Video How To Enable Stock Wireless Hotspot

[joshua.worth]

Click here for my quick easy walk through

 

[mmarz]

Here is the icon I use for my hotspot shortcut if anyone is interested.

When naming the shortcut, click the icon to change it.

 

[Bigtuna00]

Is there a particular reason this is missing any mention that Launcher Pro is required? It's just the thread title and video title are pretty generic and that's a fairly huge detail.

 

[joshua.worth]

Launcher pro I'm sure that's not the only way to find these hidden settings though

 

[joshua.worth]

In the video its mentioned though as a step

 

[Desmock]

Pretty sure any launcher worth a damn can do it, still, why wouldn't you just use an app specifically made to tether?

 

[joshua.worth]

Because you don't need an extra app and I haven't found a free one that's usable

 

[Desmock]

While in most cases, if something can do what another program can do as well, and more, it's usually a bargain to just use that program. However, in certain cases, specialization is best to generalization.

Wireless Tether for Root Users by Muller, Lemons, Buxton

 

[mmarz]

I gotta give this round to joshua. No reason to use an app to toggle a single setting that is already in the OS.

 

[Desmock]

Eh, tomato, tomoto. I think we're both right, but, of course, I'm going to stick with my setup opposed to his. lol

 

[mmarz]

hahah, I think that phrase only works in person. Technically, "tomoto" is wrong.

 

[Desmock]

Shh, grammar isn't the issue here... at least not this time. lol

 

[joshua.worth]

There is a huge difference between the app you mentioned and the stock settings the app uses a computer to computer network rather than wifi hotspots oh and it disconnects continuously.

 

[Bigtuna00]

It's probably also worth mentioning that this isn't "legal". Virgin's terms of service specifically forbid tethering:

Virgin Mobile USA

"If your plan includes data services, such services are provided solely for purposes of web browsing, messaging, and similar activities...You may not use the data service...for tethering your mobile phone to a personal computer or other hardware"

 

[mmarz]

It's probably also worth mentioning that this isn't "legal". Virgin's terms of service specifically forbid tethering:

Virgin Mobile USA

"If your plan includes data services, such services are provided solely for purposes of web browsing, messaging, and similar activities...You may not use the data service...for tethering your mobile phone to a personal computer or other hardware"

I'll report myself immediately. I hope they don't send me a huge bill

 

[joshua.worth]

Report yourself? Lol

 

[Bren S.]

I'll report myself immediately. I hope they don't send me a huge bill

LOL !!!

 

[JerryScript]

.Eventually, this will be settled by the courts, just like jailbreaking was.

What technically can be construed as sharing your data with your PC?

If you transfer a media file to your PC that you downloaded with the phone, is that considered tethering, or would it only be so if you downloaded it straight to your PC via wifi tethering?

What's the difference? Either way, I have the file on my PC via my phone's data plan.

So many shades of grey.

 

[shmutt1980]

There is a much much easier way to do this, and you wont mess anything up.

 

[mmarz]

There is a much much easier way to do this, and you wont mess anything up.

What can get messed up? All you are doing is adding a shortcut to a built in menu. That's much better than running an external app.