Is it possible to tether a smartphone to a Nexus 7 for internet - other than WiFi or Bluetooth? I want to have a physical connection for specific purposes, and NOT a wireless one.
The idea is that my Nexus 7 is permanently mounted in my vehicle and all I have to do is pop in my truck, dock my phone, and use Tasker to automate everything. There are a multitude of reasons why I CANNOT tether the two over WiFi or Bluetooth.
There are a million apps to connect a smartphone to a PC or MAC via USB, but none that I know of to connect a phone to a tablet. Thanks for any help guys. When I resolve this final issue I'll be able to start my new project.
PHONE
Droid RAZR MAXX HD
9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US
4.1.1 (rooted)
TABLET
Nexus 7
4.2.1 (rooted // BL unlocked)
EDIT 14FEB2013: I think I may have found what I'm looking for. It's called PPP Widget in the Play Store . Will update when my OTG cable arrives next week. draisberghofDOTde/android/pppwidget.html
POPE3909 said:
Is it possible to tether a smartphone to a Nexus 7 for internet - other than WiFi or Bluetooth? I want to have a physical connection for specific purposes, and NOT a wireless one.
The idea is that my Nexus 7 is permanently mounted in my vehicle and all I have to do is pop in my truck, dock my phone, and use Tasker to automate everything. There are a multitude of reasons why I CANNOT tether the two over WiFi or Bluetooth.
There are a million apps to connect a smartphone to a PC or MAC via USB, but none that I know of to connect a phone to a tablet. Thanks for any help guys. When I resolve this final issue I'll be able to start my new project.
PHONE
Droid RAZR MAXX HD
9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US
4.1.1 (rooted)
TABLET
Nexus 7
4.2.1 (rooted // BL unlocked)
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I'm unsure, but a USB OTG cable and USB Tethering might help you with that...
ShadowEO said:
I'm unsure, but a USB OTG cable and USB Tethering might help you with that...
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Thanks for the reply - it is much appreciated. I am aware that there are many tethering apps that take advantage of USB tethering, but my question is how would I go about tethering the phone to the tablet?
[Q] ［HELP］ Nexus 7 3g bluetooth tethering (as a host) to another android device
Dear all
I have got two devices:
Nexus 7 3g (2012), system 4.4 KRT16S, and it is rooted and as taughted by a post in this forum, I flashed a zip file to enable WIFI and bluetooth tethering.
Another device is Nexus 5
I want to make N7 as a host or say modem to share its internet connection to N5.
I want to use bluetooth tethering because it saves battery. What I did is paired N7 and N5, and on N7 in "settings"-"Tethering and hotspot", I enabled bluetooth tethering.
But on N5, in bluetooth, I click paired Nesus 7 icon, there is no profile icon, and no use for internet access check box.
Does any one how to make it work?
I know how to use a phone as host and let N7 to access internet via phone. It works well. But I really need to make N7 as a host and use bluetooth tethering.
Thank you very much!
Please help.
Has anyone successfully did this? Thanks a lot!
I also tried with another device, after paired with nexus 7, it also cannot see bluetooth profile where we can enable internet sharing.
sai21 said:
I also tried with another device, after paired with nexus 7, it also cannot see bluetooth profile where we can enable internet sharing.
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Does anyone know how to do this? Thank you very much.
I need to get ethernet working on my Nexus 10 for a project I am doing, for various reasons there is no WiFi available in the building.
It looks like the Ethernet option was removed at some point - I currently have 4.4 running but have tried 4.3 and 4.22 - neither has the Ethernet options appearing - is it possible to get 4.1 running on the Nexus 10? Or is there a better way of getting Ethernet to work (obviously I have a Micro USB to Ethernet adaptor connected to the device but without any options appearing in the device settings this is not going to work)
Thanks in advance for any help or advice
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I need to get ethernet working on my Nexus 10 for a project I am doing, for various reasons there is no WiFi available in the building.
It looks like the Ethernet option was removed at some point - I currently have 4.4 running but have tried 4.3 and 4.22 - neither has the Ethernet options appearing - is it possible to get 4.1 running on the Nexus 10? Or is there a better way of getting Ethernet to work (obviously I have a Micro USB to Ethernet adaptor connected to the device but without any options appearing in the device settings this is not going to work)
Thanks in advance for any help or advice
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I have been using an Ethernet adapter on my Nexus 10 with Android 4.1 through 4.4.2, here is a link to a review I wrote on the adapter I am using. The post includes some general Ethernet/Android information with the full thread containing other useful comments.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2238840
A couple of things of note:
- Android ' s generic Ethernet drivers only work with specific chip sets
- With some ROMs you need to toggle WiFi off before the Ethernet adapter gets used
Good luck
Ethernet Adaptor Nexus 10
3DSammy said:
I have been using an Ethernet adapter on my Nexus 10 with Android 4.1 through 4.4.2, here is a link to a review I wrote on the adapter I am using. The post includes some general Ethernet/Android information with the full thread containing other useful comments.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2238840
A couple of things of note:
- Android ' s generic Ethernet drivers only work with specific chip sets
- With some ROMs you need to toggle WiFi off before the Ethernet adapter gets used
Good luck
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Thanks 3DSammy - I have ordered the adaptor from Amazon and I will let you know how I get on
Update - Ethernet Nexus 10
My adaptor arrived today and I am pleased to say it worked straight out of the box so thank you very much for your help and advice
Hi people
So I bought the tegra note 7 recently, before discovering that a 4G LTE version was on the way. So I wanted to know if there was any way to make voice calls with this tablet using an external USB dongle and my sim. My USB OTG cable is in transit as of now so I'm not sure even if the tablet supports external dongles.
Any and all help is appreciated.
P.S. this is my first thread post here. (and I'm not very smart with such stuff)
Plz help.
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Hi people
So I bought the tegra note 7 recently, before discovering that a 4G LTE version was on the way. So I wanted to know if there was any way to make voice calls with this tablet using an external USB dongle and my sim. My USB OTG cable is in transit as of now so I'm not sure even if the tablet supports external dongles.
Any and all help is appreciated.
P.S. this is my first thread post here. (and I'm not very smart with such stuff)
Plz help.
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The Note certainly has a microphone because there is a built in voice recorder. You can't see the voice recorder in the app tray, but it's on the tablet (I stumbled upon it after I installed Nova Launcher then was looking at what shortcuts/actions I could assign to the dock).
As for using a USB dongle with OTG, I haven't tried it because I have a MiFi. Perhaps someone else can chip in...
C'mon guys...help a newbie
M prepared to compromise now... ..i think 'tablet talk' will suit me and sync and transfer all my calls and texts from me cell to tab over wifi direct or bluetooth but if some one could suggest a free alternative for it?
i need something to transfer all my calls and texts to my tab and vice versa...possibly over bluetooth.
Hi all
I recently ordered a Xtron 10.1" head unit. TE103AP
Question is , how does the internet dongle work on the unit?
Yes it plug in to USB , but does it just make a WiFi hotspot and I connect the radio to it via WiFi, or does it have a app like on a PC. Where the internet works trough the USB with a app , so you can see the signal strength and USSD codes to check data balance.
Hope someone has used this and can help me. I dont want to order a dongle if its just a WiFi hotspot.
Thanx
On this unit with DSP https://androidautoshop.com/2-din-s...32gb-entertainment-system.html#/26-map-europe
i just connected the 4G modem and it worked. automatically. On xtrons you might need to connecto to it by wifi
I have been in contact with xtrons support and they said wifi only
I'm not sure if that is an android (rom) limitation or a usb stick limitation
When connecting the dongle to computer, the driver software gives you option to change it from wifi to usb. The driver remembers the setting, but the stick defaults to wifi when plug into another machine
Going to do some more testing with other 3g and 4g sticks and also see if can change the default on the stick
I was also disappointed to find it only worked as hotspot. I was hoping to try and setup as dongle for data and wifi for odb
I did some testing with another 4g usb and it was detected as a modem (or whatever it is). Had to use an app from the play store to modify the apn though. As previously found with these type of headunits, the usb is underpowered and I found the usb device would lose power after a minute or two and then reconnect (also had usb dab and 4gdong001 plugged in at same time)
Brendo said:
I did some testing with another 4g usb and it was detected as a modem (or whatever it is). Had to use an app from the play store to modify the apn though. As previously found with these type of headunits, the usb is underpowered and I found the usb device would lose power after a minute or two and then reconnect (also had usb dab and 4gdong001 plugged in at same time)
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Which other 4G USB dongle did you use?
Which Play store app did you use to configure it?
Did you manage to make it run stable and not get lost after 1-2 minutes?
Cheers!
I had the same issue.Was not able to get my Huawei 4G dongle working on my Xtrons device..
That is why I am now using a spare phone I had. I installed the app Automate and made a new Flow.
Phone is now connected to the unit by USB. And every time I start thecar,USB gets power. Then the phone is triggers by Automate to start Hotspot.
That way my Xtrons unit as Wifi connection..Works great
4G dongle
Brendo said:
I have been in contact with xtrons support and they said wifi only
I'm not sure if that is an android (rom) limitation or a usb stick limitation
When connecting the dongle to computer, the driver software gives you option to change it from wifi to usb. The driver remembers the setting, but the stick defaults to wifi when plug into another machine
Going to do some more testing with other 3g and 4g sticks and also see if can change the default on the stick
I was also disappointed to find it only worked as hotspot. I was hoping to try and setup as dongle for data and wifi for odb
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Hey bud the 4G dongle is a modem the back slides out and a simcard goes in. It gives you two different sizes options small and large if you look properly. It may look like it just plugs into a USB port but the back does slide of. Hope this helps.
Also once you plug it into your Extrons android head unit you have to go to internet settings select the 4G dongle then put on the security codes writing on the back of the dongle. Make sure you have credit on your simcard or it won't work.
Your Extrons android head unit should have a built-in WiFi antenna for internet hot spot or your WiFi at your house. There's different ways you can connect the internet to your android head unit. You can even Shere your phone WiFi data to it by pairing your phone and by making your phone act as a modern.. you will have to find your phone through the head unit maybe instead of the other way round to make that way work. I find the 4G dongle easier to connect than rather trying to use my phone as a modem.
Just download PPP Widget from PlayStore, work a charm with Huawei 4G Dongles.
What SIM card/provider is useable in the U.S.?
wayneJG said:
Hey bud the 4G dongle is a modem the back slides out and a simcard goes in. It gives you two different sizes options small and large if you look properly. It may look like it just plugs into a USB port but the back does slide of. Hope this helps.
Also once you plug it into your Extrons android head unit you have to go to internet settings select the 4G dongle then put on the security codes writing on the back of the dongle. Make sure you have credit on your simcard or it won't work.
Your Extrons android head unit should have a built-in WiFi antenna for internet hot spot or your WiFi at your house. There's different ways you can connect the internet to your android head unit. You can even Shere your phone WiFi data to it by pairing your phone and by making your phone act as a modern.. you will have to find your phone through the head unit maybe instead of the other way round to make that way work. I find the 4G dongle easier to connect than rather trying to use my phone as a modem.
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Just been trying to figure out what provider to use here In the states to get my 4g dongle to work on my 10.1
This 4gdong001 works as lte modem in Europe? My ones says service restricted when i try to start the 4g connection into band 20 or 3!
On my case I just cloned my SIM as I have a very good data plan (30GB) and bought a small usb 4g modem (Alcatel Mw40v), I just have to turn on the wifi hotspot when at the car and the my head unit connects automatically (Atoto M6). The router disconnects when unused for some time to save the battery.
Mine does have an app but I don't really need it, I just used it for the initial configuration, been there for more than 6months now and works wonderfully (I use music stream a lot).
Dongle is working intermittently
Hello Guys,
I am new here and I have an issue with a dongle stick on a Android 8.0 head unit.
I have a Huawei 3g dongle that I want o use it at an Dasaita Android head unit. I connected the dongle and it worked fine without doing any configuration. It worked fine for one day, the next day it didn't connect to internet. I unplug and plug it in again , the dongle's led is flashing but is not connecting. What could be the cause? Thanks for helping and sorry if the question was already asked.
Daniel-sun said:
Hello Guys,
I am new here and I have an issue with a dongle stick on a Android 8.0 head unit.
I have a Huawei 3g dongle that I want o use it at an Dasaita Android head unit. I connected the dongle and it worked fine without doing any configuration. It worked fine for one day, the next day it didn't connect to internet. I unplug and plug it in again , the dongle's led is flashing but is not connecting. What could be the cause? Thanks for helping and sorry if the question was already asked.
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Strange Head unit and 4G doungle......
I think everybody had an issue.... One day everthink is working fine, and the next day nothing working....
More useres bought a USB modedm, with wifi hot spot. Set the doungle with PC. Connect the Doungle to head unit. If it is connected fine, use Modem, if not connected connect with Wifi....
WiFi dongles require expensive data plan
The issue I have with using a 4G WiFi hotspot instead of a real 4G dongle, is that I can't set the WiFi connection to 'metered'. Most apps will only do certain tasks through WiFi, to save cellular data. Podcasts, Play Store updates, offline maps, etc. can all be configured to use WiFi only.
So when I used the Xtrons 4G dongle (which has to be used as a hotspot) for a month, I received an incredible invoice from my telco. Getting a big data plan just for my car does not make sense; it's enough if it syncs only when it's parked on my driveway using my home wifi.
So if anyone got a real 4G dongle to work on an Xtrons unit (I have the PX5 Android 8), i would be interested in the brand and model. And also if the unit will see it as cellular instead of WiFi.
6.2" ANDROID 10 DSP QUADCORE CAR DVD GPS here ( Portugal ) , going crazy trying to figure out why connection goes out after a couple minutes.... ( tried using my phone has a hotpspot and it DOES NOT loose the connection ! ( radio-usb cable -4G LTE WIFI modem usb Dongle )any info will be greatly apreciated !!!!
Xtrons unit
luismigueloliveira said:
6.2" ANDROID 10 DSP QUADCORE CAR DVD GPS here ( Portugal ) , going crazy trying to figure out why connection goes out after a couple minutes.... ( tried using my phone has a hotpspot and it DOES NOT loose the connection ! ( radio-usb cable -4G LTE WIFI modem usb Dongle )any info will be greatly apreciated !!!!
Xtrons unit
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What connection goes out? Just 4G(what carrier)? I have been trying to make mine(United States) work with Verizon since I got it, but though it connects to verizon it never gets data. I believe it's hardcode(locked) to T-Mobile or maybe GSM in the head unit. T-Mobile worked first try with no issues. If I ever root I'll look to swap out some system packages to see if that works, but in the mean time it's more pet peeve that it sees it but won't work as I have a spare verizon sim with shared data just doing nothing. I have my hotspot connection to my unlimited phone automated and that works nearly flawlessly.
To be Fair to the Seller(IDoing) they told me up front it only worked with T-Mobile.
the WIFI connection ! ( established through a 4G LTE WIFI modem ) ( NOS-carrier) mobile Sim card - only data )
I had no "notice " of any incompatibility from the seller ( in fact I bought all items from them precisely to assure compatibility ! )
I´m waiting on a friend to bring his new HOTSPOT to see if that works ...
if there was any limitation on the carrier SIM it would also not through the smartphone hotpspot connection ....right ? ( it does ! )
Hi all, I need your help.
I have the following Chinese car head-unit android 9 for Audi. This unit is 4g supporting SIM card but unfortunately when I inserted nothing appear in the unit. Now I am trying via Huawei usb 4g dongle but I can not find the way to see the root for PPP widget in order to connect the dongle. Any suggestions to find a solution? Thank you in advance