When using an iPhone hotspot on a laptop, if there's no noticeable network activity for a few minutes, iOS automatically disconnects the hotspot without any warning. Even worse, the hotspot toggle on the iPhone still appears to be ON, but the SSID disappears from the Wi-Fi list, forcing me to manually turn the hotspot off and back on to reconnect.
This is especially frustrating when reading long articles. Every time I finish an article, I find that my Wi-Fi has disconnected, forcing me to manually restart the iPhone hotspot—again and again.
To solve this issue, I developed "Keep My Hotspot Alive!", a lightweight utility that pings your iPhone every 15 seconds, tricking it into thinking the network is active and preventing the hotspot from disconnecting.
- Download the latest version from the Releases page, or directly click here to download the
exefile. - Double-click to run—no installation required!
✅ Prevents hotspot disconnection: Sends a ping every 15 seconds to keep the iPhone hotspot alive.
✅ Multilingual support: Automatically adapts to system language, supporting Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English.
✅ Runs in the background: No annoying windows—just a tray icon where you can right-click to pause or exit.
✅ Smart pause: Automatically pauses when Wi-Fi is switched or disconnected and sends a notification (but does not exit).
✅ Status display: Hover over the tray icon to see the current program status.
Keep My Hotspot Alive! uses the following NuGet packages to bundle all resources into a single standalone exe file with no extra dependencies:
- Costura – Embeds dependencies, eliminating the need for additional DLL files.
- Resource.Embedder – Embeds localized resources for multi-language support.
The program icon is a combination of the following two assets:
- 🔗 Connection Icon – Created by Freepik, from Flaticon.
- ❤️ Heart Icon – Created by Freepik, from Flaticon.
This tool is simple yet effective—I hope it helps others who struggle with iPhone hotspot disconnections! If you find it useful, please Star⭐ the project to support it!