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Wifi Tether Option?

Hey Guys, just rooted the Photon Q, was wondering how i could set up the wifi tether? What have you guys been using?
I want wifi tether not usb, and no switching roms
also, is there a specific version of the wifi tether for root users app youre using, with specific settings?
I'm on 4.0.4 Build Number: 7.7.1Q-6_SPR-125_ASA-14
Thanks!

I used to use this one on stock rooted.
Edit - I haven't tried it on the Q, but this app is old school but always got the job done in the past.

arrrghhh said:
I used to use this one on stock rooted.
Edit - I haven't tried it on the Q, but this app is old school but always got the job done in the past.
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Ya using the app now but not working, it sends out infrastructure wifi, but nothing seems to actually get internet from it...
Using these settings
Change Device-Profile" and choose "Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)" then choose "Change Setup-Method" and hit "Netd (master)". And also MSS Clamping and Routing fix checked. Nothing gets internet from it

Hm, I can't remember the particular settings I was using... I did have to make some changes to get it to work infrastructure mode, I do remember that. It would always provide internet access, but the default settings would only send out an ad-hoc network. I didn't have to make any changes per se to get the internet tether to work, I only had to make changes (similar to the ones you made) which enabled infrastructure mode.
This is assuming we are talking about the Play Store app. I haven't used the other app I linked on my Q, give it a shot.

arrrghhh said:
Hm, I can't remember the particular settings I was using... I did have to make some changes to get it to work infrastructure mode, I do remember that. It would always provide internet access, but the default settings would only send out an ad-hoc network. I didn't have to make any changes per se to get the internet tether to work, I only had to make changes (similar to the ones you made) which enabled infrastructure mode.
This is assuming we are talking about the Play Store app. I haven't used the other app I linked on my Q, give it a shot.
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Nah didn't work
Thanks for your help though!
Anyone else got the settings they use for their Photons ?

axtn95 said:
Nah didn't work
Thanks for your help though!
Anyone else got the settings they use for their Photons ?
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I'm in the same boat with you with that tethering app as well as FoxFi/PdaNet+

Portable WiFi

As the title say I want to know if there is a way to turn on WiFi hotspot without turning off WiFi I saw this feature in one of my friend's phone he was running 2.3 (Gingerbread). Is there anything like this for KitKat (4.4.2) ? Please recommend external apps or method.
Thanks

arun483 said:
As the title say I want to know if there is a way to turn on WiFi hotspot without turning off WiFi I saw this feature in one of my friend's phone he was running 2.3 (Gingerbread). Is there anything like this for KitKat (4.4.2) ? Please recommend external apps or method.
Thanks
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So what you want to do is connect to WiFi hotspot and WiFi at the same time?

arun483 said:
As the title say I want to know if there is a way to turn on WiFi hotspot without turning off WiFi I saw this feature in one of my friend's phone he was running 2.3 (Gingerbread). Is there anything like this for KitKat (4.4.2) ? Please recommend external apps or method.
Thanks
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its not software related, its built in to the phone itself. most phones cant handle both connections at the same time.

Aurimazs said:
So what you want to do is connect to WiFi hotspot and WiFi at the same time?
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No turn on hotspot to provide WiFi to other device without turning off WiFi so that it will not consume my mobile data
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Kobro said:
its not software related, its built in to the phone itself. most phones cant handle both connections at the same time.
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I guess there might be somethong
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If so it isn't possible to do it manually only trough apps, I suppose.
Try search Google for it if not successful try search in Google Play you might find something
If still not successful then I'm out of options
Edit: Unless you find out a way to create 2 different Wi-Fi's with the same connection. To do it you will need to go to your Internet Connection Settings trough your IP in any browser to find the IP go start than search CMD press ENTER then type Ipconfig and it should be under IPv4. Then copy your IP place it into browsers address bar pres enter. You will be provided to enter login and password. So type admin to login and admin to password. And from there you are all alone.

arun483 said:
No turn on hotspot to provide WiFi to other device without turning off WiFi so that it will not consume my mobile data
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Whuuut?
So, where's the data connection coming from then?

Aurimazs said:
If so it isn't possible to do it manually only trough apps, I suppose.
Try search Google for it if not successful try search in Google Play you might find something
If still not successful then I'm out of options
Edit: Unless you find out a way to create 2 different Wi-Fi's with the same connection. To do it you will need to go to your Internet Connection Settings trough your IP in any browser to find the IP go start than search CMD press ENTER then type Ipconfig and it should be under IPv4. Then copy your IP place it into browsers address bar pres enter. You will be provided to enter login and password. So type admin to login and admin to password. And from there you are all alone.
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Already tried that ipv4 thing there is nothing related to there
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Planterz said:
Whuuut?
So, where's the data connection coming from then?
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From wifi to which I am already connected
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arun483 said:
From wifi to which I am already connected
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So, if you already have wifi, why do you need to use your phone as a hotspot, if one already exists? Or are you looking to use it as a repeater?

Planterz said:
So, if you already have wifi, why do you need to use your phone as a hotspot, if one already exists? Or are you looking to use it as a repeater?
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I think he wants to enable both the things just to increase his router range? Isn't it?

arun483 said:
Already tried that ipv4 thing there is nothing related to there
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Then I'm out of options

its 2015 is there anything we can do about this?

Anyone have Hotspot working??

Just bought a H950 and plan on rooting on 5.1.1 ... Only issue is, I must have WiFi hotspot for me to be able to keep this phone. I'm currently on cricket, and they will not unlock the carrier block on wifi hotspots. Has anyone had any luck getting this to work? Thanks.

really.... is the support/community for this phone this weak??

Sampson0420 said:
really.... is the support/community for this phone this weak??
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Locked bootloader and no method to recover from a brick depending on what firmware you are running.
You could try to add DUN to your APN settings and see if native hotspots working. Use an app like shortcut master to find the hidden menu where you can change this.

Check if this method works on the Flex, I know it was present on the G2's (ATT) LP build, and G3 too I think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2668453
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Wifi Tether Router (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en) worked for me without popping up the carrier dialogue box. Does take a minute or two to enable, but it worked.

thanks to everyone for the replies, phone comes in monday. I will test all mentioned methods and report back success and failures.

lyphe said:
Wifi Tether Router (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en) worked for me without popping up the carrier dialogue box. Does take a minute or two to enable, but it worked.
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WiFi Tether Router confirmed as working with root, thanks!!
SQLite Editor will not allow me to edit Locked System.db
Was unable to get native hotspot working using shortcut master, changed the apn settings for vzw_only and added dun, even tried removing fota hipri supi and made it only defualt,mms,dun still no worky.

Sampson0420 said:
WiFi Tether Router confirmed as working with root, thanks!!
SQLite Editor will not allow me to edit Locked System.db
Was unable to get native hotspot working using shortcut master, changed the apn settings for vzw_only and added dun, even tried removing fota hipri supi and made it only defualt,mms,dun still no worky.
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It sounds like Wifi tether router worked for you? If so, what provider are you on? I have an H950 on T-Mobile and am wondering if this will help me wifi tether.
Thanks!

Cricket

What settings are you using for Wifi Tether Router? I've tried several and nothing is working for me (H950, Cricket). The SSID doesn't appear to be active on any other devices in the room.

Try WIFI Tether Router on my H950 11x rooted and it crashed on me. Can't even start the app.

bypass hotspot/tethering on oreo

I have just updated my s8 plus on att yo oreo and I was wondering if there was a way to get the wifi sharing/hotspot up and running. I've tried a few things but they wont let me connect to the internet through the device

leandrae400 said:
I have just updated my s8 plus on att yo oreo and I was wondering if there was a way to get the wifi sharing/hotspot up and running. I've tried a few things but they wont let me connect to the internet through the device
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Try adding "DUN" to APN type
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FatalONEM8 said:
Try adding "DUN" to APN type
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That won't work. I just get a message saying that apn type is not available on this device.

FatalONEM8 said:
Try adding "DUN" to APN type
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My buddy has the s8+ on att I know how to change it on my sprint phone with shortcutmaster but I can't get his to do how I did mine how can I change his

You can replace AT&T firmware with the unlocked firmware and native hotspot will work. However you will lose VoLTE and Visual Voicemail. FoxFi wifi direct works pretty well if you only need it for web browsing and to connect a couple of devices. However if you want things like Xbox it won't work because Xbox doesn't have a place to use a proxy server.
Instructions for replacing carrier firmware with unlocked:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3625817

ZuluAlpha said:
You can replace AT&T firmware with the unlocked firmware and native hotspot will work. However you will lose VoLTE and Visual Voicemail. FoxFi wifi direct works pretty well if you only need it for web browsing and to connect a couple of devices. However if you want things like Xbox it won't work because Xbox doesn't have a place to use a proxy server.
Instructions for replacing carrier firmware with unlocked:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3625817
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Replacing the firmware is an option but it also requires starting all over again and you likely won't get OTA's. As much as I don't care for ATT's bloat and blocking wifi tethering, everything else works really well and they keep the phone up to date. So here is what I've found as a nice workaround, PDANet and FoxFi. So PDANet does have a restriction will you will have to pay to get around but its a one time fee so not that big of a deal. PDANet has both wired and wireless hotspot capabilities (thanks to wifi direct) so you can use it however you prefer. It even has an option to hide your tethering from your carrier. What I've been doing is tethering my phone to my laptop, then (thanks to Windows 10) I go to the mobile hotspot option in my windows 10 settings and enable that. Now my laptop becomes the mobile hotspot and I can connect my PS4 Pro to that. So the phone shares the connection, the laptop picks it up, then the laptop shares to other devices. Yeah its a bit messy but its super simple to setup and works great. Hope this helps someone else.

That's a great idea with the laptop.
Your best bet when going unlocked is to start fresh so that would be a bummer. I can confirm that you still get OTAs.

Working T-Mobile Hotspot Hack

Has anybody figured out how to bypass the T-Mobile hotspot throttling on the OP8? I have unlimited data but a 500mb tethering cap.
Adding settings put global tether_dun_required 0 over adb doesn't seem to work.
Does anybody have a working method?

SilverZero said:
Has anybody figured out how to bypass the T-Mobile hotspot throttling on the OP8? I have unlimited data but a 500mb tethering cap.
Adding settings put global tether_dun_required 0 over adb doesn't seem to work.
Does anybody have a working method?
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editing build.prop on android 10 final.
There seems to be no way to mount /system rw on Q/10 or am i missing the workaround somewhere?
forum.xda-developers.com
select option # 4 and follow what was posted earlier and entered "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" in selection n- New custom prop.

Any update on this?
Recently they started counting Hotspot data for me. Even rooted using VPN hotspot with edited dun APN.
Also tried changing TTL to 64/65.

gullzway said:
Any update on this?
Recently they started counting Hotspot data for me. Even rooted using VPN hotspot with edited dun APN.
Also tried changing TTL to 64/65.
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FoxFi works just fine for me on T-MO, stock OOS11

FoxyDrew said:
FoxFi works just fine for me on T-MO, stock OOS11
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Doesn't get counted as Hotspot data on your plan? Wireless or USB?
Edit: Just tried Wifi Hotspot on FoxFi, it says "Fail to activate hotspot:Fail to start,please verify your phone contains hotspot feature." It does.

gullzway said:
Doesn't get counted as Hotspot data on your plan? Wireless or USB?
Edit: Just tried Wifi Hotspot on FoxFi, it says "Fail to activate hotspot:Fail to start,please verify your phone contains hotspot feature." It does.
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WiFi Direct hotspot

FoxyDrew said:
WiFi Direct hotspot
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Thanks, looks like that opens PDA net. I'll try it out.
Seems to be working. Since I mostly need it for a PC, and it requires the app, this should do.
Is the $8 premium needed? I've streamed about 1.5gb and it hasn't buffered or disconnected at all.