Automatically Connect to iPhone Hotspot from iPad?

[Nebor]

Is there a way to have my iPad Air 2 automatically connect to my iPhone 6 as a hotspot if it doesn't see a familiar wifi network? As it is I have to go to Settings>Wi-Fi and click on "Nebor's iPhone 6" every time.

 

[TheStu]

Is there a way to have my iPad Air 2 automatically connect to my iPhone 6 as a hotspot if it doesn't see a familiar wifi network? As it is I have to go to Settings>Wi-Fi and click on "Nebor's iPhone 6" every time.

Does it currently auto-connect to your home wifi network?

 

[Nebor]

Does it currently auto-connect to your home wifi network?

Yes, when I'm at home. So ideally it would auto-connect to my home\starbucks (whatever "known" wifi network is available) and if that weren't available then connect to my phone.

 

[Phynaz]

Make sure the iPad is set to automatically connect to know networks. If the iPad isn't connecting to a know network, when connected to the iPhone hotspot go into the WiFi settings and select "forget this network" and reconnect to it.

 

[Nebor]

Make sure the iPad is set to automatically connect to know networks. If the iPad isn't connecting to a know network, when connected to the iPhone hotspot go into the WiFi settings and select "forget this network" and reconnect to it.

Have you tried this yourself? The iPhone hotspot doesn't appear as a wireless network, it appears as your iPhone.

 

[JackBurton]

Have you tried this yourself? The iPhone hotspot doesn't appear as a wireless network, it appears as your iPhone.

I believe this is by design. Auto connecting to the iPhone's instant hotspot would drain the phone's battery faster if a device could auto connect and stay connected for an extended period. You'd have to make a concious decision to connect than letting the device connect automatically. You'll also notice it will disconnect from the iPhone's instant hotspot if your iPad is idle for enough time, which makes sense.

 

[Beer4Me]

^ This is by design. You must manually connect to the Personal Hotspot after turning it on EVEN though it is a "known" (i.e. remembered) network.

 

[Tegeril]

Echoing what other people have sad and adding:

It doesn't autoconnect because your phone isn't running the hotspot all the time. If it were manually toggled on the phone, the iPad would indeed connect automatically. The action of selecting it from the iPad is actually telling the phone via bluetooth to activate the hotspot and then it connects to it.

 

[Nebor]

Echoing what other people have sad and adding:

It doesn't autoconnect because your phone isn't running the hotspot all the time. If it were manually toggled on the phone, the iPad would indeed connect automatically. The action of selecting it from the iPad is actually telling the phone via bluetooth to activate the hotspot and then it connects to it.

Ridiculous. Is there a more user friendly ecosystem that I can switch to? I shouldn't have to be a computer hacker to get internet on my iPad.

 

[JackBurton]

Ridiculous. Is there a more user friendly ecosystem that I can switch to? I shouldn't have to be a computer hacker to get internet on my iPad.

I think this ecosystem is more your speed.

 

[Nebor]

I think this ecosystem is more your speed.

I left the Moon 4 voicemails and that son of a bitch still hasn't called me back!