Will internet tethering not work when phone is encrypted?

[vikram112]

I have redmi A3 with stock android ver 9. When i enable internet tethering on my phone and connect my PC to this internet connection, my PC shows that it is connected and network is available however i am unable to access any site. However when i remove the SIM card and insert it in another phone which is not encrypted, my PC is able to access sites when i enable internet tethering on this new phone. So i am wondering if tethering would not work on encrypted phone? (i need to encrypt phone in order to run few work related apps)

 

[Rukbat]

What's encrypted is the phone's storage. Tethering goes directly from mobile data to the device connected, nothing is stored.

See https://howto-android.com/setting-up-hotspot-or-tethering-on-xiaomi-mi-a3/ for setting up tethering.