New Instant Tethering feature is rolling out as part of Google Play Services 10.2 for Android

20 January 2017
It lets you instantly use a mobile hotspot from a device with cellular data on another one that's lost connectivity.

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It might be useful in countrys where there is a lot of electricity cuts....

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    • A Note 4 user
    • M3S
    • 21 Jan 2017

    So, how this will work, exactly? The phone will start broadcasting its presence 24/7?

    I hope there will be a way to disable it.
    Is there an option to approve/deny data request, to prevent unauthorized leaches???

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      • AnonD-634610
      • thv
      • 21 Jan 2017

      Anonymous, 20 Jan 2017Useless and scary. I think it is a way just to cover some... moreYeah, maybe.

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        • Anonymous
        • 0T1
        • 21 Jan 2017

        Just checked my oneplus 3t. The version of Google Services i have is 10.2.91 - no seeing Instant Tethering. What specific version of GS app Instant Tethering works with?

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          • zodiacfml
          • J7R
          • 21 Jan 2017

          wow. who thought of this feature and having the guts to work and implement this.
          first thing, not all people have tablets anymore.
          second, if one has a tablet at home, more likely a smartphone is nearby. if Wi-Fi just goes down, one simply picks up the phone and resume whatever the user is doing in the tablet.

          I'd rather see USB tethering where an internet connection from a PC is shared to the phone as there are offices/homes with weak or no wi-fi signal where laptop or PC (through LAN) excellent internet. There are only a few Android phones can do this

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            • Anonymous
            • gGr
            • 20 Jan 2017

            Useless and scary.
            I think it is a way just to cover some botnet activity.

              meh

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