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Netflix?

I was just on Market and was able to install Netflix on my Acer A500. When I attempt to stream, I get a 12001 error.
I seem to recall not even being able to install this app from Market just a couple of days ago. When I installed the standard apk, I'd get a "device not compatible" error.
Is Netflix on my tab really (finally) happening, or do I just need a drink?
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I get the same thing. Are you on the official OTA? I think the ota fixes this. Could be wrong.
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I'm on rooted Acer 3.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154492).

iliketrains said:
I get the same thing. Are you on the official OTA? I think the ota fixes this. Could be wrong.
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I believe you are wrong. Netflix still doesnt fully work on honeycomb yet. Just que

Today I was able to install Netflix.can manage que but not stream grrrrrr.I so want Netflix to work.
help help help
Nobody wants to see a girl cry so fix already netflix

Same for me. Apprently even on being on 3.1 were still not allowed :O( Oh well atleast my phone gets it.

I have a work around that seems okay...
I use Splashtop HD to gain remote access of my laptop. I stream Netflix on the laptop and can watch it on the Iconia. It only works if my laptop is near and wifi is connected but it's better than nothing.
Every Netflix.apk I've tried either FC's or let's me manage queue but not stream. So the above is my only option.

iheartrevenge said:
I have a work around that seems okay...
I use Splashtop HD to gain remote access of my laptop. I stream Netflix on the laptop and can watch it on the Iconia. It only works if my laptop is near and wifi is connected but it's better than nothing.
Every Netflix.apk I've tried either FC's or let's me manage queue but not stream. So the above is my only option.
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i also do the splashtop method or you can purchase an app called playon

How is the performance on Splashtop HD? I'm using playon right now and it is ok, but tends to do things like become unresponsive when I try to seek through a movie on netflix.
I see splashtop promises support for 3-D gaming as well. Anybody have luck with that? I'd be mule kicking if it let me play Age of Mythology on my tablet..

Has anyone tried to alter their build.prop file's manufacturer to HTC?

Splashtop HD works wonderfully, I use it to stream movies all the time
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thiazzi said:
How is the performance on Splashtop HD? I'm using playon right now and it is ok, but tends to do things like become unresponsive when I try to seek through a movie on netflix.
I see splashtop promises support for 3-D gaming as well. Anybody have luck with that? I'd be mule kicking if it let me play Age of Mythology on my tablet..
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performance w/ splashtop HD is awesome. every now and then it loads funny and won't stretch on the full screen. All I have to do is kill the app with watchdog though and it works great when I retry. Once I have netflix running the movies streaming are nearly flawless. (perhaps a syllable not matching mouth movement once every minute or so.) Downfall is wifi only - makes no nevermind to me as my tablet is wifi only anyways.

Well here is your official answer:
http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answer...er-iconia-tab-a500-or-a501-work-with-netflix?
I even signed on with Netflix and everything to stream but I suppose its not fully supported.
Now, this workop around with splashtop HD seems to be working for everyone, I might give it a shot.

Extremely slow browsing on 3g network.

I am having this particular problem with my 3g network. I am currently using a BSNL 3g prepaid SIM card in India. It's not the fastest bit it is quite reliable. I could easily manage 2-3 Mbps download speed which is more than enough for me for on the go usage. And it's pretty cheap too @ Rs 403 for 3gb with a validity for 90 days. That's less than USD 10.
Initially I used this SIM card on my Nokia E71. The browsing was more than OK. After I switched my SIM to my 7.7, I have been having some problems during browsing. The pages are not loading and the data transfer seems to be stuck. But if I am downloading something, it's pretty fast. I am currently using dolphin browser, Firefox, overscreen and stock browser in order of preference. What could be causing this problem?
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Manipur said:
I am having this particular problem with my 3g network. I am currently using a BSNL 3g prepaid SIM card in India. It's not the fastest bit it is quite reliable. I could easily manage 2-3 Mbps download speed which is more than enough for me for on the go usage. And it's pretty cheap too @ Rs 403 for 3gb with a validity for 90 days. That's less than USD 10.
Initially I used this SIM card on my Nokia E71. The browsing was more than OK. After I switched my SIM to my 7.7, I have been having some problems during browsing. The pages are not loading and the data transfer seems to be stuck. But if I am downloading something, it's pretty fast. I am currently using dolphin browser, Firefox, overscreen and stock browser in order of preference. What could be causing this problem?
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In Wireless and Networks > Mobile networks > Network Mode > Select WCDMA only
You should see H+ speed in task bar

I am not sure if it would help, but some mobile carrier proxyed port 80 with something like Bluecoat, which would favour mobile browsing, and throffle desktop like traffic. They do this to prevent unauthorzed tethering, as some mobile carrier might charger extra for tethering.
Browsing with 7.7 might resemble desktop browsing. You may try change the agent in hope to trick the proxies. Many browsers like dolphin allow changing of agent.
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I hv no problem with CM9, what is your version. Try double WIPE our system.

amroman said:
In Wireless and Networks > Mobile networks > Network Mode > Select WCDMA only
You should see H+ speed in task bar
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Inspite of choosing WCDMA, browsing still sucks. These are few results of my speed using the speedtest android app. Download and upload are pretty ok. It's the browsing that seems to be stuck.
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九千. said:
I am not sure if it would help, but some mobile carrier proxyed port 80 with something like Bluecoat, which would favour mobile browsing, and throffle desktop like traffic. They do this to prevent unauthorzed tethering, as some mobile carrier might charger extra for tethering.
Browsing with 7.7 might resemble desktop browsing. You may try change the agent in hope to trick the proxies. Many browsers like dolphin allow changing of agent.
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My Dolphin browser user agent is set in desktop mode. Doesn't help much...
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kevinwzh said:
I hv no problem with CM9, what is your version. Try double WIPE our system.
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I have not upgraded to ICS yet. Still waiting for an official version if possible. My device is rooted and have CWM 5.0.2.7 installed. What do you mean by a double wipe?

Manipur said:
My Dolphin browser user agent is set in desktop mode. Doesn't help much...
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Argh, you should have done in opposite way, change the agent such that it could be recognized as a mobile device rather than a desktop.

Manipur said:
I have not upgraded to ICS yet. Still waiting for an official version if possible. My device is rooted and have CWM 5.0.2.7 installed. What do you mean by a double wipe?
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Hi, why are you waiting for ICS, its been out a while now and its great....I would recommend doing the upgrade first then changing your agent to phone and not desktop as per the other members above. this makes sense and should work out for you and the connection issue.
Putting the phone into CDMA only can help but I have found that doing this will often help for a little while but often look over to find it has no network at all, then I need to go into settings and re-register on the network to get it back online as to speak.
The best thing ever for you is to flash the ICS from Samfirmware and then do a wipe after that, start from scratch and you should be fine.
I would also do the cheapest assesment first and get a friends SIM card and try that network or try another one from your own network provider and see if that helps.....
Last thing, my galaxy tab 7.7 would not download from the market (Play store) even though I could do anything else on the internet and found a fix for it on XDA (Kings of Android) which was to remove the proxy and port from the network settings APN and leave them blank, dont forget to save before you close or they dont save at all.
Try these, they should get you running

HoRNDIS: USB tethering driver for Mac OS X

Hi!
I spent the last week or so working on a project that I call HoRNDIS (pronounce: "horrendous") -- a Mac OS X driver that allows you to use your Android phone's native USB tethering mode.
It's a kernel extension, and requires NO software installed on your phone, and NO background apps on your Mac; if your phone supports RNDIS tethering, you're good to go! To make you salivate a little more, it looks like this when it's running:
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If you're interested, give it a shot... you can grab it from my web site, and if you're so inclined, get the source on GitHub, too.
Let me know if it works for you!
joshua

This is awesome!
This works great on my VZW GS3. Seems more stable than wi-fi tethering. Easy to set up. Been looking for something like this for a while.

Hey, this works great! I've tried hundreds of tips for my SGS and none worked until this one. Thank you very much.
I have one question, though. I'd like to tether my phone WIFI connection to my Mac (not only the 3G connection). Is it possible with this kernel extension? I tried but it didn't work with the Wifi, only with 3G.
I don't know if this is not possible at all, even on Windows, or anything else.

rafaelperrone said:
I have one question, though. I'd like to tether my phone WIFI connection to my Mac (not only the 3G connection). Is it possible with this kernel extension? I tried but it didn't work with the Wifi, only with 3G.
I don't know if this is not possible at all, even on Windows, or anything else.
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At least on my Galaxy Nexus, that works. You might be able to do that with CM?
Not sure why you would want to do that, though...

This works fantastic on a Nexus 4 on 4.2. Anywhere I can donate a few bucks for beer money?

Works great on a TMo SGS3. Thank you!

This is awesome!

Fantastic. Works great on my Samsung Galaxy SII HD LTE (E120S).

i'm going to try this!! you are the man!!! thanks!!

Confirmed Working
On Sammy Galaxy S2 Skyrocket on CM10 (stable & latest nightly) and OSX 10.7.5.
If it doesn't work at first. Make sure you reboot your Mac and then give it time to connect with your Android.
Thanks for this! I hate using bluetooth for anything and I have found that hotspot really makes this particular phone get really hot. Should help out with that since it is not transmitting via Wi-FI hotspot, saving my components within the phone!
Thanks!

Works flawlessly with the Nexus 4 on the Three network (DC-HSDPA+). Received 8Mb/s d/l vs 1.2 Mb/s up. Very happy.

Hm..
Ive got a Desire HD running a port of CM10
Macbook Pro with Lion (and i doubt this is causing problems, but i have a linux partition that i installed a tonne of wireless drivers on to get it to work XD )
Anyhow, when my phone is plugged in, nothing pops up in settings or anything, i installed the Rel1 package and installed it a second time as it wasn't working. It still isn't working though :L
Also, i have the interface, 'Android Phone' alongside bluetooth, wifi etc.. but it doesn't have a data transfer icon, but a telephone icon?
Do you think this is due to port (CM10), my OS X version, or somehow connected to Linux (im not really sure how it could be, but I'm just putting it as I did have to spend a long time setting up wireless on it, and may have somehow messed up something on mac)

Thanks for the words of encouragement, everyone! I'm glad to hear that this is useful to people.
davedgd said:
This works fantastic on a Nexus 4 on 4.2. Anywhere I can donate a few bucks for beer money?
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Good to hear it works for you! I'm thinking that for this I'll take a similar policy to what I did in the days of the unrevoked project; if you found this software useful, you might want to consider donating to an organization that's been fighting for years to make it possible to do this kind of work: the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Fallon9111 said:
Ive got a Desire HD running a port of CM10
Macbook Pro with Lion (and i doubt this is causing problems, but i have a linux partition that i installed a tonne of wireless drivers on to get it to work XD )
Anyhow, when my phone is plugged in, nothing pops up in settings or anything, i installed the Rel1 package and installed it a second time as it wasn't working. It still isn't working though :L
Also, i have the interface, 'Android Phone' alongside bluetooth, wifi etc.. but it doesn't have a data transfer icon, but a telephone icon?
Do you think this is due to port (CM10), my OS X version, or somehow connected to Linux (im not really sure how it could be, but I'm just putting it as I did have to spend a long time setting up wireless on it, and may have somehow messed up something on mac)
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Can you try HoRNDIS-n1-test.pkg? I think that this is a similar issue to what I saw on a CM9 n1; that should fix things up for you. If that doesn't, can you file a bug in the issue tracker so I can help figure out what's going on here?
Thanks!

what is the advantage of this over PDANET?

Doesn't PDANET install actual software?
From running this, it is a kernel extension so it just works.... no need to really do any settings...
Mine just worked....
PDANET also costs doesn't it?
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onealvideo said:
Doesn't PDANET install actual software?
From running this, it is a kernel extension so it just works.... no need to really do any settings...
Mine just worked....
PDANET also costs doesn't it?
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pdanet costs for HTTPS sites....however the mac version doesnt.

This is completely free so that's the difference....
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onealvideo said:
This is completely free so that's the difference....
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Additionally, it doesn't require an 'emulation' IP stack on the phone side, so performance and compatibility may end up slightly better.

anyone know of a free sms agent?

New version should support CyanogenMod phones better (if it wasn't detecting your phone, try again), and properly complain on 32-bit kernel systems; I think this is stable enough to no longer be [BETA] (Mods, feel free to remove the [BETA] from the subject). Thanks for all the kind words from everyone.

Download booster works!!!!

As most you guys know the vzw galaxy s5 did not have download booster. i go my note 4 in this morning, it has download booster and it works!
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Yes it does!
Verizon aeems content to let the note line have aome of these features

crazed_z06 said:
Yes it does!
Verizon aeems content to let the note line have aome of these features
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What do you plan on doing with a Linux distribution on your phone? Have you tried CentOS? I'm using it right now for school in networking.
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Oh I was just trying to find a big file to download to test out the booster.
It seems to engage on file downloads and Ive seen it pop up during Play Store downloads..
It doesnt seem to engage when doing an ookla speedtest though.

lol OP you must have really old router or bad internet speed. I don't think I'll ever use this, I don't have unlimited data

bythe said:
lol OP you must have really old router or bad internet speed. I don't think I'll ever use this, I don't have unlimited data
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lol ya happens when live in small town and POS AT&T only home internet provider "6Mpbs" :crying: more like getting 1Mbps :X lols ,why i hope root soon or at least fox fi to work so use phone to tether.....;x

Jacob2kD said:
lol ya happens when live in small town and POS AT&T only home internet provider "6Mpbs" :crying: more like getting 1Mbps :X lols ,why i hope root soon or at least fox fi to work so use phone to tether.....;x
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Sorry to hear that, hopefully At&t will roll out their 1gb internet in your town soon.

When downloading a file over 30MB my download booster will turn on for a split second then turn off, the file will then download via wifi only. Any ideas why?

bythe said:
lol OP you must have really old router or bad internet speed. I don't think I'll ever use this, I don't have unlimited data
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download booster is not for those who have slow internet or at least not ONLY for those with slow internet
I mean are you for real? wifi speed + 4G data speeds giving you ultra fast downloads to get 1gb to 2gb games on the playstore is a god send EVEN if you did have great internet speed
i just saw a guy download a 2gb 'grand theftu auto SA ' game on youtube USING both wifi and the speed booster and in less then a few minutes he had already over 700mbs downloaded, now thats great for a mobile device
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theoretically said:
When downloading a file over 30MB my download booster will turn on for a split second then turn off, the file will then download via wifi only. Any ideas why?
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i've been using a iphone for years and trying to learn android and even as a noob i know why (at least i think i know i do lol) its happening
you have "smart network switch' on (and it even TELLS YOU what it does) it will switch between wifi and data to give you a nice stable internet connection
if you turn on 'download booster' it will help in files that are 30mb and large, and it states it recommends on turning off 'download via wifi only' (which i think the option comes up when you download stuff off playstore) to me 30mb is not necessary for the booster thats a waste of data since mobile data is expensive
i'd use it if the app/game is over 1g/2gb since it'll shorten wait times

IT never DIDNT work...

You ruined approx 512 mb of data for this test ??

Wifi Tether Router working with tweaks

wanted to report that the 'Wifi Tether Router' app is working for me. had to tweak default settings per the developer:
Interface wlan0
Method 3 - HostApd
Encryption wpa2-psk
Channel 1
Drivers nl80211
"HostApd Patch" <- CHECKED
"No Firmware Reload" <- UNCHECKED
"No Disable WiFi" <- CHECKED (ONLY if you can't see the WiFi Network)
There is a bit of delay after first connecting to the hotspot; got a 'no internet connection' but after 30 seconds or so it connected.
Also, the app displays 'loading' at times, which freezes the interface. If you hit the running app key (bottom left button) and go back
into the app, it is responsive again.

Thanks, worked well. Had to check disable wifi box for network to be visible.

Didn't work for me...then it did!
cubanBword said:
Thanks, worked well. Had to check disable wifi box for network to be visible.
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Re-installed, tried this. Still nothing. Was just going to ask for help and tried it again (a couple days later)... boom. Works. Not sure what needed reset either on my computer or phone...but the above is correect. Dev suggested I uncheck HostApd Patch. I did that prior as well and kept it that way. ALL WORKS.

mine is working fine with HostApd unchecked and was on channel 11 (I thought I had it on 1). Also, I find I need to have something other than the default SSID and password for the any of the clients to connect.
The biggest issue is my Surface Pro is switching the the limited connectivity (IP 169.xxx.xxx.xx). I think this has to do more with the phone switch between 3G and LTE, which use to not be an issue.
My only disappointment is that the do not broadcast SSID does not seem work on the Note 4; it didn't work on the Note 2 either.

cknicker said:
wanted to report that the 'Wifi Tether Router' app is working for me. had to tweak default settings per the developer:
Interface wlan0
Method 3 - HostApd
Encryption wpa2-psk
Channel 1
Drivers nl80211
"HostApd Patch" <- CHECKED
"No Firmware Reload" <- UNCHECKED
"No Disable WiFi" <- CHECKED (ONLY if you can't see the WiFi Network)
There is a bit of delay after first connecting to the hotspot; got a 'no internet connection' but after 30 seconds or so it connected.
Also, the app displays 'loading' at times, which freezes the interface. If you hit the running app key (bottom left button) and go back
into the app, it is responsive again.
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Only thing I did was install Galaxy tools(Must be rooted) click unlock native hotspot rebooted and everything works

Galaxy tools? Is from playstore? I found Galaxy toolbox. I would like to get this. Thanks
AS FOR ME.....GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH

cknicker said:
wanted to report that the 'Wifi Tether Router' app is working for me. had to tweak default settings per the developer:
Interface wlan0
Method 3 - HostApd
Encryption wpa2-psk
Channel 1
Drivers nl80211
"HostApd Patch" <- CHECKED
"No Firmware Reload" <- UNCHECKED
"No Disable WiFi" <- CHECKED (ONLY if you can't see the WiFi Network)
There is a bit of delay after first connecting to the hotspot; got a 'no internet connection' but after 30 seconds or so it connected.
Also, the app displays 'loading' at times, which freezes the interface. If you hit the running app key (bottom left button) and go back
into the app, it is responsive again.
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I'm rooted, what app do I need to have wifi tethering?

The app name is 'Wifi Tether Router' on the App store. It's 3$ as i remember.

llawen said:
Galaxy tools? Is from playstore? I found Galaxy toolbox. I would like to get this. Thanks
AS FOR ME.....GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
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I believe they removed it from playstore I can give you apk if you'd like

llawen said:
galaxy tools? Is from playstore? I found galaxy toolbox. I would like to get this. Thanks
as for me.....give me liberty or give me death
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NOT TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR THREAD SOMEONE ASKED
THIS NEEDS ROOT Enable Native Hotspot reboot enjoy
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With Galaxy Tools and Root, do I still need to the Router app?

Serren said:
With Galaxy Tools and Root, do I still need to the Router app?
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Nope. You only need one of them for WiFi hotspot.
GalaxyTools from what I read, also gives other things you can do your phone. WiFi Tether Router is just for WiFi hotspot and is a paid app, where as GT is free. I don't know how well GT developers in maintaining the app for bugs and updates, but WTR are active; you don't see to many bug updates because it's fairly mature app, but they do update it fairly quickly for Android updates or some new devices.

Serren said:
With Galaxy Tools and Root, do I still need to the Router app?
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NO just hit the button reboot and enjoy
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lovekeiiy said:
Nope. You only need one of them for WiFi hotspot.
GalaxyTools from what I read, also gives other things you can do your phone. WiFi Tether Router is just for WiFi hotspot and is a paid app, where as GT is free. I don't know how well GT developers in maintaining the app for bugs and updates, but WTR are active; you don't see to many bug updates because it's fairly mature app, but they do update it fairly quickly for Android updates or some new devices.
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The updates for GT are terrific they have the latest phones in mind ie Note 4 edge ect bottom line user preference pay don't pay or find another way

I've used both and like both, but for different reasons.
Wifi Tether
Is a paid app, but cheap @ $3.00
Works great and stays updated.
Only wireless hotspot, no USB tethering
I've used it over one year, not one issue
GalaxyTools 4 root user
Free - 0 dollars
Works great and stays updated
Can use the USB tethering
Find it on Google Play Store (search for: idone)
I've used it for a month now and not issues as of yet.

Uniquebarbee said:
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No prob; Thanks for the link to 'Galaxy Tools'. I'm going to give that a try and see if it works better than the WiFi Tether Router' app. It seems nicer that it is using the native hotspot. I couldn't seem to connect Chromecast to the Wifi Tether app so maybe that will work with the Galaxy Tools approach. (Streaming movies via Chromecast to my TV with Chromecast has alot of halts and pauses with the Android playstore movies so I want to try hooking Chromecast to my Note's wifi rather than my home Wifi.)

cknicker said:
... I couldn't seem to connect Chromecast to the Wifi Tether app so maybe that will work with the Galaxy Tools approach. ... I want to try hooking Chromecast to my Note's wifi rather than my home Wifi.)
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I've done this with the NoteII using WiFi Tether Router. The trick, the Note becomes the router. It's no longer a client of the network; I know it's odd since you can still do internet activity, but it has no IP with the network you created with the hotspot. So, you need a another device to setup up the Chromecast such as another Andriod Mobile device or laptop. Then you need to use that device to be able to choose things to stream to it.
My initial thoughts, this will remain the case with GalaxyTools.
I was able to sling BBC iPlayer to the Chromecast for a bit. But something happened and my VPN app and WiFi Tether don't play nice together at the same time on the same device. Maybe this is not the case with GalaxyTools.

Is this still working for everyone? I have tried galaxy tools and it will not get the native app to work. It keeps sending me to Call sprint to add the hot spot capability.
I have also tried wifi tether router and no matter what recommended tweaks i have used, its not broadcasting.
Any ideas? did the latest minor update from sprint mess this up?
Edit: Rooted Sprint Note 4.4.4

I've used both, and they both work.
GalaxyTools requires you to go to the setup through GT and for the initial launch. It's probably a good idea to launch through it every time.
WiFi Tether Router:
interface: wlan0
method: 3-HostApd
drivers: nl80211
WiFi mode: WiFi - G (I've never tried N)
Channel: 1
Oddly enough, I found the settings that worked best were the exact same settings that I use the Galaxy Note 2.
In addition, I could have sworn that app was updated to have detect and set the settings for the Galaxy Note 4. You may want to try to uninstall, reboot phone, and reinstall.
I also found I needed to set SSID, password and encyrption type. The default and no encryption didn't work. I also found the do not broadcast SSID caused the clients not to connect.
I don't know if it was needed, but if you're going to use these kind of tools, it's usually a good idea to install BusyBox. A lot of people use the Linux applettes/tools for their applications. There's a free version. v1.22.1-stericson is working for me; I've use other versions that borked WiFI Tether Router, TrevE Mods WiFi Thether (on the GN2).
Don't forget to reboot after making changes in the WTR configuration. I find not everything takes till after a reboot. I also assume you granted permission to whatever SuperUser application you're using. The app does not root access.

My tether works after root and im on nk2 and i didnt have to use galaxytool

Uniquebarbee said:
NOT TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR THREAD SOMEONE ASKED
THIS NEEDS ROOT Enable Native Hotspot reboot enjoy
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i tried this app, it rebooted and nothing happened
edit: nm, tried it again, and it works. thanks guys!