How to Share Internet from the iPhone to the iPad

Not every wireless device that can connect to the Internet has its own way of doing so.

Many devices, like laptops and iPads, rely on wireless routers to have an Internet connection that they then share.

But the iPhone has its own Internet connection, so you might be wondering if there was a share Internet iPhone method that allows you to connect other devices to the Internet.

Fortunately, this is possible with a feature called a hotspot, which we will discuss in our tutorial below.

How to Share Internet iPhone Guide

  1. Touch Settings on the iPhone.
  2. Choose Personal Hotspot.
  3. Turn on the Personal Hotspot option.
  4. Note the password.
  5. Tap the Settings icon on the iPad.
  6. Select Wi-Fi.
  7. Choose your iPhone from the list of networks.
  8. Enter the password, then tap Join.

Our tutorial continues below with additional share Internet iPhone tips, including pictures of these steps.

Most iPhone cellular plans require you to have a data plan. The iPhone relies heavily on data for email, apps, and Web browsing, and it would be severely limited without any data access.

The iPad, however, is sold in two different varieties. One type of model has a data plan like the iPhone, but the cheaper Wi-Fi-only model can only access the Internet via a Wi-Fi connection.

One way around this restriction if you need to get online with your iPad, but are not near a Wi-Fi connection, is to share your iPhone’s Internet with your iPad. This requires you to use a feature called Personal Hotspot that essentially turns your iPhone into a wireless router.

Check out our what is my hotspot password tutorial for more information on finding and changing the password for the iPhone’s personal hotspot.

How to Use the iPhone’s Internet Connection to Access the Web from an iPad

Note that if you are not connected to a Wi-Fi network and you are using the Internet on your iPhone or your iPad, then you are using cellular data. Most cellular data plans have monthly limits, and going over that limit can result in additional charges.

The data that you are using when you share Internet between your iPhone and your iPad is on your iPhone’s data plan.

Step 1: Tap the Settings icon on your iPhone.

open the settings menu on the iphone

Step 2: Touch the Personal Hotspot option.

select the personal hotspot

Step 3: Touch the button to the right of Personal Hotspot to turn it on.

It is on when there is green shading around the button. Additionally, take note of the password, as you will need this on your iPad.

turn on personal hotspot, then locate password

Step 4: Touch the Settings icon on your iPad.

open the ipad settings menu

Step 5: Touch the Wi-Fi option in the column at the left side of the screen.

how to share internet from iphone to ipad

Step 6: Select the “My iPhone 5” network from the list of available networks.

select the iphone network

Step 7: Enter the password that you noted earlier on your iPhone, then touch the Join button.

enter the password for the iphone personal hotspot

You will know that your iPad is connected to your iPhone when you can see the blue bar at the top of your iPhone screen, as in the image below.

how to tell if a device is connected to the hotspot

Now that you have completed our share Internet iPhone guide you will be able ot connect other wireless devices like tablets or laptops to your Iphone so that they can also access the Internet

You can change the password for your iPhone’s Personal Hotspot if someone knows the password and you do not want them connecting to your iPhone anymore.

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