Sony Xperia 1 VI
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Using your phone as Wi-Fi hotspot
When you use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can share your phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. To use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you need to set up your phone for internet.
Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Network and Internet.
Press Hotspot and tethering.
Press Portable hotspot.
Press Hotspot name.
Key in the required Wi-Fi hotspot name and press OK.
Press Security.
Press WPA3-Personal to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press Hotspot password.
Key in the required password and press OK.
Press the indicator next to "Use Wi-Fi hotspot" to turn on the function.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.