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Android Central Question But my LG G6 will no longer act as a mobile hotspot without using mobile data. Before the update, my phone would take my wifi signal from downstairs and repeat it so I could get wifi in my bedroom. Now if I enable the hotspot, it will only use mobile data. I tried turning on and off the option to use wifi instead of mobile data several times.
I think you misunderstand the "mobile hotspot" concept. What you were getting before was not mobile hotspot but WiFi repeater, and I'm not aware that was even a capability on any Android device.
Honestly, you'll probably get better results with a dedicated WiFi repeater. They aren't expensive
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Android Central Question And with more work and more money I could buy a powerful repeater or find a way to hardwire everything.
If the phone was able to grab and repeat your WiFi signal, you don't need an expensive "powerful repeater". At a quick glance, I saw some as low as $20 at Best Buy.
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