I have tried numerous hotspot widgets but yet have found one that actually turns on my hotspot. When I click on the widget it shows like it is going through the motion and the phone says that it is checking subscription and the icon for the hotspot shows up and then just goes away. The hotspot is never turned on. Yet, if I do it straight from the settings menu I can turn it on. I am not rooted, am on stock. Is anyone use a hotspot widget that works with this phone? Or am I missing something? Thanks.
Go to the android market and find foxfi it will work for you
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I just came across a free WiFi tethering application called FoxFi, which is available from the Android Market. This enabled WiFi tethering for non-rooted phones. Version 1.31 is still a beta, and I've only downloaded it a few minutes ago. But I am connected via my phone right now and it seems to work.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.foxfi
ScratchSF said:
I just came across a free WiFi tethering application called FoxFi, which is available from the Android Market. This enabled WiFi tethering for non-rooted phones. Version 1.31 is still a beta, and I've only downloaded it a few minutes ago. But I am connected via my phone right now and it seems to work.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.foxfi
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I just installed this app this morning and tested it out for about 5 mins and it worked great!
Anybody know how this will appear on AT&T's system? Easily figured out by the carrier?
Maria
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I just installed this app this morning and tested it out for about 5 mins and it worked great!
Anybody know how this will appear on AT&T's system? Easily figured out by the carrier?
Maria
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I have yet to contact the developer, but on SGN, all it appears to do is modify your stock wifi sharing settings. I'll try on a razr maxx tomorrow and see if it's the same.
edit: appears to be same on the moto bionic. Double check under settings, wireless, mobile hotspot settings.
Not saying it shouldn't work as intended, but the fact that it shows up in the stock hotspot is slightly alarming.
Works great on samsung stratosphere all the other tether apps didn't work for me so this one is doing something different
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I added foxfi and turned on wifi hotspot and it isn't showing up on my devices. When I turn on mobile hotspot it wants me to pay Verizon 30 extra to activate. How are you guys getting around this?
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Works great for me too. But I am concerned about my bill. Haven't got any prompts to pay yet.
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nizmoz said:
I added foxfi and turned on wifi hotspot and it isn't showing up on my devices. When I turn on mobile hotspot it wants me to pay Verizon 30 extra to activate. How are you guys getting around this?
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You shouldn't have to explicitly turn on WiFi. I think that's why you're getting the Verizon notice. Once you start FoxFi, everything is configured in that application.
I did have a problem where it - FoxFi - seemed to keep background sync turned on. But, I also had some other things going on with my phone at that moment, so I can't say for sure if it was FoxFi that was doing it. I'll try it again later to see if I can determine what was going on.
Sometimes you have to reboot the phone after installing/configuring the app the first time.
Always open the FoxFi app for configuring or toggling the app on and off.
When you turn off tethering you may have to toggle wifi on again since it turns off wifi.
When the Green Tethering Icon shows up in the notification bar, don't open it or select anything from there.
I have it on two Razr's working fine.
Great app works great on my razr but just doesn't work on the thunderbolt
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So far this app works better than the phone 's app and the android wifi tether app.
doesn't work on my rooted stock Asia ROM (latest update), whereas the Android Wifi Tether beta works well. I can connect momentarily, but the connecting device never receives an IP address. not sure exactly what's going on.
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doesn't work on my rooted stock Asia ROM (latest update), whereas the Android Wifi Tether beta works well. I can connect momentarily, but the connecting device never receives an IP address. not sure exactly what's going on.
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Ive had that same problem with android wifi tether. It would connect and process. But after 50 megs process it dies out. And no connection. Ive played with dns settings and channels and nothing to get consistant tethering till now. With foxfi that is. Sux its not working for you. The only thing i can suggest is try different versions of the wifi tether app. Before the first 2 updates on the US razr. I was using an older version of android wifi tether that worked smoothly. You just gotta try to find the one that works for you
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Love this App, Works great!!!
This app works perfectly on my CDMA RAZR and my wifes RAZR MAXX. Been using it for a few days. Successfully tethered a PS3, B&N Nook Color, all of our Mac Computers. The only confusing point with this one was that you cannot shut down the hotspot from the notification pulldown area. You have to open the app back up and uncheck the box for enabling / disabling the hotspot. Not sure how this works for getting around the included hotspot app but if it works I guess I don't care. Two big thumbs up for this app!
just downloaded and hook my pc up and now im posting from my pc using my razr wifi tehetr on this foxfi app so sweet...thanks for share!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry my english bye....
Just installed in on my Razr Maxx and it's working beautifully!
Let me know if you get billed for this... not sayin you will but more for peace of mind.
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Works on my Razor Maxx. Connected on my Xoom. With FoxFi I Might turn data off on my xoom and concentrate on my razor's data usage.
Can Verizon track the data usage?? I Don't have the unlimitied data usage.
Verified working on my Razr Maxx. Got a 7mbps down speed on a mediocre 4G signal on my Iconia tablet.
Ya about the people with HTC phones
"Message from team: some user recommended FoxFi in a popular deal website and the whole world come to install it. While this is awesome we have a hard time keeping up with our support emails. We are aware of some most reported issues: the Motorola Triumph crash will be fixed in our next update. Atrix 2/4G are not supported yet and we are looking into it. HTC phones users can only use Bluetooth mode. A WiFi hotspot lock exists in HTC Android that can not be bypassed and we are truly sorry."
Just notice that in the what's new section of the market place.
I have a legit tethering plan and works when I manually go into settings and enable it. I want to quickly enable the hotspot as soon as I get in my car. I downloaded and tried many widgets to no avail. It's not even an option in Quick settings. Also tried using NFC Task Launcher by using NFC tags and the mighty Tasker app which only gets as far as disabling my wifi. Does anyone know off an app or widget that can toggle/enable Wifi Hotspot with this phone??
Wifi Hotspot toggle??
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I have a legit tethering plan and works when I manually go into settings and enable it. I want to quickly enable the hotspot as soon as I get in my car. I downloaded and tried many widgets to no avail. It's not even an option in Quick settings. Also tried using NFC Task Launcher by using NFC tags and the mighty Tasker app which only gets as far as disabling my wifi. Does anyone know off an app or widget that can toggle/enable Wifi Hotspot with this phone??
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I have looked for some way of switching my tab from tether to wifi when I enter house. Nearest thing I found so far is "Hotspot Widget" it is in google play, I can not post links. This is a widget that switches hotspot function on/off. May be what you are looking for.
Did you get this working with the LG Optimus G? You mentioned your tab only.
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Did you get this working with the LG Optimus G? You mentioned your tab only.
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Sorry for the late reply.
No I have Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i, on which I installed "Hotspot Widget" & when I click on the icon it switches my teather hotspot on & Tab automatically switches to it when I am out of range of my home wifi. When I return home I click on the icon again to switch teather hotspot off & tab logs on to home wifi. Give it a go.
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Did you get this working with the LG Optimus G? You mentioned your tab only.
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That widget does NOT work
audballz said:
I have a legit tethering plan and works when I manually go into settings and enable it. I want to quickly enable the hotspot as soon as I get in my car. I downloaded and tried many widgets to no avail. It's not even an option in Quick settings. Also tried using NFC Task Launcher by using NFC tags and the mighty Tasker app which only gets as far as disabling my wifi. Does anyone know off an app or widget that can toggle/enable Wifi Hotspot with this phone??
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I haven't tried it, but llama has an action to toggle WiFi hot spot.
Not to mention that llama is just plain awesome.
A portable wifi settings shortcut, on the home screen, is the best solution I've found so far. At least it is only two clicks.
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Does anybody know of any mods or apps that will disable the lock screen security when you connect to home wifi?
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Does anybody know of any mods or apps that will disable the lock screen security when you connect to home wifi?
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You can try "Delayed Lock" by j4velin in the play store. Great app - It will even turn your lock back on after disconnecting from home wifi. Works for blue tooth as well. Trial version just has a nag screen every 5 unlocks. Worth the purchase to support the dev. Also, support available here at XDA.
Currently running [email protected] app with Unlock with wifi app works great for me.... Also if you're willing to learn check out Tasker..
A slight hijack... I want to do the same thing, but slightly different. Does anyone know of an app that unlocks when you are NEAR your home wifi, but not actually connected to it? I live in the sticks & have 12Mbps satellite internet with a 10GB monthly limit. My 4g connection is faster & I'm still on unlimited. I've tried using Tasker, but can't seem to get it to work.
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A slight hijack... I want to do the same thing, but slightly different. Does anyone know of an app that unlocks when you are NEAR your home wifi, but not actually connected to it? I live in the sticks & have 12Mbps satellite internet with a 10GB monthly limit. My 4g connection is faster & I'm still on unlimited. I've tried using Tasker, but can't seem to get it to work.
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You can try this:
gdeal said:
You can try "Delayed Lock" by j4velin in the play store. Great app - It will even turn your lock back on after disconnecting from home wifi. Works for blue tooth as well. Trial version just has a nag screen every 5 unlocks. Worth the purchase to support the dev. Also, support available here at XDA.
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With this:
"Delayed Lock Location Plugin" - in the play store (same developer).
(same lock screen functionality, just location based, not GPS, uses cell towers)
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Does anybody know of any mods or apps that will disable the lock screen security when you connect to home wifi?
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I use an app called "phone locator pro" and it has the option. It works great. I've tested the remote features including locating, camera snapshots, and even remote wiping. All work great. It disables the lock when on any wifi connection that you register with the app. I just wish that you could also add a bluetooth connection so when I am in my car I do not have to unlock it.
Here is with tasker and secure setting example. Tasker never fails me.
http://tasker.wikidot.com/disable-keyguard-when-at-home
Ya man use tasker its perfect for such a thing.
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Here is with tasker and secure setting example. Tasker never fails me.
http://tasker.wikidot.com/disable-keyguard-when-at-home
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I've never used Tasker. Do you think it would be possible to keep the phone unlocked when connected to any bluetooth connection? This would be awesome if you could keep the phone unlocked in your car.
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I've never used Tasker. Do you think it would be possible to keep the phone unlocked when connected to any bluetooth connection? This would be awesome if you could keep the phone unlocked in your car.
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yes tasker ia certainly capable of that.
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I've never used Tasker. Do you think it would be possible to keep the phone unlocked when connected to any bluetooth connection? This would be awesome if you could keep the phone unlocked in your car.
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I am a fan of tasker, but I think delay lock is better. It does Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. I have never been satisfied with using tasker for this purpose...it "misses" too often.
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I've searched and tried 10-15 of the apps or toggles on the play store and have yet to find a working toggle for the mobile hotspot. I have a Verizon S5, and apparently they have disabled the tile from the drop-down menu for some reason. So as it stands, I have to open settings, more networks, mobile hotspot, then I can turn it on. The apps that I tried would actually check the subscription status, but wouldn't turn it on or even take me to the screen where I could turn it on myself. I would prefer to not root my phone.
Thanks for any assistance or information
Power toggles free on plays tore.. Might..
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Hi guys
I know there are apps with sole functions, such as screen off. Open the app, the screen goes off.
I wondered if anyone knew of a WiFi Hotspot app that you open the app and wifi Hotspot turns on and an off app that turns it off.
Anyone know of any apps like this? I don't want an app that you interact with just does it.
Basically I'm trying to get automate it to auto switch on or off WiFi Hotspot depending on the trigger,but the official plug in doesn't work with my z3.
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Hi guys
I know there are apps with sole functions, such as screen off. Open the app, the screen goes off.
I wondered if anyone knew of a WiFi Hotspot app that you open the app and wifi Hotspot turns on and an off app that turns it off.
Anyone know of any apps like this? I don't want an app that you interact with just does it.
Basically I'm trying to get automate it to auto switch on or off WiFi Hotspot depending on the trigger,but the official plug in doesn't work with my z3.
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Tasker might be able to trigger a hotspot on given conditions. I've not used Tasker myself, so I can't give you instructions, but I know Tasker is very versatile with this sort of thing (root needed, of course).
Thanks, unfortunately though I don't want to root at the moment as it's a new phone with warranty.
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