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I updated my iPhone 11 Pro to iOS 15 beta and I think it is causing problems with my personal hotspot.

I live in a rural area with almost no options for decent, home WiFi; my options are DSL and satelite. For the last 8-9 months, I've used my iPhone's hotspot for gaming, streaming, and pretty much everything else. I've had no issues and it has saved me a ton of money!

However, the day I updated my phone to iOS 15 beta, any non-Apple device I connect my hotspot to will not load anything... For example, my PlayStation 5 is able to download software updates and game updates with pretty quick speeds when connected to my hotspot, but it will not allow me to play any games online or pull up any streaming services. It says the connection is too weak. The same thing applies to my Roku that's plugged into my TV in the bedroom. Both of these worked really well before updating.

When I connect my iPad to my hotspot, everything loads incredibly fast.

I've contacted my phone service provider and they've assured me that my cell service is not the issue.

Has anyone else experienced this and is there anyway to fix it?

Thank you!

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kyleanthony

Anyone find a fix to this....downloaded iOS 15 with the release (9-21-2021) and now my Surface won't connect to the hotspot.....

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RPurnell
I'm having the same issue with a surface. Won't connect to iphone that has been updated to ios 15, but will connect to iphone that is still running ios 14.8. I've tested multiple phones with the same result. pre ios 15 works and ios 15 does not. I've tried all the standard trouble shooting I've seen posted with no luck. If anyone has a fix, I would love to hear it.

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debiwin
I have the same problem 😳 Any news about a solution?

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JHOT

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since the update of IOS 15 he hotspot is not working. My colleagues have the same issiue, the ones who didn't update (they use 14.8 IOS) they can still connect to the Iphone hotspot with non apple devices.

Apple has to bring out a fix quickly. this is not acceptable. I updated a fix for some other issues today (05-10-2021) but the hotspot problem is still not fixed.

it's a WPA3 encryption problem probably, but it has to work backwards with WPA2 also. so fix it please.

Please hurry up.

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OktayASIK

Totally agree. It’s sad that they don’t even acknowledge it. Do they even know about it ?

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TRKO
Fully agree, facing same issue. This problem started after IOS 15 update. Others using Old OS does not face Hotspot connection problems.

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Sharvil2

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I had this problem with my Surface Pro 3. I updated the Marvell Wi-Fi driver to version 15.68.17015.112, and now I can connect perfectly.

I'm guessing that there was some issue with WPA3 and the previous driver 15.68.9127.58.

I found the newer driver by performing a Google search. Windows Update will not update the driver automatically for some reason.

I hope this helps someone else.

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TCarbone

Wow. This is an amazing find!!! Apple needs to hire u and they need to tell us.

so now other devices need to update their end to work with iOS 15. Nice.

Thank You! Will try and report back ‘without a vow’

Thank You!

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TRKO
@TCarbone, driver update fixed my connection as well! Thank you!!!!

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RPurnell
@TCarbone, I have this exact same issue in the exact same scenario. Surface pro 3. Could you provide some insight on how exactly to update the Marvell Wifi Driver please? I downloaded the .CAB file from the Microsoft Update Library, and tried to run that CAB file using the Command Prompt, but the command prompt can't seem to recognize the file location. I am somewhat of a newbie for running drivers manually without any type of "engine" so any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I called Apple Support to open a ticket with them. The support specialist said this was the first call she received regarding the hotspot not working, so hopefully they start to receive more to make this a priority. 15.1 doesn't have a patch or fix either...

Definitely frustrating.

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JimmyS1

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Same problem with my iPhone and iPad since I upgraded to ios15.

I use hotspot to connect my laptop when I’m outside my house or office and now doesn’t work.

@Apple, please fix it

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Maxgasparroni71

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I have the same problem: using iPhone X to create a personal hotspot, my Samsung TV won’t connect. But if I connect it to my iPad Pro 2018, it works… Both are running iOS 15

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Filippo94

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I am experiencing the same issue. Is it a bug or deliberate attempt?

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Pgirgaonkar

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The issue is the IOS15 / personal hotspot Service. Have an bug in the DHCP and not release IPV4 Client details. need to Apple fix it.

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Norbertwell

If the problem was related to the DHCP service you should be able to connect to the IOS 15 hotspot by using manual IP configuration, but i've done a test from an old iPhone 4s (IOS 9) and it is unable to connect to IOS 15 hotspot, even with manual IP configuration.

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js69
The problem doesn't seem either related to WPA3 because some Apple devices that don't support WPA3 are able to connect to the IOS 15 hotspot. I've done successful connection tests from an iPhone 6S (IOS 15, but not support for WPA3) and from an iPhone 6 (IOS 12).

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js69

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I found this via google, high in the results and no one had an answer so here is my findings in case they help someone else.

This issue is still in iOS full public release 15.0.2, and breaks hotspot for both windows and older iOS 9 devices. I have no issue between iPadOS 14 and an iPhone in the family it prompts and joins automatically via the secret apple method.

My guess is lack of, or newer QOS version on the hotspot from limited testing.

The answer on windows which should fix those working remotely: Find your way into the ‘Network Connections’ right click on your wifi device and select ‘properties’ under which you will see a list of tick boxes. Untick ‘QOS Packet Scheduler’ and click ‘Ok’.

You may have to go into ‘Manage known networks’ and forget the existing connection to your hotspot. The only settings in that are basic and likely defaults so they can be redone if needed. password automatic connection public or private random MAC address metered connection Y/N

Sorry no idea on a fix for older iOS as you can’t control those options. Same for any other device where you can’t set QOS options.

Finger crossed apple fixes this as I know a lot of people who are stuck on iOS 14 until this is resolved as they are all working remotely and can’t take the risk.

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xAnon

Did this work for anyone else ?

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TRKO

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the same problem here. i can't connect to either laptop or playstation. actually for nothing. this is already a joke category. this is my only iternet source and i can't use it. thank you apple. at least you would give me some news that something is going on in the case!

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eastady

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I have this annoying problem for weeks now... I talked with my mobile network operator's (MNO) support which is the Telenor-HU and with the Apple support too many times about this, but they couldn't help me. The problem affects many Telenor-HU iPhone users who updated their iPhones to iOS 15 and the MNO knows about this problem (they told me that they are already reported the issue directly to Apple, but Apple didn't fix it with v15.0.2 release). The problem occurs with both USB and Wi-Fi connection (for me), some ports are blocked by the phone's OS and Steam, Battle.net, BitDefender, etc... can't connect to their login and/or update servers on the PCs... I switched the SIM card to Telekom-HU with one of my colleagues and after that all the programs started to working well. I also put my SIM card to my old LG G8S and I had no problems with the hotspot.

Conclusion for me:

The problem occurs with just some MNOs (I think globally), but the problem is not on their side
The problem came with the iOS 15 major update
The problem affects the hotspot feature over Wi-Fi and USB connection too

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tamasbanki

When i told them about this problem they just hung up on me... Downgraded my OS back to 14.8 cuz i wasn't able to work remotely. Now it works perfectly.

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LaszloFilo
I talked every body and they told I cant downgrade back to older IOS. I use my personal hotspot in the work. Now looks like i am in the jail because i can see outside but i cant go out. Every local login app not working. But every online thing working fine. I can use my net just when i want to work on my laptop i cant because the personal hotspot is a one way gate now. BTW i really don't want to install iTunes on my PC... i bought this phone 22 months ago and i never used on my PC... If this a open secret why not say anything any body from the apple...

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BLiNDiUM
Same here, also Telenor HU. My colleauge has the same issue, we are both using 12 pro max but his provider is vodafone. Putting my sim card into my previous android phone and everything works perfectly. I cannot understand how this issue is not solved and soon 1 month has passed since the major update. We should not revert to older ios if we want to use the previous Apple flagship phone for countering the hotspot problems.

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Frozenthor

Múltkor én is ezt a magyarázatot kaptam hogy IPv6 probléma lesz, de ez így akkor sem normális dolog. Innentől kezdve akkor teljesen felesleges a hotspot funkció a telefonba. Úgysem tudom semmire megosztani. Se laptop se tv se ps. Ez volt az utolsó apple cuccom. Jobs meg forog a sírjában.

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eastady

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Does anyone know if release 15.02 fixed this mess ?

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TRKO

No fix with 15.02

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eastady

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Not fixed 🙄 can’t believe after 2 updates the issue still not fixed.. is Apple even hearing??

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km161214

Obvisiuiy they are not. This is a disaster for those working remote w no other access.

apple. U failed us big time.

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TRKO
i hope so, apple will make some change

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xamiloui

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I have the same problem. Telenor HU carrier hotspot won't working properly.

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xamiloui

Nothing to do w carrrier or type of iPhone. It’s an iOS -5 issue 1000000%

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TRKO
if you can speak hungarian, (or if you dont, you can copy paste to a translator) you can read LaszloFilo's comment (under tamasbanki's post) that the problem is with Telenor HU carrier.

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xamiloui

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Here’s the temp fix i’ve been using. So what I’ve been doing is turning off the wifi in settings, turning on hotspot (wifi-only), restarting the phone and when it comes back up, I can now connect to the ios15 hotspot

Hope it helps someone

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DanteTurelus

unfortunately it doesn't work for me either

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eastady
You guys have nothing to do with the hungarian carrier(telenor) am i right?

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Frozenthor
This does now work in a windows machine

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TRKO

15.1 and still not working…how is that possible that no one cares about this issue. We customers can do nothing about this. Why are we ignored? At least say something

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Frozenthor

I thought the same thing. How is it possible this hasn't been fixed. They need to make sure WPA2 is supported for older legacy devices. According to Apple's documentation it should still be supported, but can be deprecated in future software releases. I can imagine they don't see this as a priority item, but its a nightmare for people like myself that have older devices that use the hotspot feature. They want to force you to buy all new iPhone/iPads!

[https://support.apple.com/guide/security/protocol-security-sec8a67fa93d/web)

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JA20

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iOS 15 beta causing problems with personal hotspot

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