Anyone else download quick settings and notice LED flashlight and wifi tethering work?
Edit: Apparently while SSID does broadcast wifi tethering doesn't provide internet access.
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JoshHart said:
Anyone else download quick settings and notice LED flashlight and wifi tethering work?
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Does it really??? Post a pic or vid
Pic 1 - LED Flashlight
Pic 2 - Quick Settings Enable Hotspot
Pic 3 - Click Hotspot to set Access Point
Pic 4 - Access Point seen by my laptop
Good find!
Not quite perfect yet, though. I was able to turn on the Hotspot and connect, but unfortunately I couldn't actually connect to the internet from my laptop once I was connected.
tried it, didn't work, nice fake though...
Not sure which part I'm "Faking". You have to go to settings and change flashlight to LED instead of screen, for access point if you're using windows 7 make sure its set as a home network not public and try changing the SSID name.
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Running Vista, I connect fine to the phone, but nothing is routed beyond the phone unfortunately. Look forward to seeing this work, though. Nice simple fix to an annoying limitation.
JoshHart said:
Not sure which part I'm "Faking". You have to go to settings and change flashlight to LED instead of screen, for access point if you're using windows 7 make sure its set as a home network not public and try changing the SSID name.
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Sorry, I take back what I said. I thought you were faking the pics for wifi by using another phone. on another note, linux does not see the wifi tether. but win 7 does. very odd...
I tried connecting my computer to the hotspot but the phone doesn't give out an IP address and there aren't settings on the phone to change it. Seems like tmobile change the stock build, eh?
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tekkaman_01 said:
Sorry, I take back what I said. I thought you were faking the pics for wifi by using another phone. on another note, linux does not see the wifi tether. but win 7 does. very odd...
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Are you actually able to get onto the internet on Windows 7? Or just connect to the hotspot? My only Windows 7 computer Doesn't have Wifi, so I have no easy way to test that.
I can't connect to the internet either tried a few things but you're right nothin comes through, ah well I was more excited about the flashlight anyways
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kludgineer said:
Are you actually able to get onto the internet on Windows 7? Or just connect to the hotspot? My only Windows 7 computer Doesn't have Wifi, so I have no easy way to test that.
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just connect to the hotspot, the phone does not give out an ip
as for the LED flashlight the Power Control plus widget lets you do that, I would have said something earlier but thought it was common knowledge.
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Pic 1 - LED Flashlight
Pic 2 - Quick Settings Enable Hotspot
Pic 3 - Click Hotspot to set Access Point
Pic 4 - Access Point seen by my laptop
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Great find. You can actually download nexus one led flashlight from the market. It comes with a handy widget for turning the led on or off. That will take care of having to open quick settings to switch between screen flashlight or led flashlight.
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N1 Torch works
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when connected to the wifi on your phone do an ipconfig /all on computer, and post results for wireless network adapter
Perhaps you have to check APN type under mobile networks.
My nexus one shows "default,supl,MMS" (no quoation nor spaces)
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So internet sharing and DHCP are disabled as well.
I'll have to check out quick settings. I tried wifi tether for root with no luck. Saw some errors in the logcat for missing files, but think they are missing on my G1 too. I haven't dug too much into it yet.
-oldsk00lz
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oldsk00lz said:
I'll have to check out quick settings. I tried wifi tether for root with no luck.
-oldsk00lz
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Remember the wifi tether for root won't work until this device gets rooted. Try a hotspot app and see if the connected devices can surf the internet.
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My friend has a phone but its not turned on i have a rooted hero running cm6 i got the wireless tether app can he get on if i turn on the wireless tether app from my hero
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You will be able to get a wifi connection on the phone - you wont be able to call or text - so basically its like an ipod touch -
and he can only connect to your hero if he's using one of the last few nightlies when they turned on the ability to connect to ad-hoc. Normally, an android device cannot connect to an ad hoc network.
raymond4 said:
My friend has a phone but its not turned on i have a rooted hero running cm6 i got the wireless tether app can he get on if i turn on the wireless tether app from my hero
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Have you heard of punctuation? I'd love to help but I have no idea what you're asking.
EDIT: It appears you're asking if another person can connect to your Hero using their phone. That's only possible if their phone supports connecting to Ad Hoc wireless points.
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Have you heard of punctuation? I'd love to help but I have no idea what you're asking.
EDIT: It appears you're asking if another person can connect to your Hero using their phone. That's only possible if their phone supports connecting to Ad Hoc wireless points.
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Along those lines, does a kernel exist that supports WiFi tether in AP mode on the Hero200?
no drivers to allow that. If your friend is running froyo or eclair (doesn't work on all phones), he can use the wpa_supplicant from this thread. Then he can connect to ad-hoc
I am not home i will try it thanks
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I am new to android..my coworkers and I would really love to have wifi in the office....but not twenty a month.is it possible to get around this?
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Of course! Just root your phone (search "z4root" [on XDA] for the easy way), and then install Android Wireless Tether from the market.
I would say do what was mentioned but instead download Barnacle Wifi Tether.
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Barnacle is an ad hoc setup and some devices have a hard time tethering with it. Wireless Tether is far superior especially with its latest update which allows a better truer connection than ad hoc.
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Barnacle is an ad hoc setup and some devices have a hard time tethering with it. Wireless Tether is far superior especially with its latest update which allows a better truer connection than ad hoc.
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Barnacle worked great on my D1, but I've never got it working consistently on my DX. Wireless Tether on the other hand works every time.
I use both barnacle and wireless tether. I did a bunch of speed tests and wireless does fair a bit better. I get about 8% faster dl speeds with wireless 2.6 vs 2.4 and the latency was about twice as quick, 135 vs 250. Up is about the same regardless which i use.
I also have issues with some devices not seeing barnacle, my laptop sees it fine while my desktop does not.
However with wireless tether my connections stalls out sometimes when my phone sleeps, it happens occasionally with barnacle but not nearly as often. So for me I use barnacle when streaming movies from Netflix or hulu and wireless tether the rest of the time.
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I would also suggest wireless tether as it now supports infrastructure mode.
Dont have to root, just turn on 3g then toggle on airplane mode then toggle it back off, free tethering!!
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they are both basically the same thing but wireless tether now supports infrastructure mode! so now its more like a router than a wireless hotspot app. and i dont think z4root is on the market, so here is a link. download it from your phone and use astro to navigate to download and install it.
when you open the link it will automatically download. http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=446145&d=1290341328
The5ickne55 said:
I am new to android..my coworkers and I would really love to have wifi in the office....but not twenty a month.is it possible to get around this?
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Hmmm this seems like a "trolling" post to me...
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Just use TBH's mobile hotspot patcher..its better than wireless tether
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infamous702 said:
Just use TBH's mobile hotspot patcher..its better than wireless tether
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The TBH hack is the same as the new Wireless Tether, they both have infrastructure. Wireless Tether is no longer ad hoc.
There is a wired tether aswell if you prefer to use a usb connection. Avaible AFTER your phone is rooted of course
I use the wifi tether app daily. Will post it when I'm not driving or I remember.
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Been using pdanet for sometime now with no problems @ all....Rooted DX, Fission 2.6.1.
Hotspot Connect:
1. Start mobile VZW hotspot app.
2. Dial funky code *#*#4636#*#* (Testing screen will appear)
3. Tap Phone Information
4. Scroll down and Press the turn off radio button
5. Press it again to turn radio on
6. Connect to hotspot with Computer
7. Use Internet
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Hotspot Connect:
1. Start mobile VZW hotspot app.
2. Dial funky code *#*#4636#*#* (Testing screen will appear)
3. Tap Phone Information
4. Scroll down and Press the turn off radio button
5. Press it again to turn radio on
6. Connect to hotspot with Computer
7. Use Internet
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Is that a joke?
coolguy71261 said:
Is that a joke?
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No, I've seen it posted before and from what I've heard it works. But I just use wireless tether or barnacle from the market.
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Hotspot Connect:
1. Start mobile VZW hotspot app.
2. Dial funky code *#*#4636#*#* (Testing screen will appear)
3. Tap Phone Information
4. Scroll down and Press the turn off radio button
5. Press it again to turn radio on
6. Connect to hotspot with Computer
7. Use Internet
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I actually tried a variant of this, posted on the first page of this thread, where you open hotspot tether then turn airplane mode on then off. I'm able to keep the hotspot connection going, but it isn't working with my computer. It recognizes the phone but shows a big red X going from my computer to the Internet.
I'm only posting this because I'm wondering if something might have changed recently that the functionality has been blocked.
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Been using pdanet for sometime now with no problems @ all....Rooted DX, Fission 2.6.1.
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PDA.NET seems to be the only one that keeps a constance speed. You can tether with USB or Bluetooth. I perfer it of all the other wifi thethers. The wifi one's speed seem to drop after 5 mins or so of using.
My WiFi has suddenly stopped connecting to hotspots. It works just fine at home but for some reason it won't connect to the Starbucks next door to my work. Any help would be greatly appreciated
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try downloading the advanced wifi configurator. or when u connect, go to your browser and accept the terms and conditions (usually hotspots have a simple page that lists the conditions, once u accept you will be able to use the internet)
mcazares7 said:
My WiFi has suddenly stopped connecting to hotspots. It works just fine at home but for some reason it won't connect to the Starbucks next door to my work. Any help would be greatly appreciated
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What r u running on your phone at the moment, ROMS or Sony Ericsson firmware? That will help me and others what your problem is.
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I'm using wolfbreak CM 6.1.3 v06. The only problem is that my WiFi symbol doesn't show up & when I go in the browser it doesn't take me to the page to accept the terms. So I use my data from my ATT plan. Sometimes it works & sometimes I keep seeing a pop-up saying WiFi autofix when I can't connect
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I'm using wolfbreak CM 6.1.3 v06. The only problem is that my WiFi symbol doesn't show up & when I go in the browser it doesn't take me to the page to accept the terms. So I use my data from my ATT plan. Sometimes it works & sometimes I keep seeing a pop-up saying WiFi autofix when I can't connect
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Do u blade wifi fix on your ROM?
that might work.
Also, have u tried connecting through the wifi part of settings and search for a new connection. This might seem dumb bit try that. Not just letting the phone connect itself.
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I do have the blade WiFi fix. I've tried connecting every way possible but still no luck. It now shows the WiFi icon in my status bar & it also says I'm connected to the Starbucks WiFi but when I open the browser it says I'm not connected.
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I do have the blade WiFi fix. I've tried connecting every way possible but still no luck. It now shows the WiFi icon in my status bar & it also says I'm connected to the Starbucks WiFi but when I open the browser it says I'm not connected.
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Blade comes with the Rom.
To OP, try a different browser.
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Tried a different browser, same problem. I really don't know wats goin on or how to fix it. Any other ideas??
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so when you go to settings>wireless & networks>wifi settings, is the box next to wifi checked? and if yes does it show any available networks? If its off how does it respond when you check the box to turn it on. More details would help people solve your problem.
If its just turned off and you need to turn it back on manually everytime just put a power control widget on one of your home screens to turn it off/on easier.
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wifi is turned on on my phone. when i got into wifi settings and look at the available access points, it says im connected to the starbucks hotspot. but when i open my browser(default browser, firefox) it says page cannot be displayed cuz i aint connected. ive tried everything i can think of. ive turned off the wifi then turned it back on, rebooted the phone, tried different settings. i just dont know why it wont connect to the starbucks hotspot next door to my work anymore. it works perfectly fine at home.
Thanks for all the help but I figured out it is the Starbucks that has the problem. I can't connect my ipod or laptop. I'm just happy its not my phone. But thanks again for all the tips
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Hey all, just updated to cm7 (jt, you are my hero). I was wondering what I need to download for tethering. I tried using the old wifi_tether app I had from froyo and what not but it does not seem to be working. Any ideas?
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Barnacle works if all you need is ad hoc (tethering a windows machine), but I haven't found anything that will do access point.
You don't need to download anything... it's built in. Go to: Settings --> Wireless and networks --> Tethering and portable hotspot
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etho201 said:
You don't need to download anything... it's built in. Go to: Settings --> Wireless and networks --> Tethering and portable hotspot
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Yes, it's there, but doesn't work on my phone. Have you successfully tethered with it?
I use barnacle as well and it works great on my laptop running windows 7 and I have never had any issues with wireless devices and ad-hoc I let friends from work pull from my wifi all the time, maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones
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I can verify that my computer at least recognizes the portable hotspot but I did not try to connect to it. Will try tomorrow and will report back.
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jami2976 said:
I use barnacle as well and it works great on my laptop running windows 7 and I have never had any issues with wireless devices and ad-hoc I let friends from work pull from my wifi all the time, maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones
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The issue arises if you're trying to tether an android tablet. They won't use ad hoc out of the box.
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I can verify that my computer at least recognizes the portable hotspot but I did not try to connect to it. Will try tomorrow and will report back.
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I'll be anxious to hear the results.
Got barnacle working! Thanks guys
woolster22 said:
Hey all, just updated to cm7 (jt, you are my hero). I was wondering what I need to download for tethering. I tried using the old wifi_tether app I had from froyo and what not but it does not seem to be working. Any ideas?
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Android WIFI Tether should works great for me. I am able to do the wpasuplicant authentication again as well. This app is no longer in the android market so you will have to download direct from the source. There is an updated beta version which does work in CM7 7/17 release.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta2.apk&can=2&q=
No offense, but I feel Barnacle is crap. It is one of the only WIFI tether apps that is unable to do WPA authentication. WEP can be cracked in under 5 minutes with open source tools which leaves you vulnerable to man in the middle attacks. The CM7 hotspot even does WPA.
I have looked around and have not seen a rom that has bluetooth tethering working. I am wanting this to use with the galaxy gear.
Any ideas?
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I have looked around and have not seen a rom that has bluetooth tethering working. I am wanting this to use with the galaxy gear.
Any ideas?
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nevermind. Got it figured out.
Turn off wifi,
turn on BT tether
turn on BT tether on GG
get on internet.
monadzback said:
nevermind. Got it figured out.
Turn off wifi,
turn on BT tether
turn on BT tether on GG
get on internet.
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Hey can you elaborate on this? I'm on Beans ROM and here's what I tried:
1) Turn off wifi.
2) *Enable bluetooth w/ visibility, add device from Windows 8 device manager, then disable bluetooth
3) Turn on BT tether from Settings - More Settings - Tethering
4) Right click BT icon in quick tray of Windows 8, click Join a Personal Area Network, right click the Note 3 and select Connect Using - Direct Connection.
What happens to me is that it says Connection Successful, and then immediately disconnects and shows a black timer on the Note 3 icon in Windows 8, then says the phone is offline in the bottom status bar. Anytime I try to connect it does that same. Maybe something with drivers? Thanks,
Nila
For it to work for me I had to disable tether provisioning. Try that then reboot and see if it works.
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NinjaPerv said:
For it to work for me I had to disable tether provisioning. Try that then reboot and see if it works.
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I performed the same set of steps as above but without checking the Blue Tooth Tethering option and it still does the same thing on 2 computers. Connect for half a second, shows the device is being setup, and then just goes to not being connected right away. Anyway thanks.
Nila
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I performed the same set of steps as above but without checking the Blue Tooth Tethering option and it still does the same thing on 2 computers. Connect for half a second, shows the device is being setup, and then just goes to not being connected right away. Anyway thanks.
Nila
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did u try disabling tether provisioning? its an option in one of the xposed apps. I think I found it in winam but I could be mistakin. that was how I finally got it to work
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