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HOW To WiFi Tether Stock Rooted Moto X 4.2/4.4

Updated 10/15
This version allows users to successfully change the SSID and add a passphrase. Compliments to "Italianguy"
http://socal.hanhuy.com/~pfnguyen/wifi-tether-gnex-4.2.2.apk
Download WiFi Tether for Root Users.
Go into Settings and make the following changes.
change device profile to galaxy nexus (cdma/lte)
check box: wifi-driver reload
check box: enabled routing fix
That's it. Go back and push to start tethering.
Note: this is only valuable to users with unlimited DATA if you have a certain amount of DATA then watch your usage and you should also be able to use native (Verizon) tethering.
Cheers!

addictedhacks said:
Download WiFi Tether for Root Users. https://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_3-beta2.apk
Install from Download folder.
Go into Settings and make the following changes ONLY.
Device Profile : Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
WiFi-Driver Reload : Check box
Keep Alive connection.
That's it. Go back and push to start tethering. It will show up but I can't figure out how to change the SSID (Name) of WiFi Network and set up a Passphrase (password) in settings. For now it shows up as wlan0 and you can connect to it. If anyone can figure out how to make a password please post it.
Note: this is only valuable to users with unlimited DATA if you have a certain amount of DATA then watch your usage and you should also be able to use native (Verizon) tethering.
Cheers!
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enable access control on the app and than select the ones you want to allow

I can tether successfully with Galaxy Nexus without root. Why does the Moto X require root?

cys19 said:
I can tether successfully with Galaxy Nexus without root. Why does the Moto X require root?
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because carriers block it

Awesome thread thanks for the tips and help to supply my moto x with some free WiFi
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cys19 said:
I can tether successfully with Galaxy Nexus without root. Why does the Moto X require root?
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Some carriers block and also depends on what plan you have... Verizon share plan has anything over 4 gig share you get free hotspot.

Any Idea why downloads are slow but uploads are blazing fast? Full signal. Speedtest on the phone is smoking but on the tablet is .55 mbs dl.

ckeathley said:
Any Idea why downloads are slow but uploads are blazing fast? Full signal. Speedtest on the phone is smoking but on the tablet is .55 mbs dl.
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That's strange. My Speeds are accurate. Maybe try restarting the tether.

good works

Worked like a champ! :good:

This might be a stupid question but will this allow say, A sprint phone without tethering on their plan tether?

Thanks addictedhacks for getting it to work for me! BIG HELP
ericizzy1 said:
enable access control on the app and than select the ones you want to allow
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and Thanks Eric, worked like a charm to get the encryption and name change to work

addictedhacks said:
Download WiFi Tether for Root Users. https://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_3-beta2.apk
Install from Download folder.
Go into Settings and make the following changes ONLY.
Device Profile : Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
WiFi-Driver Reload : Check box
Keep Alive connection.
That's it. Go back and push to start tethering. It will show up but I can't figure out how to change the SSID (Name) of WiFi Network and set up a Passphrase (password) in settings. For now it shows up as wlan0 and you can connect to it. If anyone can figure out how to make a password please post it.
Note: this is only valuable to users with unlimited DATA if you have a certain amount of DATA then watch your usage and you should also be able to use native (Verizon) tethering.
Cheers!
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Is this necessary for WiFi tethering on the GSM Dev Edition?

can anyone recommend a good usb tether app?

MrJakeK said:
Thanks addictedhacks for getting it to work for me! BIG HELP
and Thanks Eric, worked like a charm to get the encryption and name change to work
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I don't see how adding Access Control allows me to change the SSID. Can you please explain?

thegunrun said:
can anyone recommend a good usb tether app?
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The best USB tether app is PDAnet.

abiezer said:
I don't see how adding Access Control allows me to change the SSID. Can you please explain?
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I don't think that was what he was replying to. It obviously allows you to specifically grant access to the devices that should be getting it and not allow access to anyone that can see the SSID. Towards the bottom of the first post, it was asked if anyone knew how to create a password, to please post it. I'm pretty sure that is all he was responding to.
Prior to the Moto X, I had a Gnex, so I haven't used this app in quite some time, but when I did use it, the encryption was WEP and did funny things. Access control is just fine for me, and I'm not sure why anyone would care THAT much about SSID.

Its the SSID and the password that can't be changed. I could see why someone would want to have a password on their network. Mac address control is not very secure at all.
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I followed the instructions but when I try to connect my ipad to my phone it tells me "unable to join the network". Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Played around with settings and this is what I did:
Device profile: Generic ICS/JB(wlan0)
Set up Method: Auto
Wifi driver reload AND wifi driver reload 2: checked
Enable access control: check
Keep alive connection: check
Make sure MSS clamping and Routing fix are both checked. Now it runs buttery smooth and speeds are great!
This is one of the only reasons I root, I don't do roms just strictly tethering. Hope this helps someone that was in my situation as well.

abiezer said:
Its the SSID and the password that can't be changed. I could see why someone would want to have a password on their network. Mac address control is not very secure at all.
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It's secure enough for this purpose. Yes, they can be spoofed, and yes MAC's can be sniffed out from simple packet watching, however, an attacker would need knowledge of this to even try it, as well as the hotspot would need to be up long enough to care.
I would definitely *prefer* the ability to change SSID and password, but I'm not losing sleep over it.

[SOLVED] How to disable 802.11n in CM11 w/o tiwlan.ini?

Hey,
how do I disable draft n / 802.11n on Quarx' CM11?
I can't find tiwlan.ini in /system/etc/wifi so what to do??
Thx.
SOLUTION: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50426027&postcount=7
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf >
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it
Changing this line from g to n helped cyrus:
Code:
hw_mode=g

measel said:
Hey,
how do I disable draft n / 802.11n on Quarx' CM11?
I can't find tiwlan.ini in /system/etc/wifi so what to do??
Thx.
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I can't answer, because I don't know. But may I ask why do you want to do this?

irekd said:
I can't answer, because I don't know. But may I ask why do you want to do this?
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Sure: I always had trouble (already with CM7) with a FritzBox router and with CM7 it helped a lot to disable that. I can't disable it in the router, so I wanted to try that option.

measel said:
Sure: I always had trouble (already with CM7) with a FritzBox router and with CM7 it helped a lot to disable that. I can't disable it in the router, so I wanted to try that option.
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I guess you probably know about alternative firmware for FritsBox routers, but if not, have a look at this site: http://freetz.org/
Perhaps this firmware will let you better configure your router.

irekd said:
I guess you probably know about alternative firmware for FritsBox routers, but if not, have a look at this site: http://freetz.org/
Perhaps this firmware will let you better configure your router.
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Thanks. Yes I do know about that but modifying the router is not an option since I don't have access to all routers I can use as an access point, thats why I pointed out that I can't change the router settings. I need to disable it on the device and that was possible under CM7.

You want to disable the n mode because of the poor performance of Wi-Fi? I ask because I too have poor Wi-Fi performance but no matter what I do changing channels, modes, etc. my Defy doesn't want to download for example a nightly from Quarx site. Is downloading ~5% then stops think then download again and so on. With other 2 phones(Samsung and an old HTC hd2) this is not happening the download is continuous.
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cyrusct82 said:
You want to disable the n mode because of the poor performance of Wi-Fi? I ask because I too have poor Wi-Fi performance but no matter what I do changing channels, modes, etc. my Defy doesn't want to download for example a nightly from Quarx site. Is downloading ~5% then stops think then download again and so on. With other 2 phones this is not happening.
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No, reason is that sometimes the Defy seems to interfere with other clients in the network (Macbook, other smartphone etc.). Sometimes I do have interupted downloads though.
But I think I just figured out where to change that:
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=g
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If that is correct, it is already in a legacy mode and doesn't use 802.11n.
There seems to be another setting:
Code:
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it
so I will try disabling that tonight. Exciting!!
Source: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd

Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=g
Changing this to
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=n
I have solved the interrupted download. Thank you very much.
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cyrusct82 said:
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=g
Changing this to
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=n
I have solved the interrupted download. Thank you very much.
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well that shouldn't be possible!
Reason: The N setting shouldn't be set there but there:
Code:
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it

measel said:
well that shouldn't be possible!
Reason: The N setting shouldn't be set there but there:
Code:
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it
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Don't know but now is working well.
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cyrusct82 said:
Don't know but now is working well.
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Maybe you disabled it alltogether because the switch doesn't exist and as a fallback the device uses 802.11b now... I don't know. If it's good, it's good!

measel said:
Maybe you disabled it alltogether because the switch doesn't exist and as a fallback the device uses 802.11b now... I don't know. If it's good, it's good!
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It's not solving the problem.
After investigating more I have seen that after a reboot the Wi-Fi performance is good ~2Mb/s. But as soon as the device enters in deep sleep the download goes down at 500kb/s and is interrupted a lot. Can anyone else could confirm that?
I have tested with quarx2k.ru site.
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[Q] show box for note 3

Anyone have a answer as I'm trying to get show box on my note 3 and it gives me a error and to check my internet connection

fastbob67 said:
Anyone have a answer as I'm trying to get show box on my note 3 and it gives me a error and to check my internet connection
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Mine does that too...but only when on 4g. I can only stream from that app when I'm on Wifi, anything else gives me the same connection error.

dirrtyswan said:
Mine does that too...but only when on 4g. I can only stream from that app when I'm on Wifi, anything else gives me the same connection error.
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It won't let me even see the movies or anything I have good wifi and nothing

fastbob67 said:
It won't let me even see the movies or anything I have good wifi and nothing
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do you have an ad blocker running? If you have ad blocker it will block that app too.

dirrtyswan said:
do you have an ad blocker running? If you have ad blocker it will block that app too.
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How can I tell if I have a add blocker what settings is that under

fastbob67 said:
How can I tell if I have a add blocker what settings is that under
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its an app that comes commonly loaded if you're running custom ROMs, if you arent rooted / running a custom ROM, then this probably isnt the case for you.

dirrtyswan said:
its an app that comes commonly loaded if you're running custom ROMs, if you arent rooted / running a custom ROM, then this probably isnt the case for you.
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Phone is completely stock non rooted and not running any roms should I try rooting the phone and see if it works

fastbob67 said:
Phone is completely stock non rooted and not running any roms should I try rooting the phone and see if it works
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nah that's not worth it.
Maybe try clearing app data? this appears to be more of an app issue than a note 3 specific issue. You might try to google that error for the show box app in general and see what people are saying fixed it. Some people said they fixed this by connecting / disconnect to wifi etc.
If all else fails try VideoMix. its a similar app. although the interface isn't as good

Are you trying thorugh wifi - some ISPs are blocking showbox. I know because Talktalk definately block it, try it either on data (make sure you have a decent data plan or that will cost you a bomb!) or another ISP.

It worked
Barneyabz said:
Are you trying thorugh wifi - some ISPs are blocking showbox. I know because Talktalk definately block it, try it either on data (make sure you have a decent data plan or that will cost you a bomb!) or another ISP.
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Thanks my brother it worked no Wife just data and got it going
Sweet advice

Ratleme said:
Thanks my brother it worked no Wife just data and got it going
Sweet advice
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The app isn't working for me. I tried on both WiFi and on Data. Getting a connection error for both. Any advice on how to get it to work?

Anyone know how to put this app on any Smartv or how to watch and download it cloud or something. Thanks
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this is the show box i use its newest 1 just install thats it
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3v28vudr0ibbmki/com.tdo.showbox-2.apk

WiFi Tethering on Android L!

I have found a way to get WiFi tethering to work on Android L.
The app is called "WiFi Tether Router" on the Play store.
Note: The app is $2.50
The app didn't work before but it was updated today so I tried it again and it worked perfectly. (Watched Netflix on my tablet and YouTube on my laptop.)
Has anyone else tried it and also worked for them?
Also, if anyone knows of a free alternative that works on android L I'd appreciate it if you told me.

Angel0fDeath said:
I have found a way to get WiFi tethering to work on Android L.
The app is called "WiFi Tether Router" on the Play store.
Note: The app is $2.50
The app didn't work before but it was updated today so I tried it again and it worked perfectly. (Watched Netflix on my tablet and YouTube on my laptop.)
Has anyone else tried it and also worked for them?
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yes work !!!

Not to be rude, I appreciate the heads up but this belongs in apps. Especially since its premium.

It doesn't work for me, did you have to alter any of the settings?
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TheLastSidekick said:
Not to be rude, I appreciate the heads up but this belongs in apps. Especially since its premium.
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Agreed.
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Angel0fDeath said:
I have found a way to get WiFi tethering to work on Android L.
The app is called "WiFi Tether Router" on the Play store.
Note: The app is $2.50
The app didn't work before but it was updated today so I tried it again and it worked perfectly. (Watched Netflix on my tablet and YouTube on my laptop.)
Has anyone else tried it and also worked for them?
Also, if anyone knows of a free alternative that works on android L I'd appreciate it if you told me.
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What carrier do u have?

jaron7_11 said:
What carrier do u have?
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T-Mobile.

Revthejedi said:
It doesn't work for me, did you have to alter any of the settings?
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Make sure your APN is set to ipv4 instead of IPv6. Also in advanced WiFi settings , unchecked "scanning always available".

I'm on Rogers using L ... I cannot get this app to work. I've set it to ipv4 and unchecked "Scanning always available" but I still can't get it to work.
Anyone have this working on AT&T or Rogers and if so did you change any settings in the app? (there are quite a few in the app)

Working for me... One more q do you know if this counts data.. Meaning towards the 5gb teather on the plan
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buraktamturk has discovered a solution to tethering on L:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54067884&postcount=3041
Lightbulb Tethering Fix
Here is solution for tethering (both usb and wireless).
Tether just as usual. Then disable tethering and re-enable it. (this step is important otherwise dhcp server is not started)
After doing that both your phone and computer will not connect internet, because of invalid routing table. (internal bug from l preview)
just connect to the phone shell with 'adb shell', or terminal software on android (connectbot or android terminal emulator will fine)
Code:
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ # ip route | grep rmnet0 | grep link
10.64.70.120/29 dev rmnet0 proto kernel scope link src 10.64.70.124
Note the gateway here (10.64.70.124), and set this default gateway. (and yes, my provider gives me nat'ed private ip addresses)
Code:
[email protected]:/ # route add default gw 10.64.70.124 dev rmnet0
Enjoy the tethering!
Note your phone must be rooted otherwise you will not able to pass beyond 'su' command.
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I packaged up the following in a sh script that gets run with Tasker when enabling tethering (I use it for my Nexus 7 in my car):
Code:
#!/bin/sh
ip=$(ip route | grep mnet0 | grep link | sed 's/.*src //')
route add default gw ${ip} dev rmnet0
I saved the above in /sdcard/gateway.sh
I then run a command in Tasker:
Code:
/system/bin/sh /sdcard/gateway.sh
I "think" this is working. Since I ran it manually, the IP is now stored in the routing table. If the IP switches and tethering suddenly stops working, ill know it's not functioning anymore and will tweak the script.

jaron7_11 said:
Working for me... One more q do you know if this counts data.. Meaning towards the 5gb teather on the plan
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It hasn't for me.

Angel0fDeath said:
It hasn't for me.
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Well thats fortunate? I cant get it to work on mine. It connects but does not transfer anything.
Weirdly the stock android L tether works for me but it uses my 5gb data..

I got tethering working just fine on L using the same tethering.dun.required mod as on kitkat
No need for any app

Hotspot hack

Is there a hotspot hack for the 10 yet?

Check out bad boys rom
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I'm looking for a stock Rom with hotspot unlocked or a tether app that works. Ideas?

Scrufdog said:
I'm looking for a stock Rom with hotspot unlocked or a tether app that works. Ideas?
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I could put something together if u want to test, this would be a flashable add-on after flashing one of the stock rooted already posted...

OMJ said:
I could put something together if u want to test, this would be a flashable add-on after flashing one of the stock rooted already posted...
*edit* see attatched
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I'd be interested in a hotspot flashable add-on as well. At least until GPS is up and running on BB rom. Thanks OMJ

OMJ said:
I could put something together if u want to test, this would be a flashable add-on after flashing one of the stock rooted already posted...
*edit* see attatched
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10 downloads, no responses?
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Appreciate the work OMJ. I never installed the hotspot hack because I went straight to your badboyz rom instead.

so 10 peole that downloaded, did it work? lol geez thanks OMJ for those who didnt tell you

If you want to continue to use stock room, and need hot spot, there is a trick using the app shortcut master from the market where you just have to edit 1 line . It works on LG g2 and g3 (I used it). If anyone wants to try, I'll look for a link to the directions.
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scottspa74 said:
If you want to continue to use stock room, and need hot spot, there is a trick using the app shortcut master from the market where you just have to edit 1 line . It works on LG g2 and g3 (I used it). If anyone wants to try, I'll look for a link to the directions.
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Could you post directions for this.

This may be what he is talking about. Used it also on my LG G2.
Have not tested on HTC 10 though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2889436.
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fryguy said:
This may be what he is talking about. Used it also on my LG G2.
Have not tested on HTC 10 though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2889436.
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Good work. That is exactly what I was referring to. Thank you. I hadn't seen the request. I have no idea if it would work on HTC 10. But, it doesn't seem like a huge stretch that it would.
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Good work. That is exactly what I was referring to. Thank you. I hadn't seen the request. I have no idea if it would work on HTC 10. But, it doesn't seem like a huge stretch that it would.
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No good. Those values don't show up in shortcut master.
Anyone had any luck with this? I can't find the file that OMJ is talking about to save my life. I don't see any attachments.
I've tried editing my build.prop and I've tried editing the default xml to change the rules and enforcement to 0.
The latter DID let the hotspot start for me. Other devices can connect. But they never get network connectivity.
Can anyone help me confirm what I'm missing?

Fabio Grasso's WiFi Tether app works for me on the 10.
https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/

I can't get it to work on mine! I've achieved root, installed the app, matched all the settings up....no internet connection. It's strange, my Ipad can see the network and it says it's connected. As soon as I connect it though I lose internet connection on both devices, can't load a single web page. Did you have this issue at all or would you have any idea what would cause this? I'm at my wits end with it, and I've used this app for 2 years on my M8.

landaile said:
Fabio Grasso's WiFi Tether app works for me on the 10.
https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/
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HAH. I couldn't get it to work with this app (not initially anyway). I turned to his site to check if there were settings already available to use for the HTC 10 because it couldn't auto-detect the wifi adapter name. On his site, it says HTC users need to uninstall "TetherGuard" - system app.
Did that, figured I'd reboot and try the built in tethering which now works beautifully. Got it still within my refund window for Wifi Tether Router.
So some combination of what I posted above plus UNINSTALL TETHERGUARD! And life's good now. Thanks much.

ShadowDrake said:
HAH. I couldn't get it to work with this app (not initially anyway). I turned to his site to check if there were settings already available to use for the HTC 10 because it couldn't auto-detect the wifi adapter name. On his site, it says HTC users need to uninstall "TetherGuard" - system app.
Did that, figured I'd reboot and try the built in tethering which now works beautifully. Got it still within my refund window for Wifi Tether Router.
So some combination of what I posted above plus UNINSTALL TETHERGUARD! And life's good now. Thanks much.
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It didn't give me the option to uninstall, just disable. I did that and tweaked with a few more things and that seemed to fix it. Fingers crossed!

shaky_handed_surgeon said:
It didn't give me the option to uninstall, just disable. I did that and tweaked with a few more things and that seemed to fix it. Fingers crossed!
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You can use Titanium Backup to uninstall TetherGuard since you're rooted, instead of just disabling it.

Anyone want to post the specific changes/tweaks they've done? I've done changes to build.prop and default.xml (using the various settings found all over XDA) and also disabled/removed TetherGuard, but I'm still stuck at hotspot enabling but no data connection for any connected devices (data still works for the phone while hotspot is on though).

steelvulture said:
Anyone want to post the specific changes/tweaks they've done? I've done changes to build.prop and default.xml (using the various settings found all over XDA) and also disabled/removed TetherGuard, but I'm still stuck at hotspot enabling but no data connection for any connected devices (data still works for the phone while hotspot is on though).
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The apns have to be modified, we used to edit the database manually, but now edit in framework-res, I'll post a zip later.
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