How to set android WiFi hotspot password on Android 4.1.2 On most operating systems, you can set up name, password and encryption type for your WiFi hospot. For some reason, Android only has this switch to enable/disable it:



When I enable it WiFi Android AP is created. Of course, I can't connect because I don't know the password. I would also like to change the name.

I also looked in Security and WiFi settings sections but nothing there either. What's wrong with Android?
To access the hotspot settings you have to keep (tap-hold) your finger on the same field Portable Wi-Fi hotspot for a few seconds, then release the finger. 
Unless there's a menu icon (three dots) on the top right corner, in which case you can access the settings by tapping on the menu icon and choosing Configure. 

Generally speaking, in most apps you can tap-hold on a field to pop up a list of options. This is not very intuitive at a first glance, but after you've used Android for a while it becomes natural.