How to turn your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot

Using your phone to create a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices is easy. 
To create a hotspot on an iPhone:
  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Personal Hotspot
  3. Toggle on Allow Others to Join
  4. Enter your preferred password for the personal hotspot and tap Done
  5. Return to the home screen
To create a hotspot on an Android:
  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Network and Internet
  3. Tap Hotspot and tethering 
  4. Select Wi-Fi hotspot and turn it on
  5. Change the Hotspot name and Hotspot password and save. You can rename these anything you want
  6. Return to the home screen
To connect your other device to the hotspot:
  1. Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device
  2. Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot
  3. Type in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot
  4. Once the connection is established, you're good to go