I have a Blaze on T-mobile's value plan with 2gb data. I am currently running stock 2.3.6 gingerbread and have an icon blinking that there is an OTA update to ICS waiting for me to install. I've postponed that for the moment until I find the answer to my tethering question.
I would rarely use it, but on trips I would like to be able to use my blaze as a hotspot for a tablet/laptop. Im a noob, and afraid to go down the rooting path. With staying stock 2.3.6, would I be able to just use the built in hotspot app to give access to a tablet/laptop? If not, would foxfi or another program work?
Also, if I were to go ahead and install the ICS update would that affect things? If I can use the built in hotspot app or foxfi only in 2.3.6 and ICS update would not allow these options then I'd prefer to stay where I am on 2.3.6. If I need to stay on gingerbread, how can I get this annoying icon telling me to update to go away?
Thanks so much for your help guys
i recently went ics with the over the air update and i was able to get my wifi tethering working with the built in hotspot w/o rooting. i still rooted in the end though.
ics has the ability to disable apps, so you can disable WifiProvision.apk (i stopped getting t-mobile messages related to hotspot)
i'm not sure if it matters, but i also use the app Widgetsoid. It feels like many apps in one. I use the widget to enable my wifi (which is wifi hotspot)
chandrew said:
i recently went ics with the over the air update and i was able to get my wifi tethering working with the built in hotspot w/o rooting. i still rooted in the end though.
ics has the ability to disable apps, so you can disable WifiProvision.apk (i stopped getting t-mobile messages related to hotspot)
i'm not sure if it matters, but i also use the app Widgetsoid. It feels like many apps in one. I use the widget to enable my wifi (which is wifi hotspot)
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I havent upgraded yet, but I have a question about disabling things. I have a galaxy tab 2 with 4.04 ics and I wanted to turn off the software update feature to remain on that version in case a JB update came out. I could not figure out how to disable the app, so I wondered about how to disable things in general. What are the steps?
To disable apps on ICS: Settings > Applications > All > [Select app / .apk]. Then you just hit disable, or uninstall to uninstall updates, then the disable button appears.
This would be howto disable OTA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856632
I would still recommend going to the latest update on stock. I think it's better and generally is able to support everything in the previous.
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k so... i figure this should be plain and simple knowledge, but im not finding it anywhere, and my fellow techies are not reachable.. hopefully someone can answer it without putting me down too much
In order to use the device as a Wifi spot for 'up to five connections' as sprint claims. do you have to pay the extra 29.99$ (or w/e it is) for the PAM plan? or is this an Android software utility that comes built into the device?
I currently run AT&T's HTC TILT 2 with a WinMo Vanilla rom, i've installed "CM Internet Sharing" and it works wonderfully. Allowing me to connect my laptop (etc), without causing an extra data charge.
I want to make sure before I switch to Sprint, that i will not be limited in this "free" source of mobile wifi i have been using of late.
Please assist Thnx
sprint has their own wifi service they would like their subscribers to use. however, most of us on this forum, have rooted our devices and are using wifi tether for wifi access. This circumvents having to pay $30 a month to use our devices as a wifi hotspot.
tdo722 said:
hello everyone,
I have done enough flashing and reading for the past 4 days. I can now provide you guys with a 100% fail-proof method for getting 4G + Root + Wifi Tether:
1. Flash it back to RUU .1
http://rapidshare.com/files/389983490/RUU_Supersonic_1.32.651.1_Radio_1.39.00.04.26_release_171253.exe
2. Do the automatic OTA update from Sprint to get you to .6 (make sure it is 1.32.651.6 otherwise do not confirm)
3. From your phone, open up internet browser and go to www.unrevoked.com and get yourself rooted
4. From your phone, go to http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_2-pre14.apk&can=2&q= and install the wifi tether application
5. Reboot the phone
6. Update the Profile by going to settings/system update/update profile
7. Reboot the phone
8. Open up your wifi tether application and enjoy!
This is a guaranteed 100% will work with 4G. If it does not work for you, please let me know and I'll do my best to help. Stay tune. I will update this thread after tinkering with toast method, flip, flip ota update, newest radio, wifi tether.
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This is a way of having hotspot with out having to do the Toast root.
The link below has the post that has the apps you will need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6742579&postcount=12
Thank you so VM! I had read this before but for some reason, the wifi "tether" thing made me visualize a phsical tether, i dunno.. was thinking wierdly about it.
Yes I am a newby. Yes I have searched and didn't really find what I was after.
I unlocked my phone a bit back and did the leaked IMM26. Since then Sprint has updated it again to 4.0.4. I now have an Asus Transformer Prime with ICS and would like to use WiFi or BT tether on my NS4G. Is there a way to do it without going the route of loading up a custom ROM?
Thanks in advance for your time and assistance.
Cheers
Wifi tether
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I have tried wifi teather. The tether function itself works beautifully in ICS. The Prime gets its IP address fine but there is no data connection. If I open the web browser on the Prime it states there is no connection. So either I am doing something wrong or its still locked out by Sprint in ICS. Help or clarification is appreciated either way.
I have also tried the "1-Click WiFi Tether No Root" app from the market and it does not work either. The problem statement is if I tether with the native ICS or with this app or others in the market then I lose data connection on the NS4G and obviously dont get it on the tethered device (Asus PRIME in this case).
After a considerable amount of reading I decided to just root the phone and install ClockworkMod and vhgomez36 ICS 4.0.4 ROM. Why? What I discovered is that even rooted there appears to not be an app or way to Tether when using a stock Sprint ROM. They disable it and check your account settings at launch to see if you have "Wifi Hotspot" enabled. If you do not then they disable data on the phone.
Works great now on vhgomez ROM with stock ICS tether app.
Case closed.
Hey guys quick question. I reformatted to the 4.0.4 over KIES today on my Skyrocket on AT&T. It runs well. Rooted it, installed SU. Great awesome. Got titanium backup working, installed it. Got TBpatcher on, granted access. Got Titanium Pro for free. Bam working.
Tried to freeze the tethering app, (Tethering Provision) it froze it, but when I go to open the wifi tethering app it freezes up and quits. Am I the only one?
1) Is that the correct app to freeze?
Also, I installed Foxfi? It seems to run, haven't tested connectivity yet.
Still curious about the freezing app thing. Thoughts?
Dellman87 said:
Hey guys quick question. I reformatted to the 4.0.4 over KIES today on my Skyrocket on AT&T. It runs well. Rooted it, installed SU. Great awesome. Got titanium backup working, installed it. Got TBpatcher on, granted access. Got Titanium Pro for free. Bam working.
Tried to freeze the tethering app, (Tethering Provision) it froze it, but when I go to open the wifi tethering app it freezes up and quits. Am I the only one?
1) Is that the correct app to freeze?
Also, I installed Foxfi? It seems to run, haven't tested connectivity yet.
Still curious about the freezing app thing. Thoughts?
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I just use Wifi Tether for Root Users available in the Market. You won't be able to tether like that without something like UltraCfg, and maybe some other tweaks.
I installed this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5wYWlubGVzcy5wYyJd and don't have any other apps fot tethering. I run wigget adn press tether on wigget and working great ... BTW i did not freez anything exept some att and samsung apps.
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I just use Wifi Tether for Root Users available in the Market. You won't be able to tether like that without something like UltraCfg, and maybe some other tweaks.
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Wait, I think Im confused. I can't run FoxFi or any tethering app without UltraCfg? Or just that app you linked?
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Wait, I think Im confused. I can't run FoxFi or any tethering app without UltraCfg? Or just that app you linked?
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That's just an app he linked. You don't "need" Ultracfg, but some time down the line you may just want to get it. FoxFi should be all you need to get you tethering.
Power Toggles works...
norbarb said:
I installed this: and don't have any other apps fot tethering. I run wigget adn press tether on wigget and working great ... BTW i did not freez anything exept some att and samsung apps.
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This is a few months late, but I can confirm that my Note i717 on ICS 4.0.4, "Power Toggles" does indeed works. I go into the normal "wireless > more... > tethering and hotspot > portable WiFi hotspot" to set up the hotspot, and use Power Toggles to turn it on and off. Similar to what I used to do with Quick Settings on an LG Optimus.
Alon
might as well delete the bloatware u dont want instead of keeping them frozen that long.
I use the SVTP wifi tethering app works great.
r u rooted? im pretty sure u have to be rooted to enable tethering....even if foxfi says it doesnt need it.
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also at&t can block your ability to tether even if u have all the stuff. they threatened to permanently disable mine if i didnt switch to a data plan that included tethering... just sayin that may be a possiblilty if you have tethered a lot in the past
any way to do internet tether on jellybean 4.2? Foxfi is force closing on me and it's the only apps i know that is proven able to bypass carrier detection.
you mean that you cannot tether via the built-in feature ?
it's an aosp rom how come carrier have control over it? it doesn't make sense...
if your'e rooted like your signature says you can use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5nb29nbGVjb2RlLmFuZHJvaWQud2lmaS50ZXRoZXIiXQ..
I can't seem to get any tethering to work on NS4G with 4.2.1 roms.
I recently upgraded my Galaxy Tab2 from Android ICS 4.0.4 to JB 4.1.2.
I previously used Müller's WiFi Tether for Root Users (my device is CF-Auto-Root'ed); it was great.
Now after the 4.1.2 upgrade WiFi Tether for Root Users doesn't work anymore - it just never appears on other computers' list of visible Wi-Fi networks.
So I'm trying the built-in Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot function. I tap to turn it on; it says it has turned on .. then just a few seconds later it says "Turning off" and indeed it turns off. Can't use it.
How can I diagnose and fix this?
thanks,
Are you on the stock ROM?
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Are you on the stock ROM?
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hi MultipleMonomials. Yes, the stock 4.1.2 ROM which came out last week, plus CF-Auto-Root.
Another piece of information. I also cannot start USB Tethering. I tap to start, it says it's starting, and it instantly turns off, briefly showing "USB Tethering Error" in the top status bar.
thanks,
Maybe I'm just ignorant, but since when did the stock ROM have wifi tethering?
Try the app foxfi from Play Store.
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Maybe I'm just ignorant, but since when did the stock ROM have wifi tethering?
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As far as I can tell, Android 4.1 comes with USB and Wi-Fi tethering by default.
Settings, in the Wireless and networks area, More settings, "Tethering and portable hotspot".
Of course, some carriers disable it, but my device is carrier-neutral, pure stock ROM. Unless there is a flag the carriers can send to the phone saying to specifically disable that function? .. in which case I dearly hope that there is a hack or app for rooted phones to ignore that flag!
(I did try FoxFi, and several others; on this version of Android, all they seem to do is enable the built-in portable hotspot, which behaves just the same as when I do it manually in the Settings - it turns right off again).
anyone?
Thanks!
Either install or open Titanium Backup. Search for "tethering" and "hotspot". Do you get anything?
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Got it to work with WiFi Tether for Root Users, 3.3pre-2 TrevE mod experimental
MultipleMonomials said:
Either install or open Titanium Backup. Search for "tethering" and "hotspot". Do you get anything?
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Hi, Titanium Backup (love it!) does not find any apps/apks for "tethering" or "hotspot".
There's a comment here suggesting that it's built-in, not an .apk.
Aha. I installed the 3.3pre-2 "TrevE" mod experimental version, and with a lot of playing around, found the following combination which works:
Device Profile: generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
Setup Method: Auto
Send Netd Max Client Cmd: On
WiFi-driver reload: On
WiFi-driver reload 2: On
(Not positive that the driver reloads are necessary, but without doubt the TrevE mod was required).
Maybe this experience will help explain what's going on, so that we can get easier solutions for others.
thanks,