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Use the built in Hotspot feature![/caption]
Most modern iPhones contain a Personal Hotspot feature. This feature a WiFi access point through your phone that allows people who connect through it to access the web. It can also be used to play Minecraft PE locally with friends. To perform the actions included in this tutorial, you must have an iPhone capable of creating a hotspot. This works with multiple people, but I'd recommend no more than 4 or 5.
You will be notified when someone joins your hotspot in your notifications.
(Works for Android too!)![IMG_0089[1]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vOdpDVo51lcxj8U4WBqe_qhiBApQtQsT-JPNLk6FxXMmk3iclTwKosjkGugZa7UfvOHxdhXuFEkDZ-n96-WRjIi9xPVIS-YcDuAl3VUoMwb312jLEQiDg1gJjHgQq4vEyx_Nxd6szfX-T2gfCt8mzeDHnWig=s0-d)
As always, if anyone has any questions be sure to ask them and the comments and I'll try to help you to the best of my ability.
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Use the built in Hotspot feature![/caption]Most modern iPhones contain a Personal Hotspot feature. This feature a WiFi access point through your phone that allows people who connect through it to access the web. It can also be used to play Minecraft PE locally with friends. To perform the actions included in this tutorial, you must have an iPhone capable of creating a hotspot. This works with multiple people, but I'd recommend no more than 4 or 5.
Hosting
- Enable Personal Hotspot in your phone's settings.
- Launch Minecraft PE.
- Make sure "Local Server Multiplayer" is enabled in Minecraft PE's settings.
- Create a world and enter it.
You will be notified when someone joins your hotspot in your notifications.
Joining
(Works for Android too!)
- Ask the host for their Personal Hotspot password.
- Go into settings and click on wifi. Look for the Host's hotspot and join it with the given password.
- Open Minecraft PE and click play. You should see a new box on your world list that looks like this.
- Click it, and you should be able to join the world with your friend.
Tips for Troubleshooting
- Make sure everyone is running the correct version of Minecraft PE. Otherwise you may run into problems.
- The host has to keep Minecraft PE open for everyone to be able to play. Letting the host phone go to sleep my disconnect everyone.
- Older devices that don't have multiple cores may not perform to well if the host has it set to infinite world. If anyone has a device older than the iPhone 4s, iPod Touch 5g, iPad 2, or iPad Mini, you may want to generate an old world or use a superflat world so your friends can play with the best performance.
- If you can't enable the personal hotspot on your iPhone, your device may be too old or may be limited by your carrier.
- You must have a Cellular signal to enable Personal Hotspot.
- This may cause a strain on your battery. Be sure to reduce your screen brightness or play in moderation.
As always, if anyone has any questions be sure to ask them and the comments and I'll try to help you to the best of my ability.