In this guide, we are going to walk you through the step-by-step procedure to change the password and name of your android smartphone’s Wi-Fi Hotspot.
This is guide is going to work for all android users no matter your mobile phone brand or location either (USA, UK, Canada, India, Australia, Canada, Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia etc.)
This is not anything complex or complicated, in this guide, we will first tackle “changing Wi-Fi Hotspot Password” and then move on to the “changing of Wi-Fi Hotspot Name”.
How To Change WIFI Hotspot Password on Android Phone
This procedure is going to work for almost all android smartphones like Huawei, Samsung, Infinix, Tecno etc.
Some smartphones are a bit complicated and may have some different settings or features, but we are going to drop tips you can use to find this or get it done without breaking a sweat.
1. Navigate To Settings on your smartphone
2. Select Network & Internet
3. Select “Hotspot & Tethering”
4. Tap on The WIFI Hotspot (For More Options)
5. Select Setup WIFI Hotspot
6. Select Password and Edit it.
7. Tap on Save after editing your Password
Just as we said earlier, some android phones may have some complicated settings and features that maybe, the procedure above may not work for them or there would be some slight difference. If you are using this kind of smartphones don’t worry but follow the alternate steps below.
1. Navigate to your smartphone Settings
2. Tap on the Search bar and type in “Hotspot & Tethering”
You will then find the Hotspot & Tethering option on your phone easily and continue from Step. 5 of our previous procedures.
5. Select Setup WIFI Hotspot
6. Select Password and edit it.
7. Tap on Save after editing your password. And then don’t forget to save your new password after editing your old password.
Note: Because of the difference in location and in settings, android brands such as Samsung, LG, Huawei, Infinix, Tecno, Xiaomi, Itel etc. sometimes may not have the same procedures. But there are some keywords here in this guide you will meet no matter what. Like “Hotspot & Tethering”.
You can even search them on your setting to avoid passing through the long process or steps provided above. If only you are smart enough.
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How To Change WIFI Hotspot Name on Android Phones
Here, we will be changing our old WIFI hotspot name to our preferred one. We are going to adapt the same procedures when changing a WIFI hotspot password, but there will be a slight difference here this time.
We will not change the password but rather change the Hotspot name and select save to save it permanently. E.g. From Samsung S6 to Ricky’s Wi-Fi, Huawei Nova I to Queff’s Wi-Fi, Tecno Spark4 to Natasha’s Wi-Fi etc.
Some smartphones are a bit complicated, so they might be some slight difference, but we are going to drop a tip you can use to get it done as we did earlier.
1. Navigate to Settings on your smartphone
2. Select Network & Internet
3. Select Hotspot & Tethering
4. Tap on the WIFI Hotspot (For More Options)
5. Select Setup WIFI Hotspot
6. Select Name and edit it.
7. Tap on Save after editing your Name, remember don’t forget to save your new name after editing the old one.
Just as we said earlier, some android phones may have some complicated settings. In this case, the above procedure may not work for them or there would be some slight difference. If you’re using these kinds of smartphones don’t worry but follow the alternate steps below.
1. Navigate to your Smartphone Settings
2. Tap on the Search bar and Type in “Hotspot & Tethering”
You will then find the Hotspot & Tethering option on your phone easily and continue from the step 5 of our previous procedures.
5. Select Setup WIFI Hotspot
6. Select Name and Edit it.
7. Tap On Save after editing your Name
Sometimes your procedure may be a bit different, but there are some keywords here in this guide you will meet no matter what. Thus, “Hotspot & Tethering”
You can even search them on your setting to avoid passing through any lengthy processes or the steps provided above.
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To conclude, above is everything you need to know when wanting to change your WIFI Hotspot password and name as an android user.
Just as said earlier, due to the difference in how some phone settings and features are structured, or even location, there will be some slight changes…
What you have to do is to take note of some main keywords you need to remember in order to get this done with ease. E.g. “Hotspot & Tethering”
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