The Galaxy S25 is Samsung’s first phone to support Android’s Instant Hotspot feature

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google says its Instant Hotspot feature is available on the Samsung Galaxy S25. Instant Hotspot is a feature that lets you share your Android phone’s Internet connection with other Android tablets signed into the same Google account. When the feature launched last year, it wasn’t available on Samsung devices, but it’s now working on Samsung phones running One UI 7. One of the best things about the Android ecosystem is that you have the freedom to pick and choose devices. You can buy a phone, tablet, and smartwatch from different companies, and they’ll generally work well together. Sometimes, there are features that you can only get if you buy devices from the same brand. If you want the ability to seamlessly share your Samsung phone’s Internet access with your tablet, for instance, you have to buy a Samsung tablet. Thankfully, that’s no longer true if you buy the Galaxy S25, as it’s Samsung’s first phone to support Android’s Instant Hotspot ... Read full article.