Cut a specific device off your Wi-Fi without changing the password. Pauses are instant, reversible, and don't affect any other device on the network.
Open Connected Devices from your Hotspot dashboard (see the previous tutorial if you haven't).
Find the device you want to pause. Tap the pause icon on the right of its row — the icon looks like ⏸ (two vertical bars).
The app asks "Pause this device?" with the device name highlighted. This is your chance to back out if you tapped the wrong row.
Read the warning: a determined person could change their device's MAC address to bypass the pause. Pause is good for casual users, kids, IoT, and to take quick action. For serious anti-piggyback protection, change your Wi-Fi password.
Tap Pause [device name] to confirm. The pause takes effect within a few seconds.
After pausing, the device stays in the list, just greyed out with a yellow PAUSED tag. The pause icon now shows a play arrow instead.
You'll also see a green Paused count on the Hotspot dashboard. This makes it easy to see at a glance whether you've cut anyone off.
To unpause, just tap the play arrow. The device reconnects within a few seconds.