iOS 15 beta causing problems with personal hotspot

SOLUTION! SOLUTION! SOLUTION!

Well, I had the same problem, went to Apple where they told me to backup and reset the phone. I won't starting to that procedure so much, so I decide to search for a solution on the net.

I find a lot of things, as resetting network setting, turn on and of flight mode. change and check setting for the cellular network etc. etc. nothing worked.

As least I readed something about, taking your simcard out (fysically or re-install e-sim) to solve the problem.

And guess what!! PROBLEM SOLVED :) I can connect my non-APPLE devices again :) So just try- No you have YES you can get :)

Have a nice day! ;)

SOLUTION

The problem is that iOS15 only supports Hotspot wifi connections that have WPA3 encryption. With the update to iOS15 iPhones/iPads will not allow Hotspot connections to any device that has only WPA2/WPA encryption - which older laptops used.

Solution - buy a Wifi USB adaptor that supports WPA3 and plug it in to one of your USB ports on your laptop. You can find them under $40.

for Surface Pro 3 laptops - the default wifi driver does not allow for WPA3 connection. BUT you can see the fix at the Apple Communities
The driver can be updated by following the suggestion there.

We Shouldn't be forced into purchasing a Wifi USB adaptor that supports WPA3 or going back to using a USB cord. This is crazy, Apple is a global organisation with billions in profits even throughout covid. It is not ok that we cannot roll back IOS upgrades. It is not acceptable! My wifi hotspot was working perfectly until the IOS 15 update. Now my ***** smart phone will not even turn back on. This is just not good enough Apple.

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HERE YOU CAN SOLVE YOUR HOTSPOT PROBLEM OCCURING IN IPHONE 13 PRO MAX.

I have the same issue for about 4 months now. I called apple support and had a 2 hour call where we tried everything. All the basic youtube solutions, all the reset network settings stuff, everything. Nothing worked.

At one point they connected me to an IT manager, they pretended they never heard of this issue, and of course, blamed windows. Luckily I already had the same call with windows support, and we tried with them everything too, every network setup is perfect, everything is updated to the latest.

After I told this to apple IT guy, they finally took me seriously (after 1 hour or so fighting and telling them, it's not my laptop it's their shit).

We just had a new update yesterday, and it is still not solved...unbelievable.

To me it seems 15.2 update finally solved the problem, i just tested it a few minutes ago, and finally steam and netflix is working as it should be while using my iphone with lightning cable connected to my PC…4months for christ sake

I’m on 15.1.1 and now it works !!! 5 months. Apple you suck !!!

I am having the exact same issue and also live in a rural area where high-speed internet from major carriers is unavailable. Thus, I rely heavily on my hotspot. I can’t even revert to iOS 14 because I just received a “new” iPhone X from Apple (my previous one was defective) which came pre-installed with iOS 15. My Roku TV worked beautifully when connected to my hotspot on iOS 14. It now technically connects, but nothing will load on my Roku TV once connected. This is an incredibly frustrating issue.

@gibutalk, can you elaborate on how this helps? The "private IP address" setting is in the WiFi section of the settings, not in the Hotspot section. Also, it's specific to a WiFi connection that you are connecting to with the iPhone itself. It should have nothing to do with the hotspot hosted on the iPhone, that other devices are connecting to. For example, I'm connecting from an old Android phone to an iPhone hotspot.

To the last poster. Issue is resolved. Just UPDATE your iPhone to the latest OS version in GENERAL SETTINGS

I’ve spent half the day google to try find solutions, resetting networks trying to find IP DNS ROUTER CODES ETC

So glad I came across this forum. Happy, but obviously not happy, others are ****** at Apple too. I’ve got an ancient ipad that work was throwing out and still does did the zoom job 6 years later. I hotspotted my online classes all through the lockdowns in Melbourne over last two years. All I can say is thank goodness I didn’t update way back then. I would have suffered terribly not having screen to outside world. Maybe we should tackle Apple with “it’s an mental health issue and affordability issue” Not many of us can afford to buy brand new anything and tbh I think we should be using electronics until they are on their last legs - such a waste. Also surprised an eco tech warrior hasn’t made app or hack to fix this or is that illegal? Or am I really bad at finding this info?? anyone started a petition yet?

Update 15.3.1 and my hotspot still not working. Went to Apple service today and they were so surprised about the situation, they wanted me to leave my phone for 2 weeks for a freaking issue with hotspot? This is so insane and I’m fuming! Apple do something!!!!

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