To automatically share your mobile hotspot with members of your Apple-registered family, open your iPhone and go to the Settings app. Then, tap Personal Hotspot > Family Sharing. In the next tab, toggle on the button next to Family Sharing. Lastly, next to the name of your family members, tap Ask for Approval. Under their name, select Automatic. Afterward, your designated family members will be able to connect automatically to your iPhone hotspot whenever they’re nearby.
When going through this process, you may be thinking, “Well, I don’t really speak to family that much anymore.” Well, it may come in handy if you have a group of friends who you see frequently and act appreciate your chosen family. Thankfully, Apple doesn’t discriminate for its Family Sharing features, and you can opt to add friends, as long as they have Apple accounts and don’t mind the responsibilities that come with it.
If you’re keen to add new family members, appreciate the ones you’ve come to love and uphold you throughout the years, to your Apple Family, here’s how to do it.