Sunday 22 March 2015

How to Share an Android phone’s Internet Connection with other Devices

Sharing your Android phone’s internet connection with USB tethering

  • Step 1: Connect your Android phone with your PC using a USB data cable .
  • Step 2: Open your Android phone settings and tap on “more settings” under wireless and network .
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  • Step 3: Tap on “Tethering and portable hotspot” under Network .
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  • Step 4: Next tap on “USB tethering” to check it and enable USB tethering . Now you can fire up any browser on your PC and you can surf the internet with Android phone’s internet connection .
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Sharing your Android phone’s internet connection with WiFi tethering

  • Step 1: Open your Android phone settings and tap on “more settings” under wireless and network .
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  • Step 2: Tap on “Tethering and Mobile hotspot” under Network .



  • Step 3: Next tap on the button next to “Portable Wi-Fi hotspot” to enable WiFi tethering . next hold the “Portable Wi-Fi hotspot” and tap on configure to set your own network SSID and security  key . Alternatively you can also directly use the default password provided to connect to your phone’s WiFi hotspot .

  • Step 4: Now on your Windows PC , Click on the network icon in the windows notification icon and again select your phone’s wireless network connection . Next enter the security key you had set earlier to connect with your Android phone’s WiFi hotspot and access its internet connection .

Sharing your Android phone’s internet connection with Bluetooth tethering

  • Step 1: Open your Android phone settings and tap on “more settings” under wireless and network .
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  • Step 2: Tap on “Tethering and portable hotspot” under Network .
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  • Step 3:  Next tap and check “ Bluetooth tethering” to enable Bluetooth tethering.
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  • Step 4: Now your phone will be discoverable on any bluetooth enabled device and you can access your phone’s internet connection .

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