{"id":1762,"date":"2015-04-25T20:13:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T19:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hovatek.com\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2022-08-15T22:13:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:13:23","slug":"how-to-tether-share-an-internet-connection-on-an-android-phone-using-wi-fi-bluetooth-and-usb-cord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-tether-share-an-internet-connection-on-an-android-phone-using-wi-fi-bluetooth-and-usb-cord\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tether (share an internet connection) on an Android phone using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB cord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tether-on-android.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tether-on-android.jpg\" alt=\"how to tether on an Android phone\" width=\"618\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gone are the days when one had to subscribe to\u00a0separate data plans\u00a0to surf the internet on multiple devices. I &#8211; for one &#8211; don&#8217;t miss those days one bit. We treated this same topic for PC users @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-share-an-internet-connection-data-plan-megabytes-between-android-and-pc\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-share-an-internet-connection-data-plan-megabytes-between-android-and-pc\/<\/a>\u00a0, today, its Android users turn.\u00a0In this tutorial, we&#8217;ll be looking at how to share the data (megabytes) on your Android phone with other devices; one data plan\u00a0to rule them all!<\/p>\n<h3>What problems might I encounter during tethering?<\/h3>\n<p>Some issues you might come across during tethering and their fixes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laptop wont connect to the internet: Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-a-windows-pc-that-wont-connect-to-the-internet\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-a-windows-pc-that-wont-connect-to-the-internet\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PC&#8217;s Bluetooth wont connect to other device: Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-a-pc-whose-bluetooth-wont-detect-connect-to-other-devices\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-a-pc-whose-bluetooth-wont-detect-connect-to-other-devices\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Android overheats: Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-an-overheating-android-phone\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-an-overheating-android-phone\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Android phone&#8217;s Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wont come on: Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-an-android-phone-whose-wi-fi-or-bluetooth-wont-turn-on\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-an-android-phone-whose-wi-fi-or-bluetooth-wont-turn-on\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heavy data usage on the Android phone: Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-solve-the-problem-of-heavy-data-consumption-in-iphone-ipad-and-android-smartphones-tablets\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-solve-the-problem-of-heavy-data-consumption-in-iphone-ipad-and-android-smartphones-tablets\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heavy data usage on the Laptop: Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/laptop-consuming-a-lot-of-data-mb-solved\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/laptop-consuming-a-lot-of-data-mb-solved\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cannot enable hotspot: Ensure Wi-Fi (Wireless) is off<\/li>\n<li>Cannot enable USB tethering: Ensure phone storage\u00a0or SD card is not mounted on the PC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jump to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#wifi\">Wi-Fi tethering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bluetooth\">Bluetooth tethering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#usb\">USB tethering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"wifi\">A. How to tether (share internet connection) using Wi-Fi (Wireless)<\/h3>\n<p>1. Go to Settings then select More<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-1.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Select Tethering &amp; portable hotspot<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-2.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot by toggling or ticking (whichever applies)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-3.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Tap Wi-Fi hotspot to open advanced settings<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-4.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Select Set up Wi-Fi hotspot<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-5.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Give the hotspot a name (SSID) of your choice<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tether-using-wifi-on-android-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tether-using-wifi-on-android-9.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. Under Security, select WPA2 PSK. (If you set it to None then anybody will be able to connect to your hotspot without your permission&#8230;.bad idea)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-61.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-61.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. Enter a password of your choice (minimum of 8 characters)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-7.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9. Select Save and your hotspot should be live and ready to be connected to<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-8.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10. On the other device(s), turn on Wi-Fi &gt; Select the newly created hotspot from the list of available networks &gt; Enter the password &gt; You should now be connected<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"bluetooth\">B. How to tether (share internet connection) using Bluetooth<\/h3>\n<p>1. Go to Settings then select More<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-1.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Select Tethering &amp; portable hotspot<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-2.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Tick Bluetooth tethering<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bluetooth-tethering-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bluetooth-tethering-1.png\" alt=\"how to tether on android using bluetooth\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Go to Settings on the receiving device(s) and turn on the Bluetooth<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-1.png\" alt=\"how to transfer files from an android phone using bluetooth\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Set to visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices by tapping<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-3.png\" alt=\"how to transfer files on from an android phone using bluetooth\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Click Search for devices<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-3.png\" alt=\"how to transfer files on from an android phone using bluetooth\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. \u00a0Click on the target device once detected<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-4.png\" alt=\"how to transfer files on from an android phone using bluetooth\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. Click Pair on both devices to initiate pairing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-5.png\" alt=\"how to transfer files on from an android phone using bluetooth\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9. The device should now be listed as a paired device<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-tranfer-using-bluetooth-6.png\" alt=\"how to transfer files on from an android phone using bluetooth\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10. The receiving device(s) should now have internet access<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"usb\">C. How to tether (share internet connection) using USB<\/h3>\n<p>1. Connect the phone to the PC (Laptop) via USB cord<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to Settings on the phone then select More<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-1.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Select Tethering &amp; portable hotspot<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wifi-tethering-on-android-2.png\" alt=\"how to tether using wifi on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Tick USB tethering<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/usb-tethering.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/usb-tethering.png\" alt=\"usb tethering on android\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. The PC should now have an internet connection<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/usb-tethering-on-android-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/04\/usb-tethering-on-android-2.jpg\" alt=\"how to do usb tethering on android\" width=\"518\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hovatek&#8230;.just a button away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gone are the days when one had to subscribe to\u00a0separate data plans\u00a0to surf the internet on multiple devices. I &#8211; for one &#8211; don&#8217;t miss those days one bit. We treated this same topic for PC users @ https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-share-an-internet-connection-data-plan-megabytes-between-android-and-pc\/\u00a0, today, its Android users turn.\u00a0In this tutorial, we&#8217;ll be looking at how to share the data [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[818],"tags":[20,126],"class_list":["post-1762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-android","tag-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}