How to Set Up and Use the Portable Hotspot on Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Accessing the Hotspot Toggle

• 👆 Swipe down from the top of your Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold screen twice to reveal quick toggles.
• 🛠️ If the hotspot toggle is not immediately visible, tap the pen icon to edit the toggles.
• 📌 Drag the hotspot toggle from the available options to your main quick settings panel.

Configuring Your Hotspot

• 🔑 To access hotspot settings, hold down the hotspot toggle.
• 🔒 The default hotspot password is a randomly generated string; it's recommended to change this to a custom password of at least eight characters (letters or numbers).
• ⚙️ For optimal compatibility, it's advised to keep other hotspot settings at their default values unless you understand their implications.

Managing the Hotspot

• 💡 To turn on your portable hotspot, simply tap the hotspot toggle.
• 📶 The Pixel 9 Pro Fold can run Wi-Fi and the hotspot simultaneously, which is a useful feature.
• 🔋 To conserve battery life, the phone has a setting to automatically turn off the hotspot after a period of inactivity.
• 🔌 You can also manually disable the hotspot by tapping the toggle again when you are finished sharing your internet connection.