Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection - Sony Xperia XZ3 User Manual

To change the Auto-connect setting for each saved network
1 Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi.
2 Tap Wi‑Fi preferences > Advanced > Auto-connect.
3 Tap the Wi-Fi network to enable or disable.
To find the MAC address for your device
1 Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi.
2 Tap Wi‑Fi preferences > Advanced.
The MAC address is displayed in the list.
Hint
The Wi-Fi Mac address is also displayed under Settings > System > About phone > Wi‑Fi MAC
address.

Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways.
• Portable hotspot: share your mobile data connection via Wi-Fi with up to 10 other
devices simultaneously.
• One-touch portable hotspot: touch devices to start sharing your mobile
connection over Wi-Fi.
• USB tethering: share your mobile data connection with a single computer using a
USB cable.
• Bluetooth tethering: share your mobile data connection with up to four other
devices via Bluetooth.
To share your data connection using a USB cable
1 Connect your device to a computer using the USB cable.
2 Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering.
3 Tap the USB tethering switch, then tap OK if prompted.
displayed in the status bar once you are connected.
4 To stop sharing your data connection, tap the USB tethering switch or disconnect
the USB cable.
Note
You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same
time.
To share your mobile connection by One-touch portable hotspot
1 Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both
screens are active.
2 Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering.
3 Tap One-touch portable hotspot.
4 Hold the devices together so that the NFC detection areas of each device touch,
then tap CONNECT.
Note
This function only works with devices that also support NFC Wi-Fi tethering.
To share your mobile data connection with another Bluetooth device
1 Make sure that your device and the other Bluetooth device are paired with each
other and that mobile data traffic is activated on your device.
2 Your device: Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering.
Tap the Bluetooth tethering switch to enable the function.
3 Bluetooth device: Set up the device so that it obtains its network connection using
Bluetooth. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions to complete
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