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Tethering is using a smartphone to act as a modem for another device.

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Can I USB tether from my Android phone to an Android TV streaming device?

Is there any way to USB tether to/from my phone to my Android-TV box/stick/dongle without relying on WiFi?
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How to enable hotspot button on Samsung S23?

I recently switched to a Samsung S23, Android version 13. It seems that in the quick setting buttons (when you swipe down), the button "Hotspot" is missing, which toggles whether the phone ...
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Android 13 ethernet tethering forward all ports

i want to forward the mobile Internet on my rooted Pixel 7 to my router. My router forwards ports 80/443 to a client in my local network to host some web services. I want to be able to forward the ...
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How to monitor tethered devices?

I'm connected to my hotspot and I'm trying to not only tether my signal to multiple devices (and have been using Netshare+ successfully) but I would also like to see the devices connected and their ...
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Not able to perform HTTP/S request while tethering

On my computer, I need to deactivate IPv6, deactivate all automated DNS system, set manually the DNS to any DNS I want (phone DNS or other), to be able to perform HTTP/S requests on domain names If I ...
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S22 Wifi Hotspot/USB Tether/Ethernet Tether not working

I have a Samsung S22 and i was trying to share the internet connection to my PC but i tried wifi hotspot/usb/ethernet tether but none of them is working,on the PC it says Connected and Internet Access ...
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How to enable ethernet tethering via shell (android 12) [for a start-up script]

I've read numerous threads on doing it with USB Tethering, and I feel confident I could do that. However, I need it for ethernet. I can use Magisk + shell script at /data/adb/service.d. Any other ...
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Can't do ethernet tethering while (wireless) charging the phone

I have a Google Pixel 4 XL with Android 12 stock OS, and I'd like to use it for ethernet tethering (for devices not supporting wifi). I'd also like to concurrently keep this type of tethering enabled ...
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How do rndis0 and eth0 interfaces get set up?

In a normal installation, looking at ifconfig (or ip) in adb shell, there are no rndis0 or eth0 interfaces set up. Once USB tethering or ethernet tethering is enabled, they show up. With my GNU/Linux ...
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When I turn on tethering on my mobile, my phone stops having access to internet

I have recently changed carriers and never had this problem before. I havent changed anything yet but the new carrier claims I should be able to use both (1) pc connected over wifi to hotspot on my ...
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Android tethering without using sim card?

My Android phone has internet access through WiFi hotspot and it has no sim card inserted. I want to connect this phone to a router via usb or usb-to-rj45-wan-port whatever doable (there is some ...
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Can a WiFi modem be directly connected to an android and use the android phone's usb tethering (via an adapter)?

I have an old wifi modem which lacks usb port. I was wondering if we could an rj45 to usb adaptor to use the internet connection from the android device via usb tethering? Or if there is any other way ...
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How do I block the Tethering and Hotspot Active notification from showing? [duplicate]

The device is Samsung Galaxy M31. I have searched for a method but couldn't find out. Can anybody help me out?
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Share internet through otg-ethernet from terminal

I know other threads already exist but none of them answer this specifically. My OTG ethernet cable works only when used as a client, i.e. when a DHCP server is recognized. I want to be able to share ...
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Huawei Media Pad T5 AGS-W19, usb tethering missing, please help!

As per manual, there is usb tethering under settings. Followed exact instructions, but the option of "usb tethering" doesn't exist even when searched. The only option is "USB" ...
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realme X50 5G - Restarting Each Night At ~3:00 AM

I'm currently using a realme X50 5G (European Edition) to tether my internet. I've come across an annoying issue where each night at around 3:00 AM the phone seems to restart or do something that ...
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Route bluetooth tether through VPN?

With an adb prompt or, failing that, a root prompt, how can I alter default behavior to root traffic through the VPN connection in Android 10 so that this behavior remains when unrooted? In the case ...
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USB Tethering only SOMETIMES working

Hello unlike all the problems here which is related to their USB Tethering in android being grayed out or not working at all when connected, mine is an odd case I use usb tethering with my android ...
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The phone as hotspot doesn't use its own DNS

Summary I use my phone (Android 8.1) as access point. The qualified name of clients is resolved for other clients, but not for the phone itself. Details My laptop (Linux Mint 19) is set up to connect ...
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Tethering issues on OnePlus 6T (not operator related)

My 6T (unrooted) Android 10.3.5, won't tether - not by USB, not by Wifi nor by Bluetooth. Not a carrier issue - I can tether with my wife's phone. Weird behaviour - occasionally the tethered device (...
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How to automatically enable ethernet tethering on Android 11?

Each time the router reboots, the ethernet tethering (introduced in Android 11) breaks, and I'm trying to make it recovers automatically. Developer options have a setting for enabling USB tethering on ...
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LineageOS 16.0, can't get tethering to work, Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN

I use 'Free' French ISP. Tethering was working previously, I made no update. I have another device with LOS 16 that works well with tethering. After running dhclient usb0 from my Linux OS, I get my ...
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Hotspot mobile network tethering and DNS

I and probably others know, if turning on the mobile hotspot and enable wifi-tethering, we are able to use our android phone to get internet access via a notebook (and other devices of course) ...
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Wi-Fi hotspot and internet connection

I bought a few days ago a Hauwei P30 lite, which comes with Android 9. In my case, I often connect to the Internet via the mobile network. When I configure the smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot (tethering)...
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How to share a 4G data connection over wired Ethernet?

I understand that Android is principally an wired-Ethernet client. i.e. it requests and receives a DHCP address. The internet is on the other side of the Ethernet cable. Does any version of Android ...
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How to bring Android device and desktop PC to same network?

I have an unrooted Android device and a desktop PC running Ubuntu 18.04 with no built-in WiFi. I want to bring both the devices to the same network. I tried USB tethering from Android to desktop PC. ...
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My computer doesn't recognize my phone, neither on ubuntu nor windows

I own an LG-K430T, and I use it to share internet with my Desktop PC through USB tethering. Or I did it for a year straight until today, when my PC isn't recognizing my phone anymore, neither on ...
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How to use Android device as router without cellular connection?

I have an Android tablet that has no SIM card and no cellular connection. Is it possible to set it up as a discoverable WiFi access point? I know when you have a cellular connection you can set up ...
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How to use Private DNS on Android Pie for tethering?

Is it possible to use Private DNS on my laptop that is connected to WiFi shared by my Android Pie smartphone with configured Private DNS? I tried visiting https://1.1.1.1/help from my phone and it ...
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Sharing internet from android to PC over LAN

Is it possible to share my mobile connection with a PC over a LAN cable? Anyway, My scheme is OTG micro USB and then OTG USB ethernet adapter and then LAN cable to Windows (Bootcamp Mac). Any help ...
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How does AOSP on a dual sim smartphone handle data?

How does AOSP on a dual sim smartphone handle data? Does it provide the option to choose the SIM when I do tethering or use the native hotspot?
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My device's hotspot got unlimited range

Today after leaving home by taxi I decided to find out when my laptop would lose connection to my phone's hotspot and was very surprised. It looked like my laptop way staying connected despite the ...
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How can I share my wifi Internet connection from Android phone to a Linux Raspberry Pi?

How can I share my wifi Internet connection from an Android phone to a Linux Raspberry Pi? I am trying to share my Wifi connection from the phone to a Raspberry Pi 3B. USB tethering is connected. I ...
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No internet access using USB tethering on Android phone

I used to access the internet on my notebook by tethering it to my android mobile phone. However recently this stopped working. Even though the notebook was tethered to the phone there was no internet ...
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Help setting up my phone or tablet as a hotspot

Can someone help me on how to use my phone or new tablet as a hotspot, so I can connect my old tablet? (using either my phone, or new tablet) I just found my old Tablet, a Galaxy Tab E. An old guy ...
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How does carriers blocks Internet connections on phone…

I just changed my ISP, and whatever the tethering method (usb or Wi‑Fi or bluethooth) I’m using, I’m redirected to a captive portal of my carrier on my PC web browser’s stating that I’m not allowed to ...
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Steam doesn't work over tethered wifi through an android phone, how do i solve this?

So i tried to use my android phone that is connected to a wifi, and used a wifi sharing app called (Netshare), to tether the internet to my mac(wirelessly). The internet worked, the browser works and ...
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Clockwork Mod tether stopped working recently

I am using moto g4 and windows 10. The symptom is: when starting the windows app and clicking start button, the application starts normally: the log windows fills up and the button changes to "stop". ...
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Auto-reconnect Bluetooth (BT) or USB tethering

When on vacation I use my smartphone (Android 7.1.1 Nougat) as a modem for my laptop (Windows 10 Home) and tablet (Android 6.0 Marshmallow), tethering to the laptop with USB and the tablet with ...
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How to assign Mobile Data's public IP to host connected on hotspot?

I've looked around but found nothing on this subject. I have an Android phone with a public IP given by sprint. Tethering on Android uses NAT, so if I want to access any of the devices behind the ...
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Internet fast when sharing via hotspot or tethering but slow on the device itself

Yes, I didn't get that backwards. And all I found is "slow tethering", even here this was never asked before. So, here I am! Internet is slow on the device, but fast for other devices connected to it....
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Possible to share Tmobile Internet using my Android (Moto Z2 Play NO ROOT) via a USBC > Ethernet > Laptop?

Looking for a way to bypass my hotspot limit as I keep hitting the 10GB cap on Tmobile. Is there a way to share internet directly from my android phone (moto z2 play NO ROOT) plugged into a usbc > ...
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Getting around a tethering block with European prepay SIM

When I travel to Europe, I buy a SIM, stick it in a Moto-E that has a European radio, then tether my regular cell phone. This has been an effective solution since I'm using my regular phone, and I ...
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Is tethering/hotspot dangerous for your Android phone?

Is using your Android phone as a portable hotspot/tethering dangerous for your hardware part? In our dormitory we do not have good internet connection and I'm forced to use my phone as an internet ...
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How to port forward UDP in local area network over wifi sharing/tether

This is an offline situation. The phone is already capable of tethering without an internet connection I'm trying to setup a multiplayer game using an android phone as the router. It requires port ...
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Does Android have support for IPv6 tethering?

It appears like Apple has fully supported IPv6 tethering on iOS devices years ago, including proper, native IPv6 addresses on each tethered device. What about Android? It seems like Android 6.0.1 is ...
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USB tethering to connect Linux to Android

I believe I can access the files on my Android mobile from my Linux Desktop if I turn on 'usb tethering' on my mobile. However, when I do it, nothing appears on my file manager. I am using Debian9 ...
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Can I change the NAT type when using my phone as a tether for Gaming?

I want to play online with my Switch while I'm on the go, but it seems my NAT type is D, which is too low to enable online play. So is there a way to change that NAT type while tethering to my ...
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related to technical working of hotspot in android

As we know every device came with an application of tethering.As it is obvious that somewhere in our device definitely the matching of the passwords typed by a second person and the correct password ...
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Wifi hotspot from connnection

So, I have 2 samsung galaxy S4s. Dont ask why. One is running CM13 and the other Stock. Since you cannot put a phone into both master and slave mode at the same time, I would like to connect my stock ...
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