AndroidTutor2018- What can you do if you want to get your laptop online but you only seem to be able to pick up a wifi signal on your phone? What about if you want to get multiple devices online, but only want to pay to connect one? There is a solution - you can share your phone's WiFi connection to more phones, tablets and computers using Bluetooth so other devices can get online. Here's our guide on how to share your Android phone's WiFi connection via Bluetooth.
Your phone's wireless connection can be shared to help get other devics online. / © Asus
If you don’t have access to a wireless internet connection, it's easy to share your phone's data connection to other devices so you can get them online. But it's a slightly different story if you're looking to share a single internet connection between multiple devices.
How to share your Android phone's data connection with other phones and laptops
Share WiFi over Bluetooth
Get your phone online using a WiFi connection and you're then ready to configure the connection for sharing over Bluetooth. It's a great way to get multiple devices online if you happen to be in a coffee shop or other location that issues codes for getting connected to the internet and you want to keep the costs down. Sharing a wireless signal via Bluetooth is also a good option if you are having trouble getting a particular phone or computer connected to the network in the usual way.
To share your phone's wireless connection, start by enabling Bluetooth. / © ANDROIDPIT
Once you are connected, head straight to Settings and move to the Connections section. Under the Network connections heading, click More networks and then tap Tethering and portable hotspot.
Bluetooth tethering is a simple way to share your phone's internet connection. / © ANDROIDPIT
Enable the Bluetooth tethering option by ticking the box. You'll see a warning that Bluetooth visibility needs to be adjusted.
Before other devices can connect to your phone, you need to make sure it's visible. / © ANDROIDPIT
Open up Settings, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled, and then tap the Bluetooth link in the Connections section. Tick the box next to the name of your phone to make it visible to other devices.
Enable Bluetooth on another device and you can connect to the internet via your phone. / © ANDROIDPIT
With this done, you can then use the Bluetooth capabilities of your laptop, tablet or other device to connect to your phone and make use of its internet connection. To connect a Windows computer, open Devices and Printers in the Control Panel, right click the icon representing your phone and select Connect using > Access point and you're ready to start browsing the internet.
Have you tried sharing your Android phone's wireless connection over Bluetooth? How did you get on?
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2 Drifter O'Sullivan 10 hours ago Link to comment
How cool is that? I always wondered if it was possible to use Bluetooth to share Wi-Fi
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1 Stuart Speirs 4 months ago Link to comment
I had no problem with this method using my old Z3 compact but changing my phone to the new XZ Premium is giving me problems. The Access Point option has been replaced by Direct Connection which doesn't establish any connection. Any ideas?
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1 Ajith Tom George 5 months ago Link to comment
In the new Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and s8, there is a built in feature to use the Android phone as a WiFi Repeater or Extender. Nice touch from Samsung. The only other way for other phones is Bluetooth sharing. Saw it from this vid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLNppcjxzTw
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1 Danny Huertas Sep 21, 2016 Link to comment
Colleen
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1 Matthew Hicks May 26, 2016 Link to comment
Is there a way to share a wifi connection from iOS to Android?
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1 Baljinder Babbu Apr 18, 2016 Link to comment
Dear sir :-I read this article. But at the end of this you tell connect the internet via "access point name"(APN) but I Dont know about the APN of WiFi which I am using
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1 Hassan Ilyas Apr 13, 2016 Link to comment
Can we also use this method to share wifi from andriod to ios
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1 Flora Kan Mar 12, 2016 Link to comment
Hi! I did exactly as you said but after connecting with Bluethooth, my Chrome and Firefox came back with
"Unable to connect to the proxy server
ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED
Hide details
A proxy server is a server that acts as an intermediary between your computer and other servers. Right now, your system is configured to use a proxy, but Google Chrome can't connect to it.
If you use a proxy server...
Check your proxy settings or contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. If you don't believe you should be using a proxy server: Go to Applications > System Preferences > Network > Advanced > Proxies and deselect any proxies that have been selected."
I checked that I have no proxy set up and when I clicked on the Advanced tab, there is no Proxies tab available. I am running OSX 10.8.5
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1 Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti Feb 18, 2016 Link to comment
This may be peculiar to T-mobile, my phone will not allow me use Bluetooth tether while connected to WiFi. So apparently it can only be used to share mobile data connection.
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1 Lonnie McGee Feb 15, 2016 Link to comment
@philip arnold the topic of this post is talking about sharing a WiFi connection through your phone for the scenario when your lap top is not able to connect to a WiFi signal but your phone can AND you do not want to use up your cellular data. Using 4g cellular data thru Bluetooth tether would be a topic for another article/post
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2 Rahul Sharma Dec 9, 2015 Link to comment
I have Nokia's non-android phone and MTV slash 4x.can I get WiFi in Nokia when I have WiFi in MTv slash
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1 Brian Bell Mar 24, 2015 Link to comment
Is there any way to get internet via Bluetooth without a wifi connection?
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1 Philip Arnold Nov 3, 2015 Link to comment
I know this was written a few months ago, but I just got my MacBook Pro connecting to the Internet via my phone's bluetooth - you don't need WiFi at all once you've connected your computer/device to the one "hosting" the connection
I'm running Lollipop on a Sony Xperia Z3+, turned on Bluetooth tethering (as described above), and on the laptop via the bluetooth settings I did "connect to network", sharing the 4G connection without a single WiFi setting touched!
In fact, I made this reply using this method, so it shows how easy it is once you've done the setup
EDIT: Just to test it further, I connected another Android phone via bluetooth to my phone & got Internet access through that
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Your phone's wireless connection can be shared to help get other devics online. / © Asus
If you don’t have access to a wireless internet connection, it's easy to share your phone's data connection to other devices so you can get them online. But it's a slightly different story if you're looking to share a single internet connection between multiple devices.
How to share your Android phone's data connection with other phones and laptops
Share WiFi over Bluetooth
Get your phone online using a WiFi connection and you're then ready to configure the connection for sharing over Bluetooth. It's a great way to get multiple devices online if you happen to be in a coffee shop or other location that issues codes for getting connected to the internet and you want to keep the costs down. Sharing a wireless signal via Bluetooth is also a good option if you are having trouble getting a particular phone or computer connected to the network in the usual way.
To share your phone's wireless connection, start by enabling Bluetooth. / © ANDROIDPIT
Once you are connected, head straight to Settings and move to the Connections section. Under the Network connections heading, click More networks and then tap Tethering and portable hotspot.
Bluetooth tethering is a simple way to share your phone's internet connection. / © ANDROIDPIT
Enable the Bluetooth tethering option by ticking the box. You'll see a warning that Bluetooth visibility needs to be adjusted.
Before other devices can connect to your phone, you need to make sure it's visible. / © ANDROIDPIT
Open up Settings, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled, and then tap the Bluetooth link in the Connections section. Tick the box next to the name of your phone to make it visible to other devices.
Enable Bluetooth on another device and you can connect to the internet via your phone. / © ANDROIDPIT
With this done, you can then use the Bluetooth capabilities of your laptop, tablet or other device to connect to your phone and make use of its internet connection. To connect a Windows computer, open Devices and Printers in the Control Panel, right click the icon representing your phone and select Connect using > Access point and you're ready to start browsing the internet.
Have you tried sharing your Android phone's wireless connection over Bluetooth? How did you get on?
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Monterey Park, California: This Company You May Not Have Heard Of Is Disrupting A $200 Billion IndustryEverQuote Insurance Quotes
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by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links
13 comments
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2 Drifter O'Sullivan 10 hours ago Link to comment
How cool is that? I always wondered if it was possible to use Bluetooth to share Wi-Fi
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Reply
1 Stuart Speirs 4 months ago Link to comment
I had no problem with this method using my old Z3 compact but changing my phone to the new XZ Premium is giving me problems. The Access Point option has been replaced by Direct Connection which doesn't establish any connection. Any ideas?
0
Reply
1 Ajith Tom George 5 months ago Link to comment
In the new Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and s8, there is a built in feature to use the Android phone as a WiFi Repeater or Extender. Nice touch from Samsung. The only other way for other phones is Bluetooth sharing. Saw it from this vid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLNppcjxzTw
0
Reply
1 Danny Huertas Sep 21, 2016 Link to comment
Colleen
0
Reply
1 Matthew Hicks May 26, 2016 Link to comment
Is there a way to share a wifi connection from iOS to Android?
0
Reply
1 Baljinder Babbu Apr 18, 2016 Link to comment
Dear sir :-I read this article. But at the end of this you tell connect the internet via "access point name"(APN) but I Dont know about the APN of WiFi which I am using
0
Reply
1 Hassan Ilyas Apr 13, 2016 Link to comment
Can we also use this method to share wifi from andriod to ios
0
Reply
1 Flora Kan Mar 12, 2016 Link to comment
Hi! I did exactly as you said but after connecting with Bluethooth, my Chrome and Firefox came back with
"Unable to connect to the proxy server
ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED
Hide details
A proxy server is a server that acts as an intermediary between your computer and other servers. Right now, your system is configured to use a proxy, but Google Chrome can't connect to it.
If you use a proxy server...
Check your proxy settings or contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. If you don't believe you should be using a proxy server: Go to Applications > System Preferences > Network > Advanced > Proxies and deselect any proxies that have been selected."
I checked that I have no proxy set up and when I clicked on the Advanced tab, there is no Proxies tab available. I am running OSX 10.8.5
0
Reply
1 Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti Feb 18, 2016 Link to comment
This may be peculiar to T-mobile, my phone will not allow me use Bluetooth tether while connected to WiFi. So apparently it can only be used to share mobile data connection.
0
Reply
1 Lonnie McGee Feb 15, 2016 Link to comment
@philip arnold the topic of this post is talking about sharing a WiFi connection through your phone for the scenario when your lap top is not able to connect to a WiFi signal but your phone can AND you do not want to use up your cellular data. Using 4g cellular data thru Bluetooth tether would be a topic for another article/post
0
Reply
2 Rahul Sharma Dec 9, 2015 Link to comment
I have Nokia's non-android phone and MTV slash 4x.can I get WiFi in Nokia when I have WiFi in MTv slash
0
Reply
1 Brian Bell Mar 24, 2015 Link to comment
Is there any way to get internet via Bluetooth without a wifi connection?
0
Reply
1 Philip Arnold Nov 3, 2015 Link to comment
I know this was written a few months ago, but I just got my MacBook Pro connecting to the Internet via my phone's bluetooth - you don't need WiFi at all once you've connected your computer/device to the one "hosting" the connection
I'm running Lollipop on a Sony Xperia Z3+, turned on Bluetooth tethering (as described above), and on the laptop via the bluetooth settings I did "connect to network", sharing the 4G connection without a single WiFi setting touched!
In fact, I made this reply using this method, so it shows how easy it is once you've done the setup
EDIT: Just to test it further, I connected another Android phone via bluetooth to my phone & got Internet access through that
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