Bluetooth tethering on mobile phones allows users to share internet connection with others. For example, if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can connect up other mobile phones to your phone through Bluetooth so other people can also access the internet without using their own cellular data or mobile data. In an earlier guide, we showed you how you can share internet connection on Samsung phones through Bluetooth. However this feature is not limited to Samsung or even Android phones. Today, we will demonstrate how you can enable Bluetooth tethering on Xiaomi Redmi phone, so other phone users can connect to your device via Bluetooth and share your wi-fi or internet connection.
Enable Bluetooth tethering on Xiaomi Redmi phone
Open Settings on Xiaomi or Redmi phone, go to Wireless and Network, then tap on More Network, you can find Tethering & portable hotspot on Xiaomi Redmi phone from there. See screen as below.
Tap to open the Tethering & portable hotspot as shown in above screenshot. You will get a screen like below. Here you can find options including USB tethering, portable hotspot, Bluetooth tethering. See also this guide to set up portable Wi-Fi hotspot on Xiaomi Redmi mobile phone so other mobile phone users can share your cellular data and internet connection. Tap Bluetooth tethering toggle to enable Bluetooth tethering on Xiaomi Redmi phone.
Share internet connection on Xiaomi Redmi via Bluetooth tethering
Now go to the other mobile phone, turn on Bluetooth from there and pair Xiaomi Redmi phone with other mobile through Bluetooth, so other mobile phones can connect to Xiaomi Redmi phone and access the internet. The other phone does not have to be Xiaomi or Redmi, it could be Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nexus, Lenovo, Sony, ZTE, Huawei, and so on. Here we will not discuss further about how to connect two mobile phone through Bluetooth. If you have further inquiries, feel free to let us know in the comment section below.
More Xiaomi Phone Tips & Tips
Xiaomi and Redmi phones are the best selling budget smartphones that are powered by Android. They are very good phones with lots of useful features. They are extremely user-friendly. For example, you can backup photos and videos from Xiaomi to computer via Bluetooth. If you like you can start the FTP server on Xiaomi Redmi phone, then use a FTP client to freely exchange files between Xiaomi and computer. This is a really cool new feature. FileZilla is a free open source FTP software, you can connect to Xiaomi FTP server via FileZilla to upload or download files and data between mobile phone and a PC or Mac through FTP.