Configure your Android tablet as a Wi-Fi hotspot so you can tether your smartphone to it.

Simply connect your phone to your computer to get started. Once connected, navigate to the Hotspot & Tethering menu in the Android System popup. Toggle the USB Tethering option to On.

Simply connect your phone to your computer to get started. Once connected, navigate to the Hotspot & Tethering menu in the Android System popup. Toggle the USB Tethering option to On.

Once you're installed, launching the phone-to-laptop tethering is a matter of launching PdaNet on your laptop, connecting your phone by USB, and then launching the PdaNet app installed on your phone.

Method 1: Tether Android with Apps that Need Root (Free, heavy configuration) The Android Wi-Fi Tether application turns your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot—essentially a MiFi —in one tap. The catch?

Thisa guide is designed to show you how to use a USB drive with your Android Phone, this also works with an Android tablet as well.

How to tell if your Android phone or tablet supports USB On-The-Go Can you plug external devices into your smartphone? A simple app answers the question, potentially saving you both time and money.

Hotspot not working at the coffee shop? No free Wi-Fi at the airport? Let your Android phone come to the rescue: $25 app Tether lets your laptop tap your phone's wireless data goodness.

Certificate invalid? What exact version of Android are you using, and what program are you using to USB tether-- is it built-in to Android or is it an app like PDANet+?

When you tether a device like an Android phone or tablet, you extend that device's Internet access to some other device, such as your iPod Touch. Tethering usually involves a phone's USB cable ...

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