Now that we have a root method via the weaksauce exploit, has anyone found a way to tether via WiFi on an unlimited data plan?
I haven't yet pulled the trigger on an M8. WiFi tether is a make or break for me.
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WORKING METHOD #1 -- FULL HOTSPOT
Tethering App:
WiFi Tether router
Setup Steps:
1. Install WeakSauce root
2. Install Wi-Fi Tether Router
3. Launce Wi-Fi Tether Router with the following settings:
SSID=<user selected>
ecryption type=wp2-psk
WIFI Password=<user selected>
wifi channel = 11
interface=kept it at 'wlan0
method=hostapd
Known Issues:
This tool supports both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure (Master) mode. Be sure to set to Master for best performance.
Credit:
users insol and brandonspell08 first identified and validated this method.
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WORKING METHOD #2 -- NATIVE TETHER
Follow the steps outlined here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708548
I just added hotspot to my plan for $30. Did not effect unlimited data.
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Thanks, but I was more asking for a way to enable it without paying. I don't use it often enough to justify $30 a month, but when I need it, I REALLY need it.
To be clear, if I used it daily, or even weekly, I would happily pay. My use averages 3-4 times a year while business traveling where WiFi is sketchy or non-existant.
sean67854 said:
Now that we have a root method via the weaksauce exploit, has anyone found a way to tether via WiFi on an unlimited data plan?
I haven't yet pulled the trigger on an M8. WiFi tether is a make or break for me.
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Barnicle tether works.
erikjonpeterson said:
Barnicle tether works.
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Verified working on an M8 with unlimited data on Verizon using the weaksauce root method?
I want to make sure because if true, I will be getting an M8 this afternoon and donating to jcase.
sean67854 said:
Verified working on an M8 with unlimited data on Verizon using the weaksauce root method?
I want to make sure because if true, I will be getting an M8 this afternoon and donating to jcase.
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Barnicle is not working for me....
kwkw480 said:
Barnicle is not working for me....
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Worked when I first tried it with iPad but stopped working after a reboot.
not working for me either.
testing some more...
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so far tested free tether unlocker, open garden wifi tether and barnacle wifi tether....
No luck
Can someone who has root try this -
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Thanks!
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sean67854 said:
Now that we have a root method via the weaksauce exploit, has anyone found a way to tether via WiFi on an unlimited data plan?
I haven't yet pulled the trigger on an M8. WiFi tether is a make or break for me.
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i'm in the same boat.
i really want to get the buy one get one... but tether is vital to me
I tried the latest one and still no luck.
Hopefully we will have it available soon.
Has anyone tried removing the tethering guard apks?
replica9000 said:
Has anyone tried removing the tethering guard apks?
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Would you care to expand on that?
can someone try this? i have an idea here... bear with me for a sec.
the tethering is blocked via a system setting. the settings are stored in sqlite databases.
can someone use the root sql view below to search for the setting?
acc to the link i posted, it is in Settings Storage, file "settings.db", table 'global', under the value name tether_dun_required
i just looked though my galaxy nexus (4.4.2) but i couldn't find it... possibly because i have a custom rom installed. the link says that this setting is used in stock android to block the carrier tether.
if it exists on the m8, then we can modify it.
free root sqlite debugger - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=oliver.ehrenmueller.dbadmin
references - http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...-kitkat-new-method-t-mobile-without-root.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/droid-bionic/118224-bionic-tethering-hack.html
thank you
note: acc to the second link, the setting may be named 'entitlement_check'. they might have named it something else on this phone. can you post screenshots of the entire android.providers.settings/global database? thank you
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acc to this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579071
once the sqlite tethering flag is switched off wifitether root app should work
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more links supporting this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442616
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160452
damn... really wish i had this phone already so i can do more than just post links.
please, if someone has a minute test this to see if the setting exists and if we can just flip it off.
David 617 said:
can someone try this? i have an idea here... bear with me for a sec.
the tethering is blocked via a system setting. the settings are stored in sqlite databases.
can someone use the root sql view below to search for the setting?
acc to the link i posted, it is in Settings Storage, file "settings.db", table 'global', under the value name tether_dun_required
i just looked though my galaxy nexus (4.4.2) but i couldn't find it... possibly because i have a custom rom installed. the link says that this setting is used in stock android to block the carrier tether.
if it exists on the m8, then we can modify it.
free root sqlite debugger - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=oliver.ehrenmueller.dbadmin
references - http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...-kitkat-new-method-t-mobile-without-root.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/droid-bionic/118224-bionic-tethering-hack.html
thank you
note: acc to the second link, the setting may be named 'entitlement_check'. they might have named it something else on this phone. can you post screenshots of the entire android.providers.settings/global database? thank you
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acc to this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579071
once the sqlite tethering flag is switched off wifitether root app should work
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more links supporting this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442616
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160452
damn... really wish i had this phone already so i can do more than just post links.
please, if someone has a minute test this to see if the setting exists and if we can just flip it off.
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New guy (obviously, by the post count), hoping to help
VZW HTC M8, rooted by Weaksauce
Completely not a dev, and not one that usually gets into this stuff, but since I'm hoping to get wifi tether going, I'm happy to help if I can...is this what you were looking for?
aguynamedjoe said:
New guy (obviously, by the post count), hoping to help
VZW HTC M8, rooted by Weaksauce
Completely not a dev, and not one that usually gets into this stuff, but since I'm hoping to get wifi tether going, I'm happy to help if I can...is this what you were looking for?
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perfect! wish i could hit thanks, but i used up my 8 thanks today
the hotspot_wizard_launch_page setting looks interesting... can you get an sqlEditor app and set that to '0'?
thank you!
David 617 said:
perfect! wish i could hit thanks, but i used up my 8 thanks today
the hotspot_wizard_launch_page setting looks interesting... can you get an sqlEditor app and set that to '0'?
thank you!
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Set to 0, rebooted, confirmed the value remained at 0... but still no wifi (at least when using power toggles, still got the same vzw popup as before, not sure if alternate tethering apps need to be tested as well)
aguynamedjoe said:
Set to 0, rebooted, confirmed the value remained at 0... but still no wifi (at least when using power toggles, still got the same vzw popup as before, not sure if alternate tethering apps need to be tested as well)
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ok, this is a great first.
can you try this app now? (with system value set to 0)
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
(try 3.3 first, then 3.4 experimental. if 3.3 doesn't work, uninstall if before installing 3.4, don't just install it over)
David 617 said:
ok, this is a great first.
can you try this app now? (with system value set to 0)
***N00b link limitation, had to delete***
(try 3.3 first, then 3.4 experimental. if 3.3 doesn't work, uninstall if before installing 3.4, don't just install it over)
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3.3 appeared to install fine, after trying to enable got an error that there were errors and to check the log
tried checking the log, got a popup saying something along the lines of "what the hell?! your phone took control over wifi!"
After that there seemed to be a duel between android and the app, and I couldn't enable/disable wifi in the android settings, and couldn't force close wifi tether either
rebooted phone, uninstalled tether, installed the 3.4 experimental
Appeared to install properly, but got 0 down/up and nothing appeared in log and laptop did not see a wifi broadcast
The last thing I want to do is muddy the waters, but I found this thread about the entitlement check on the M7: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489710
I wonder if the M8 has the same file.
sean67854 said:
The last thing I want to do is muddy the waters, but I found this thread about the entitlement check on the M7: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489710
I wonder if the M8 has the same file.
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wow... i like this kind of mud
can you send me the wireless tether apk file so i can poke around in it? thanks.
i'm downloading the system dump, but its gonn take over an hour on my crappy connection... hopefully someone can get me the apks first lol
Related
any ideas why i get this error in chrome?? im running sky jb. it happens when i clikc on a link in email and it takes it to chrome. my other skyrocket runs just fine. i forwarded the same email to the other phone and it has not problems. thanks in advance
Is data enabled ? Airplane mode?
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APNs are correct?
Yes everything is correct. It doesn't happen all the time. Only certain emails or google reader links don't work, appreciate all help
jerzey111 said:
Yes everything is correct. It doesn't happen all the time. Only certain emails or google reader links don't work, appreciate all help
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Yea it happens to me only when im using data try to connect to wifi
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Maybe not related, but chrome is pure garbage compared to AOSP browser (like the one in nexus and galaxy nexus)..Pull the.apk from one of those device and copy it to system/apps
Has anyone gotten this app to work on their rooted Nexus 5? I get errors and it doesn't work. If you got it to work, can you post step by step instructions with the settings you used? I'd rather use this than the built in tethering. Thanks.
ILowry282 said:
Has anyone gotten this app to work on their rooted Nexus 5? I get errors and it doesn't work. If you got it to work, can you post step by step instructions with the settings you used? I'd rather use this than the built in tethering. Thanks.
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no one knows how to use this app?
ILowry282 said:
no one knows how to use this app?
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Any reason you don't want to use the built in tether feature?
i think he has the same issue as me, currently my phone is stock rooted, when doing wifi tether, the browser from the connected device takes you to the upsell page from T-Mobile. i have tried all the apps in the play store and still get the same message. anybody knows of an App that works well with stock ROM?
elrazo69 said:
i think he has the same issue as me, currently my phone is stock rooted, when doing wifi tether, the browser from the connected device takes you to the upsell page from T-Mobile. i have tried all the apps in the play store and still get the same message. anybody knows of an App that works well with stock ROM?
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You have to modify a DB file on your device to get any tethering app to work.
Here are instructions from another thread in this QA forum:
yakman66 said:
I have the T-mobile $30 unlimited prepaid plan and I ran into the tethering block after getting my Nexus 5.
I was able to work around the issue by modifying the following sqlite database (you'll need root):
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
You need to add a new entry to the global table called "tether_dun_required" with a value of 0.
It looks like you need to do this because some configuration data was added to Android for T-mobile that forwards tethered data to this APN: pcweb.tmobile.com
T-mobile is probably checking to see if your account has tethering enabled when you go through this APN.
After I made this change I also needed to change my APN settings so that it uses ipv4 instead of ipv6. It seems like tethering with ipv6 does not work 100% yet.
I hope this helps.
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bilago said:
You have to modify a DB file on your device to get any tethering app to work.
Here are instructions from another thread in this QA forum:
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i'm kinda of a noob, do i modify that with a file explorer? or terminal?
thanks
elrazo69 said:
i'm kinda of a noob, do i modify that with a file explorer? or terminal?
thanks
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Please use search...been covered here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512674
elrazo69 said:
i'm kinda of a noob, do i modify that with a file explorer? or terminal?
thanks
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you need an SQL editor, like SQL lite.
The stock tethering is working fine after I rooted however I am worried T-Mobile will find out I am tethering sooner or later. I would rather use this app to tether
I solved with this app: WiFi Tether Router
on Google Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
the developer has done a compatible update
I contacted the developer via email and he told me after a few hours
the developer advised me to select these settings
Interface wlan0
Method 0 - Auto
works also with
Interface wlan0
Method 2
Wi-Fi tether router doesn't work. T-Mobile did shut off my hotspot. Anyone else know of an app that works?
Anyone?
ILowry282 said:
Wi-Fi tether router doesn't work. T-Mobile did shut off my hotspot. Anyone else know of an app that works?
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works fine for me, but i'm on Sprint. the dev posted specific instructions for T-mob users. did you follow them?
1lazysheep said:
works fine for me, but i'm on Sprint. the dev posted specific instructions for T-mob users. did you follow them?
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Are you running this app with Art enabled?
Engineer4life said:
Are you running this app with Art enabled?
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no
I am interested to know if anyone has gotten the original app in this thread, the Wifi Tether for Root users working with the Nexus 5.
Unlike the other posters, I am interested in this app because it enables you to spoof the MAC address, which I am interested in for making a streetpass relay point for my 3DS, so the alternative app suggested is not a viable alternative for me.
Any ideas how I can get this working on my Nexus 5? It is rooted, stock ROM, and have installed Busybox.
I would try mailing the Dev of the paid app. The screenshots of the options and the description of the methods available look similar to those in the free branch, and if the code is similar it may be simple to add the feature.
roustabout said:
I would try mailing the Dev of the paid app. The screenshots of the options and the description of the methods available look similar to those in the free branch, and if the code is similar it may be simple to add the feature.
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It's worth a try, thanks for the suggestion
I am unable to get a stable link to eduroam with my Surface 2 at my institution. I've tried pretty much everything that the web has to offer in terms of advice and have come up with nothing that works. Does anybody have any insights into what the root problem may be?
dgjl said:
I am unable to get a stable link to eduroam with my Surface 2 at my institution. I've tried pretty much everything that the web has to offer in terms of advice and have come up with nothing that works. Does anybody have any insights into what the root problem may be?
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Are you a student from Leuven?
killerbie said:
Are you a student from Leuven?
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No, staff at UWE, Bristol. Seems to be a widespread problem.
Hey,
I'm a student from Germany and we have the same problem here.
Sometimes i have to type 10 times my login and pass that it works. Very confussing and looks like that it has to be a problem by Eduroam .
So far i know you can't really do something .
greets from Germany
sorry for my bad englisch
That is weird, Eduroam works perfect with my pro. I suppose you installed the certificates and everything manually?
Check the security settings when you set up the eduroam with username and pw
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Should msc v2 or somethibg like that. Just google eduroam settings for android and it will come up with everything y ou need to change as it is the same for everything else. But eduroam as a whole is going under upgrades and such and hasnt been stable for 3 weeks
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cmsjr123 said:
Check the security settings when you set up the eduroam with username and pw
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Should msc v2 or somethibg like that. Just google eduroam settings for android and it will come up with everything y ou need to change as it is the same for everything else. But eduroam as a whole is going under upgrades and such and hasnt been stable for 3 weeks
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Checked all that - I'm using the script from my ITS depts. My experience with Eduroam is uneven. On my Uni's older network I can access Eduroam easily. I also had no problem accessing it at UCL on Saturday. But where my Uni has 'upgraded' their network, which is across most of the campus, I only get 'limited connection.' Same set up in each case. It maybe a driver issue, as has been observed in other places, but it maybe network related...
Now it´s works
Hey people,
I recently had a conversation with one of my IT friends and he had the solution. He said he was there to repair the network works sometimes. Anyway, he told me that the eudoram has some restriction on it , as soon as you take longer than 20 sec to login , you´re out and have to try again. It is in some way an international Eduroam rule so it might be at your place the same.
I hope this helps you.
PS : sorry for my bad english
PSS: i normaly copy my long e-mail addy so i can save time XD
s0l1v3r said:
Hey people,
I recently had a conversation with one of my IT friends and he had the solution. He said he was there to repair the network works sometimes. Anyway, he told me that the eudoram has some restriction on it , as soon as you take longer than 20 sec to login , you´re out and have to try again. It is in some way an international Eduroam rule so it might be at your place the same.
I hope this helps you.
PS : sorry for my bad english
PSS: i normaly copy my long e-mail addy so i can save time XD
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Had the same problem with manual configuration, installing certificates, setting network profile and still it worked once for 20 times. So I went here : https://cat.eduroam.org/ . Clicked "eduroam user: download your eduroam installer" at the bottom and chose my university. Choosing proper Uni is essential, as these certs work only with certain school. Then installed it (no configuration, no unnecessary malware thanks god) and suddenly my login works like a charm. I suggest you give it a try.
Greetings, XDA Assist!
I want to know if there is a way to restrict internet access to an Android app *ONLY* when it is opened.
For e.g, if I want to hide my last seen on WhatsApp, I switch off my WiFi/Data, and open WhatsApp -> Reply to the messages -> Close Whatsapp -> Turn Data on.
Is there a way to restrict internet access to only certain apps when they're opened, and regain access when they're closed?
It would be of great help if you direct me toward a solution, maybe a Tasker profile?
P.S - Classic XDA Lurker. Lurking for two years. Joined recently. You guys are brilliant. Keep up the good work!
Thanks in advance!
Hi there!
Depending on root or not, there's different option available
In your situation, I'd personally use Greenify
Or some custom ROMs have App Ops built in. You can select permissions on a per app basis. I don't think its quite what you're after in this case.
See if Greenify suits your needs. Read about it in the opening post in the thread I linked. ?
Good luck!!
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And no, I don't think your example is going to hide last seen. As soon as you read or post anything, I'm sure it'll make you last seen. No matter how you try to hide it. As soon as you do download or upload. .. It knows you were on. Nothing will change that.
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Yes, I misunderstood your goal. You want the opposite of what I was thinking.
If the app is open and no data or WiFi...the app will not function while you use it.
If you don't want people seeing your presence on social apps....you'd have to not use them. Lol
Take care.
KJ said:
Hi there!
Depending on root or not, there's different option available
In your situation, I'd personally use Greenify
Or some custom ROMs have App Ops built in. You can select permissions on a per app basis. I don't think its quite what you're after in this case.
See if Greenify suits your needs. Read about it in the opening post in the thread I linked. ?
Good luck!!
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And no, I don't think your example is going to hide last seen. As soon as you read or post anything, I'm sure it'll make you last seen. No matter how you try to hide it. As soon as you do download or upload. .. It knows you were on. Nothing will change that.
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Yes, I misunderstood your goal. You want the opposite of what I was thinking.
If the app is open and no data or WiFi...the app will not function while you use it.
If you don't want people seeing your presence on social apps....you'd have to not use them. Lol
Take care.
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Thanks for the reply!
I'm aware of Greenify and my ROM does have App Ops.
I wanted to know how to automate it ONLY when you open the app.
Open Whatsapp -> App stops accessing internet (OR) WiFi/Data gets switched off. [Preferably former]
Close app -> Regains internet access.
Something similar.
I'm sorry, I searched Google and XDA....found nothing like what your after. Lots on keeping it off data when closed....but not open. Again....you can toggle airplane mode on, then open it and test your theory...but I doubt it will have your desired results.
Here's a tasker guide, you can check it out, or ask in the thread perhaps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110775
Good luck again!
I have an S6 on its way to me and am after some advice.
I want to set up a couple of exchange email accounts but don't want my company to have admin rights on my phone. Is there a way to bypass this without rooting? I did see an old app that said it could do it but nothing recent.
If this isn't doable, can someone confirm what I will lose by rooting? I heard that samsung pay is disabled? I am on EE and the new wifi calling is must. When updates come out I'll presumably need to stick with EE firmware to keep the wifi calling feature? Do these come out very quickly? And is this knox tracking thing an issue for warranty issues?
Sorry for the newbie questions, I've been on HTC for a long time!
Try this app. There's a code that you can use to bypass the administrator settings.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.syntomo.email
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eep02b said:
Try this app. There's a code that you can use to bypass the administrator settings.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.syntomo.email
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Cheers, will look into that one!