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I bought an Asus Chromebook recently and one of the intentions was to pair it to my iPhone to get internet connectivity while commuting to work. Turns out Chro
by giarc 8y ago
I bought an Asus Chromebook recently and one of the intentions was to pair it to my iPhone to get internet connectivity while commuting to work. Turns out Chromebooks can't pair with phones, I have to use a wifi hotspot instead.
- Skylled 8y agoUntil just this week, Chrome OS's Instant Tethering was exclusive to Google's Pixel and Nexus phones, and was clearly advertised as such. Even now, the feature is only available for a small selection of phones (relative to the vast number of Androids in the wild). Just use your phone's hotspot feature. The amount of time saving between using your native tethering vs Instant Tethering is negligible.
- Filligree 8y agoThe instant tethering function actually doesn't use Bluetooth, except to set things up. If you pay attention, you'll notice the phone disconnecting from any WiFi network it might be connected to.
- tomp 8y agoWhat's wrong with using a WiFi hotspot? I though that's the only way...
- tyingq 8y agoIt can pair with phones: https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7457148 https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7457148 Just not iPhones, apparently. Though the WiFi hotspot feature on my Android is just easier anyway.
- Wildgoose 8y agoChromebooks CAN pair with Android mobile phones, just not iPhones, where as you say, you need to create a WiFi hotspot.