I looked an could not find anything in other threads so I put this one in hear because I figured it is general. I just bought an wifi only iPad and I wanted to know if there was anyway i could tether the internet to it. I do not have a rooted slide and I am not looking to go in that direction. I was thinking my best bet is through Bluetooth but don't know. I thought about pdanet but I don't think it will work. Any sort of help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thank You
Unless a new wifi tether app that does not require root has come into existance without my knowledge, no, you can not wifi tether with this phone at the moment. Until tmobile updates us to 2.2 or you root, you will not see wifi tether on your phone. And since tmobile make exclude (i am not implying they will) wifi tether in the 2.2 update, you might as well root. I personally cant figure out how anyone has lasted this long without root. Simply not enough space for apps.
Isnt buying an ipad an abomination to android owners? It is to me lol!
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IF you root can you still keep the stock rom?
ldominguez1986 said:
IF you root can you still keep the stock rom?
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Yeah, check out Chiefzreload rom. Same as stock. Or you can go with one of the other sense roms. There is a 2.2 with sense that has working Bluetooth and wifi
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Once rooted can it be unrooted? Does anyone know if 2.2 will have wifi tethering?
Yes, its possible to unroot. Take a look at the latest tmobile 2.2 phones and if they have wifi tether then you can probably assume we will. We will get wifi calling though
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Congratulations on your iPad purchase. I'm sure you'll love it too. I also have the wifi-only version and a mytouch slide.
If you do not want to root, you can wait for T-mobile's 2.2 (froyo) update and I would expect you will be able to pay T-mobile $15 per month to use your slide as a wifi hotspot.
If you are willing to root your slide, you can turn your slide into a hotspot now.
The first thing I did was root my slide. After I did that I did NOT put the Eng build on at the time--I left my slide stock but rooted. I couldn't get the Barnacle tethering app to work at that time but the Wireless Tether app worked just fine with the ipad.
Recently, I flashed the Eng ROM and then I flashed Cyanogen 6.5 RC1 ROM. Wireless Tether app didn't work, but I installed Barnacle and it is working just fine with my iPad.
So, I just want to tell you that if you root your phone, you will be able to use it as a wifi hotspot. If you don't want to root, just hold on and I expect that T-mobile will offer the feature soon.
Thanks for the post. You said that you could not get barnacle to work but you did get a wireless tethering app to work. Which app was that?
the wifi tether can be obtained from here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
After you root your phone, email it to yourself and open. Otherwise, transfer to your SD card and open with a file manager program like ASTRO.
Barnacle is available through the market.
which one would i download. And if i root the phone will i still receive over the air updates?
If you plan to use CM6.1 RC1, wireless tether version 2.0.5pre14 works great.
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would I still be able to receive ota updates?
Not from T-Mobile. However, CyanogenMod is updated more frequently and there are nightly builds for those of us that want to have the latest and greatest. Although at the cost of stability at times. But that's what makes it fun.
That being said, when T-Mobile decides to update, shortly after someone will make a rooted version.
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I'll just add to what you said. If you root BUT stay on the stock rom (don't flash the ENG build or anything) you will receive the ota updates. I'm not 100% but I think CR_MOD will get them also since it has the APN and a few other settings required to be pushed updates.
On CM6.1 RC1, wireless tether version 2.0.5pre3-test3 did not work for me (it worked on rooted stock). I later tried Barnacle and it worked fine so I did not try other versions.
It is good to know that if I had tried 2.0.5pre14, it would have worked great.
I am new to rooting/modding etc. and appreciate the help on XDA.
Anyhow, if one roots the slide, they should be able to use a hotspot app to tether with the ipad over wifi.
What is the best way to root and keep the stock without having to flash anything. And what app would i use to tether wifi? does barnacle work well?
The stickies on the Development section can help you.
The current method to root the slide is here (sticky in Development section):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754020
The old way that I used in July before the T-mobile update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702973
It is my understanding that the old method won't work if your phone has the latest T-mobile update on it.
If you root the slide but do not flash the Eng ROM, your phone will be rooted and it will keep the stock ROM.
You can try Barnacle from Market or get the wireless tether program. Between the two programs, one will work for you once your phone is rooted. I know it is a little intimidating to root the phone, but I am very glad that I did it. I am also glad that I put the cyanogen ROM on my phone too.
Thanks for everyones help on the subject. I found the best way for me to tether for my ipad and i don't have to go through the process of rooting. It's called universalandroot and it works on the mytouch slide. It roots the phone temporally and i am able to keep the stock rom like i wanted.
ldominguez1986 said:
Thanks for everyones help on the subject. I found the best way for me to tether for my ipad and i don't have to go through the process of rooting. It's called universalandroot and it works on the mytouch slide. It roots the phone temporally and i am able to keep the stock rom like i wanted.
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Hi - I'm interested in tethering too with the mytouch slide. Please tell me which version of univeralandroot you used, and which tethering app did you use.
TIA
this is the video I used before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJvPxMThI
So I'm a first time Android user, just picked up the Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus. Rooted it with the r3 superboot image. Mainly I just want root access so I can enable tethering, I don't really plan on doing much else with it. After rooting, does that mean I can no longer receive OTA updates? And if so, how would I update Android from here?
Thanks everyone!
Also I should note that other than running a web server, I'm relatively new with linux console as well.
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So I'm a first time Android user, just picked up the Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus. Rooted it with the r3 superboot image. Mainly I just want root access so I can enable tethering, I don't really plan on doing much else with it. After rooting, does that mean I can no longer receive OTA updates? And if so, how would I update Android from here?
Thanks everyone!
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you will receive. And it should update just fine, if you didnt change anything in system.
Awesome, thanks.
Also, in case anyone finds this, a lot of tethering apps weren't working for me. Couldn't start ad-hoc and create an SSID. The free one that I found that did work right away was Tethering Widget.
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you will receive. And it should update just fine, if you didnt change anything in system.
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OTAs will either not install, or will install but remove your root. If you want to preserve your system and not chance anything just wait a few for the update packages to come out and flash them manually.
As far as tethering, I'd take it easy for a little while. Just rooting and installing a 3rd party app doesn't instantly let you tether the Verizon version. They still have their own tracking software thats going to block/ask you to pay for it. You're best off waiting for people to figure out what files need to be removed to make sure VZW isn't watching your tethering activity.
Awesome thanks for the heads up. As long as i can avoid having to reroot and set up all my personalization, then that would be great. So these update packages, do i install them the same way by booting into bootloader mode and installing it with fastboot?
And i think my last question will be is where is a good spot for me to pay attention to in order to find out when evdnts like these discoveries on tethering happen and the updates released?
Again thanks for being so helpful and covering my ass This is a pretty cool community
Is there a way to stop updates if you're rooted?
Ok,
I've searched and can't find an answer to these questions. (Please point me there if I'm search challenged. I looked through 99 threads over the last two days but nothing seemed to deal with un rooted phones.)
I have a new nexus, upgraded from a Photon because my company (who provides the phone & service) implemented a new policy that bans rooted devices.
I had a custom ROM on the photon because it was abandoned for android updates. That wouldn't work and I wasn't willing to go back to gingerbread. So, I bought a Nexus on ebay.
The only thing left that I need root for is tether. I understand that foxfi works with no root, but only on ICS, not jellybean. In fact, the Foxfi website says to not upgrade to jelly bean.
No problem. ICS is fine. Except for the annoying prompts to update to JellyBean via OTA. Can I make this stop? If not, is there a tether option that works on an unrooted Nexus running jelly bean? These OTA update notifications are driving me insane.
Thanks for your help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24412053&postcount=334
How do I get to the system/app directory to put in the .apk from the link if I'm not rooted? I can't see it in es explorer, nor can I see it when I connect to the laptop.
I thought you had to be rooted to see that directory?
If you don't have your heart set on FoxFi I would suggest using "Hotspot Toggle Widget" by Fattin Hotspot Network.
It works like a charm on a stock device with JellyBean. No root necessary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fattin.togglewidget.hotspot
Neera said:
If you don't have your heart set on FoxFi I would suggest using "Hotspot Toggle Widget" by Fattin Hotspot Network.
It works like a charm on a stock device with JellyBean. No root necessary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fattin.togglewidget.hotspot
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Its just what I was familiar with, not hooked on it at all. Thanks so much. This solution will work just fine!
retailguy said:
Its just what I was familiar with, not hooked on it at all. Thanks so much. This solution will work just fine!
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You can also buy switcher pro. It has the ability to activate the tether feature without checking the subscription from the phone company. I've successfully used this for months with no issue and it works on both ICS and Jellybean.
Well Crap. I upgraded to jelly bean, and the fattin hotspot does NOT work. I get a message that I haven't subscribed to a data plan. I also can't use pdanet as I can't get into phone settings to turn USB debugging on without root.
I can't find a "switcher pro" in the appstore, is it possible it's "switch pro"? and are you sure it works without root? I'm a litte gunshy at the moment for obvious reasons.
thanks.
Well I've spent the last 6 hours trying to root my OTA 4.3 I747.. I finally have root access and tried to use FoxFi and it still is blocked. How do I get around this? I thought the root would fix this??
Hello, I hear you... I was fighting for days to find an app that does a wireless hotspot. I think it should be illegal to block our hotspots like this and cause us to risk our phones by bricking them. Anyways Foxfi does not require root so rooted or not rooted it wont work on the GS3 with 4.3
I honestly never found a hotspot app that worked even with root access then I came across a app called "Wifi Hotspot Router" downloaded it and it worked perfect for me, I am using a SGH-I747 running 4.3 stock rom.
Here is the link: (it does cost money but for $1.95 its well worth the money instead of paying these worthless carriers)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter&hl=en
If it works hit the "Thank you button"
I want to use the MAC spoofing for streetpass(Nintendo 3ds) spoofing and apparently im just so lucky that wi-fi tether got obliterated with 4.3.
I keep looking for solutions and can't find any.
I am rooted and I am running no roms I just want to get this working so I can get street pass **** in my games.
I can only get it to work on native and if I do that i get an alert from sprint saying to purchase hotspot subscription. Yeah **** you sprint. Sure is great that the FCC lets carriers stomp all over customer rights.
1) Wrong section
2) It helps to search before you go and make a thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224083