How to share my Apple iPhone 7 Internet connection with a computer
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- Tethering lets you share the Internet connection from your Apple iPhone 7 with a computer. Please note that youʼll be using data from your mobile service and charges may apply.
In this example, we used a Windows® 7 computer. In step 8, we selected “Home network” because we know and trust both the Apple iPhone 7 and the computer. - 1. Connect the Apple iPhone 7 to the computer using the USB cable.
- 2. Touch Settings.
- 3. Touch Personal Hotspot.
- 4. Touch the slider to activate the Personal Hotspot.
- 5. If you see this screen, touch Wi-Fi and USB Only.
- 6. The Apple iPhone 7 is now tethered.
- 7. On the computer, wait for the device drivers to install and then click Home network.
- 8. Wait while the computer automatically applies the settings and connects to the network.
- 9. Setup is complete. Click Close.