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4G on/off toggle

This is for the Verizon LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I am tasked with writing a tiny app that will effectively disable/enable 4G capability. This can be done manually via settings > mobile network > network mode and choosing either LTE/CDMA (4g enabled) or CDMA (3g only).
I have not tried anything yet because Android development isn't my strong suit. I am looking for guidance... examples, code samples etc. I am assuming this should almost be a one-liner, but it has been my experience that with Android development nothing is as simple as it appears.
I am exploring ConnectivityManager and setNetworkPreference but I'm not sure this will do what I need.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I don't know if this may help you at all or not...but there is an app called ANYCUT and u can make shortcuts of an activity..in example....instead of dialing *#*#4636#*#* for the phone info and for you to switch data from 4g to 3g....u can set up a shortcut with it also for network modes..instead of going to it .but I hope it helps in some way ....maybe not what you were looking for...but a toggle widget sure would be appreciated.
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having attempted the same thing, i think you'll find toggling the 3g/4g is not trivial since after 2.2 they removed the ability to modify phone state.
I created a widget to shortcut to the settings (similar to a few that are out there already) am just polishing a few preferences.

jkhouw1 said:
having attempted the same thing, i think you'll find toggling the 3g/4g is not trivial since after 2.2 they removed the ability to modify phone state.
I created a widget to shortcut to the settings (similar to a few that are out there already) am just polishing a few preferences.
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Ahhh, good to know. So in your opinion should I give up? I can go to my pm and explain that this is "essentially" not possible. Unless it *IS* "possible." What are your thoughts?

Not sure if this helps but Widgetsoid will already do this. Few of the widget functions do work (it's not fully supported on ICS) but it will toggle 4g or 3g on and off. The key is setting the Data Toggle option in its menus to 'Root Toggle'.

Magnus_CA said:
Not sure if this helps but Widgetsoid will already do this. Few of the widget functions do work (it's not fully supported on ICS) but it will toggle 4g or 3g on and off. The key is setting the Data Toggle option in its menus to 'Root Toggle'.
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4G says experimental on the version downloaded from the devs website. Cant check it to enable the widget

TheDave1022 said:
4G says experimental on the version downloaded from the devs website. Cant check it to enable the widget
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I believe that's to toggle between 3g/4g. The option to add it as a button to the widget is greyed out so that definitely doesn't work. However you can create a button that will toggle data off, whether you're using 3g or 4g.

A friend of mine created this widget a few days ago for me. The widget works for showing if lte is on or off. upon tapping the widget it takes you directly to the mobile network settings page effectively reducing the amount of time to toggle it.
he said the only way to make it actually work would be to have the app id be the same as the system id, it would have to be done via flashable zip and not just a simple apk.
*shrug*

rayfin said:
A friend of mine created this widget a few days ago for me. The widget works for showing if lte is on or off. upon tapping the widget it takes you directly to the mobile network settings page effectively reducing the amount of time to toggle it.
he said the only way to make it actually work would be to have the app id be the same as the system id, it would have to be done via flashable zip and not just a simple apk.
*shrug*
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If you guys are going through that much trouble to turn data on and off you should try widgetsoid.

Magnus_CA said:
If you guys are going through that much trouble to turn data on and off you should try widgetsoid.
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Magnus, when you have some time, can you do a write-up as to how to do this w/ widgetsoid? I can't seem to get it.

Magnus_CA said:
If you guys are going through that much trouble to turn data on and off you should try widgetsoid.
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NexusMMM said:
Magnus, when you have some time, can you do a write-up as to how to do this w/ widgetsoid? I can't seem to get it.
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I'm operating off memory because I don't have my phone in front of me...
Fist, make sure you installed widgetsoid2.x!! Also, he recommends a reboot after install. This may just be to get the widgets in your widget list. And of course, you must be rooted.
I dropped a widgetsoid widget to my homescreen and went into its configuration. The button you need to include is 'Enable/disable Data' (one arrow pointing up and one down). The other key is to choose 'Root Toggle' in global preferences. When you're done setting up your widget click apply.
That did it for me. Let me know if you're still having problems and I'll try and reply with my phone in front of me next time.

NexusMMM said:
Magnus, when you have some time, can you do a write-up as to how to do this w/ widgetsoid? I can't seem to get it.
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i wouldn't get too excited... turning data ON/OFF and toggling between 4G/3G are separate controls, i haven't tried the data toggle yet (to see if it's a real toggle), but the Widgetsoid 4g/3g "toggle" definitely only opens the settings menu. still, Widgetsoid is so awesome that i purchased the donate version.

Wifi Tether

What are you guys using for wifi tether? I can't get barnacle or wifi tether to work. I see the hotspot but cannot connect. I am rooted and running a custom rom.

There is a file that can be edited to enable the built in tethering option. It's a simple change from 1 to 0 though right now I can't remember what it was that I changed. If you want to do this let me know and I can look it up. You will need to purchase an app sqlite to edit the database.
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I use wifi-tether and it works fine. not available in the market. http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether. You will also need to allow installation of non-market applications in settings under applications

Another way to enable the built in tethering without any carrier annoyances is to go into the hidden menu of the phone. Install an app called Any Cut. Run it and create a new shortcut to 'connectivity.' said shortcut will appear on your home screen. Open the and uncheck 'entitlement mode.' reboot phone and you're set. Both wifi and usb tethering work without paying extra.
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GordonOSU said:
I use wifi-tether and it works fine. not available in the market. http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether. You will also need to allow installation of non-market applications in settings under applications
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Thanks, I have been having issues with builtin tether and other tethering software on the market. ( I just gaveup)
at first I saw your post and went tot the market and downloaded the app (version on the market was 2.0.7)
and it failed and didn't work.
followed your link on google and tried the latest beta.
it works like charm
thanks!!!!

Have you tried unchecking the entitlement box in the hidden menu?
Sorry, i should read before posting

Wireless tethering app that bypass carrier detection.

Hi, I've been looking for something like this for a while and tried pretty much all the options on google. And my last hope, PdaNet with FoxFi addon has failed me too, so I've pretty much run out of options.
So, what I'm looking for is to turn my GN into a wireless router without my network detecting that I'm doing so. A lot of the tethering apps out there can achieve this by enable Bluetooth or USB tethering, but that's not how I want it, I want to turn it into a wireless router. Sadly FoxFi fails everytime I try to enable it.
So any of you genius out there knows of an app that can do this, please share. Thank you so much in advance.

AceCooper0506 said:
Hi, I've been looking for something like this for a while and tried pretty much all the options on google. And my last hope, PdaNet with FoxFi addon has failed me too, so I've pretty much run out of options.
So, what I'm looking for is to turn my GN into a wireless router without my network detecting that I'm doing so. A lot of the tethering apps out there can achieve this by enable Bluetooth or USB tethering, but that's not how I want it, I want to turn it into a wireless router. Sadly FoxFi fails everytime I try to enable it.
So any of you genius out there knows of an app that can do this, please share. Thank you so much in advance.
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If you root and flash any custom rom, it has native built in tethering. As for unrooted apps u named them all

I actually have the AndroidME custom rom installed and have root. It does have the native tethering option, but I always thought that feature is detectable by the wireless carriers. Or have I been torturing myself this whole time? lol.

The native tethering app goes undetected for me when I use my laptop, but if I connect my ps3 to it, I get the redirect when trying to use the browser. None of the third party apps work on my Rom at all. Frustrating, but I've just gotten used to not using my ps3 online.
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If your on tmobile Try this..
Create new APN
Settings, wireless and networks, more, access point names.
Name it some thing like "data" and under APN put "epc. T-Mobile.com" (no quotes)
Leave everything else blank and save, then set as default.
Profit
Hope this helps.. used to work on my amaze.
This always solved
the T-Mobile nag screen problem

If foxfi didn't work then there is a setting you need to ad to your APN settings.
I use the default tethering app in android and haven't had any problems.
What I did was make sure my APN type in my APN settings read the following with no spaces.
"default,supl,mms,dun"
You should be able to use the default tethering and hotspot with no problems after that.
Works on both stock and rooted devices across the board.
If your running jellybean, then you don't have to add "dun" but I add it anyway for good measure.
Happy tethering.

Thanks for the tips, gonna be moving to simple mobile next month and hopefully these tricks will work.
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Try a custom ROM worked for my friend
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I could be wrong here, if you set the user agent of your desktop to a mobile browser signature, the carrier will only see mobile data and not tethered desktop data
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adamcooks said:
I could be wrong here, if you set the user agent of your desktop to a mobile browser signature, the carrier will only see mobile data and not tethered desktop data
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you're wrong...
they do look up packets and if they see user-agent string IE, they think you're tethering and if you don't have plan then you have a problem

3oudreaux said:
If your on tmobile Try this..
Create new APN
Settings, wireless and networks, more, access point names.
Name it some thing like "data" and under APN put "epc. T-Mobile.com" (no quotes)
Leave everything else blank and save, then set as default.
Profit
Hope this helps.. used to work on my amaze.
This always solved
the T-Mobile nag screen problem
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dellenrules said:
If foxfi didn't work then there is a setting you need to ad to your APN settings.
I use the default tethering app in android and haven't had any problems.
What I did was make sure my APN type in my APN settings read the following with no spaces.
"default,supl,mms,dun"
You should be able to use the default tethering and hotspot with no problems after that.
Works on both stock and rooted devices across the board.
If your running jellybean, then you don't have to add "dun" but I add it anyway for good measure.
Happy tethering.
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I don't know which one of your fixes work but I did both and I now have wifi tethering using Fox-fi unrooted with my unlimited T-mobile 4g data plan! Thanks! Been searching for days on how to get it to work since I got my Nexus 7.
And it seems to work fine with the native hotspot app. I just downloaded an additional widget called Hotspot Toggle to make it easy to turn on and off.
Thanks again folks!

The easiest way is to use a User Agent Switcher.
You can read more details about it on here - http://gezby.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=69

Download "Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Widget" and put that on a homescreen. A simple push of that icon will activate native tethering and bypass carrier check ups. Been using it for the last year with zero issues.

FWIW I've been using Native tethering since I first bought my VZW Nexus in December without a hitch. Since switching to T-Mobile I have also been using the Native tethering to my Nexus 7 without issue. I haven't used a tethering app since the gingerbread days
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curtst said:
I don't know which one of your fixes work but I did both and I now have wifi tethering using Fox-fi unrooted with my unlimited T-mobile 4g data plan! Thanks! Been searching for days on how to get it to work since I got my Nexus 7.
And it seems to work fine with the native hotspot app. I just downloaded an additional widget called Hotspot Toggle to make it easy to turn on and off.
Thanks again folks!
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dellenrules said:
If foxfi didn't work then there is a setting you need to ad to your APN settings.
I use the default tethering app in android and haven't had any problems.
What I did was make sure my APN type in my APN settings read the following with no spaces.
"default,supl,mms,dun"
You should be able to use the default tethering and hotspot with no problems after that.
Works on both stock and rooted devices across the board.
If your running jellybean, then you don't have to add "dun" but I add it anyway for good measure.
Happy tethering.
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i'm using stock rom, where do I add that? where is apn type settings?

a1exus said:
you're wrong...
they do look up packets and if they see user-agent string IE, they think you're tethering and if you don't have plan then you have a problem
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No the other guy is right.
Using a User Agent Switcher you will be able to bypass tethering blocks set by your network provider.
Please read here - http://gezby.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=69

[Q] Hotspot toggle widget (AT&T)

Is there any way to get a hotspot toggle widget to work on the AT&T optimus G pro?
I do have a plan that allows tethering and my phone is rooted, however the toggle widget that worked fine on my note fails to initialize the hotspot on this phone (though it will disable it).

nope. Had my question up for a few days with no good responses. Hotspot might grab someone easier than WAP though so who knows.

shiltz said:
Is there any way to get a hotspot toggle widget to work on the AT&T optimus G pro?
I do have a plan that allows tethering and my phone is rooted, however the toggle widget that worked fine on my note fails to initialize the hotspot on this phone (though it will disable it).
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Try power toggles.
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Jammol said:
Try power toggles.
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No luck, I get the same error as I did with hotspot toggle which is what I normally use.
The specific error is a white triangle with a red exclamation point which says "Tethering Failed Tethering is not allowed for downloaded apps"

HD widgets has a widget u can assign to anything but i havent seen one that turns it on or off in one click, only ever takes u to the hotspot settings so u can turn it on or off

vinniemac84 said:
HD widgets has a widget u can assign to anything but i havent seen one that turns it on or off in one click, only ever takes u to the hotspot settings so u can turn it on or off
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That's what I have at the moment, though you don't need any app to do that, you just add a shortcut, shortcut > settings shortcut > mobile hotspot, but it's a pain having to do 2 steps for what should only take one.
Is there any root method to disable the at&t tethering plan check? I'm betting that's the only thing that's causing it to not work and if I can disable that check it should work fine.

Isn't that what the existing fix does? Eliminate the check?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283615

jeffhesser said:
Isn't that what the existing fix does? Eliminate the check?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283615
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Ooh, I'll try that out and hopefully I can use the toggle afterwards. It's so annoying that they have it set up that you need to have a rooted phone and change setting just to use a toggle for something I pay for.

That fix is meant to allow tethering without paying for it (which is what I've done) but even after that change I have not found a way to toggle that setting directly. One of those things that may never change without a new ROM....

jeffhesser said:
That fix is meant to allow tethering without paying for it (which is what I've done) but even after that change I have not found a way to toggle that setting directly. One of those things that may never change without a new ROM....
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Damn, well that sucks, I guess I won't bother doing that then.

Tether fix/workaround for S6 MM users. [Root not required]

So I found a temp solution on reddit for those of us who need tethering/hotspot working. So far it's worked every time and I am now posting from my hotspot connection on Marshmallow.
Steps are pretty easy, but really annoying since it requires a phone restart every time.
1. Restart phone
2. As soon as it comes up, unlock it and go to Settings > hotspot and tethering
3. Enable your hotspot
4. Profit!
If you do it fast enough it should enable it without the subscriber error. Not exactly sure how fast you need to do it once you restart but I've done it successfully every time even with a lock screen. You can also add a shortcut to the settings if you use a launcher like nova. Enjoy

There is a background process continuously resetting the global setting for provisionong requirement. I'm fixing that in my flash, should have it tonight.
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I can't believe this works. Sweet!

Works on s7
Worked on sprint s7

Confirmed working, delay time isn't short( didn't count but i have a long password and didn't rush)

Thanks, I was holding off on updating till a method came out for nonrooted users. Tested and works on my s6.

Are the apns saved on the sim card or on the device?
If its saved on the sim card, cant we edit the apn in a different phone and then put the sim back in the phone?
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tdhite said:
There is a background process continuously resetting the global setting for provisionong requirement. I'm fixing that in my flash, should have it tonight.
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Please give us details do disable it )

ivanthec said:
So I found a temp solution on reddit for those of us who need tethering/hotspot working. So far it's worked every time and I am now posting from my hotspot connection on Marshmallow.
Steps are pretty easy, but really annoying since it requires a phone restart every time.
1. Restart phone
2. As soon as it comes up, unlock it and go to Settings > hotspot and tethering
3. Enable your hotspot
4. Profit!
If you do it fast enough it should enable it without the subscriber error. Not exactly sure how fast you need to do it once you restart but I've done it successfully every time even with a lock screen. You can also add a shortcut to the settings if you use a launcher like nova. Enjoy
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I did it and it was working, but then it gave me the error message. Is there another way to enable the APN settings since at this point they are disable? Thanks

deviantus said:
Please give us details do disable it )
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You need root as the mod adds boot support to handle things. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65921214&postcount=20

Saafir said:
Does MM still have the Activate Device option in Settings? If so, does it still allow access to the PST Menu?
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Yes it is still there.

ivanthec said:
So I found a temp solution on reddit for those of us who need tethering/hotspot working. So far it's worked every time and I am now posting from my hotspot connection on Marshmallow.
Steps are pretty easy, but really annoying since it requires a phone restart every time.
1. Restart phone
2. As soon as it comes up, unlock it and go to Settings > hotspot and tethering
3. Enable your hotspot
4. Profit!
If you do it fast enough it should enable it without the subscriber error. Not exactly sure how fast you need to do it once you restart but I've done it successfully every time even with a lock screen. You can also add a shortcut to the settings if you use a launcher like nova. Enjoy
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Working great this way, Hotspots stays on till I turn it off, usually

On stock it eventually throws permission error...roughly 30 seconds after enabled for me.

I just tried the reboot trick last night. It works, I had my iPad connected to my S6's Hotspot.
History, had the MSL code working in Lollipop since August of 2015. With every update, it broke the Hotspot. I had to turn on dun in APN settings after each update. With the Marshmallow update, the APN settings are not seen in the "edit" settings view.
Will test further, I can live with the slight inconvenience for now. It would be great to have a total fix on this unrooted device.
thanks!

The reboot and swipe immediately to turn on hotspot doesn't work after 20 seconds. It'll tell me I'm not subscribed to the hotspot service. I've already edited the APNs before the MM update and had it working fine. I believe it's after updating the profile and PRL that eventually breaks it completely. Now it looks like I'll have to root to make it work like before or be tied down with USB tethering.

Orange72 said:
The reboot and swipe immediately to turn on hotspot doesn't work after 20 seconds. It'll tell me I'm not subscribed to the hotspot service. I've already edited the APNs before the MM update and had it working fine. I believe it's after updating the profile and PRL that eventually breaks it completely. Now it looks like I'll have to root to make it work like before or be tied down with USB tethering.
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USB tethering still works after update ? only Hotspot was affected ?

TexasLTE said:
USB tethering still works after update ? only Hotspot was affected ?
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Yes, that's correct.

Same problem here, after MM update this morning. No more APN SETTINGS to edit. Trying USB tethering but nothing.
The restart method works fine but only if I remove password for my Hotspot.
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Saafir said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...le-hotspot-t3331904/post66023402#post66023402
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Thanks.
Can I use this without root ?
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Orange72 said:
The reboot and swipe immediately to turn on hotspot doesn't work after 20 seconds. It'll tell me I'm not subscribed to the hotspot service. I've already edited the APNs before the MM update and had it working fine. I believe it's after updating the profile and PRL that eventually breaks it completely. Now it looks like I'll have to root to make it work like before or be tied down with USB tethering.
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I take it back about getting subscription error message. I reread the OP comments about setting up hotspot quickly after rebooting. This time I did it quickly step by step to turn hotspot on and so far it's working for several minutes. Don't wait a few seconds after swiping or take your time getting to the Hotspot and Tethering menu. Do everything from rebooting to turning on hotspot quickly and it may work for you guys.