I keep seeing some people saying that native bluetooth tethering works and then others saying it doesn't. So for those that it does work for, I'd like to know what your setup is. On my Gnexus it worked tethering to my Nexus 7 for about a week, then suddenly stopped working. However the wifi tethering works just fine. Bluetooth tethering will work through the pdanet & foxfi method although this causes my nexus 7 to run at full power all the time making for insane battery drain.
So please, any input into this matter would be appreciated. I do not want to have to use the pdanet & foxfi method. The native bluetooth tether works much nicer.
I am capable to send files between the devices via bluetooth as well, but not tether anymore. It was working up until couple weeks ago, and now, it won't. I have seen people on the same rom and kernel have the functionality work just fine.
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I have a Sprint TP2 and have loaded the latest FRX07 build. Under Wireless & Network Settings, there's an option for tethering and portable wifi hotspot .
I have tried this feature and it works great, including on my non-rooted Asus Transformer, which doesn't accept Ad Hoc connections.
I realize most people use third party applications like Barnacle to wifi tether. Barnacle however creates an Ad Hoc, which can be used by the laptop, but not the Transformer.
Is there a reason to avoid the built in feature in Android?
EMB Driver said:
I have a Sprint TP2 and have loaded the latest FRX07 build. Under Wireless & Network Settings, there's an option for tethering and portable wifi hotspot .
I have tried this feature and it works great, including on my non-rooted Asus Transformer, which doesn't accept Ad Hoc connections.
I realize most people use third party applications like Barnacle to wifi tether. Barnacle however creates an Ad Hoc, which can be used by the laptop, but not the Transformer.
Is there a reason to avoid the built in feature in Android?
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I prefer the built-in wifi hotspot as well - the only reason to avoid it would be if it doesn't work - some have issues when you disable wifi tethering, it won't re-enable at best, and at worst it reboots the phone.
I just tried it and couldn't get it to work, but I have in the past - if it's working for you great! I don't see any reason you can't continue using it. Like you already said, it throws up an actual AP as opposed to an ad-hoc network - which is fantastic.
The wifi tether worked in the past (frx05 I think). The only gotcha is that whenever you went to activate WiFi tethering, you would need to go into the settings and hit OK without changing anything.
The reason for this is that the WiFi driver seems to ignore the settings passed on by the tether app until it's reapplied via hitting OK. The only other thing to note is that AFAIK the power-down code from the WiFi is still missing, so it might create a power drain even after turning off tether(wifi).
-- Starfox
Thanks for the responses.
I boot into android and once it finishes initializing, I select the hotspot to on, and it connects to the Transformer. All the apps appear to have access to internet.
Thanks for the tip on the powerdrain. I'll keep an eye on it.
I"m finding it very glitchy with the FRX07 and the default wifi tethering. However, Barnacle wifi tether is working without any problems. I even got a reboot once from using the default tethering. Just thought I let you guys know. Not sure if the 3rd party app will be slower or not though.
aichemist said:
I"m finding it very glitchy with the FRX07 and the default wifi tethering. However, Barnacle wifi tether is working without any problems. I even got a reboot once from using the default tethering. Just thought I let you guys know. Not sure if the 3rd party app will be slower or not though.
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Barnacle works, but uses ad-hoc instead of an actual AP. The built-in wifi tethering never really quite worked right...
There's also the XDAndroid wifi tethering app - just like Barnacle, it creates an adhoc network.
I can get the wired usb tether to work fine but it seems to be slower. Using FoxFi but it seems to mess with my phone. I have NEVER gotten wifi tether to work, irregardless of my phone version or rom, so I was wondering what people have installed on both phone and comp that allows it to work. My wireless card enables ad-hoc so that doesn't seem to be the problem. I just want a simple wifi tether, not a hotspot because i don't want others to use it, that's what FoxFi is for when I have guests. I just want to get wifi tether to work to see if it works how I'm hoping it does. Any help is appreciated
Does your computer support Bluetooth? BLuetooth tethering sounds like it more like what you are looking for. I've honestly never heard of a "WiFi" tether outside of the hotspot usage.
Hey whatsup guys, I've been trying to deal with this issue since I bought my Nexus 7.
I bought it second hand and the moment I received it and tried to bluetooth tether it to my HTC One M7, the option to check "Use for internet access" just says connecting for half a second and then unchecks...
At first I thought maybe it was software issue (It was stock), so then I flashed CM and PA with the same results. The funny thing is that the bluetooth keyboard works perfectly and sending files also work. It just can't receive files from other phones and bluetooth tether. Could the bluetooth module be broken?
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Hey whatsup guys, I've been trying to deal with this issue since I bought my Nexus 7.
I bought it second hand and the moment I received it and tried to bluetooth tether it to my HTC One M7, the option to check "Use for internet access" just says connecting for half a second and then unchecks...
At first I thought maybe it was software issue (It was stock), so then I flashed CM and PA with the same results. The funny thing is that the bluetooth keyboard works perfectly and sending files also work. It just can't receive files from other phones and bluetooth tether. Could the bluetooth module be broken?
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Okay so i am guessing that the HTC One M7 is the one that is giving your tablet the internet access and your Nexus 7 would be the one sharing the internet access?
Well there is a couple of things we can do...
First off does your wireless provider support native bluetooth tethering? Is there an option on your phone that says "bluetooth tethering". If your wireless provider does not support bluetooth tethering then you are going to have to use 3rd-party apps.
I would suggest you look into "easy tether" from the google play store.
You would need to download Easy Tether Lite from the play store on your phone (if your phone is the one providing internet access)
Then you would need to download "easy tether tablet" from the play store and put it on your tablet. Setup easy tether lite on your phone to use bluetooth tethering and then setup easy tether tablet on your nexus tablet to use your phones internet via bluetooth.
When a connection is made you should have internet access...try a web browser to make sure.
However, some internet access will be blocked on easy tether lite, so if you actually can get easy tether to give you internet access i would recommend you purchase easy tether pro which will unblock any internet access restrictions.
Also, why are you interested in bluetooth tethering? A wifi hotspot would be much better and faster! Bluetooth tethering is much much slower so any internet browsing or downloading from the device sharing the internet connection will be much much slower than you are used to.
If your wireless provider does not allow or support hotspots then you can always use apps like "Foxfi" or "PdaNet" to turn your phone into a wifi hotspot.
I hope this has been helpful...let me know how it worked for you.
-droidshadow
I had a Galaxy Note 2, and BT tethering always worked fine on that, and it works fine with my old iPhone 4S, however I can't get it working on the Z1C.
In Settings, More, Tethering & portable hotspot, I have Bluetooth tethering ticked, and the Mac is paired with the phone. I can transfer files both ways so I know that's working. The Mac will connect to the phone using the "Connect to network" in the phone's bluetooth properties, and it looks like it's working, until I open any web page in any browser, then it says there's no connection available.
I know WiFi is faster, however the bottleneck doesn't really concern me, it's more for convenience that I can just click connect rather than enabling and disabling the hotspot on the phone.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Still haven't managed to get this working on 2 different Macs, so seems to be something handset related.
Just bumping to see if anyone may be able to help this time around?
Has anyone else had issues with the WiFi hotspot that week or two? It worked fine on foxfi and then just stopped. It'll shows late for just a second and then no data. Has anyone that issue or know a work around? I mainly need it to tether via Bluetooth to my Galaxy Gear.