11-11-2022 05:22 PM
I have limited wifi at a caravan park and I’m trying to connect chromecast by using my iPhones personal hotspot.
Is this possible?
11-12-2022 06:37 AM
Yes. Although unsupported by Google, you can try to use a phone or tablet as a Wifi hotspot. However, this will then use your mobile data plan, which could be expensive for you depending on the data plan you have with your carrier. Note you will need 2 devices to set this up.
11-15-2022 01:00 PM
Thank you for helping out on this thread, David!
Hey there Elle1952,
I'm just checking up on this thread, do you have any more questions or need any additional help?
Best regards,
Jeran
11-18-2022 12:13 AM
Hi Davidking (or anyone else that may be able to assist),
I have the same problem as Elle1952 and have tried your workaround, however when I go through the setup process there doesn’t seem to be any way to get the Chromecast to recognise a mobile hotspot as the only options that come up are wifi networks, I have tried this both using the Google Home app on my iPhone and just using the remote to setup directly through the Chromecast. Am I doing something wrong, actually I have no doubt I am doing something wrong. My hope is you can point it out for me. Thanks in advance, Graham
11-18-2022 12:31 PM
When the Wifi hotspot feature is turned on on your phone, can you see that Wifi network on the second phone? If another phone/tablet/laptop can't see the Wifi hotspot, your Chromecast won't be able to either.
11-18-2022 01:27 PM
Hi, thanks for getting back to me. Yes my iPad can see the iPhone hotspot and connect to it.
11-18-2022 02:23 PM
Okay, so there's no reason your Chromecast shouldn't be able to. Try resetting your Chromecast, then retry setup as I described.
11-21-2022 03:01 PM
Hey there Elle1952,
I'm checking up on this again, did you need any more help?
Thank you,
Jeran
11-25-2022 08:36 AM
Hey there Elle1952,
I don't mean to push, but do you need help with anything else?
Thank you,
Jeran
11-28-2022 09:29 AM
Hey Elle1952,
Do you have any more questions that we can address? If not, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread in 24 hours.
Just checking up,
Jeran