[Guide] Enable Tethering/Hotspot - Samsung S4 AT&T I337 (4.3 & 4.2.2)

[gorseelai]

I followed the preocedure but the hotspot is still not working. am using a rooted Samsung s4 at&t 4.2.2 with a non at&t sim card. a copied d tethering file with root explorer.

I found that on the first use and every restart, you must do the following to make it work:

Go to Application Manager > All > TetheringProvision > Clear data and clear cache

Hopefully it helps!

 

[mrphotoman]

I found a different way to get the tethering working, are we allowed to link youtube videos?

 

[Rintaro]

What do you mean! And why it's asking to call 611??

Sent from Samsung Galaxy S4

Really? You're supposed to be some sort of expert and you don't understand the significance of "call 611"? ATT wants you to call so they can set up billing for their hot spot service. That's page one knowledge.

 

[obie94]

It works perfectly on my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 on T-Mobile network. However I have accidentally deleted the stock TetheringProvision.apk and TetheringProvision.odex . I truly appreciate if someone in this forum can backup and share in the forum. Thank you so much!

Here you go....

 

[gorseelai]

Here you go....

Thank you so much for your help! Truly appreciate it!

 

[jjegers]

Got it to work with Cricket AT&T i337 MK2 phone

For those of you still having issues with a "verifying" message when trying to turn on the hotspot, I was able to solve my issue by following the instructions that someone else left about updating the "framework-res.apk" on my phone (I tried just the TetheringProvision.apk update and that itself didn't do it).

 

[rollndice3]

Changing file permissions worked.

I was able to resolve the "unfortunately settings stopped" error by correcting the permissions on the new TetheringProvision.apk to match the old one, rw-r-r, then I rebooted and was good to go.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

This is the fix that finally worked for me. After following "tlyons1022" post about renaming all 4 tethering* files. I was still getting error, then after changing permissions to rw-r-r & rebooted i was finally able to open the hot spot in net manager via ES File Explorer.

running 4.2.2 Samsung SGH I377 build # FNC1. Thanks gmachine for the fix!!!

 

[tlyons1022]

I now live outside the USA, and am having issues. Got my i537 unlocked by At&t before I left, no issues there. Now running on the 3 network in the UK, and I keep getting a "Mobile Data not available or Invalid SIM" message. I know someone discussed updating framework.res or something, but there isn't a file specific to NE9. Any ideas people?

 

[yhendra]

It works, thanks!!

This great method works fine with my S4 SGH I337 - NI1 Unlocked with T-Mobile.
I followed the process and used ES Explorer with Root Explorer enabled.
The first time the Wifi tethering launched, it said "verifying your subscription"
Hope it wouldn't go tho the operator database and charged me additional cost at the end.

 

[jdmst77]

Hi all,
I have the s3 from t-mobile (4.3, T999, NC2) and the S4 from at&t. I recently rooted the S3 with towelroot, SuperSu, Flashify, and got recovery. I can get thethering and even wifi calling on the s3.

The S4 is unlocked ( i337, 4.42) I just upgraded from NB1 to the NC1 as per this forum, rooted with towelroot, superSu (v1.99r4), and safestrap. No problems. Trying now to tether with my t-mobile sim. The 4.42 system/apps have 4Tethering files.

TetheringAutomation.apk
TetheringAutomation.odex

TetheringProvision.apk
TetheringProvision.odex

I tried the guide in this thread with no luck. I get the same message everyone else gets." mobile data not available or invalid SIM error"
Anyone getting any headway with this?

Thanks for everyone's input and guidance here.

Is your S3 on T-Mobile's network? Not sure what you mean by

and even wifi calling on the s3

 

[Bubz4preZ]

Missing Link/I Might be BLIND!

Hello, In your instructions you state to replace 2 files, TetheringProvision.apk and TetheringProvision.odex, yet at the bottom of the page there is only the link for the TetheringProvision.apk file you provide yet no replacement file for the TetheringProvision.odex original. I've followed your instructions and Renamed both original TetheringProvision files under system/app and copied your version of TetheringProvision.apk, rebooted, and settings crashed. I assumed it was due to the missing .odex file so i renamed that file only back to .odex, rebooted and have the same issue. Now im back at stage 1 with the original's i renamed from back to its originals and am stuck wondering where the download link is for the missing .odex file that needs to be replaced and help? IM A NOOB!

 

[Flash_Fire]

Change the Permissions

Hello, In your instructions you state to replace 2 files, TetheringProvision.apk and TetheringProvision.odex, yet at the bottom of the page there is only the link for the TetheringProvision.apk file you provide yet no replacement file for the TetheringProvision.odex original. I've followed your instructions and Renamed both original TetheringProvision files under system/app and copied your version of TetheringProvision.apk, rebooted, and settings crashed. I assumed it was due to the missing .odex file so i renamed that file only back to .odex, rebooted and have the same issue. Now im back at stage 1 with the original's i renamed from back to its originals and am stuck wondering where the download link is for the missing .odex file that needs to be replaced and help? IM A NOOB!

Somewhere in the 23 pages of this forum are instructions to change the permissions of the new file that you copied to rw-r-r.

Just use your Root explorer to locate the file (TetheringProvision.apk) and change the permissions to what they were (Owner - Read-Write, Group - Read, Other - Read). That will stop your Settings from crashing.

My tethering still doesn't work, and I am getting ready to swap my framework-res.apk file as in previous posts.

 

[Flash_Fire]

Bricked my Galaxy S4 PLEASE HELP.

Thank you!

I was not able to use the wifi tethering with the method in this OP since I am using an unlocked AT&T S4 with a different carrier's SIM. I kept getting "mobile data not available or SIM not provisioned".

This worked for me. I just swapped out the framework-res.apk file for the one in that link, and my tethering now works (I even got Bluetooth tethering back!).

I used safestrap to change the filename in /system/framework/ and to move the downloaded file in to replace the renamed one. Don't do it while the phone is on; not having the framework file caused by phone to crash pretty hard. Good luck!

Edit: FYI I had to log into must of my accounts (Google, Facebook, corporate email, etc) again after applying this method. I don't know if it's because I first attempted it with the phone on and everything crashed or if it's par for the course, but I wanted to mention it. Otherwise, it's working great!

I have bricked my S4 following these steps. I can't even use the stock recovery mode.

As soon as i swapped my framework-res.apk the phone rebooted and has never come up past the little AT&T Symbol. Is there any way to proceed?

How can I recover my phone now? HELP!!

 

[Bubz4preZ]

Thank you

Somewhere in the 23 pages of this forum are instructions to change the permissions of the new file that you copied to rw-r-r.

Just use your Root explorer to locate the file (TetheringProvision.apk) and change the permissions to what they were (Owner - Read-Write, Group - Read, Other - Read). That will stop your Settings from crashing.

My tethering still doesn't work, and I am getting ready to swap my framework-res.apk file as in previous posts.

Hey,
Thanks for the reply.
I ended up dropping this method of getting the mobile hotspot to work on my sgh-i337, due to the problems I was having. I also forgot to mention in my reply that the sim is unlocked and was on the t-mobile network. I found another post here and followed the instructions to convert i337 to m919 and now my wifi tethering works flawlessly. This website is amazing for ppl like me that are willing to dig, read, and learn from some developers. I added the link if anyone sees this and wants to give it a go, but follow the instructions step by step!
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/convert-i337-to-m919-wifi-caling-t2896719

 

[jwhite85]

4.4.4

Any chance this works for 4.4.4?

 

[joepwpb]

Download APK File

Disregard, I found my mistake!!! I was downloading to my PC and not ny Phone.

Sorry...



I downloaded the file at the bottom of the first post but it is a ZIP file containing 38 files and 14 folders not just one APK file as I understood the instructions.

Please advise.

Joe P

 

[joepwpb@mail.com]

Almost Finished and Got An Error

After a few noob mistakes I got through the process and it was actually easier than it first appeared. When I went to turn on the Hotspot I got that dreaded error of "Mobile data is not available or invalid SIM" and that is where I am stuck. I Googled extensively and have yet to find a solution. Can someone help?

Joe P

 

[ShowMeMo]

I got it to work after some tinkering. Instructions:

1) Mount /system RW (I use ES File explorer)

2) Navigate to /system/app

3) Rename a total of 4 files by adding ".bak" to the end of the filename-
a- TetheringProvision.apk.bak
b- TetheringProvision.odex.bak
c- TetheringAutomation.apk.bak
d- TetheringAutomation.odex.bak

4) Paste new TetheringProvision.apk into the /system/app directory (I cant remember whether I used the one from this thread or another, so I attached the one I used below)

5) Reboot phone. During the reboot I got the "Android is upgrading" popup with a little loading bar.

6) The first time you turn tethering on, you need to do it by going through Settings --> More Networks --> Tethering and Protable Hotspot --> Turn on Mobile Hotspot. It will give you the "Please wait while verifying" and then tell you to call AT&T to get tethering added to your plan, but just hit the OK button, and a few seconds later tethering should start. After this, turn it back off and now use the "mobile hotspot" app and you can configure network settings like wifi network name and password.

So, I'm trying to do this, but when I get to the point of copying the download into the system/app folder, it fails with a message of /system/app/tetheringprovision.apk: open failed: EROFS (Read -only file system). How do I get past this?

 

[bladedge]

Hi guys!
I followed the instruction - have got rooted my i337, renamed 4 tethering* files, copied to /system/app provided new file, changed permissions, then rebooted device several times. Now, tethering (wifi hotspot) turns on after reboot, works about 15 seconds, then turns off and then I can't turn it on like before all these steps. If I reboot i337, then I can turn on tethering once more for about 15 secs.

Did anyone solve this problem?

 

[A0425A]

Jwhite85. I don't believe this method works with 4.4.4. I too am looking for a method that works running the att firmware and using 4.4.4. I know I could upgrade to lollipop and get it to work but I prefer KitKat. I love if someone who knows of a way to get this working on 4.4.4 would reply and point us in the right direction.