Android Magazine UK - Issue No. 49

Once the driver has
downloaded, launch it and follow the
installation instructions. At this point
your Mac may notify you of a new
network interface. If it does, click
Network Preferences and select
Apply. Open your Mac’s System
Preferences and select
Sharing>Internet Sharing option.

2 Internet Sharing

Open ‘Share your connection from:’

and choose your regular internet

connection, for example, Wi-Fi. In

the ‘To computer using:’ section,

select your Android device. Then

check internet sharing. If a warning

appears, read it and if you are

comfortable, click Start.

Enable Internet

Sharing

3

On your Android device, open the

Terminal Emulator and type su.

Enter busybox ifconfi g which will

return the name of your USB

interface – usually either rndis0 or

usb0. The following commands use

the interface rndis0 but if yours is

usb0, then use this instead.

Launch terminal

emulator

4

Enter ‘netcfg rndis0 dhcp’. Close

the Terminal Emulator. Your Android

device should now have access to

your Mac’s internet connection. It’s

possible some of your apps may not

recognise the USB tether as an

internet connection, so at this point

it’s worth testing a few of your apps.

Reverse USB

tether

5

Turn on your 3G connection. Then
return to the Terminal Emulator and
run the following, replacing
‘your-interface’ with the name of
your 3G interface ‘ifconfi g your-
interface 0.0.0.0’. Disconnect your
3G, test the apps again and you
should have internet connection.

Force USB

connection

7

You may want to share your

phone’s internet connection with

your computer. The best way is to

turn your Android into a portable

Wi-Fi hotspot. On your device,

select Settings>More>Tethering &

portable hotspot>Set up Wi-Fi

hotspot. Tap Security and ensure

your hotspot is password-protected.

8 Use Wi-Fi hotspot

Return to the main ‘Tethering &

portable Wi-Fi hotspot’ screen and

tap ‘Portable Wi-Fi hotspot’. Then

open your Mac’s Wi-Fi menu and

choose the new AndroidAP network.

Enter your password and after a few

seconds your Mac should be

sharing your Android device’s Wi-Fi.

Connect to

AndroidAP

9

If you fi nd yourself making

heavy use of your Android’s hotspot

capabilities, you may want to

download an app that makes it

easier to toggle this feature on and

off. One such app is Portable Wi-Fi,

which you can download for free

from the Google Play store to aid

easy hotspot usage.

10 Try a shortcut