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Currently been using my Nexus with my GSII and bluetooth tethering for internet access, thinking that bluetooth being lower powered, short range, its probly less demanding on the phones battery.
Does this still apply to modern devices with combined radios?
Also has anyone found a widget to connect/reconnect to a paired bluetooth device?
I think the nexus is going to deep sleep, and closes the connection to the phone. But it doesn't bring it back when it wakes...which means its Settings>Bluetooth>Click on Phone...which is 2 clicks too many!
cjb110 said:
Currently been using my Nexus with my GSII and bluetooth tethering for internet access, thinking that bluetooth being lower powered, short range, its probly less demanding on the phones battery.
Does this still apply to modern devices with combined radios?
Also has anyone found a widget to connect/reconnect to a paired bluetooth device?
I think the nexus is going to deep sleep, and closes the connection to the phone. But it doesn't bring it back when it wakes...which means its Settings>Bluetooth>Click on Phone...which is 2 clicks too many!
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just got it set up, it works great! Thanks for this, I was using Wi-fi tether the other day, killed all 3 of my batteries
I've been using WiFi tether at work; are you guys saying that using Bluetooth tether is less cumbersome on the battery?
I've been trying bluetooth tether all day today.
I have GSM Galaxy Nexus running official 4.1.1
Nexus 7, on 4.1.1 also.
I get them bluetooth paired up and bluetooth tethered via the Galaxy Nexus' cell data.
It works for like a minute then after that, they would disconnect (unpair from bluetooth).
Been doing this all day long every time I try.
Also the 2 are only 3ft away.
Any Ideas?
EDIT: Just saw this URL from another post.. guess it's a bug: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22369
nxt said:
I've been trying bluetooth tether all day today.
I have GSM Galaxy Nexus running official 4.1.1
Nexus 7, on 4.1.1 also.
I get them bluetooth paired up and bluetooth tethered via the Galaxy Nexus' cell data.
It works for like a minute then after that, they would disconnect (unpair from bluetooth).
Been doing this all day long every time I try.
Also the 2 are only 3ft away.
Any Ideas?
EDIT: Just saw this URL from another post.. guess it's a bug: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22369
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Same setup, and same issue.
On a side note is there a way to use NFC to automatically pair the two devices via Bluetooth? I'd like to just touch them together and voila they are paired?
doctahjeph said:
Same setup, and same issue.
On a side note is there a way to use NFC to automatically pair the two devices via Bluetooth? I'd like to just touch them together and voila they are paired?
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Just to pair normally? No.
But if you beam a picture, it auto turns on the bt, pairs, sends the picture, then turns off bt. The two devices does not have to be paired up beforehand either.
Google did show off new feature of NFC/BT at Google I/O during the sessions.
They showed off headphones and speakers that when you touch your JB device to the headphone/speaker, it auto pairs and audio starts playing.
So yes it's possible to auto pair devices, but those other devices need to support it.
This is a known bug with the galaxy nexus phone. It will kill BT tether when the phone goes into sleep.
Download an app called wake lock from the play store and set a partial wake lock and the problem will go away.
Your battery drain will be slightly higher though.
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ManMythLegend said:
I've been using WiFi tether at work; are you guys saying that using Bluetooth tether is less cumbersome on the battery?
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So far it seems to be, which it should as Bluetooth is a short range low powered protocol.
I wasn't sure that with the modern design in phones, when the radio's are all one chip, if the power saving would still apply.
nxt said:
I've been trying bluetooth tether all day today.
I have GSM Galaxy Nexus running official 4.1.1
Nexus 7, on 4.1.1 also.
I get them bluetooth paired up and bluetooth tethered via the Galaxy Nexus' cell data.
It works for like a minute then after that, they would disconnect (unpair from bluetooth).
Been doing this all day long every time I try.
Also the 2 are only 3ft away.
Any Ideas?
EDIT: Just saw this URL from another post.. guess it's a bug: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22369
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Try turning off your WiFi before pairing....I think that worked for me
Are you guys using that PDAnet and FoxFi setup in order to pair the devices? Thats the only way I can bt pair my galaxy nexus and nexus 7 together.
mmm, nope its native feature in the Resurection Remix rom I'm using on my GSII
Not having any luck installing PDANet 3.5 on the Nexus 7, any ideas?
Got FoxFi installed on my HTC Desire and ticked Bluetooth DUN. Can pair it to tablet but tablet doesn't get any Internet access, so need PDANet installed for that I think.
Edit: PDANet 2.20 on the market was installable, bluetooth tethering working ok now. Really old version though...
Further edit: Looks like it is "PDANet Tablet" version I'm using, hence the confusion. 2.20 appears to be the latest one.
Just tested BT tethering on my N7 with my SGS2 (which was using wifi at the time). Worked perfectly. I did a quick speedtest and got 750kbps down and 1500kbps up (weird wifi...). I was shocked I would get such good speeds over BT. Anyway, I like this option better then a wifi hotspot. First, it's easier to setup. Second, it (apparently) uses less power. And third, it will allow me to access some special hotspots I might not get on my tablet. For example, with AT&T, they give you free hotspot access at some locations with their devices. I wouldn't be able to use my tablet there directly, but could daisy chain through the phone. Coolbeans.
Bluetoothkeepalive works to keep the bluetooth connection for bluetooth tethering. Just trying it out and hasn't dropped yet over about 15 minutes.
OK a little help please. First off nothing is rooted.
I have installed pdanet and fifox on my HTC sensation. I can connect the Bluetooth from my nexus 7 to the sensation but I can't get internet access. I checked the setting in the Nexus "Use for internet access" but still nothing.
What else should I try?
Thanks for your help
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bigbeerdrinker said:
OK a little help please. First off nothing is rooted.
I have installed pdanet and fifox on my HTC sensation. I can connect the Bluetooth from my nexus 7 to the sensation but I can't get internet access. I checked the setting in the Nexus "Use for internet access" but still nothing.
What else should I try?
Thanks for your help
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Go on the tablet, into Bluetooth, and you should see your phone in there, click on it. It'll then say connected. You'll get internet access.
I have now noticed that the bluetooth connection does drop after a minute or so, which can be a little annoying.
I'll try bluetoothkeepalive.
Another good app to get is Bluetooth Auto Tethering, it keeps tethering as an option on every time your phone boots, no extra interaction on the phone to enable tethering every time. Just enable/disable the connection from the tablet to automatically turn tethering on/off on your phone!
bigbeerdrinker said:
OK a little help please. First off nothing is rooted.
I have installed pdanet and fifox on my HTC sensation. I can connect the Bluetooth from my nexus 7 to the sensation but I can't get internet access. I checked the setting in the Nexus "Use for internet access" but still nothing.
What else should I try?
Thanks for your help
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You might try going to Settings - More - Tethering & portable hotspot - check wi-fi hotspot and configure
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You might try going to Settings - More - Tethering & portable hotspot - check wi-fi hotspot and configure
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You are right about that, I got stuck on doing that yesterday. As for the general discussion about bluetooth tethering vs. wifi tether. I tried it out today and I can say its much better on the battery life, but the speed is pretty low. I keep doing a speed test on my phone and couldn't get over 1.48 Mbps, then tried wifi tether and was easily getting over 5Mbps.
anyone having trouble connecting your kindle to an iphone hotspot? all my other devices connect to iphone just fine but the kindle doesnt even recognize it. i tried doing the static ip thing but i guess i dont understand it enought to know what to put into the required fields (if thats even the reason why)
Problem tethering the Kindle HD with a HTC HD2
Hello...i have the same problem with a HTC HD2....my laptop has no problem to find and connect to my HTC HD2 working as a Wi-Fi internet router...but the kindle Fire HD shows every neighbours Wi-Fi by name but not my HTC HD2 Wi-Fi Router which is almost near the kindle...any solutions ???
same problem here.
it says iphone is not compatible
I have a high speed wired Internet connection at work, and would like to be able to connect to it with my N7. I bought the usb 4.0 dangle for my desktop, and can connect fine but can't figure out how to share the internet connection. I think I need to run some software on my N7? There seems to be a lot of discussion about tethering a windows laptop to a cellphone to share the cellphone's data connection, but not much about going in the other direction. Any help appreciated.
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Classpro said:
I have a high speed wired Internet connection at work, and would like to be able to connect to it with my N7. I bought the usb 4.0 dangle for my desktop, and can connect fine but can't figure out how to share the internet connection. I think I need to run some software on my N7? There seems to be a lot of discussion about tethering a windows laptop to a cellphone to share the cellphone's data connection, but not much about going in the other direction. Any help appreciated.
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Try searching for "USB tether" Google Play. There's more than a few free apps.
-PMS
PsychoMcSatan said:
Try searching for "USB tether" Google Play. There's more than a few free apps.
-PMS
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I'm not looking for usb tether. I'm looking to tether the nexus 7 to windows 7 over bluetooth 4.0. The only potential solution I've found is "open garden," but I'm a bit worried about security.
Classpro said:
I'm not looking for usb tether. I'm looking to tether the nexus 7 to windows 7 over bluetooth 4.0. The only potential solution I've found is "open garden," but I'm a bit worried about security.
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I think that's the only application for your exact need...if I come across any others I'll post here and let you know.
Or you could buy a cheap Wifi router? Bluetooth has very low transfer speeds. Max speed is 25mbps and that's probably on top of each other.
There is software on the net that turns your PC into a router and spits out internet over wifi. I had to use this in a hotel with wired only connections.
If your trying time avoid wifi for some reason... good luck. Bluetooth is a pain to setup but I'm.sure there are apps for it somewhere.
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Can't use a wifi router because they detect it and shut off the connection.
Open garden works perfectly, but some programs including k-9 mail don't think there is an Internet connection. Have to manually sync (which works). I've seen some suggestions that if I reinstall and set up k9 with the open garden connection it might work. When I get time I'll post results.
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Would something like a ZTE MF60 mobile hotspot work? it's a 3g wifi router, I use one with my N7 at work or out and about very successfully.
The downside is you wouldn't be using the works high speed connection but your own 3g connection which obviously you'd have to pay for.
This is not bluetooth, just USB, but maybe it can meet some of your needs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345
player911 said:
Or you could buy a cheap Wifi router? Bluetooth has very low transfer speeds. Max speed is 25mbps and that's probably on top of each other.
There is software on the net that turns your PC into a router and spits out internet over wifi. I had to use this in a hotel with wired only connections.
If your trying time avoid wifi for some reason... good luck. Bluetooth is a pain to setup but I'm.sure there are apps for it somewhere.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
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Possibly talking about connectify? I use it and it works well.
Has anyone managed to get bluetooth tether to a mobile phone working?
I know my phone is set up properly because from my laptop I can tether to it over bluetooth.
When I try it from my HD+, the phone reports that a client is connected - but the HD+ says "no internet connection".
hd32 said:
Has anyone managed to get bluetooth tether to a mobile phone working?
I know my phone is set up properly because from my laptop I can tether to it over bluetooth.
When I try it from my HD+, the phone reports that a client is connected - but the HD+ says "no internet connection".
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I'm on a Galaxy s3 and I can't seem to get to to connect for blue tooth tethering without connecting to the wife tether first. If you can tell me how to circumvent the wife connection, I'd be glad to check. What type of phone do you have?
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I am not sure that I understand your message.
Based on what you described, I tried first using wifi tether from the tablet to the phone (worked perfectly) and then tried switching to bluetooth tether. But the result is the same - bluetooth tether is connected but the Nook HD+ says "no internet connection".
For reference, my phone is a ZTE Skate running "Paranoid Android" which is based on Cyanogenmod 9.
hd32 said:
I am not sure that I understand your message.
Based on what you described, I tried first using wifi tether from the tablet to the phone (worked perfectly) and then tried switching to bluetooth tether. But the result is the same - bluetooth tether is connected but the Nook HD+ says "no internet connection".
For reference, my phone is a ZTE Skate running "Paranoid Android" which is based on Cyanogenmod 9.
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Have you followed this set of instructions. http://www.scaine.net/site/2013/01/android-to-android-tethering-over-bluetooth/
Hi,
I own a tablet Nexus 7.
I just bought a HTC Media Link to watching HD video on television.
But there is a problem. When the HTC is connect on television, I see the image that invites to swipe my fingers on my Nexus to see on television.
The Nexus 7 detects the HTC Wifi and connects with password. So far no problem.
Then I open the application Wifi Media to view photos and play a video.
But Wifi Media doesn't detect HTC, It only sees that android tablet.
In addition, Wifi Media does not play any video in any format on the Nexus 7 itself.
I tried several things, uninstall, reinstall, close the tablet, restart the HTC, I even reset the Nexus 7 at the original factory setting but nothing works.
However, different videos on Youtube shows that this should work.
I thought the new update for Android 4.2.2 would help but ....No.
Somebody ask you this before ?
Can you help ?
Mlartic2013 said:
Hi,
I own a tablet Nexus 7.
I just bought a HTC Media Link to watching HD video on television.
But there is a problem. When the HTC is connect on television, I see the image that invites to swipe my fingers on my Nexus to see on television.
The Nexus 7 detects the HTC Wifi and connects with password. So far no problem.
Then I open the application Wifi Media to view photos and play a video.
But Wifi Media doesn't detect HTC, It only sees that android tablet.
In addition, Wifi Media does not play any video in any format on the Nexus 7 itself.
I tried several things, uninstall, reinstall, close the tablet, restart the HTC, I even reset the Nexus 7 at the original factory setting but nothing works.
However, different videos on Youtube shows that this should work.
I thought the new update for Android 4.2.2 would help but ....No.
Somebody ask you this before ?
Can you help ?
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I also had Nexus 7 and I am using HTC Media Link. Unfortunately DLNA does't work when HTC Media Link is in hot spot mode, you need to reconfigure HTC device so it can connect to your wi-fi router, then Nexus 7 can connect too your wi-fi and then Wifi Media can see HTC.
Reconfigure HTC device
Dinsdaleson said:
I also had Nexus 7 and I am using HTC Media Link. Unfortunately DLNA does't work when HTC Media Link is in hot spot mode, you need to reconfigure HTC device so it can connect to your wi-fi router, then Nexus 7 can connect too your wi-fi and then Wifi Media can see HTC.
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Hi,
Thanks for your answer, it's the first time a get a good answer.
Now, do you know how to "reconfigure HTC device" ?
How can I have acces to it ?
Thanks.
Mlartic2013 said:
Hi,
Thanks for your answer, it's the first time a get a good answer.
Now, do you know how to "reconfigure HTC device" ?
How can I have acces to it ?
Thanks.
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Type IP address in web browser, then http page will open. You can change password and add/change wi-fi network. This is some example how it looks like: tinyurl . com / acbcdo9. I remember I had problem with that - not every wifi security type was working so I couldn't connect. I had currently WPA2-PSK and this is working. WEP should work too.
When you are connected to network you can also update firmware.
With Media Link HD I didn't use 8080 port for web page like they did in article, just default address.