I’m using an iPhone hotspot to connect to a Getac tablet. The hotspot works for a few minutes but then will drop and AGOpen loses rtk corrections. Opening the iPhone to the hotspot screen seems to get the iPhone to eventually restart acting as a hotspot.
Is there a setting to keep the iPhone from cutting out?
I don’t have a solution for you other than that a wired hotspot seems to be trouble free for me, while wifi hotspot always has issues. Just need a USB cable.
I can’t help you there… I have an Android. But I know a few devices my phone won’t show they’re connected, and shuts off mobile hotspot after 20 minutes. Very annoying
Most reliable way, download itunes on the tablet to get the iphone drivers. Then just plug in the phone and your done, no messing around.
I had the same issue with Wifi, the fix for me was to listen to internet radio on bluetooth headphones. The additional data usage would keep the phone from stopping data. It was an iphone 8.
It’s been awhile since I looked into this so I might have my stuff mixed up, but there’s been a known issue for years on iPhones where the wifi hotspot will only stay connected if you turn the “Display>Auto-lock” setting to “never”. Something with the auto lock timer. Again, if I remember correctly. As mentioned, download iTunes and connect that way for the best results.
I turned the auto-lock to never and that has worked. The constant on screen isn’t great battery-wise but I wasn’t sure how much data I’d go through streaming music.
I’ll try iTunes + plugging the phone into the tablet tomorrow to see how that goes.
This tractor has so many cables running around it now.