How to use Samsung mobile phone as internet repeater

Samsung's Android 7 phones, such as the Galaxy S8, can function as a Wi-Fi repeater. The feature is available in the router function. Instead of channeling the 4G signal, the function uses the Wi-Fi connection picked up by the smartphone to relay the signal further, even to the purpose of a traditional repeater.

The function does not require the use of Bluetooth, which allows you to deliver faster internet to a device away from the modem connected to the wired network. Here's how to use the function to speed up the internet on your notebook, tablet, or other smartphone.

Galaxy S8 can be used as Wi-Fi repeater

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Step 1. Access your mobile settings and select the "Connections" option. Then touch "Wi-Fi router and anchor".

Access the Wi-Fi router feature on your phone

Step 2. Access the mobile Wi-Fi router and set a name and password for the wireless network - these should be the data used to connect the other device to the repeater.

Configure the router function with name and password

Step 3. Next, enable the switch next to "Wi-Fi Sharing". This is the function that turns your smartphone into a signal repeater. Then turn on the router function.

Enable mobile Wi-Fi sharing via the router function

Step 4. Open the Android shortcut curtain. Make sure your mobile data is turned off and Wi-Fi is turned on. This ensures that a connected device uses only the repetition of the Wi-Fi signal, not its 4G internet franchise. Use the "Wi-Fi Network" shortcut to turn on the repeater quickly the next few times.

Keep 4G off to not consume mobile data

At the end, simply position your smartphone in a location with a stronger Wi-Fi signal. The mobile will be responsible for relaying the internet more intensely to other devices.

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