How to turn on the hotspot remotely (e.g. bluetooth)? I have a MacBook and an iPhone around. On the ground I have no phone signal, therefore there's no way to turn the hotspot on.

I put my iPhone on a long piece of wood and bring it in the air at a height of ~6 meters. There my iPhone gets phone signal and internet.

Is it possible to turn the hotspot on using some kind of bluetooth communication from the ground level?

Is there any other way to do it?
Yes, you can turn on the hotspot from the MacBook by choosing the phone in the WiFi menu, where it is displayed with a special icon. The feature is called "Instant Hotspot" and is accomplished using Bluetooth.


sign in to iCloud on both devices
Enable continuity (a.k.a. Handoff) on both - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204681
Enable wifi and Bluetooth on both macOS and iOS 


This requires you to be using the same AppleID on the phone as on the MacBook. You'll also need at least iOS 8.1 on the phone and OS X Yosemite or later on the MacBook.

If you open System Report on your Mac and select "Bluetooth", it should be listed whether Instant Hotspot is supposed by your hardare.