You may encounter a connection sharing problem on your device iPhone. Indeed, many users complain about connection sharing services on iPhone. Connection sharing allows you to share your iPhone's mobile data connection with another device, such as your computer. Connection sharing may deactivates itself, or does not even appear in available networks. It can also suddenly disappear. So you will find in this article the steps to follow in order to overcome the various issues related to connection sharing on iPhone devices. Good reading!

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Check that connection sharing is activated on your iPhone

The first thing to do in order to benefit from sharing the line via your iPhone is to have good enabled connection sharing on your device. here's how activate connection sharing on an iPhone:

  • Appointment in Part Settings from your iPhone
  • Press Sharing the line

Check that the Allow other users option is enabled

You may have activated the sharing the line but you have not activated the option Authorize other users on your iPhone. If this is the case, it is quite normal that your connection sharing is not successful: the network cannot be displayed in the list of available networks. Here are the steps to follow in order to activate the option Authorize other users on your iPhone:

  • Appointment in Part Settings from your iPhone
  • Press Sharing the line
  • Activate the option Authorize other users by swiping the cursor to the right
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Restart your iPhone in case of connection sharing problem

If even once activated, connection sharing still does not work, you will have to proceed to the restart of your iPhone. Turn it off by holding down the side button and drag the slider to the right to turn off your iPhone device. Turn it back on by pressing the same button and entering your different access codes. If you are unable to turn off your device, you will need to perform a force restart your iPhone.

Make sure you have the latest iOS update

Indeed, it may be that the connection sharing problem with your iPhone is due to the fact that you do not have the latest update of the iOS system. You will find in this article the steps to follow in order to know which iOS version you have.

Here are the steps to install the latest iOS update on your iPhone device:

  • Meet you in General
  • Press Software update
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The screen will then display the latest version of the system iOS currently installed on your iPhone then will also offer you a update if the latter is available on your iPhone.

Reset your iPhone's network settings

In order to overcome connection sharing problems from your iPhone, it is also advisable to reset the network settings. Here are the steps to follow:

  • Appointment in Part Settings from your iPhone device
  • Press General
  • Press reset
  • Press Reset network settings

If, despite all these operations, you still cannot get connection sharing to work with your iPhone, try to deactivate et reactivate le Wi-Fi on the device you are trying to connect (your computer for example). Make sure you try to connect to the right network: the latter is materialized by two rings one inside the other, like the beginning of a chain, followed by the name of your iPhone. Also make sure you have entered le mot de passe.