I just upgraded to Lollipop and I am not sure if I like it. Anyway, I found out that I couldn't start my FoxFi , probably blocked by Verzion or something. However, I think I found a work-around. When I started the hotspot process in FoxFi, I would pull down my notification bar and tap the Mobile Hotspot. The phone wouldn't do anything for a few second then it would say I that I don't have a mobile subscription 'yada yada' but then the hotspot would turn on and the SSID would have FoxFi99. The FoxFi app says the process failed, but the hotspot is active.
Think I might have found a useful glitch?
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I am s-off, and rooted running that awesome GingerbreadSense ROM, and i thought just for kicks I'd try the stock mobile3G hotspot too see if it works, since it's my only means of accessing the internet from my laptop...and my jaw dropped because it works flawlessly and very faast....but my question is...am i paying out of the ass for tethering? or is it the loophole affect, or am ijust lucky?
Did you get any sort of verizon message about charging for the service? If not, you're fine. There's also other apps that you can use to tether (for free). The one that I've found that works best is called "wireless tether", you can google it and download it from the code.google page. Another good app is "barnacle wifi tether" and you should be able to get that one on the market.
Also, I'm not sure if you're new with verizon and on a tiered plan, but if so, watch out because tethering uses a lot of data. Nice thing about "wireless tether" is that it keeps a total of how much you've downloaded/uploaded during that tethering session.
Hello, I’m new to XDA Forum and thank you in advance for answering my basic question.
Verizon Gnex stock. Wi-Fi Hot Spot?
Prior to JB OTA update I installed PDAnet, FoxFi & FoxFi Addon. The Gnex is my only net access right now. After JB update I installed SwitchPro to get a WiFi Hot Spot. I assume it’s the native one “AndroidAP”. FoxFi is now works after developer fix for JB. So I have FoxFi and SwitchPro installed but things aren’t working correctly.
SwitchPro no longer launches the native Wi-Fi “AndroidAP” but launches the FoxFi hotspot instead. ? When I launch FoxFi I now get two Wi-Fi notifications on the bar. When LTE/3g searches/toggles the FoxFi active Wi-Fi Hotspot indicates "Off" but the Gnex settings Tethering & portable hotspot indicator shows FoxFi "active". ?
I like the SwitchPro switches but also use PDAnet for USB Tether. 4g LTE reception is spotty where I live. Bounces between 4g/3g a lot but getting better.
Would someone help me properly setup the wi-fi hotspot apps and switches?
Thanks much
Would someone care to help an old guy fix this minor issue?
Thank you.
I was under the impression that since then FoxFi app was fixed for jb, and there is the addon for it, switch pro was no longer needed?
I could be wrong as I do not tether so those apps serve me no purpose.
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I have a T-Mobile Note 3, still using the stock rom but I have rooted it. My question is there any way to wifi tether that does not "verify" tethering status with T-Mobile?
When starting up the built in hot-spot or FoxFi a popup comes up and tethering is verified with T-Mobile.
I know, I know, T-Mobile comes with X amount of free tethering. I have 2.5 gigs of free tethering and I never go over it. However, I'm going to Mexico for two weeks and T-Mobile has unlimited free international data but no tethering. I assume the "verify" step is going to stop me from tethering.
What rooted app will allow wifi tethering for the Note 3 that does no verification with T-Mobile? I've already tried 10 wifi tether apps from the market place and none of them work on the Note 3.
Bumping as I have a similar question. With Jellybean I just froze the provisioning apk and this worked. In Kitkat doing this causes force closes.
I have a Tasker task that turns on the hotspot when my radio connects to my phone via Bluetooth. This works fine if the screen is on, but the point is to have this happen automatically. If I have to take my phone out of my pocket and make sure the screen stays on, I might as well just turn on tethering manually. The task does run as I have verified that the other parts of the task run while the screen is off.
I'm pretty sure that all the info to address this is in a thread that I just bumped a minute or 5 ago.
I figured it out. At least for my situation. I have tethering and I wasn't trying to bypass any limits. I just wanted to enable tethering without the screen being on. I modified the framework-res APK to not call the provisioning APK and froze the Tethering*.apk files.
I tried to attach the file but it is not working. I will try again later.
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I also added Bluetooth tethering option.
Can you give us the link daneurysm ? Thanks!
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I figured it out. At least for my situation. I have tethering and I wasn't trying to bypass any limits. I just wanted to enable tethering without the screen being on. I modified the framework-res APK to not call the provisioning APK and froze the Tethering*.apk files.
I tried to attach the file but it is not working. I will try again later.
framework-res.apk
I also added Bluetooth tethering option.
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Thanks a lot for this, I have been trying for over 2 months, reading and going to youtube, but I just could not get it working...
Lorettaa said:
Can you give us the link daneurysm ? Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467193&page=15
Thanks man!
pcm2a said:
I have a T-Mobile Note 3, still using the stock rom but I have rooted it. My question is there any way to wifi tether that does not "verify" tethering status with T-Mobile?
When starting up the built in hot-spot or FoxFi a popup comes up and tethering is verified with T-Mobile.
I know, I know, T-Mobile comes with X amount of free tethering. I have 2.5 gigs of free tethering and I never go over it. However, I'm going to Mexico for two weeks and T-Mobile has unlimited free international data but no tethering. I assume the "verify" step is going to stop me from tethering.
What rooted app will allow wifi tethering for the Note 3 that does no verification with T-Mobile? I've already tried 10 wifi tether apps from the market place and none of them work on the Note 3.
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Thanks a lot.
So I've looked around to see if there was someone else with my issue but no luck. There were somewhat similar posts about the mobile hotspot not working on my LG G3 which usually included the network not showing on other devices when the hotspot was enabled but my issue is a little bit more different. I posted on another thread where a root was provided for 5.0.1 but the tether had worked for a little bit after rooting then stopped working completely including the stock method. Here was my original reply to the thread which didnt really get a good answer. I used Foxfi tethering app for a while then tried using WiFi Tether Router.
Hi after i rooted on 5.0.1 everything seemed to be working fine and I went over to download a tethering app to use my phones hotspot feature but I came across a big problem,the hotspot refuses to turn on. Sometimes the hotspot will turn on for a couple seconds then just shut off and other times the notification icon pops up in the notification bar for less than a second several times before simply shutting off. If I can simplify a bit more, not even the "normal" method for turning on my hotspot will work. I used foxfi which shuts off after what seems like it struggles to turn on in the notification bar and then i use Wifi Tether router which will turn on but the network itself doesnt show anywhere on any other device and if i check the settings app its not actually turned on. Any help? I know the native method should work because i still have some leftover hotspot data on my plan to use up.
On my Note 5 there was an app in the Verizon folder that was a wireless hotspot app.
I kept it on my home screen because I used it quite a bit.
It is gone from the folder now, and I do not see it in the play store.
Anyone know a way I can get the APK from another phone ?
The app is gone. The functionality is now baked into the OS.
Go into your settings. There should be an option for Mobile Hotspot and Tethering. You can set it up from there. There is also a toggle in the notification pull down to turn on and off.
Yea I saw that. I tried to install the apk I got from a couple of other phones but they were only updates. Is there a way to roll back all the updates so I can get the original apk?
Could I get the apk from someone who has a fresh install of an OS and not updated it yet??
Not gonna work man. Your on marshmallow
Quick settings in the pulldown bar has a hotspot toggle, works perfectly for ONE TOUCH hotspot on/off. If I sound excited it's because I used to be on AT&T and they oddly neutered their phones and took the hotspot toggle out of quick settings, and I couldn't find a hotspot toggle app which worked, I tried dozens of them. You had to actually go into settings, then into mobile hotspot, then click the hotspot, then toggle the on button, then click past the wifi will be turned off nag screen, then exit out of settings. So having one click toggle for hotspot is pretty awesome.
Could anyone confirm that this works regardless of the "Mobile Hotspot" feature code on your account? I'm thinking of buying the Note 7, and might avoid rooting it (at least for now) so I can keep Samsung Pay, but I need tethering to work...
I have an former-Alltel plan w/ unlimited data, which never worked with the baked-in "Mobile Hotspot" on my Samsung Note 3 without root+Xposed+XTether. (XTether caused the hotspot feature to avoid the "entitlement check" that usually occurred).
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Could anyone confirm that this works regardless of the "Mobile Hotspot" feature code on your account? I'm thinking of buying the Note 7, and might avoid rooting it (at least for now) so I can keep Samsung Pay, but I need tethering to work...
I have an former-Alltel plan w/ unlimited data, which never worked with the baked-in "Mobile Hotspot" on my Samsung Note 3 without root+Xposed+XTether. (XTether caused the hotspot feature to avoid the "entitlement check" that usually occurred).
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Use foxfi for tethering
tman873 said:
Use foxfi for tethering
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Yep...FoxFi is the best. Especially for UDP subscribers.
tman873 said:
Use foxfi for tethering
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got556 said:
Yep...FoxFi is the best. Especially for UDP subscribers.
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Do you guys not get a weird warning once FoxFi is installed?
After reading this thread I downloaded Foxfi, since hotspot is the only reason I've rooted my phones for years.
The app worked great, and I was able to use my PDANet serial number from 2010 (for my Windows Mobile Moto Q) so I didn't have to pay for it!
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Do you guys not get a weird warning once FoxFi is installed?
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Yes, that's because FoxFi has to trick the system to turn on Tethering even if you don't have it in your plan.
sebastianraven said:
Yes, that's because FoxFi has to trick the system to turn on Tethering even if you don't have it in your plan.
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I found out it was actually do to a user certificate it installs for the VPN, you can either move it manually to the system location or use a program like this to moved it automatically https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.zertman&hl=en