When I got my Captivate and first plugged it in to my laptop, I was surprised when I was greeted with four options on the screen, Kies, Music Device, Media Device, and USB Tethering. Of course, I tried out USB tethering and it worked nicely.
It looks like the latest OTA update just removed that functionality. The option isn't presented when I connect to my laptop. I wonder if they removed it all together or just hide the option.
Of course, there are several other tethering options available, so it's not a great loss, but I thought people might like to know about it. I'm just glad the update didn't brick my phone! Now if I could only fix the problem with the phone turning itself off randomly when it sleeps. This update doesn't seemed to have helped with that problem at all.
Captivate PC Internet (Tethering) Option Gone?
Wow, thanks for the heads up, I kind of figure that may happen they give a little and take a lot. Did you have the dreaded GPS issue and if you did was it fixed? Have you checked to see if the PC Internet option was removed from Settings>Applications>USB Settings?
Thanks Roger
Yes, the OTA took off the usb tethering option in USB settings. GPS does not seem to have been fixed on my end at all. Been about a minute, and navigation is still trying to get a lock.
Autarkhis said:
Yes, the OTA took off the usb tethering option in USB settings. GPS does not seem to have been fixed on my end at all. Been about a minute, and navigation is still trying to get a lock.
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Thanks, I'll hold out for the Froyo update.
Roger
Why not use pre8?
From a phone on an app
What is pre8?
I just did the update and now I'm screwed. I'm at work with a bunch of homework to do and can't tether. How can I fix this before tomorrow night? I don't want to root my phone and can't use pdanet because my laptop doesn't have Bluetooth.
why not flash cognition ? That has mobileap in it...
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Since I don't want to root my phone are my only options to either add Bluetooth to my laptop and pay for pdanet or add tethering to my plan?
jamespaulritter said:
Since I don't want to root my phone are my only options to either add Bluetooth to my laptop and pay for pdanet or add tethering to my plan?
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Have you looked into the 1-click factory restore option?
i dont think that it requires root to work.
I just broke down and bought easy teather works great.
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still having a little bit hassle on having a lock or fix location. always needs the help of network. GPS alone is kinda........urrrrggghhh!
If you are ok with a USB cable, I found a way to still use tethering over the USB cable after the OTA update. It is just not a straight forward as it was before. Here is how I got it to work on stock ROM, no root access.
Plug in USB cable and connect to PC. Select Mass Storage mode (when you have activated the Ask on connection in the USB Settings - Application menu under Settings). Fully connect you phone to the PC, by pulling down the Status bar and selecting the USB connect line and making the internal (and optional if you have installed external) Memory card visible on your PC. The on the PC disconnect the USB drives again (you have to disconnect first on the PC) and then end the USB Mass Storage mode by pulling again down the Status Bar on the phone and turn off the USB connection. Then when you unplug the USB cable and replug it and now select the Kies connection type, it will successfully connect to Samsung Kies. If you now have Samsung Kies on your PC installed (the UK version)you can select there the Tethering and start it and you can connect and your phone will do Tethering.
I tried it several times and every time it worked. This is not as elegant as it was before, but at least if you need an internet connection and your phone is the only way to get to it, you can still tether.
Hope this will help someone out there who needs a PC connection!
thgoepel said:
If you are ok with a USB cable, I found a way to still use tethering over the USB cable after the OTA update. It is just not a straight forward as it was before. Here is how I got it to work on stock ROM, no root access.
Plug in USB cable and connect to PC. Select Mass Storage mode (when you have activated the Ask on connection in the USB Settings - Application menu under Settings). Fully connect you phone to the PC, by pulling down the Status bar and selecting the USB connect line and making the internal (and optional if you have installed external) Memory card visible on your PC. The on the PC disconnect the USB drives again (you have to disconnect first on the PC) and then end the USB Mass Storage mode by pulling again down the Status Bar on the phone and turn off the USB connection. Then when you unplug the USB cable and replug it and now select the Kies connection type, it will successfully connect to Samsung Kies. If you now have Samsung Kies on your PC installed (the UK version)you can select there the Tethering and start it and you can connect and your phone will do Tethering.
I tried it several times and every time it worked. This is not as elegant as it was before, but at least if you need an internet connection and your phone is the only way to get to it, you can still tether.
Hope this will help someone out there who needs a PC connection!
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For anybody who is wondering this worked fine for me as well. I selected UK for my location and language. I'll post back up letting you know whether or not it works selecting USA. Once configured and installed, it takes roughly 60 seconds to be up...
thats excellent. i do have Kies installed. I'll give it a shot tonight.
Wifi lost while charging from computer
Can any confirm since the update, wifi connections are now lost while charging from computer via the usb port. Edge or 3g is available if you turn off wifi before connecting. With wifi on, disconnect the usb from the computer and wifi access is again available on the phone.
Running Easytether now. Doesn't require root and seems to work fine. Available on the market, if you pull your sim card. $10 for the full licensed version.
Samsung Kies is free software specifically for the galaxy s series and allows you to tether.
The link is below. being a new member they wont let me post an actual link.
**in.samsungmobile.com/support/softwaremanuals/software.do?phone_model=GT-I9000&sw_type=SW**
Is there a way to re-enable the tethering option through the source code or rooting? Also if Froyo is OTA from AT&T, I would assume they would continue to keep this option hidden/removed. Am I right?
Zman28SS said:
Is there a way to re-enable the tethering option through the source code or rooting? Also if Froyo is OTA from AT&T, I would assume they would continue to keep this option hidden/removed. Am I right?
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Yea, check the android development section. The Cognition ROM re-enables both USB and Wireless tether...
Tethering was not removed by the update. You don't need Kies installed, you don't need root, and you don't need any tricks. If you select the "Kies (firmware update)" mode, tethering works fine, assuming you've installed the USB drivers and created the necessary dial-up networking connection for the USB mode.
Just brought home the G2x and love it. I have been using the HD2 Android. One thing I can't figure out is how to get it to connect to the PC (needs USB driver like HTC Sync) and how to tether (USB, or router). Any help would be appreciated.
I am also curious if people have successfully tethered the stock device.
Does it work without the tethering service on the plan?
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I am also curious if people have successfully tethered the stock device.
Does it work without the tethering service on the plan?
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I have successfully tethered via wifi, no issues there. No plan needed.
Tethering via USB should be possible (Windows) once you install the LG drivers onto your PC first. I haven't tried it myself.
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I have successfully tethered via wifi, no issues there. No plan needed.
Tethering via USB should be possible (Windows) once you install the LG drivers onto your PC first. I haven't tried it myself.
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I was able to connect via WiFi as well. Took me a while, but found the 'LGDriver' here: <link omitted, but if you search for root g2x on Google, link is in the first entry of instructions to root the G2X>
which allows the USB connection, anyway. After installing the USB and a variety of drivers were enabled. So far so good. But when trying to USB tether, the auto install kicked off again and was stuck in a loop. Cancel would take me back to the install screen.
I am running WinXP. Anybody able to USB tether with stock G2X?
Try downloading this:
http://www.junefabrics.com/bin2/LGDriver.exe
in combination with Droid Explorer
LGDriver works as far as getting access to the storage. But no luck with the tether. I am also dissapointed in how it handles the 8Gb of onboard vs the SD card I added. I can't easily point applications to use the SD card. Particularly video.
For the tether, when I enable tether in the settings it starts looking for a new driver, and is unable to find it.
Hi! My name is Recoder. I recently brought a new Google Nexus 5 (16GB Black) and have a Tata Docomo 3G Connection (India).
I would actually like to Reverse Tether my Phone (so as to get my PC Highspeed internet on my phone, since the mobile network is a bit choppy at times, and the connection times out very frequently). But in order to reverse tether (without Root), I need to get my Phone recognized as a Tethered Mobile on my PC.
I am actually a beginner in Tethering.
1. I connected the Phone to PC via USB, and clicked on USB Tethering. (it says tethered), but my PC keeps on installed Remote NDIS Driver forever and finally says Driver not installed nor does it recognizes my Phone. (It Gets Recognized as a PTP, MTP Device)
2. I have USB Debugging Enabled (don't know whats that for). Disabling it does not make any difference.
3. I tried the Google USB Driver but it does not have the driver for Nexus 5, and with usb debug enabled, it comes as a Samsung Android ADB Composite Device.
So Please help my how to Tether my Phone (Step by step if possible, since its my first time)
I don't want to root my new Nexus.
With Warm Regards,
Super Recoder
Hello guys
I just wanted a help
My PC doesn't have WiFi
But I wanted to use Shareit on it.
So I was planning to use my another phone WiFi as a WiFi dongal to my PC
Is there any way to do so?
Thanks in Anticipation
I'm not sure you can do that, but if you could, it would probably involve USB tethering which should get the job done. Just do a search for "tutorial USB tethering" or something similar and you'll get loads of guides.
It just tethers your data from your phone to your computer through the USB cable which is more dependable and consistent in my experience. Depending on your phone and carrier, you may be able to just turn it on in your settings with the appropriate drivers on the computer. My phone doesn't have it by default so I use FoxFi which has support for WiFi (which you don't have), Bluetooth and USB tethering.
Hello, so i just updated my Galaxy S5 to the newest android 6 version but for some reason i cannot tether it to my PC or to my laptop. I connected the phone via USB to my PC and connected the phone to my wifi network but as soon as i tick the USB tether option it deticks itself back in a matter of just a few milliseconds, i don't know why, i would like to find a solution for this because tomorrow i will probably need to tether my phone to my work laptop.