[HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root or app required)

[moosc]

works with .596GB connected to my xoom hell yea

 

[forsch45]

I'm not sure if anyone posted this or not, but I was able to connect and use the Droid X2's internet connection on both my Xoom and my wife's iPad using the same instructions. I had problems at first, but after a re-start on both the Xoom and Droid X2 everything worked great.

 

[jbecerril]

No luck not even with wireless tether app
--Fascinate
--3g xoom

 

[FrankTheTank]

I'm not sure if anyone posted this or not, but I was able to connect and use the Droid X2's internet connection on both my Xoom and my wife's iPad using the same instructions. I had problems at first, but after a re-start on both the Xoom and Droid X2 everything worked great.

I'm pretty sure the ipod blocks wireless teathering

 

[jross72]

This works perfectly with my Droid X running Froyo and my WiFi only Xoom. My Droid X just received the Gingerbread update. Can anyone confirm that Bluetooth tethering with the Xoom will still work the same way before I install Gingebread?

 

[Simonbarsinistr]

This works perfectly with my Droid X running Froyo and my WiFi only Xoom. My Droid X just received the Gingerbread update. Can anyone confirm that Bluetooth tethering with the Xoom will still work the same way before I install Gingebread?

it will, I updated and tried it out.

Sent from my DROIDX

 

[kmillar#AC]

This is a HOW-TO guide that details how to bluetooth tether your Android phone's internet to your Motorola XOOM without using any applications or rooting your phone. If done properly you should have your Android phone and XOOM connected via bluetooth and the XOOM should be using your Android phone's internet.

Please post if it works for you, and also say what phone you are using.

Devices confirmed to work:
Droid 2 (Regular, R2D2, and Global)
Droid X
Droid Pro


This has been confirmed working on a few different devices now, it allows you to share your phone's internet with your XOOM without rooting your phone or needing any extra applications


1: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks>tethering and portable hotspot and make sure that "Bluetooth Tethering" is UNCHECKED, this is NOT what we want

2: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks> enable airplane mode

3: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks> enable bluetooth

4: on your android phone, go to settings>wireless & networks (or equivalent)> enable bluetooth

5: Make sure that both devices are discoverable, so that they can see one another, should be in settings>wireless & networks>bluetooth settings

6: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks>bluetooth settings>select your phone in order to pair it with your XOOM

7: a box should pop up on both devices, select Pair on both devices

8: on XOOM, once the pairing is complete (still inside bluetooth settings), select the phone, it should say paired but not connected underneath it

9: The two devices should connect, once connected there should be a wrench next to the connected device, clicking on this will show an option to tether, click this option if it is not automatically enabled

10: TA-DA, if it worked then in the bottom right hand corner of your XOOM should have two bluetooth icons, one should indicated that your bluetooth is turned on and the other should say bluetooth tethered, you are now using your phones internet data plan on your XOOM, aka not counting towards your xoom's data plan

works great with my droid x

 

[kmillar#AC]

This works perfectly with my Droid X running Froyo and my WiFi only Xoom. My Droid X just received the Gingerbread update. Can anyone confirm that Bluetooth tethering with the Xoom will still work the same way before I install Gingebread?

it does

 

[Carlesious]

Doesn't work with my Motorola Atrix.

 

[2kidz]

Doesn't work with my Motorola Atrix.

has anybody been successful with a samsung epic? my brother reports he got his going with his evo...what about the epic???

 

[GardenStatement]

just picked up a xoom and this works well with my DX!

 

[priv1977]

pda net tether acer a500 to original droid

So I read alot of forums and posts about tethering devices and PDAnet is what I have found and it works! The only thing other then the instructions they give with the free software is turn my tablet to airplane mode! At first when opening a new browser window it said I had no internet connection but when I typed a web address it went directly to it. This is just fyi. The tablet is the honeycomb 3.0 but the browser works and it's free to try so I hope it works for you all

 

[dinoknots]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

So I just accepted the new 3.2 update which was pushed to my xoom and now allows use of SD card slot, however, my bluetooth tethering connection which was working before after completing above steps no longer functions. I cannot load webpages despite having a "using [bluetooth] connection for internet access" message under Bluetooth settings. Now I get a message next to my clock indicating "no internet access" despite everything looking like it should have an active connection. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm really pissed if there isn't a workaround to this.

 

[hognelson]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

just picked up a xoom and this works well with my DX!

Same here!

 

[squane123]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

Ok, my Xoom should be here in a few days. Got mine from the Woot sale last week. Wifi only but I saved some serious loot. Now I have a Samsung Charge. has anyone had success yet with the Charge? Also, should I not upgrade to 3.2 since it appears they may have fixed or blocked the tethering? Let me know.

 

[initialjdg]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

I picked up a xoom today and updated it to 3.2, I had no problem tethering to my Droid x. I just followed the directions posted on the first page.
Oddly enough the icon dropped to 1x on the phone but the download speed was the same as normal.

 

[tazjet]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

well it works on my wifes dx2 but not my TB

 

[clownin72]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

damn this worked great with my DX!! Pretty much followed the directions and improvised a few steps because my xoom doesnt show the exactly menu items under settings like this says but none the less its working!!!

 

[initialjdg]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

I have found that I need to reboot my Droid x to get it to connect more than once.

 

[harold42483]

Re: [HOW-TO] Bluetooth Tether from Android phone to XOOM (NO root

ive tried this and it deos not work on my wifi xoom and my evo 3d. anyone come to any solution for this