* UPDATE * [2009-07-23] Wireless Tether for Root Users (Opensource)

harry_m · Feb 26, 2009

*** UPDATE *** [2009-07-23]
New pre-release (1.52-pre1) is available!

This is an unstable (experimental) build!

Ability to change LAN (network settings)

Fix for virtual-keyboard input

Minor bugfixes

Download:
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/signed_andTether_1_52-pre1.apk

Please report bugs here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/list

*** UPDATE *** [2009-06-01]

New version (1.51) available!

This is the final release of version-1.5 which supports wifi AND BLUETOOTH tethering.

==> Bluetooth Howto (Video)

Bluetooth support!

Workaround for an issue we have noticed on cupcake (hangs/deadlocks when using Runtime.getRuntime().exec() ...)

Enhancements, bugfixes ...

Available here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
(And NOT on Android-Market!)

*** UPDATE *** [2009-05-04]

New version (0.9.7) available!

Fixes for app2sd.
(Tested with JF's 1.5 - app2sd; /data/app, /data/app-private, /data/data were moved to sd-card)

Program-update notification.

Stripped-down binaries to save space.

Minor bugfixes.

Available here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
(And NOT on Android-Market!)

*** UPDATE *** [2009-03-31]

New version (0.9.6) available!

Now with one-click WEP encryption (128 bit)

Better support for SD-card-mods

SUPPORT OPENSOURCE SOFTWARE!

Credits/Thanks:
parrothd - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=474470
zodiac - http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=9
manowarlord (iconset) - http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/KDE4+Crystal+Diamond+Icons?content=92163

Cheers,
Harry

UnkzDomain · Feb 26, 2009

Finally! An free one!

While I do understand that developers need to get money too, I don't think that they should charge money for using someone else's (parrothd) work and simply developing a GUI for it. I'd be happy to donate to people, but I don't think they should make money mandatory.

Thanks a bunch for this app and I hope your app becomes widely used! I'm probably going to use it's source as an example for one of my projects (which is going to be free and probably open source as well)

EDIT: Quick question: Does this automatically turn WiFi off when starting tethering? Also, you should come up with a more creative name ;-P

harry_m · Feb 26, 2009

amgupt01 said:
EDIT: Quick question: Does this automatically turn WiFi off when starting tethering? Also, you should come up with a more creative name ;-P

Yes, it turns wifi off

... mmmh ... i guess the ssid is not very creative ... it's G1Tether

Cheers,
Harry

UnkzDomain · Feb 26, 2009

harry_m said:
Yes, it turns wifi off ... mmmh ... i guess the ssid is not very creative ... it's G1Tether

Cheers,
Harry

I was referring to the application name itself not the SSID, actually =P

Also, I posted a feature request in the issues section of your Code page... It's probably not where it belongs, but it's the only place I found. It would be cool if you made it notify on connect in the status bar.

mannyb · Feb 26, 2009

Looks good, very nice indeed.

miseiler · Feb 26, 2009

Works great, thanks!

With SVN access! <3

xxsurfer1dudexx · Feb 26, 2009

Works like a charm and a great price!

Good stuff

MUZIC · Feb 26, 2009

Going to give this a try, see if its better than tetherwifi

JAWheat411 · Feb 26, 2009

Thanks
it is pretty cool. Even turns off wifi for use. Doesn't turn it back on after exiting, but no big deal. Nice to have a simple GUI for tether. Better than terminal....start tether and all.

bjameslynch · Feb 26, 2009

I was just about to waste the 9 bucks for the paid app when I saw a link to this in the comments section. This is especially sweet for me since the cable and internet are out in my apartment. Thanks!

Ryanmo5 · Feb 26, 2009

I dont know what im doing wrong but i have win xp, i installed on phone. It picks it up but wont connect for some reason.

djkdawg · Feb 26, 2009

Ryanmo5 said:
I dont know what im doing wrong but i have win xp, i installed on phone. It picks it up but wont connect for some reason.

goto menu then setup and put a check mark on your computer name under allowed clients, i had that same problem.

jleake · Feb 26, 2009

same here, took me a minute to realize what i needed to do. but working fine now. thanks for this.

Crusher16 · Feb 26, 2009

Whenever I try to start tethering, it shows the waiting screen popup thing for about .12 seconds and then thats it. Doesn't do anything. What now? heh

dirr · Feb 26, 2009

Crusher16 said:
Whenever I try to start tethering, it shows the waiting screen popup thing for about .12 seconds and then thats it. Doesn't do anything. What now? heh

I had this problem. Wiped my phone, nothing. Then I realized I had my media on my sd card as well as (obviously) the modified init.rc and mountd.conf and figured that was the problem. Reverted the backups I had, copied the media back over and everything worked fine. Had major stability issues with the media change.

Good luck, I hope this helps

harry_m · Feb 26, 2009

Thanks for your feedback ...

Here is short description how to configure the mac-address-filtering:

If you enable "Activate Access-Control" clients are blocked from generating internet-traffic. To allow single clients you need to tick the checkbox (next to the client-decription) and hit the save-button in the setup-view. You do NOT need to restart the tethering-service - changes are done on-the-fly!
If you do not see any clients please make sure you are connected, press the [back]-button to exit setup, open the "setup"-view again (press [menu] and chose "setup").

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Harry

harry_m · Feb 26, 2009

Crusher16 said:
Whenever I try to start tethering, it shows the waiting screen popup thing for about .12 seconds and then thats it. Doesn't do anything. What now? heh

Mmmmh ... I don't know what's wrong here.
You could try the following:
* Open terminal
* Become root - type su <enter>
* Change directory - cd /data/data/android.tether/bin <enter>
* Try to start manually - ./tether start <enter>

Do get any error-message?

Have you made any additional modification to your phone?

Cheers,
Harry

synthead · Feb 26, 2009

Holy crap, this works excellent! I'm posting from it! THANK YOU!

sonikamd · Feb 26, 2009

heh, I'm posting through it too..

Very cool, clean ui and I dig the notification icon to let me know it's running.. I'm not sure anything needs improved (I'm not much help in the security dept), right out the gate it worked great and I had no problems setting it up. 5

I'd be more than willing to donate a few bucks as long as 'this' version will always remain free and available.

Now a bit of flaming.. hopefully you don't take the xda user suggestions/trouble shooting/help testing etc etc and state "the beta version WAS free", delete it, then slap a $9 price tag on the pro version....

mannyb · Feb 26, 2009

Crusher16 said:
Whenever I try to start tethering, it shows the waiting screen popup thing for about .12 seconds and then thats it. Doesn't do anything. What now? heh

Weird, the same thing is happening to me now.

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