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Personal Hotspot
You can use Personal Hotspot (iPhone 4 or later) to share an Internet connection with a
computer or other device—such as an iPod touch, iPad, or other iPhone—connected to your
iPhone via Wi-Fi. You can also use Personal Hotspot to share an Internet connection with a
computer connected to iPhone via Bluetooth or USB. Personal Hotspot works only if iPhone is
connected to the Internet over the cellular data network.
Note: This feature may not be available in all areas. Additional fees may apply. Contact your
carrier for more information.
Share an Internet connection: Go to Settings > General > Cellular and tap Set Up Personal
Hotspot—if it appears—to set up the service with your carrier.
After you turn on Personal Hotspot, other devices can connect in the following ways:
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W-Fi: On the device, choose your iPhone from the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
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USB: Connect your iPhone to your computer using the cable that came with it. In your
computer’s Network preferences, choose iPhone and congure the network settings.
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Bluetooth: On iPhone, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth. To pair and connect
iPhone with your device, refer to the documentation that came with your computer.
When a device is connected, a blue band appears at the top of the iPhone screen. Personal
Hotspot remains on when you connect with USB, even when you aren’t actively using the
Internet connection.
Note: The Personal Hotspot icon appears in the status bar of iOS devices using
Personal Hotspot.
Change the Wi-Fi password for iPhone: Go to Settings > Personal Hotspot > Wi-Fi Password,
then enter a password of at least 8 characters.
Monitor your cellular data network usage: Go to Settings > General > Usage > Cellular Usage.
Do Not Disturb and Notications
Push notications appear in Notication Center and alert you to new information, even when the
associated app isn’t running. Notications vary by app, but may include text or sound alerts, and
a numbered badge on the app icon on the Home screen.
Turn o all notications: Go to Settings and turn on Do Not Disturb. When it’s turned on and
iPhone is locked, all notications and calls are silenced, but alarms will still sound. You can set the
following options in Settings > Notications > Do Not Disturb:
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Automatically turn on Do Not Disturb: Set the starting and ending hours for when you don’t
want to be disturbed. iPhone turns on Do Not Disturb during these hours each day.
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Allow some phone calls during Do Not Disturb: When Do Not Disturb is on, calls are silently sent
to voice mail. To allow some callers to ring through, tap Allow Calls From. You can allow calls
from your Favorites list or other Contacts groups you dene. For information about Favorites,
see Chapter 25, Contacts, on page 100.
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Allow persistant callers to ring through: Turn on Repeated Calls. If the same caller (based on
their Caller ID) calls you twice within three minutes, iPhone will ring.
Turn an app’s notications on or o: Go to Settings > Notications. Tap an item in the list, then
turn notications on or o for that item. Apps that have notications turned o appear in the Not
In Notication Center list.