Enable Tethering using Android WiFi Tether

by Jeffry McDowell on December 10, 2009

Enable Tethering on “rooted” android phones like HTC Dream/Magic/Hero Samsung Galaxy I7500 via wifi and Bluetooth with Android version 1.6 (Donut) & 1.5 (Cupcake) running. Rooted android users can then connect via wifi or Bluetooth to access internet using the 3G, 2G mobile connection.

Tethering lets you access internet on computer via rooted Android device.

Android Tether

How to enable Tethering using android-wifi-tether

Step #1 Android 1.5 (cupcake) users can download android-wifi-tether directly on phone whereas Android 1.1 users must download version 0.97.1 from here. Install the apk file to enable Internet tethering on Android device.

Step #2 Open the downloaded file and install it.

Step #3 After installation is completed click “Open” to launch the App

Step #4 Touch the green symbol and now your computer is on wireless network.

Rooted android users might get “No Netfilter” on startup. Make sure that the Linux kernel on your android device features like CONFIG_NETFILTER and CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES, which is required for tethering. If you have an ADP G1, please read ADP15KernelUpdate or ADP16KernelUpdate if you’re using Donut, otherwise you will need to find a firmware/kernel with these features.

If you have root permissions on your Android device file system, but unable to start tethering, it may be an issue with binaries or your tethering settings. Navigate to Menu->Setup->Menu->Reinstall binaries/configs of your main tethering screen.

Note: Using ‘ShopSavvy’ apps is not advisable to use on tethered Android Phone.

Tagged as: Android, Root Android

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Jeffry McDowell: December 10, 2009 at 10:20 pm

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rylanbarnes December 10, 2009 at 9:14 am: From the FAQ:

What keeps killing tethering or turning wifi/GPS on during tether?

It's probably another application. The most common we've seen causing this issue is ShopSavvy. To prevent this from happening, open the Shop Savvy application and go to Settings->Privacy. If you see a “Find my location” setting and it is currently on, turn it off.

We will work with the developers of Android WiFi Tether to find a fix so that no one will have to disable features of another app.
rylanbarnes December 10, 2009 at 10:14 am: From the FAQ:

What keeps killing tethering or turning wifi/GPS on during tether?

It's probably another application. The most common we've seen causing this issue is ShopSavvy. To prevent this from happening, open the Shop Savvy application and go to Settings->Privacy. If you see a “Find my location” setting and it is currently on, turn it off.

We will work with the developers of Android WiFi Tether to find a fix so that no one will have to disable features of another app.
Anonymous December 10, 2009 at 4:14 pm: From the FAQ:

What keeps killing tethering or turning wifi/GPS on during tether?

It’s probably another application. The most common we’ve seen causing this issue is ShopSavvy. To prevent this from happening, open the Shop Savvy application and go to Settings->Privacy. If you see a “Find my location” setting and it is currently on, turn it off.

We will work with the developers of Android WiFi Tether to find a fix so that no one will have to disable features of another app.
walter April 4, 2010 at 12:05 am: Someone please help me. I’m having a hard time rooting my droid. I have the 2.1 update 1. i did a manual update to 2.1 and now i can’t root it.. i just want to be able to do wireless tethering. i have google earth and other stuff.. and i have the wifi tether app but i can’t use it because my phone is not rooted. please email me at wwallervzw@gmail.com if you can help. thank you