ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down130file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1imageI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
This phone is broken (broken screen) and was given to me, so I figured I’d use it as a WiFi extender, but I guess I can’t.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74arrow-down12·1 month agoHotspots share your phones mobile data as a local wifi access point. If you don’t have a sim, you don’t have mobile data, and so, no hotspot.
minus-squareVictoria@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·1 month agoyou can do “wifi sharing” which shares the phones wifi connection.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 month agoNot all phones can act as a repetitor. I’ve had several where wifi gets disconnected when hotspot is activated.
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 month agoThats not the same thing, though.
minus-squareGhoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWell to be fair, on my pixel at least, those are literally the same setting. Which it actually is just depends on if you’re currently on WiFi or not. Kinda Google’s fault for labelling it like that.
minus-squaresilverdiamond@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoIts in the same menu
minus-squareelvis_depresley@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 month agowhat if you want to use the wifi hotspot for a LAN party in a plane?
Hotspots share your phones mobile data as a local wifi access point. If you don’t have a sim, you don’t have mobile data, and so, no hotspot.
you can do “wifi sharing” which shares the phones wifi connection.
Not all phones can act as a repetitor. I’ve had several where wifi gets disconnected when hotspot is activated.
Thats not the same thing, though.
Well to be fair, on my pixel at least, those are literally the same setting. Which it actually is just depends on if you’re currently on WiFi or not. Kinda Google’s fault for labelling it like that.
Its in the same menu
what if you want to use the wifi hotspot for a LAN party in a plane?