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My wife got me Galaxy Tab from T-mobile. For $600, no contracts, no data.
I went to NYC and my Nexus One battery died, so i inserted my phone's simcard (T-mobile also) on witch i have a data plan.
Right after the reboot, i could not get GPS working on the tab. I tested on Google Maps, GPS Status, GPS test. Like if i didn't had it at all. No signals.
I thought the tab got broken... But the cellular locator didn't work either
In the hotel i inserted the Tab's simcard back and GPS turned on and it was working fine as before....
I called T-mobile. They confirmed that GPS do not work if it's not unlocked, i still need to unlock it even if i paid 600 dollars...
And they still "don't currently unlock the device"....
so unlock it. to find in one thread from rotohammer.
abuser0815 said:
so unlock it. to find in one thread from rotohammer.
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Yes, thanks for the advice. I will. I already saw the post.
I read threads here that some tabs are locked and some are not. So how do people with locked tabs get their tabs unlocked? is it only can be done by samsung itself.
Thanks
What are you wanting to unlock it for?
Doesn't unlocking allow for rooting? From the few rooting guides I've come across, the unlocked ones can be rooted whereas the locked ones can't. For me the only thing I need to root for it to do the adhoc wpa supplicant fix.
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Are you having any problem connecting to adhoc wifi? i did nothing to the tab and still i can see the adhoc wifi source and can use it.
tabing said:
Are you having any problem connecting to adhoc wifi? i did nothing to the tab and still i can see the adhoc wifi source and can use it.
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Thats unlikely. Android in general has a problem with adhoc wifi. What device do you have or is your tab connecting to?
In my case i have a Treo Pro with wmwifirouter and since my Tab does not see theadhoc network it creates, i use bluetooth tethering instead.
Believe me its working with iphone i have used outside of home maybe tab is compatible with iphone? I haven't tried the bluetooth tethering i will check that now and will post you.
You can still root with a locked boot loader... See here
thanks for the info but my first question is still open that how to unlock tab if it is locked
But why are you wanting it unlocked? As far as I know there isn't a way
tabing said:
Believe me its working with iphone i have used outside of home maybe tab is compatible with iphone? I haven't tried the bluetooth tethering i will check that now and will post you.
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WiFi tether works fine with my iPhone as well.
tabing said:
Believe me its working with iphone i have used outside of home maybe tab is compatible with iphone? I haven't tried the bluetooth tethering i will check that now and will post you.
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Are you using the built-in iPhone wifi tethering feature or a jailbroken tethering app?
jailbroken iPhone, app name is mywi
Locked bootloader
Near as I can tell, only Samsung has the encryption keys to allow unlocking the bootloader. It doesn't seem to be necessary though, I got my locked tablet rooted so, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
kevin i wanted to know just because the first tab i got was locked the replacement i got is unlocked so i just want to make sure it is not a returned item. I thought someone own it before and unlock it and sent back to bb or samsung for some reason. It's good to know that there is no way someone can unlock it and in that case the one i have is new.
I've been digging into this for a while and wanted to make sure I get this correct. Do I have to be rooted for me to use Tasker (or any other third party app) to auto unlock my phone when my phone connects to bluetooth (or whatever)?
I don't want to root my phone because of the issues I've seen people having but I would really like to find a way to auto unlock my phone.
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I've been digging into this for a while and wanted to make sure I get this correct. Do I have to be rooted for me to use Tasker (or any other third party app) to auto unlock my phone when my phone connects to bluetooth (or whatever)?
I don't want to root my phone because of the issues I've seen people having but I would really like to find a way to auto unlock my phone.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/how-use-smart-lock-galaxy-s7
Thanks but my issue is having the phone unlock (swipe) and get to the main screen when connected via bluetooth to my car. This will allow me to unlock my phone without having to enter a pin but it still doesn't actually unlock it.
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Thanks but my issue is having the phone unlock (swipe) and get to the main screen when connected via bluetooth to my car. This will allow me to unlock my phone without having to enter a pin but it still doesn't actually unlock it.
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So your expectation is that as soon your phone connects to your car (thru bluetooth), you screen wakes and shows you the home screen of your launcher? Rather bizarre...
Yes. Not really bizarre. It doesn't necessarily need to show me the home screen of my launcher. I really just need it to unlock my phone. I know many people use this because I've seen ways in Tasker and other 3rd party apps to do it, but you need to be rooted. So I was wondering if someone had a way to do this without being rooted.
What are you wanting to do once it is unlocked? That may be another way for us to look at the issue.
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What are you wanting to do once it is unlocked? That may be another way for us to look at the issue.
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Sorry, I should have mentioned that in my first post. I want my HotSpot to turn on when my phone connects to Bluetooth in my car. I also want the HotSpot to turn off when my phone disconnects from bluetooth in my car.
Hmm...Try AutoInput. It's a 3rd-party plugin. It has an unlock function. Haven't tried it myself, but I think I will now that I've looked into this.
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Hmm...Try AutoInput. It's a 3rd-party plugin. It has an unlock function. Haven't tried it myself, but I think I will now that I've looked into this.
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Yeah, I tried it but couldn't get it to work. I think I needed to be rooted for it to do what I wanted but I'll check again. Thanks for the suggestion.
Is hotspot/tethering option missing on all us carrier in the settings I'm using sprint version & it's not here at all...this phone is useless 2 me if I can't find a way to fix this.
https://www.xda-developers.com/thre...ickbaity-tricks-for-your-new-galaxy-s8-or-s8/
Hey man did this work? I haven't gotten my S8 in the mail yet so I can't test it...
Mobile Hotspot and Tethering is available on the T-Mobile version by default, both in the settings menu and in quick launch
I have the verizon model and the hotspot option is available and working. Was not hidden.
Available in the settings and quick settings in the AT&T S8
ITNV said:
Available in the settings and quick settings in the AT&T S8
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This was a pleasant surprise for me, since AT&T had it removed from the quick settings on my S6.
Tethering Switch
by the way, if you want a really good "Hotspot Widget" that ACTUALLY works...and I literally tried probably 90% on the Play store and ONE did finally work...
Tethering Switch
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.gr.java_conf.taketake.tethering&hl=en
DID work. It doesn't bring you to the HotSpot Settings first, and then you would have to turn on the HotSpot manually...this does it quickly, shows that it is enabled.
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https://www.xda-developers.com/thre...ickbaity-tricks-for-your-new-galaxy-s8-or-s8/
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thevirgonian said:
by the way, if you want a really good "Hotspot Widget" that ACTUALLY works...and I literally tried probably 90% on the Play store and ONE did finally work...
Tethering Switch
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.gr.java_conf.taketake.tethering&hl=en
DID work. It doesn't bring you to the HotSpot Settings first, and then you would have to turn on the HotSpot manually...this does it quickly, shows that it is enabled.
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This didn't work for me the link, the missing hotspot seems to be a sprint thing are you using sprint?
thevirgonian said:
by the way, if you want a really good "Hotspot Widget" that ACTUALLY works...and I literally tried probably 90% on the Play store and ONE did finally work...
Tethering Switch
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.gr.java_conf.taketake.tethering&hl=en
DID work. It doesn't bring you to the HotSpot Settings first, and then you would have to turn on the HotSpot manually...this does it quickly, shows that it is enabled.
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I tried this but didn't work for me with AT&T. I have a Tethering shorcut, but it takes you to the hotspot settings to turn it on manually like you mentioned. So I was excited to try this app out, however after I installed it, it just says it's Enabled (but it's not) and then when I tap it again it says Enabled again, not Disabled. Unless I go into my settings and turn it on, then the app will say Disabled (but doesn't really). So I guess I'll stick with what I have for now.
Hey I ended up returning my S8. I apologise for putting this info out about the Tethering app. It works perfectly on all my other ROMS. It is the only "widget" type app that worked on my LG G5 on stock rooted FW on MM. Anyway, I am not sure if you guys got Tethering to work on Verizon or whatever, but I had no issues with it on T-Mobile... However this app didn't work on T-Mobile on my S8 even.
Buy from Samsung?
Daddy43205 said:
Is hotspot/tethering option missing on all us carrier in the settings I'm using sprint version & it's not here at all...this phone is useless 2 me if I can't find a way to fix this.
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You didn't by any chance purchase the phone directly from Samsung did you? I had the exact same problem with an S8 purchased directly from Samsung (got the free Gear VR promo) and I have Sprint.
There was no hotspot option anywhere in the setup menus. And of course, I did not notice this until 2 weeks later when I was on a trip. The hotel WiFi was messed up and I needed to use hotspot. It's not that it did not work, there was no option at all in Setup for Hotspot and Tethering.
I talked to Sprint, took it to a Sprint store for help, and talked to Samsung tech support. Nothing they all tried fixed it. Both Sprint and Samsung suggested the phone might be defective and I should pursue getting a replacement. That didn't make sense to me because WiFi and Cell Data were working fine, and hotspot is just software.
My fix was to do a full Factory Reset and then set it all up again. Tedious, but when it came back up, the Hotspot and Tethering option were there and it works perfectly now.
Recent update messed it up again?
Tried the adb method of Get/Push revealing Hotspot via Quick Tiles. Didn't work.
Any other ideas for regaining hotspot on the device? Without rooting?
Current date: Jan 7 2018.
i have same problem too, waiting for update
I tried that https://www.xda-developers.com/thre...ickbaity-tricks-for-your-new-galaxy-s8-or-s8/ but I cant even try itcoz I get "because an app etc about some permission", I tried to disable so many cant figure it out
So how does one Quick Toggle Tether? I use it all the time in my car
I've been searching around and not seeing an answer:
Is there any recent info on unlocking the wifi hotspot for a SM-G975U? The service code/DUN trick doesn't work ("service code not supported").
PDANet and other apps are a mess and don't work well, tbh. Plus App store saying it's unavailable to me, so I'd have to sideload/etc. Rather just have a "clean" solution.
Edit: Sounds like we can flash to U1 however I'm unsure if that will unlock the hotspot?