Using HTC Desire 550 As A Wi‍-Fi Hotspot

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HTC Desire 550 (Cricket)‎

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• FAQ
  • Backup and transfer
    • How do I back up my photos and videos?
    • How do I copy files between my phone and computer?
    • I was using HTC Backup before. Why isn't HTC Backup available on my phone?
    • How do I get HTC Sync Manager to recognize my phone?
  • Storage
    • How do I copy or move files and folders to my storage card?
    • How do I view the files and folders from my USB drive?
    • When formatting my storage card for use as internal storage, I see a message saying the card is slow. Why is that?
    • My phone is brand new, but the available storage is lower than the total capacity. Why is that?
    • What's the difference between using the microSD card as removable storage and internal storage?
  • Settings and others
    • How do I find the IMEI/MEID and serial number of my phone?
    • Why is my phone talking to me? How do I turn this off?
    • How do I enable or disable a device administrator app?
  • Camera
    • Can I keep the camera on standby to save battery, and how?
    • Photos appearing blurred? Here are some tips
  • Calls and SIM
    • Can I cut my micro SIM to a nano SIM so it can fit in my phone?
  • Wireless and networks
    • How do I add the access point to my mobile operator's network?
    • How do I share my phone's Internet connection with other devices?
    • How do I know if my phone can be used in another country's local network?
    • Can the phone automatically switch to the mobile network when Wi‍-Fi is absent or weak?
    • I sent some files via Bluetooth to my computer. Where are they?
  • System performance
    • How do I check the latest software updates for my phone?
    • How do I troubleshoot my phone when there's a problem?
    • Why is my phone acting sluggish and freezing?
    • Why does my phone turn off by itself?
    • What should I do if my phone gets too warm or hot?
    • What's the best way to end or close apps?
    • How do I check how much memory my phone has and how much memory is being used?
    • How do I restart my phone into Safe mode?
  • Security
    • How do I get past the Google login screen after I reset my phone?
    • What can I do if I forgot my screen lock password, PIN, or pattern on my phone?
    • What should I do when my phone gets lost or stolen?
    • What is Smart Lock and how do I use it?
    • Why am I prompted to enter a password to decrypt my phone when I restart or turn it on?
    • When I removed my screen lock, a message appears saying device protection features will no longer work. What does device protection mean?
  • Power and charging
    • How do I save battery power?
    • Why aren't mail and instant message notifications appearing on my phone anymore?
    • What can I do if my phone will not power on?
    • How do I reboot the phone using hardware buttons?
    • What can I do if my phone keeps rebooting or won't boot all the way to the Home screen?
    • What should I do if my phone will not charge?
    • Why does my battery drain so quickly?
    • How does Doze mode save battery power?
    • Why are Power saver and Extreme power saving mode both grayed out?
    • How does App standby in Android save battery power?
    • In Settings, what is Battery optimization used for?
  • Audio and display
    • I think my microphone is broken. What should I do?
    • Can I change the system font style and size on my phone?
    • How do I set my favorite song or music as my ringtone?
  • Applications
    • What does "Verify apps" do, and how do I check if it's enabled?
    • How do I sign in to my Microsoft email account from the Mail app?
    • Why are the apps on my phone crashing and force closing?
    • How do I know if I've installed a malicious third-party app on my phone?
    • How do I set the default SMS app?
    • How do I see the list of running apps?
    • How do I enable developer's options?
    • I keep getting prompted to grant permissions when using apps. Why is that?
    • Why can't I use multi-finger gestures in my apps?
    • Can I do the same things in Google Photos that I used to do in HTC Gallery?
• Getting Started
  • Features you'll enjoy
    • What's new and special with Camera
    • The best from HTC and Google Photos
    • Sound
    • Truly personal
    • Boost+
    • Android 7.0 Nougat
    • What's different with the onscreen keyboard
    • Software and app updates
  • Unboxing
    • HTC Desire 550 overview
    • nano SIM card
    • Storage card
    • Charging the battery
    • Switching the power on or off
  • Your first week with your new phone
    • HTC Sense Home
    • Sleep mode
    • Unlocking the screen
    • Motion gestures
    • Touch gestures
    • Getting to know your settings
    • Using Quick Settings
    • Capturing your phone's screen
    • Travel mode
    • Restarting HTC Desire 550 (Soft reset)
    • Notifications
    • Selecting, copying, and pasting text
    • Entering text
    • How can I type faster?
    • Getting help and troubleshooting
• Personalizing
  • Phone setup and transfer
    • Downloading apps from the web
    • Uninstalling an app
    • Setting up HTC Desire 550 for the first time
    • Ways of transferring content from your previous phone
    • Transferring content from an Android phone
    • Transferring iPhone content through iCloud
    • Other ways of getting contacts and other content
    • Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
    • Setting a screen lock
    • Setting up Smart Lock
    • Turning the lock screen off
    • Software and app updates
    • Installing a software update
    • Installing an application update
    • Installing app updates from Google Play
    • Getting apps from Google Play
  • Personalizing
    • Adding or removing a widget panel
    • Changing your main Home screen
    • Launch bar
    • Adding Home screen widgets
    • Adding Home screen shortcuts
    • Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar
    • Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms
    • What is HTC Themes?
    • Choosing a Home screen layout
    • Setting your Home wallpaper
    • Moving a Home screen item
    • Removing a Home screen item
• Camera
  • Taking photos and videos
    • Camera screen
    • Choosing a capture mode
    • Taking a photo
    • Setting the photo quality and size
    • Tips for capturing better photos
    • Recording video
    • Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos
    • Taking continuous camera shots
    • Using HDR
    • Selfies
    • Taking a panoramic photo
• Applications
  • Managing apps
    • Arranging apps
    • Controlling app permissions
    • Setting default apps
    • Setting up app links
    • Disabling an app
  • Google Photos
    • What you can do on Google Photos
    • Viewing photos and videos
    • Editing your photos
    • Trimming a video
  • Web search
    • Getting instant information with the Google app
    • Screen search
    • Searching HTC Desire 550 and the Web
  • HTC BlinkFeed
    • What is HTC BlinkFeed?
    • Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off
    • Restaurant recommendations
    • Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed
    • Customizing the Highlights feed
    • Playing videos on HTC BlinkFeed
    • Posting to your social networks
    • Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed
  • Other apps
    • Using the Clock
    • Setting the date and time manually
    • Listening to FM Radio
    • Google apps
    • Checking Weather
    • Changing the city on the weather clock
    • Turning on location services from the weather clock
    • Recording voice clips
    • Setting an alarm
• Calls, Messages, and Contacts
  • Phone calls
    • Making a call with Smart dial
    • Making a call with your voice
    • Dialing an extension number
    • Returning a missed call
    • Speed dial
    • Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event
    • Receiving calls
    • Emergency call
    • What can I do during a call?
    • Setting up a conference call
    • Call History
    • Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes
    • Home dialing
  • Messages
    • Replying to a message
    • Forwarding a message
    • Moving messages to the secure box
    • Blocking unwanted messages
    • Copying a text message to the nano SIM card
    • Deleting messages and conversations
    • Sending a text message (SMS)
    • Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
    • Sending a group message
    • Resuming a draft message
  • People
    • Your contacts list
    • Setting up your profile
    • Adding a new contact
    • Editing a contact’s information
    • Getting in touch with a contact
    • Importing or copying contacts
    • Merging contact information
    • Sending contact information
    • Contact groups
    • Private contacts
  • Email
    • Checking your mail
    • Sending an email message
    • Reading and replying to an email message
    • Managing email messages
    • Searching email messages
    • Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
    • Adding an email account
    • What is Smart Sync?
• Battery and Storage
  • Power and storage management
    • About Boost+
    • Tips for extending battery life
    • Using power saver mode
    • Extreme power saving mode
    • Displaying the battery percentage
    • Checking battery usage
    • Checking battery history
    • Battery optimization for apps
    • Types of storage
    • Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
    • Setting up your storage card as internal storage
    • Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card
    • Moving an app to or from the storage card
    • Viewing and managing files on the storage
    • Copying files between HTC Desire 550 and your computer
    • Freeing up storage space
    • Unmounting the storage card
• Backup, Transfer, and Reset
  • Sync, backup, and reset
    • Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more
    • Syncing your accounts
    • Removing an account
    • Ways of backing up files, data, and settings
    • Using Android Backup Service
    • Backing up contacts and messages
    • Restoring from your previous HTC phone
    • About HTC Sync Manager
    • Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer
    • Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone
    • Resetting network settings
    • Resetting HTC Desire 550 (Hard reset)
• Connectivity
  • Internet connections
    • Turning the data connection on or off
    • Managing your data usage
    • Wi‍-Fi connection
    • Connecting to VPN
    • Installing a digital certificate
    • Using HTC Desire 550 as a Wi‍-Fi hotspot
    • Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering
  • Wireless sharing
    • Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
    • Receiving files using Bluetooth
    • What is HTC Connect?
    • Using HTC Connect to share your media
    • Streaming music to Blackfire compliant speakers
    • Streaming music to speakers powered by the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform
    • Turning Bluetooth on or off
    • Connecting a Bluetooth headset
• Settings
  • Settings and security
    • Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card
    • Accessibility features
    • Accessibility settings
    • Turning Magnification gestures on or off
    • Navigating HTC Desire 550 with TalkBack
    • Teletypewriter (TTY) mode
    • HTC BoomSound profile
    • Turning location services on or off
    • Do not disturb mode
    • Airplane mode
    • Automatic screen rotation
    • Setting when to turn off the screen
    • Screen brightness
    • Night mode
    • Adjusting the display size
    • Touch sounds and vibration
    • Changing the display language

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Using HTC Desire 550 as a Wi‍-Fi hotspot

Share your data connection with other devices by turning HTC Desire 550 into a Wi‍-Fi hotspot.

Important:

• Make sure the data connection is turned on.
• You must have an approved data plan associated with your account from your mobile service provider to use this service. Devices connected to your Wi‍-Fi hotspot use data from your subscribed data plan.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.
3. Tap Mobile network sharing > Mobile Hotspot.

   The first time you turn on the Wi‍-Fi hotspot, you'll need to set it up.

4. Enter a hotspot name or use the default.
5. Enter a password or use the default.

   The password is the key other people need to enter on their device so they can connect and use HTC Desire 550 as a wireless router.

6. To help make your Wi-Fi hotspot more secure, tap > Advanced.

   Choose from the available settings, and then press .

7. Tap the Mobile Hotspot On/Off switch to turn it on.

HTC Desire 550 is ready to be used as a Wi‍-Fi hotspot when you see on the status bar.

Important: To help minimize security risks, use the default security settings and set a strong and unique password. Related How-tos Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer Submit Was this information helpful? Yes No Thank you! Your feedback helps others to see the most helpful information.

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