I have my devices connected to iPhone hotspot but don’t want them to be connected FOREVER. I always have to sit and watch the connection draining down by battery because it’s connected for hours on end whereas I only need the devices to be connected when I use them! How do I set a timer for timeout? It’s that simple of an ask!
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 16
Create an automation!
Exactly, and I got spot to my Apple TV. If I forget to turn it off the hot spot at night, my battery goes very low. It seems so obvious, but why doesn’t Apple explain why a time out isn’t implemented, on any devices it controls, on either end.
Thanks but what is the relevance of the picture you attached? It does not solve the question. My carrier allow for hotspot alright through mobile data. My question relates to how to disconnect hotspot. Very obvious that I have hotspot and my carrier allows that.
Jschl32 steps are very helpful, but slight difference(s) on my iPhone: Right before step #6, I had to click "New Blank Automation," then it switched to show "add action" button. If I tried to do your step 7 before doing that, the search for "hotspot" got no result.
Then when I got to your #9 it only gave me DONE as option, not NEXT. But I could do your steps #10 and #11 after that; I opened the automation I just made and in its properties changed the "ask before running" to off, and slid the when notify slider to my choice.
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There are no settings in an iPhone for this.
However, the Hotspot is a Carrier Specific feature. Contact your Carrier (Cellular Service Provider), the agency that issued the SIM / eSIM to you.
See the Pic below the Hotspot is made available based on the Mobile Data selected and the feature that is enabled by the Carrier
My hotspot 'timeout' is determined by the amount of data I use. When I reach the data limit, the speed of the hotspot slows down dramatically. I don't know your carrier but mine is Verizon - and their site shows my data limit and usage. I have set up alarms with them so that when my data usage is close to the limit, I get a text warning telling me this.
Since a hot spot can cause the phone to discharge to energy levels lower than recommended by Apple. Why doesn’t Apple have control which allows the user to put the phone to sleep, if energy levels go below 20%. Not just for hot spot, but in general. I don’t expect the carriers which sell phones and plans to provide controls which maximize phone reliability wrt battery utilization.
I need my hotspot to timeout daily when not in use mainly due to limiting battery drain. The data limit is understood but it’s mostly in a monthly basis.
If you don't need the signal for anything else, could you just put the phone in airplane mode?
What is the auto timeout for hotspot?
