Is there a way to spoof my phone to make it appear to be on the network it's broadcasting when I have the hotspot turned on so that I can use screen mirroring? I want to be able to use it with my Roku 3 but when I try to enable screen mirroring I get the message telling me that the WiFi hotspot will be automatically turned off. Any ideas/solutions will be appreciated. Thanks.
u trying to screen mirror over the hotspot through your roku?
Yes, when I'm using my hotspot in my phone and try to turn on screen mirroring it automatically turns off the hotspot. Is there any way to avoid this?
BIGGEORGIADAWG said:
Yes, when I'm using my hotspot in my phone and try to turn on screen mirroring it automatically turns off the hotspot. Is there any way to avoid this?
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Im on Acheron as of this moment, so it has the motorola tethering app through xposed. Maybe try that? Because I have had no issues with it or the stock tethering app.
BIGGEORGIADAWG said:
Yes, when I'm using my hotspot in my phone and try to turn on screen mirroring it automatically turns off the hotspot. Is there any way to avoid this?
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As far as I know and understand, screen mirroring requires the use of the wireless nic (WiFi card) in your phone. I know Chromecast does this and I think AllShare cast also (as does Apple TV/AirPlay). That's just how the device communicates with the receiver... via the wireless network.
As long as hotspot is enabled, the wnic is in use and other services that rely on it wouldn't be able to use it.
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Now, i know this might seem like an odd request at first! "The N7 relies on wifi to get internet, so why would you want to tether it??" etc.
I use Power Controls and it has a toggle for wifi tether. when turned on, the n7 does indeed turn into a wifi hub. I can see it on my phone. As it stands however, i cant change any of the settings. Using Apex launcher i can make a shortcut in to the thethering and wifi hotspot in settings however all i get is a blank window
N7 can be turned into a mobile wifi hotspot for doing things like file transfers/sharing stuff that you cant do via bluetooth.
Eg, sending an app to a friends n7 via datasync (as an example!)
Anyone know if its possible to change the settings for wifi hotspot anywhere else?
It would be nice to just be able to carry my phone in my bag, so that when my tablet is within range of WiFi it uses that, but cal use my phone's 3G connection if wifi isn't available.
What's the best way to achieve this? A wireless hotspot from the phone? Or Bluetooth?
Wifi tether is best way to go. I would suggest foxfi because you can have a wifi password if necessary. Also a free app from the play
store, just be sure to watch your data limit!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mb3hmaSJd
Try Bluetooth tethering
blazemore said:
It would be nice to just be able to carry my phone in my bag, so that when my tablet is within range of WiFi it uses that, but cal use my phone's 3G connection if wifi isn't available.
What's the best way to achieve this? A wireless hotspot from the phone? Or Bluetooth?
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Try install BlueVPN(ics client) from Google Play. Activate and pair your device with 3G phone. Launch BlueVPN, Selecet your 3G phone and BlueVPN will do the rest. Good luck
Pair your phone and your tablet. And you are connected.
Android phone ⇒ Nexus 7
Or enable wifi tethering
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Does anyone know how to disable the hotspot timeout? When I don't use my connected tablet for a while, the hotspot goes off and requires restarting. This is going to be a deal breaker on the tractor when I may not use the tablet for minutes at a time, but I sure don't want to have to grab the phone to turn on the Internet every time I want to check something on my tablet. I have the paid hotspot option on my plan and a rooted Note 3 - there has to be a way.
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Does anyone know how to disable the hotspot timeout? When I don't use my connected tablet for a while, the hotspot goes off and requires restarting. This is going to be a deal breaker on the tractor when I may not use the tablet for minutes at a time, but I sure don't want to have to grab the phone to turn on the Internet every time I want to check something on my tablet. I have the paid hotspot option on my plan and a rooted Note 3 - there has to be a way.
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I found it...thanks to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786155
There's a settings menu for timeout on the hotspot config screen.
So I manually updated my note 8 to oreo on Verizon note and the hack for hotspot doesn't work anymore. Has anyone found a way? I been trying different things to see if I can find a way but no luck so far.
Caliskyhigh said:
So I manually updated my note 8 to oreo on Verizon note and the hack for hotspot doesn't work anymore. Has anyone found a way? I been trying different things to see if I can find a way but no luck so far.
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Did you figure out a work around
No.. Been using pdanet+ via tethering
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No.. Been using pdanet+ via tethering
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Did you happen to try FoxFi to see if it would work? Also I think there is a direct WiFi way to connect with FoxFi that's new. You might try that. Let us know. I'm holding off until I know I can use the hotspot. I'm not sure if you can upgrade to Oreo unlocked version and get around Verizon's hotspot limitation.
Pdanet+ has wifi direct and it does work! I can confirm wifi direct works on mac.
Yea I updated also not thinking ab it and now I'm screwed.
Use pdanet+ and use wifi direct, it works fine, just have to change settings that's all. Hopefully something will come up coz I don't see any other android update coming anytime soon to note 8.
Another +1 for pdanet+ and wifi direct. requires the windows app but works like a charm - happy to have it back.
I tried bt I don't see how it works I guess. U have to have pdanet installed on wutever ur trying to connect to smart TV laptop etc. Maybe if I could sideload the apk on my smart TV bt other than that looks like it's only for computers and tablets
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I tried bt I don't see how it works I guess. U have to have pdanet installed on wutever ur trying to connect to smart TV laptop etc. Maybe if I could sideload the apk on my smart TV bt other than that looks like it's only for computers and tablets
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It works on my Amazon Firestick
What setting(s) do you have to change to get the PDAnet+ to work?
SIM popping trick still works for me on Oreo.
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SIM popping trick still works for me on Oreo.
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What is the SIM popping trick because, I am trying to avoid using Odin to revert back to Nougat OS?
Start with wifi off. Eject your SIM card (you don’t have to pull the tray all the way out). This should take you to your lock screen. Unlock your phone. Go to settings > Connections > Mobile Hotspot & Tethering.
Here’s the tricky part... You have to pop the SIM back in and click the hotspot button quickly. You might get a message that pops up telling you “insert a SIM to turn on tethering” or something. If you get that, click “OK” to make it go away and click the hotspot button again.
Last thing, have a device ready to connect to your hotspot because it will time out and automatically turn the hotspot off.
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Start with wifi off. Eject your SIM card (you don’t have to pull the tray all the way out). This should take you to your lock screen. Unlock your phone. Go to settings > Connections > Mobile Hotspot & Tethering.
Here’s the tricky part... You have to pop the SIM back in and click the hotspot button quickly. You might get a message that pops up telling you “insert a SIM to turn on tethering” or something. If you get that, click “OK” to make it go away and click the hotspot button again.
Last thing, have a device ready to connect to your hotspot because it will time out and automatically turn the hotspot off.
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Thanks....Work like a charm once I realized I had to go re-enable the two tether apps that I had turned off via BK Disabler app from the Nougat hotspot hack.
Thanks all
Wow is all i can say
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If you use pdanet+ and wifi direct, do you need to check the box that says "Hide Tether Usage"? I assume that let's you tether without VZW knowing it's tethered data and thinking it's just normal cell data usage? Does it actually work? Would be useful when I'm nearing close to my 15 GB tethering limit.
Did anyone figure this out on 10 gig tethering? Hiding hotspot usage
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Did anyone figure this out on 10 gig tethering? Hiding hotspot usage
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I have been using Foxfi. 1st, I enable my native hotspot then turn it on in Foxfi and configure the password and name to the same as the phone and set the proxy. Next go to pdanet+ and tick hide tethering. Then I update the apn settings and add dun to the configuration. I have the SM-N950U cre1 baseband on metro pcs. Unlimited plan with a cycle from the 8th-7th. According to the my metro app I've used 3.4G of data and 165mb out of 10G hotspot since the 8th. The phone says I've use 5G of data but doesn't tell me the usage on mobile hotspot. I can say I usually have 2-3 devices and a laptop using the hotspot.
Coming from Sammy that has offered a "Wi-Fi" sharing" feature for years I am really missing it on my OnePlus.
This feature allows you to keep your WiFi AND HotSpot on at the same time. It allows you to connect you Samsung to the hotels WiFi and then connect other devices (such as Chromecast) to your WiFi sharing Samsung phone that is using the Hotels WiFi and not your mobile data.
Does anyone know of a way to get this working on the phone? I have looked on the playstore but only found ones that work for a PCs.
Thaanks
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Coming from Sammy that has offered a "Wi-Fi" sharing" feature for years I am really missing it on my OnePlus.
This feature allows you to keep your WiFi AND HotSpot on at the same time. It allows you to connect you Samsung to the hotels WiFi and then connect other devices (such as Chromecast) to your WiFi sharing Samsung phone that is using the Hotels WiFi and not your mobile data.
Does anyone know of a way to get this working on the phone? I have looked on the playstore but only found ones that work for a PCs.
Thaanks
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Hey so it ends up the OnePlus actually has that already. Go to developer options and go to networking and you'll see WiFi coverage extend feature.
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Go to developer options and go to networking and you'll see WiFi coverage extend feature.
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Thank you, that is a nice find.
cgibbons51 said:
Hey so it ends up the OnePlus actually has that already. Go to developer options and go to networking and you'll see WiFi coverage extend feature.
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. Did you get it to work? I enabled this feature but as soon as I turn on Hotspot it turns off my WiFi. If I turn WiFi back on, it kills hotspot. . Maybe I am missing something?
Same here. After enabling that extend option, turning on hotspot still kills wifi.
Just curious... If your phone is on WiFi.. Why would you need hotspot? Why not just put the 2nd device on the same WiFi your phone is on...
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Just curious... If your phone is on WiFi.. Why would you need hotspot? Why not just put the 2nd device on the same WiFi your phone is on...
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it's for traveling purposes it's not so easy to connect a Chromecast to a hotel Wi-Fi. It's very nice to have your phone be your access point for all of your devices like your computer your Chromecast Etc. and especially with the Chromecast since it really isn't possible to do the login page on a Chromecast. With Samsung's Wi-Fi share feature it works seamlessly the Chromecast connect to the Samsung hotspot while Samsung is connected to the hotel's Wi-Fi and I can control all of the Chromecast casting right from Samsung
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it's for traveling purposes it's not so easy to connect a Chromecast to a hotel Wi-Fi. It's very nice to have your phone be your access point for all of your devices like your computer your Chromecast Etc. and especially with the Chromecast since it really isn't possible to do the login page on a Chromecast. With Samsung's Wi-Fi share feature it works seamlessly the Chromecast connect to the Samsung hotspot while Samsung is connected to the hotel's Wi-Fi and I can control all of the Chromecast casting right from Samsung
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I figured there was a scenario where it made sense, I just wasnt aware, thanks for the info.