Does switching to 5 GHz reduce my hotspot range?

Yes. 5 GHz signals attenuate faster through walls and over distance than 2.4 GHz, so devices further away may lose connection or fall back to a weaker signal after the switch.

Will older devices still connect after I switch the band?

Devices without 5 GHz WLAN support will not find the hotspot at all once you choose 5GHz under Tap on AP band. Switch back to 2,4 GHz if you need to support them again.

Can my Huawei phone broadcast both bands at once?

No, the AP band setting under Tap on Configure hotspot lets you pick only one band at a time. To serve both older and newer devices, you would need to switch bands depending on who is connecting.

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Huawei: Switch Your Hotspot Between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

Your Huawei phone hands out its mobile hotspot on 2.4 GHz by default, and that works with almost any WLAN device but slows things down once several gadgets share the same channel. Laptops, tablets or streaming sticks that support 5 GHz stay stuck on the slower band until you switch it manually. This shows up as sluggish transfers or buffering whenever more than one device connects to your hotspot at the same time.

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Change the AP Band for Mobile Hotspot auf Huawei

Huawei sets new hotspots to 2.4 GHz because that band is supported by every WLAN chip ever made, including cheap smart-home gadgets and older laptops. The trade-off is speed: 2.4 GHz has fewer non-overlapping channels and gets crowded fast in apartments or offices, which drags down your hotspot throughput.

If the devices connecting to your hotspot are newer, switching to 5 GHz gives you higher real-world speeds and less interference, though the range shrinks slightly compared to 2.4 GHz. The setting sits behind an advanced toggle in EMUI, so it is not visible until you enable it.

To change it, go to Open the Settings ➔ Tap on Mobile network ➔ Tap on Tethering & portable hotspot ➔ Tap on Personal hotspot ➔ Tap on Configure hotspot ➔ Enable Show advanced options ➔ Tap on AP band ➔ Choose 2,4 GHzor5GHz ➔ Confirm with OK.

Keep in mind that switching to 5 GHz can drop connections from older phones, smart-home devices or accessories that only support 2.4 GHz. If you regularly connect a mix of old and new hardware, staying on 2.4 GHz avoids reconnect issues, even though it caps your maximum speed.

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The option is hidden until you enable Show advanced options inside Tap on Configure hotspot. Without that toggle switched on, EMUI only shows basic hotspot settings like name and password.

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