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Are you sure? By default if you use a VPN, only apps on the device will use it. If you enable a wifi hotspot, any devices connected to the hotspot won't route their traffic over the VPN. Have you tried checking your IP from your laptop?

Why the down votes for this comment?

My Android does have that option, under: Hotspot and tethering > Allow clients to use VPNs.

Note however, my ROM is based on LineageOS, probably the reason why not everyone got it?

My device is a OnePlus phone. I don't see the option you're talking about in my hotspot settings, but maybe OnePlus made it the default.

also available on CalyxOS

My Pixel 6 Pro doesn't seem to have this. I use Wireguard, and hotspot traffic goes directly to cellular data, not via VPN.

Are you running lineage or some other custom build? Stock android doesn’t do this afaik.