How to turn on a hotspot on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Mobile network › Personal hotspot

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Personal hotspot

   Open Settings, Mobile network. Personal hotspot said Off.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Hotspot settings

   Set the name and password before you switch it on.

   Done

3. 

   Check the name and password

   The password must contain at least 8 characters. Changing it disconnects devices. Ours used WPA2-Personal and 2.4 GHz.

   Done

4. 

   Switch it on

   Tap the Personal hotspot switch. It says Share your mobile data or Wi-Fi connection with other devices. A QR code shows next to Hotspot settings.

   Done

5. 

   Check the auto-off

   Automatically turn off personal hotspot when no devices are connected for 10 minutes. It was on.

   Done

6. 

   Switch it off

   Tap the Personal hotspot switch again.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• OxygenOS 14 (OnePlus manual)? The manual's path is Settings, Connection & sharing, Personal hotspot. Ours is under Mobile network. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• No SIM? Mobile network said No SIM card on ours. The hotspot still switched on, but had no mobile data to share.

If this does not work

• Connected, but no internet? Check mobile data is on and your plan allows tethering. Source: Share a mobile connection by hotspot or tethering on Android
• Quick connect? The manual says to tap the QR code beside Hotspot settings and scan it with the other device. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual

About this guide

A hotspot shares your mobile data with a laptop or another phone over Wi-Fi.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Ours has no SIM, so it had no mobile data to share. We switched the hotspot on and off and blurred its name and password.

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In short: Settings, Mobile network, Personal hotspot, switch on.