Do you want to watch your favorite movies and shows on your Samsung Smart TV, but your Wi-Fi isn’t working? Thankfully, you can connect it to your mobile’s hotspot and get on with watching your favorite shows.
To connect your Samsung Smart TV to your mobile’s hotspot, turn on “Mobile Hotspot” under the phone’s Settings menu and remember the password. Next, turn on your Samsung Smart TV, navigate to “Menu” > “Settings” > “General” > “Network” > “Open Network Settings” > “Wireless”. Finally, select your hotspot from the list and type in the password.
To help you with this task, we have written an extensive guide on connecting your Samsung Smart TV to your mobile hotspot with easy-to-follow instructions. We will also discuss a few methods to troubleshoot Samsung Smart TV not connecting to your mobile’s hotspot.
Connecting a Samsung Smart TV to a Mobile Hotspot
If you don’t know how to connect your Samsung Smart TV to your mobile’s hotspot, our step-by-step method will help you go through the entire process quickly.
Step #1: Turning On the Mobile Hotspot
To connect your mobile’s hotspot to your Samsung Smart TV, turn it on by launching Settings and tapping “Connections”. Open the “Mobile Hotspot and Tethering” settings and tap “Mobile Hotspot”. Tap the toggle to turn on the hotspot and remember the password written below.
Step #2: Connecting the Samsung Smart TV
Once your mobile hotspot is working, turn on your Samsung Smart TV, press the “Menu” button on your TV’s remote control, and open “Settings”. Navigate to “General” > “Network”. Now, select “Open Network Settings” and choose “Wireless”.
Select your mobile’s hotspot from the list and enter your password using the on-screen keyboard. Select “Done” and “OK” to confirm and successfully connect your Samsung Smart TV to your mobile’s hotspot.
Can’t Connect Your Samsung Smart TV to a Mobile Hotspot?
If you are facing issues connecting your Samsung Smart TV to your mobile’s hotspot, try the following troubleshooting methods to resolve the issue.
Method #1: Turning the TV Off and On
The first thing you should try when facing issues connecting your mobile hotspot to your Samsung Smart TV is to turn it off and on in the following way.
- Press the “Power” button on your TV’s remote.
- Once turned off, wait a minute, and press the “Power” button again.
- Reconnect the TV to your mobile hotspot and see if this fixes the issue.
Alternatively, you can locate and press the “Power” button on your Samsung Smart TV to turn it off and on again.
Method #2: Resetting the Network Settings
You can reset TV network settings to fix mobile hotspot connectivity issues in the following way.
- Press the “Menu” button on your Samsung TV’s smart remote.
- Open “Settings”.
- Open “General”.
- Open “Network”.
- Select “Open Network Settings”.
- Select “Network Status”.
If your TV is offline, choose “Reset Network”, restart the TV, and verify that you can connect to your mobile hotspot.
Method #3: Turning the Mobile Hotspot Off and On
With these steps, it is possible to resolve Samsung TV and mobile hotspot connectivity problems simply by turning off and on this option on your phone.
- Launch “Settings”.
- Tap “Connections”.
- Tap “Mobile Hotspot and Tethering”.
- Tap “Mobile Hotspot”.
- Tap the toggle to turn off your mobile’s hotspot.
- Wait for around 15 seconds, toggle on the mobile hotspot again, and try reconnecting it to your Samsung Smart TV.
Method #4: Updating the Samsung Smart TV Software
To resolve the issue with your mobile hotspot connection, try updating your Samsung Smart TV’s firmware in the following.
- Press the “Menu” button on the smart remote that comes with your Samsung TV.
- Open “Settings”.
- Open “Support”.
- Select “Software Update”.
- Choose “Update Now”.
- Try connecting to your mobile hotspot again and check if it’s working.
Method #5: Restarting the Mobile Phone
If your phone lags due to RAM overload, it might cause issues with your mobile hotspot. In this case, try restarting it in the following way.
- Hold down the “Power” button until you see the power options.
- Tap “Restart”.
- Wait for your mobile phone to turn on.
Now, turn on your mobile hotspot again and try connecting it to your Samsung Smart TV.
Method #6: Factory Resetting the Samsung Smart TV
If nothing else works, factory reset your Samsung TV to resolve the mobile hotspot connection issue using these steps.
- Press the “Menu” button on your Samsung TV’s smart remote.
- Open “Settings”.
- Open “Support”.
- Select “Self Diagnosis”.
- Choose “Reset”.
- Enter “0000” as the PIN or the one you previously set.
Select “Yes”, and your Samsung TV will reset and restart automatically; however, you need to set it up again before connecting to your mobile hotspot.
Summary
In this guide, we have discussed how to connect Samsung Smart TV to your mobile hotspot. We have also discussed multiple methods to troubleshoot your mobile hotspot not connecting to Samsung Smart TV.
Hopefully, your query has been resolved, and you can watch content on the online streaming apps installed on your TV.
