This may take a while, so give it a couple of minutes.
Slide the Bluetooth toggle on - this will make your computer visible to other devices.Ĭlick on the 'Add Bluetooth of other device' and let your PC detect the iPhone. On your PC, go to Bluetooth Settings (either from the lower right corner of the taskbar - systray - or by searching for “bluetooth”). On your iPhone, make sure Bluetooth is enabled (Settings > Bluetooth). You may need to restart your PC before being able to use it. If you’re using an external Bluetooth USB adapter, make sure you install it following the instructions you got with the device. Step 2: Connect (or “tether”) your iPhone to your PC using Bluetooth. To do this, tap Settings from your home screen and go to Personal Hotspot. Step 1: Turn on the Personal Hotspot feature on your iPhone. Hardware requirements: internal Bluetooth adapter, external Bluetooth USB adapter (optional) If you have fast LTE speeds on your iPhone, you might get better results with USB or Wi-Fi tethering. However, while Bluetooth is a convenient and wireless way to get Internet from your iPhone to your PC, it is limited to 1 Mbps (Bluetooth 4) or 2 Mbps (Bluetooth 5). This article shows you how you can tether an iPhone to your PC via Bluetooth. This is necessary if you wish to bond your iPhone's 4G / LTE or Wi-Fi connection to your PC's Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. How can I tether an iPhone to a PC via Bluetooth?