The mobile hotspot on your phone can be super-useful, but it’s also a little tedious to get it set up when you need it. There’s a new feature rolling out as part of Google Play Services 10.2 that makes it much easier. It’s essentially automatic with a feature called Instant Tethering. Not everyone will have it right away, though.
Instant Tethering links up devices that are associated with your Google account to make it easier to stay online when a connection drops.
Google is rolling out a new feature called ‘Instant Tethering’ in Play Services 10.2 [Update: More details] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.