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Cannot connect non-iOS device to new iPhone XS. iOS devices connect just fine

iPhone XS, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 2:07 PM

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Jul 10, 2019 3:09 PM in response to Collie_Mom

Does the name of your iPhone contain any special characters, such as an apostrophe, such as Chris's iPhone? Many times, Windows has a difficult time handling special characters in the name of a wi-fi connection. Not sure about the Samsung phone, because I've never used one. You can try powering both devices off/on and then try again. Otherwise, I have no other thoughts, sorry.

Jul 11, 2019 3:12 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thanks again. The solution ended up being 2 part. I removed the _ underscore from the ID and had to change my hotspot password to letters and numbers instead of my long standing all numeric password that I used successfully with my old iPhone 7. Could be coincidence, could be network voodoo. So thanks for asking the questions that got me pointed in the right direction

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