Apple

January 12, 2011
 

iOS 4.3 to bring Personal Hotspot Feature to GSM iPhones

Our friend at RedmondPie has just got a tip about Personal Hotspot feature in upcoming iOS 4.3 update. The source close to Apple claims that iOS 4.3 Build 8F5148b supports this feature on GSM based iPhone 4.

Following screenshots depict that the next firmware update will bring Hotspot feature to iPhone devices -

iOS-4-1

iOS-4-2 iOS-4-3

Apple and Verizon have already confirmed Mobile Hotspot feature for Verizon iPhone 4 and it supports up to five devices. Now, it is being said that iOS 4.3 update is scheduled for March 2011, which means we’ll have to wait for two more months to get this feature on our devices.

Update: Apple has released iOS 4.3 beta for developers. Download iOS 4.3 beta.