Ubuntu 19.04 Hotspot is not visible to android phones

Question

I created a wifi hotspot on my ubuntu Laptop, but when I search for it on my android phone it's not visible. Any suggestions?

Can you see it with any other devices? – jwcooper Apr 30 '19 at 19:11 — jwcooper, Apr 30 '19 at 19:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 02 '19 at 04:37

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Had the same problem on an upgraded machine which worked fine in 18.04...google found no answer, so decided to go back to basics. Looked in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Hotspot ... lo and behold buried in the [Wifi] section was a line:

Hidden=true

Change it to Hidden=false and bingo the hotspot became visible to all android and iOS devices instantly.

edited Aug 02 '19 at 04:37

tinlyx

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answered Aug 02 '19 at 00:09

MikeM1003

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sorry, but it did not work here... the mentioned line was not there... anyway, I inserted it and it does not work :-( – LEo Nov 14 '19 at 18:12

Ubuntu 19.04 Hotspot is not visible to android phones

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