Issues connecting to phone hotspot

Hey, sorry for such a late reply. Yeah, I tried connecting to a hotspot and had the same issue.

Edit: I messed up when trying to use a hotspot. My phone was still connected to the wifi and was sharing the wifi connection. After fixing it and using my phones actually hotspot connection, it worked fine.

Thanks for sharing those details. Please try setting up a mobile hotspot connection using your phone, then connect the console to the hotspot connection. Let me know if you are also getting the same issue when using a hotspot connection.

Are you trying to connect a PC or Console? Phone hotspots are not recommended for gaming (FYI).

You should only have to go into network settings search for the hotspot and enter the password.

In some instance it is recommended to restart the phone prior. You can also try to turn the hotspot feature off and back on, then try to connect. Sometimes that seems to "clear" things out.

If you connect the phone via USB to the device you shouldn't have any issue connecting as well.

I have the same issue, does it mean anything if I'm using a phone hotspot connection?

Well, your console has to connect to the Hotspot. The Hotspot only provides WiFi, and does not connect to devices itself.

Set up your Hotspot to be visible. If you use a smartphone as Hotspot, be aware that you can NOT use Bluetooth as tethering method. The phone needs to use WiFi to share it's cellular connection.

Some modern phones are able to bridge a WiFi connection, but usually, if you set up a WiFi hotspot on your phone, the connection to WiFi gets disconnected, and the phone connects to the Internet via it's cellular network, and shares that connection via WiFi.

Go to your console's network settings and let it search for WiFi networks. Does your Hotspot SSID (Network Name) show up in the list?

If not, check your phone settings.

If the SSID shows up on the console, connect to it, and provide the Password that the phone provides (or that you set up in your phone for the Hotspot).

Depending on your cellular data plan, it might not be permitted to use Laptops, PCs or consoles via cellular hotspot. In that case contact your phone provider.

Also be aware, that multiplayer through such a hotspot is usually problematic.