NotchMindConnect with Instant Hotspot
If your Mac and iPhone use the same Apple Account, you don’t need a password:
- Click Wi‑Fi in the menu bar.
- Under Personal Hotspot, click your iPhone.
Your iPhone needs Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi on, and a cellular plan that includes Personal Hotspot.
Connect someone else’s
On the iPhone, Settings → Personal Hotspot → Allow Others to Join shows the Wi‑Fi password. Join it like any Wi‑Fi network.
Save data
Your Mac treats the hotspot as a normal Wi‑Fi network and may download big updates. In System Settings → Wi‑Fi, click Details next to the hotspot and turn on Low Data Mode.
Watch the phone’s battery
A hotspot drains your iPhone quickly. The Wi‑Fi menu shows its battery and signal. NotchMind, which I make, can keep a hotspot indicator in the notch, including the iPhone’s battery, and tells you if your Mac loses internet. See Wi‑Fi and hotspot in the notch.