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Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Manage Hotspot Settings

2026-10-10 16:06:46.108

Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Manage Hotspot Settings

Turn on the hotspot feature for your Galaxy A16 5G to share mobile data with other devices. Set up the network name, password and security type to enhance security.

Steps

  1. Open the
    Settings app
    .
  2. Navigate:
    Connections
    Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
    Mobile Hotspot
    .
  3. Configure any of the following:
    • Network name
    • Password
      1. Tap the Password field to remove the existing password.
      2. Enter the password then tap
        Save
        .
    • Security (e.g., Open, WPA2-Personal, etc.)
    • Band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz preferred)
    • Timeout
      1. Tap
        Advanced
        .
      2. Tap
        Turn off when no device connected for
        then select an option (e.g., Never timeout, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.).
  4. Tap
    Save
    .