My iPhone5 keeps advertising itself as a Personal Hotspot even though I set that to off. My WiFi only iPad keeps connecting to the iPhone HotSpot every time my WiFi router fails. This is driving up my data usage. How do I make the iPad forget the Personal Hotspot? I have already factory defaulted the Network Settings but it appears anyway. I have also changed the Personal Hotspot password on the iPhone and it connects anyway.
IPad – How to prevent iPad from using Personal Hotspot
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Best Answer
On the iPad, in
Settings > Wifi
, tap the 'i' in a circle icon next to the listing for the Personal Hotspot, then tap the Forget This Network tab.You should make absolutely sure the Personal Hotspot is turned off. Looking at
Settings > Personal Hotspot
, it is pretty unambiguous.You should also check to see if Instant Hotspot has been enabled:
From this Apple Support Page