Missing Personal Hotspot in iOS 4.3.5, Here’s How to Fix!

It was just yesterday when I discovered this bug in my iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3.5. I was about to tether my phone’s internet to another device when I noticed the Personal Hotspot feature was missing.



Personal Hotspot which first came with iOS 4.3.3 allows iPhone users to share internet connection to another device via USB, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. This feature may not be available in all devices around the world though since it’s carrier-dependent, that is – your carrier must support tethering.



Here in the Philippines, iPhone’s official carrier Globe Telecom actually supports tethering, the fact which I confirmed again when I switched to Globe’s all-new My SuperSurf plan just recently. I’ve been using Personal Hotspot since then not until yesterday when I discovered such feature vanished completely.

So how did I fix it? Well, it’s actually just a few taps in the phone which involve resetting network settings. If you’re into similar problem, you can follow the steps below.



From your iPhone springboard, launch Settings.



Tap General, scroll-down and look for Reset options.

Tap Reset Network Settings to restore factory defaults.



Wait until your iPhone reboot.

Once done, go check out your Network settings (Settings>General>Network) and there the Personal Hotspot feature is already restored.

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