and connect again and report back the outcome

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

Tiburonsmoke — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:01:49 GMT

I had similar. After a whole year of being unable to use my projector, a scheduled update to my iOS fixed the problem. I found a new option in the Personal Hotspot menu: “Maximise Compatibility”. Switching this ON allowed my projector to connect again. Apparently, the setting toggles between WiFi frequencies.

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

Privilege94 — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:05:02 GMT

I can’t hotspot my laptop

Re: I can’t connect phone hotspot to smart TV

Leanne_T — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:45:04 GMT

Hi @Privilege94

Thanks for coming here.

Which device are you using to hotspot to the laptop?

Do you have a data allowance remaining?

Leanne 🙂