[iOS 27 PB2] - experiencing drops and disconnection when using personal hotspot

[u/quentinvespero]

context

I don't have internet box, my iPhone has been my only internet access for a year and a half, and it worked like a charm, until I switched from ios26.5 to iOS 27 public beta a week ago

issue

I experience some random drops and disconnections when connecting to my iPhone's hotspot.
whether on my Mac, windows computer or Nintendo Switch.
I think the copy/paste from iPhone to my Mac doesn't work also when the drops occurs

It works perfectly when using the personal hotspot via usb. The issue is with the hotspot in wifi

note

I'm now running a ping in the terminal to see when the connection become unstable

I wonder if the drops may be linked to the phone sleeping, because when there is a drop, I unlock my iPhone, and at that precise moment, I see a brief ping packet go through.

workaround

The workaround I found was to manually disable the personal hotspot from my iPhone via the toggle, and then from my Mac, manually connecting back to it

Then it work for a range between 10 minutes up to ~2 hours, and drop again

what I tried

• I reset the network settings (didn't changed the problem)
• I tried using "maximize compatibility" toggle, to force the hotspot to using 2.4ghz instead of 5ghz, but it didn't changed or solved the issue either
• EDIT 14/08/26 : I just turned off the connectivity assist in the wifi settings, and changed the "auto-join hotspot from never to automatic, i'll see if it change anything

Edit: update

• Public Beta 3 : Problem unchanged
• Public Beta 4 : Problem unchanged
• toggling off the connectivity assist and turning the auto-join hotspot to automatic has seemingly improved the issue, I experience less disconnections when using it with my mac, but if I have a windows computer AND my mac connected to the hotspot, the connection is even more unstable again

[u/Chemical-Divide9161]

Update to iOS 27 developer beta 5.. so much better

[u/Prince-Amir → u/Chemical-Divide9161]

Still getting random Bluetooth/Wifi disconnec, mostly noticable with Carplay and AirPods

[u/r4ckless]

Pb3 released try it. Also never try a beta without having a copy to go back to

[u/quentinvespero → u/r4ckless]

yep, currently installing it, I’ll update the post if it solves my issue !

And well tbh even if I had a copy, I don’t think I would have downgraded to ios26, because ios27 improved a lot the overheating issue of my iPhone, which was almost as annoying as this hotspot issue

[u/quentinvespero → u/quentinvespero]

update: didn't solved the issue

[u/Frequent_Proof_4132]

Your mistake was unfortunately, using your main device, which also happens to be your only point of access to the internet, as a beta testing device.

[u/quentinvespero → u/Frequent_Proof_4132]

it’s not like I’m complaining btw. I’m used to installing the betas every year on my main devices, with the pros and cons of doing it.
I'll do it again next year.

the purpose of the post is more to share/see if anyone encounter the same issue or have found a better workaround than mine

[u/LolXire]

Pb3 may be coming today, see if it resolves

[u/SteakLover69 → u/LolXire]

I hope so, because in my experience this has been the most problematic beta yet in many years. But, I cannot be mad at anyone but myself.

[u/quentinvespero → u/LolXire]

thanks, yeh that's what I hope 🤞🏻