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Does anyone know of any WORKING apps to control the Galaxy Nexus from your PC over 3G or even WiFi but not same network? I mostly need to be able to interact with the screen and type.
I tried:
droid VNC server - doesn't even start on my GNex
lazydroid web desktop - starts but the address is messed up (uses IPv6) and doesn't work
webkey (if this were working, it would be what I needed) - starts and some features work (seeing contacts for example) but most features don't: can't see phone screen, typing sends wrong characters to phone, gps and network location unavailable, etc.
If anyone has any ideas or knows something that works, please do share!
PS: i know there might be other topics asking this but I couldn't find anything fully relevant to my needs.
Thank you!
Airdroid. File transfers are slow but most everything else works fine. There is some delay as well but they did a good job implementing a desktop feel for controlling your phone.
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JayBeezy802 said:
Airdroid. File transfers are slow but most everything else works fine. There is some delay as well but they did a good job implementing a desktop feel for controlling your phone.
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Thanx,
I already use AirDroid and yes, it is nice but it has 2 things missing which I really would like:
1. see the actual phone "desktop" - its screen - and interact with it (scroll, start, stop apps, etc)
2. only works over WiFi
Other than that, it is a very nice phone management tool
have you guys tried android web control??
it looks to use the phone interface. i havent had a chance to try it yet.
do you mean https://market.android.com/details?id=genux.android.webcontrol?
if so, then it doesn't use the phone interface. it's just another "normal" web-based platform to send/receive SMS and see your contacts.
I'm also missing this kind of remote control app. Nothing is working. :-(
LazyDroid does work just fine, but you have to go into your wifi settings and get the IPv4 address and enter that in with the port number.
To get your IP:
Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Menu -> Advanced
- OR -
Settings -> Wi-Fi -> tap the network to which you are connected
***Looks like LazyDroid updated today or yesterday and now shows the IPv4 address right on the app instead of IPv6
Remote Web Desktop, its on the market.
Very good and featurerich app.
Klovnecaspar said:
Remote Web Desktop, its on the market.
Very good and featurerich app.
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Up until now it is one of the best but I still can't get the remote control function to work. I installed the additional program on my phone but when I try to use the function all I get is a black screen...
mrfenyx said:
Up until now it is one of the best but I still can't get the remote control function to work. I installed the additional program on my phone but when I try to use the function all I get is a black screen...
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I have the exact same problem. Black screen. It used to work on my OG Droid.
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DroidSloth said:
LazyDroid does work just fine, but you have to go into your wifi settings and get the IPv4 address and enter that in with the port number.
To get your IP:
Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Menu -> Advanced
- OR -
Settings -> Wi-Fi -> tap the network to which you are connected
***Looks like LazyDroid updated today or yesterday and now shows the IPv4 address right on the app instead of IPv6
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LazyDroid is not working. No app is at this time it seems.
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remote to android ICS Galaxy Nexus
After reading thisa thread I tried both LazyDroid and Remote Web Control and they both worked fine over wifi. Both apps are available through Android Market.
In fact the two apps look almost exactly the same. Both use a browser to access from your PC. Both display the IP address and port to use when you start your browser. Pretty simple. Real remote view requires root.
I am on a Galaxy Nexus running ICS.
I think the OP's point has been missed.
He is looking for a remote control app, that can function without wifi. I too am looking for an app such as this, as I use my phone to tether to my pc, and it acts as my internet connection, hence I cannot be on the same wifi network on my pc!
If anyone has found, or made, an app that can do this I would greatly appreciate it!
There is a free app on the market called webkey that does exactly that.
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There is a free app on the market called webkey that does exactly that.
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Webkey is what I used before I got my Gnex. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on ICS...
mrfenyx said:
Webkey is what I used before I got my Gnex. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on ICS...
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Says it has "far from perfect" ics support now, still better than none at all though I suppose. Will give this a try later as this is something I'm looking for too.
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GaelForce said:
Says it has "far from perfect" ics support now, still better than none at all though I suppose. Will give this a try later as this is something I'm looking for too.
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I did try it. It shows the screen at least and you almost can move through the homescreens but it freezes the phone to the point where you have to remove the battery to restart it. Most other options work though.
Waiting for it to get better
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Why don't you contact the dev? I had an issue on my G2X where I had to constantly refresh the screen in order to see it. I sent him an email and almost immediately he got back to me and helped me fix it right then and there. He's a cool Guy.
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This was my experience also, guess the search continues!
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I'm looking for a good security app that can track and remote wipe the Nexus without using text (since this doesn't have data), and is free or close-enough.
I used to use Wavesecure, but they got bought and changed their pricing.
Lookout only does remote tracking for free.
Prey seems to rely on text.
MyBitdefender costs, and uses text (as far as I can tell).
Any other suggestions? Decided to start a thread in the apps section rather than Q&A so we can compile a comprehensive list for others.
drpfenderson said:
I'm looking for a good security app that can track and remote wipe the Nexus without using text (since this doesn't have data), and is free or close-enough.
I used to use Wavesecure, but they got bought and changed their pricing.
Lookout only does remote tracking for free.
Prey seems to rely on text.
MyBitdefender costs, and uses text (as far as I can tell).
Any other suggestions? Decided to start a thread in the apps section rather than Q&A so we can compile a comprehensive list for others.
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I'm using Cerberus, they give away free licenses from time to time, that's how i got mine wonderful app and I can use it up to 5 devices
give avast a try. it does all that and has options for rooted users. pretty cool app second to lookout.
Cerberus
For my phones I use AndroidLost... free works well....
For my Nexus 7 however, it didn't work because it is tied to the same gmail account as my phone...
I gave Cerberus a try and it works well.
Need to have WiFi connection to do anything with it as you can't text to it, but seems to work well.
cerberus. hands down.
it works on jb but has one or two small issues that have been fixed.in latest beta version.
as i use bt as my isp, i have installed BT Wifi app on my nexus. It auto connects to any bt openzone or bt fon wifi network. this means that with the amount of bt wifi networks out there, if someone steals my device, there's a good chance my device will be contactable remotely, even without 3g
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Yeah check out cerebus
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Awesome - Cerebus it is. Thanks everyone.
Cerberus is the best. No other choice.
Cerebus.
Here's an over view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK9BkOzlFPE
I use web root antivirus which has the remote wipe as well.
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is there an app that can find the tablet just with gps on?
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is there an app that can find the tablet just with gps on?
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Not for the Nexus 7. As the only way for it communicate with the outside world is via Wifi.
Issue is the lack of data. If you leave it in a starbucks and it's not on the wifi, you're screwed.
First off, I had to browse over MANY different forums to make this phone to WiFi tether.
EDIT: Mar-14-2013; The edits are to simplify the instructions. Also, after repeatedly rdoing my phone, I know it works, every time.
1) Root your phone.
If it's already rooted, skip this step. There's a lot of options out there. Use whatever method you like. Just for reference, I used (Option 2): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955423
How to video
2) Grant superuser access to apps
Fom this point forward, grant superuser access to all request (From the apps below)
3) Download "WiFi Tether for Root Users"
DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT FROM GOOGLE PLAY!!! (If you do, it will NOT work)
Download the app, straight from the project's page
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_3-pre2.apk&can=2&q=
For your reference:
Project's home page: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
4) Open and configure "WiFi Tether for Root Users"
Select Menu (From your phone's physical lower bottom corner)
Choose Settings
Once in settings, make these changes:
[*][Change Device-Profile] --> Select "Samsung Galaxy S3" [If you skip this step, it won't work]
[*][Change Setup Method] --> Select "Netd-Ndc (master)"
[*][Send Netd Max Client Cmd] --> Check the box
[*]If you want to add a password: [Enable Wi-Fi-Encription] --> Check the box
[*]If you want to personalize your SSID: [Change SSID] --> Rename it to your preference
DONE
FYI: Depending on your plan and carrier, if it doesn't work it's mostly due to the plan/carrier limitations. I say this because I factory reseted my phone over 10 times, to test the instructions. It WORKED EVERY TIME.
PS. I am a newbie, so I wont be able to answer technical questions. This is what worked on my SGH-T889 phone.
I've got the same phone as you. Rooted with exynos abuse. Followed directions, installed apps and allowed acces but the se nd max clients thing doesn't appear on the app you gave me. I started the tether with the settings and got 0kb across the board.
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As far as I know I thought T-Mobile can detect this form of tethering use and will start to warn you of the offense via text.
Super failed!!!!!!!!
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anyone get this to work properly?
Nope. Doesn't work. I tried lots of settings and none of them worked. I wonder if it's hosting WiFi in Wireless G or Wireless N. 20mhz or 40mhz? 2.4gHz or 5gHz?
My laptop I tried using to connect to it is the old Wirless 802.11g with 2.4ghz support only, but I also couldn't see it with my own Wireless N router survey using all frequencies.
Conflusion: Doesn't work, actually. Post video evidence for the skeptics.
I am currently looking for a way to fix this issue. I am really good with getting Wifi-Tether to work. And i have done it for multiple devices that carriers don't allow it.
More progress to come...
It workes
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Does not work here!
Tested this 01/19/2013
Anyone have this working on SGH-T889 (one of the reasons I was going to root) or will T-Mobile still block it? (would prepaid make a difference)?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113053 - Thnx
I read in the TMO SGS3 forum that before you run the tether u should run Hotspot Shield VPN app from the market and you shouldnt have any problems...its worth a try
i use Trevee mod and it works fine
shouldn't make a difference I'm prepaid too. this was reposted from another post! WTF!
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shouldn't make a difference I'm prepaid too. this was reposted from another post! WTF!
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You have it working on prepaid with what WifiTether_TrevE_Mod_11_22_2012 (defaults to Wifi Driver Reload 1) - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390195663897100312 ? - Thnx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35476525
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988735
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113053
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You have it working on prepaid with what WifiTether_TrevE_Mod_11_22_2012 (defaults to Wifi Driver Reload 1) - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390195663897100312 ? - Thnx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35476525
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988735
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113053
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that's what I have working...
Can't you just use any of those 3rd party Wifi Tether apps on the Play store to get some form of tethering working?
Will this work if I just rooted with exynos exploit?
Also, what exactly is tethering?
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Note_2 said:
Will this work if I just rooted with exynos exploit?
Also, what exactly is tethering?
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Following these steps worked for me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37172883&postcount=10
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=android.tether (I use mod version linked above)
This program enables wifi AND bluetooth-tethering (PAN) for "rooted" handsets.
Clients (your laptop for example) can connect via wifi or bluetooth and get access to the internet using the mobile connection (4G, 3G, 2G) or (in case you are using bluetooth) the wifi connection which is established by the handset.
Wifi-tethering creates a so called adhoc (peer-to-peer) network on most devices. Infrastructure-mode is suppported for some devices – including the HTC Evo for instance.
** FEATURES **
-) Access-control feature. Allow/deny clients to use your mobile-data connection.
-) Wifi-Encrytion. 128-bit WEP in general. WPA/WPA2 on supported devices.
-) Reduce wifi-transmit power (on supported devices)
-) Settings for wifi-ssid, wifi-channel, „lan“-network and more.
This application requires a "rooted"-device and a (custom-) kernel which supports netfilter (iptables)!
** PREREQUISITE **
1) Root
2) Netfilter-enabled kernel
For more information visit our developer-site on google-code:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Use this application at your own risk. It is possible that use of this program may violate your carrier's Terms of Service."
I fixed the problem.
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Super failed!!!!!!!!
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Nice!
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Ok, here is my final conclusion and we can hopefully put this to rest, at least for some but hopefully many. Kal-El7 and myself spent quite awhile trying to figure out why tethering has suddenly stopped working for so many people. This may or may not be a solution for you in particular but it's good knowledge for those of you being affected or would be affected by this.
It appears T-Mobile has greatly expanded its detection of browser user agent clients. I can't seem to type just anything in a browser user agent spoofer. I used to be able to. Now it seems you must have a legitimate browser or you get the upsell. This has been my problem as of late and we couldn't figure out what was going on until we started ruling everything out. Oh, and make sure you don't use any Google web pages when testing user agents because apparently Google pages don't trigger the upsell page to appear (I think this has since changed and you may get the upsell). You can visit the following page for a comprehensive list of user agents:
http://useragentstring.com/pages/useragentstring.php
This is the string I use as my agent in Firefox using the Add-on User Agent Switcher 0.7.3:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1)
In Chrome, install the extension 'User Agent Switcher' and then select 'Internet Explorer 7' as your user-agent.
Update: 07/20/2013
All this time and only now do I realize I didn't even mention what ROM I'm using. DOH! I'm using Tweaked 2.3 (as of 08/15: Tweaked 2.4.1) with default kernel and no additional mods or tweaks. You can use the built in tethering but I prefer to use a tethering app for additional features not available stock.
Update: 08/15/2013
I've had requests about the tethering app I use so I'll outline exactly what app I'm using and what settings I use:
ROM: Tweaked 2.4.1
App: Android-wifi-tether 3.3-beta2
URL: http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com
If you're using Tweaked 2.3+ ROM (and probably other ROMs). DO NOT change APN options within Android settings as it is not necessary.
Make sure these settings are checked or unchecked in the tethering app settings:
Change Device-Profile = Samsung Galaxy S3
Change Setup-Method = Netd-Ndc (master)
Send Netd Max Client Cmd = Checked
WiFi-driver reload = UNCHECKED
WiFi-driver reload 2 = Checked
Routing fix = Checked
You can change other settings to fit your needs. If you discover anything useful while experimenting with the settings please feel free to post your results.
Thanks to Kal-El7 for all his help in ruling everything else out in order to come to this conclusion. I'm forever grateful that he took as much time as he did in helping me.
If you have been helped in any way by this post, please hit the thank you button. Thanks!
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LOL, this is funny! I used Dolphins Custom User Agent feature and put Windows IE user agent string in there and immediately got the tethering upsell page on my phone. So I guess this means the sky's the limit as long as we use a whitelisted user agent. Good stuff!
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you sure about this?
i found that tether stopped because of roll out of LTE in my area. so i had to use fast.tmobile apn instead of the epc.tmobile.com and change my apn type from IPv4 to IPv4/IPv6 and that was all.
here's my post on tweaked thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43635205&postcount=1839
Funny things is that I can trigger up sell text message without tethering and with wifi OFF. When I download videos from YouTube using tubemate and choosing high resolution videos to be downloaded, I receive up sell sms and data being blocked for use with tubemate, but still works with "regular" YouTube app.
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My apn protocol is greyed out. Can't change it. Anybody know why?
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gshadow325 said:
you sure about this?
i found that tether stopped because of roll out of LTE in my area. so i had to use fast.tmobile apn instead of the epc.tmobile.com and change my apn type from IPv4 to IPv4/IPv6 and that was all.
here's my post on tweaked thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43635205&postcount=1839
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Yes, I'm sure. I can use LTE while wifi tethering just fine as well. I'm using Tweaked 2.3 ROM and I do not need to turn on the tethering apn options in settings. I am using the latest android-wifi-tether for root app found here:
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_3-beta2.apk
As long as I properly spoof my user agent I'm good to go. Been watching Hulu in HD on my desktop and used up 30gig over LTE. Life is good.
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I don't tether at all, but hit about 6GB per month on my phone , and I get the up sell text message 2/3 times per cycle. The last one always states that tethering has been blocked.
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I don't tether at all, but hit about 6GB per month on my phone , and I get the up sell text message 2/3 times per cycle. The last one always states that tethering has been blocked.
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You get that message without even turning on the Wi-Fi hotspot or USB tethering at all?
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i_guana said:
You get that message without even turning on the Wi-Fi hotspot or USB tethering at all?
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yep get it every month, I was curious as to what it was actually till I read this thread. I don't tether or turn on hotspot. Maybe they look at the volume of data, and assume I am using a PC
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yep get it every month, I was curious as to what it was actually till I read this thread. I don't tether or turn on hotspot. Maybe they look at the volume of data, and assume I am using a PC
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Not really sure on that one. I've only received that when actually triggering it doing the obvious. This is the first I've heard about that as a random occurrence.
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Tethering stopped working for me since LTE became active in my area. However, I can still tether using the User Agent spoof, but I never like using it because it restricts me from streaming netflix on my browser. The only way I can get around this is by rolling back to 4G APN settings and changing Network mode from LTE/4G/3G/2G to 4G/3G/2G. Now my tethering is working just fine.
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Tethering stopped working for me since LTE became active in my area. However, I can still tether using the User Agent spoof, but I never like using it because it restricts me from streaming netflix on my browser. The only way I can get around this is by rolling back to 4G APN settings and changing Network mode from LTE/4G/3G/2G to 4G/3G/2G. Now my tethering is working just fine.
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Copy/Paste this user agent string exactly as it appears below into your agent spoofer and report back if you can use Netflix. Working for me.
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1)
i_guana said:
Copy/Paste this user agent string exactly as it appears below into your agent spoofer and report back if you can use Netflix. Working for me.
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1)
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It actually works! Thank you so much!
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It actually works! Thank you so much!
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My pleasure!
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I am not quite sure why this is so constantly debated.
The fact of the matter is that changing your user agent does ABSOLUTELY nothing to hide your tethering. When you transfer data (more specifically data packets) over ANY network, those packets have very distinct packet headers. ALLLLLL they need to do is look at those packet headers and see the peculiar and distinct format for an uplink, and you are caught.
Amd4life said:
I don't tether at all, but hit about 6GB per month on my phone , and I get the up sell text message 2/3 times per cycle. The last one always states that tethering has been blocked.
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I definitely use a minimum of double that, around a dozen gigs per month. I have never seen this message.
Work related data exchange.
Admiral Sir Manley Power said:
I am not quite sure why this is so constantly debated.
The fact of the matter is that changing your user agent does ABSOLUTELY nothing to hide your tethering. When you transfer data (more specifically data packets) over ANY network, those packets have very distinct packet headers. ALLLLLL they need to do is look at those packet headers and see the peculiar and distinct format for an uplink, and you are caught.
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Well, it seems they don't employ that method.
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Admiral Sir Manley Power said:
I am not quite sure why this is so constantly debated.
The fact of the matter is that changing your user agent does ABSOLUTELY nothing to hide your tethering. When you transfer data (more specifically data packets) over ANY network, those packets have very distinct packet headers. ALLLLLL they need to do is look at those packet headers and see the peculiar and distinct format for an uplink, and you are caught.
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T-Mobile cant see a single thing I do on either my phone or when tethered. All, and I do mean ALL of my data ( headers and data ) , runs into my home server over an rsa encrypted tunnel Granted, I dont need to tether often, but I do like my data privacy. Apparently T-Mobile is allowed to look deep into your data packets per the contract you signed with them. Doesnt that make you feel good? I mean ... if any of you are like me, I use my phone for online banking, RDP / VNC into government servers, FTP / RDP / SSH into my home servers, managing my personal website , etc.. Security is a big issue.
I also highly recommend against using public proxies as they will have full access to anything you do. It takes about 10 minutes to set up a home tunnel provided you are even the least bit tech savy ( which if you are on XDA and using roms, means you have some skills ). Granted you will want a halfway decent home ISP. The dedicated server can be as old as a p2 with 256Mb ram. Doesnt take much.
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T-Mobile cant see a single thing I do on either my phone or when tethered. All, and I do mean ALL of my data ( headers and data ) , runs into my home server over an rsa encrypted tunnel Granted, I dont need to tether often, but I do like my data privacy. Apparently T-Mobile is allowed to look deep into your data packets per the contract you signed with them. Doesnt that make you feel good? I mean ... if any of you are like me, I use my phone for online banking, RDP / VNC into government servers, FTP / RDP / SSH into my home servers, managing my personal website , etc.. Security is a big issue.
I also highly recommend against using public proxies as they will have full access to anything you do. It takes about 10 minutes to set up a home tunnel provided you are even the least bit tech savy ( which if you are on XDA and using roms, means you have some skills ). Granted you will want a halfway decent home ISP. The dedicated server can be as old as a p2 with 256Mb ram. Doesnt take much.
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Lol nice
pyraxiate said:
T-Mobile cant see a single thing I do on either my phone or when tethered. All, and I do mean ALL of my data ( headers and data ) , runs into my home server over an rsa encrypted tunnel Granted, I dont need to tether often, but I do like my data privacy. Apparently T-Mobile is allowed to look deep into your data packets per the contract you signed with them. Doesnt that make you feel good? I mean ... if any of you are like me, I use my phone for online banking, RDP / VNC into government servers, FTP / RDP / SSH into my home servers, managing my personal website , etc.. Security is a big issue.
I also highly recommend against using public proxies as they will have full access to anything you do. It takes about 10 minutes to set up a home tunnel provided you are even the least bit tech savy ( which if you are on XDA and using roms, means you have some skills ). Granted you will want a halfway decent home ISP. The dedicated server can be as old as a p2 with 256Mb ram. Doesnt take much.
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Very nice. Security is always a good thing. Odd though that if they can see all that, why aren't they contacting me or sending me a threatening letter when I tether with no tunneling or VPN use? You would think after 200 gig over the last several months they would have said something to me by now. I mostly watch Hulu and Netflix in HD and that adds up in GB's quick. I very occasionally use BitTorrent but use BTGuard to encrypt its use. Still, no issues except for the occasional upsell page when I have a user agent spoofing issue. I think they use very basic detection schemes but elude to something more advanced. Proof is in the pudding as they say.
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I'm trying to get at&t hot spots to work on a custom rom and the apk that I have I'm not sure if it is the right one I should be doing. Anyone able to put the apk on dropbox or something.
Justice bump. I asked this question a little while ago and never got a good answer. Out of curiousity what APK is it that you've got? I know digging through the processes it is listed as running in my phone. Replicating this would be great for ROMs, especially since I'm working part time at Starbucks....
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This is what I tried using...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fc68tce5vdvyayk/att_hotspots.apk
It shows up as a running app but it doesn't do anything. I'm going to check my bosses phone (S4) tomorrow to see how the app opens when I open it on his phone. On my phone, the app keeps saying there is an update when I select it but it never updates.
I agree that it would be great to get this working. A colleague mentioned that he was able to by both installing the apk and copying the apk to \system\app (for auto running). So far no luck on my end
This is different than the one that I had tried and looks to be the right one. I downloaded it to my SD card and went to install and got a message saying it was already installed as a system app (makes sense for stock). Have you tried doing it from there to keep functionality of it when flashing ROMs? I would say this is the right track alright.
Is your custom rom AOSP-based? Because I think I remember reading that the functionality of "AT&T hot spots" is built into the framework for touchwiz roms.
It is. I havent been able to find confirmation either way. Just that the hot spots app is what makes the connection.
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First things first you have to make sure your kernel supports wifi tethering, without this you are wasting your time. In all my time on android as long as tethering is enabled in the kernel its just a matter of turning on the hotspot from within the settings menu. I don't recall the touchwiz menus to tell you exactly where the tethering option is but in aosp based roms its under the 'more' option in the wireless and networks section. This is also where you can set the ssid, security encryption, etc for the wireless network you are broadcasting.
Hi. It's not wifi tethering that I'm after. I want to use the AT&T wifi service that my office building gets since my cell signal is terrible at work. It's the only thing I miss from the Samsung ROM
OK so I flashed a ROM and tried installing the apk you were using and it seems to have made a small difference. I'm automatically connected without signing in to Starbucks AT&T WiFi (the way I would usually have to without the app) after having saved the network. Strange thing is looking at the app itself seems to suggest its not running. Running Apps shows 0.00kb in data. I'm not sure if its then a function of the ROM (which I doubt, its never done this before) or the app.
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