PORTABLE HOTSPOT / WIFI TETHERING (for 2.2 roms missing/lacking the tethering function - like the Softbank 003Z) - IT WORKS!

[Guest harry_m]

Hi!

The "mobile hotspot" feature _seems_ to be missing on softbank-froyo roms - at least it is missing in "settings".

Go to android-market and download a widget named "Hotspot Widget" (by Harald Müller)... by the way that's me :-)

Put the widget on one of your homescreens and you are able to enable/disable (and configure) the "Hotspot Feature"!

ROOT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS! So it will work on (unrooted) STOCK-roms as well!

Happy tethering! :(

Video which shows the widget in action on a LG Optimus S:

Edited December 28, 2010 by harry_m

[Guest Sebastian404]

Hi!

The "mobile hotspot" feature _seems_ to be missing on softbank-froyo roms - at least it is missing in "settings".

Go to android-market and download a widget named "Hotspot Widget" (by Harald Müller)... by the way that's me :-)

Put the widget on one of your homescreens and you are able to enable//disabel the "Hotspot Feature"!

ROOT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS! So it will work on (unrooted) STOCK-roms as well!

Happy tethering! :(

I'm still looking into this, but as far as I can see the tethering is still in there, just missing from the settings menu..

[Guest Simon O]

I'm still looking into this, but as far as I can see the tethering is still in there, just missing from the settings menu..

Use Settings.apk from MCR r3/r4 should give the tethering options back. Most likely the original Japanese kernel didn't support tethering either.

[Guest gusthy]

Use Settings.apk from MCR r3/r4 should give the tethering options back. Most likely the original Japanese kernel didn't support tethering either.

Is replacing of SettingProvider.apk also required?

[Guest harry_m]

I'm still looking into this, but as far as I can see the tethering is still in there, just missing from the settings menu..

Well. The widget uses some "hidden" api-functions. Looks like ZTE has simply removed the menu-entry from settings.

Another example is the LG Optimus S

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHEMH_5Alz4:

[Guest harry_m]

Use Settings.apk from MCR r3/r4 should give the tethering options back. Most likely the original Japanese kernel didn't support tethering either.

Sure. You could replace Settings.apk with an obiuosly OLDER version (with possible other side-effects).

BUT! The widget works even on UNROOTED, STOCK softbank phones.

People who have this phone DON'T even have to root their phone to get "wifi tether".

[Guest Sebastian404]

The problem I have is that currently APKTOOL is FAR from happy with decoding the settings.apk...

[Guest oh!dougal]

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BUT! The widget works even on UNROOTED, STOCK softbank phones.

People who have this phone DON'T even have to root their phone to get "wifi tether".

Harry, it would probably be helpful if you could edit your thread-opening post to make clear that this widget is ONLY for 2.2 roms missing/lacking the tethering function (like the stock Softbank one, and those derived closely from it).

[Guest harry_m]

Harry, it would probably be helpful if you could edit your thread-opening post to make clear that this widget is ONLY for 2.2 roms missing/lacking the tethering function (like the stock Softbank one, and those derived closely from it).

Done. Now with a pretty long thread title :-)

[Guest partha]

please help me where to get settings.apk for lg gw620 , i am using official 2.2 rom , but no wi-fi threating option.pls help

[Guest Daimaah]

please help me where to get settings.apk for lg gw620 , i am using official 2.2 rom , but no wi-fi threating option.pls help

This is a ZTE Blade forum, so you're not going to get much help from here...