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How To Turn Your Android Phone Into Wireless USB Adapter


Do you have a desktop or notebook PC which doesn’t support wireless network card? Are you thinking of spending your hard-earned money on buying a new USB wireless adapter? Hold on for now! In this time of economic slowdown, you may want to save an extra penny that you can. I am going to share with you a tip that will help you turn your android phone into a portable wireless USB adapter without costing so much as a dime! Fascinating, eh? Stay with me.

Here are the steps:

  • Turn on the Wi-Fi on your phone by going to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Wi-Fi
  • Connect your phone to desktop or netbook PC using a USB cable that comes with the phone
  • Now go to Settings -> Mobile Hotspot and Tethering and select the USB tethering option

Boom! Your PC is now connected to the wireless network. How difficult was that? Neither You need to install any special hardware nor you have to install any apps to take advantage of this valuable feature. USB tethering can be used on any phone running on Android OS version 2.2 and onwards. If you are having any configuration issues, you may want to take a look at Android Devices: Tethering and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots

Note: As mentioned in the Google thread above, some phones might not support WiFi connection sharing. In that case, you can turn on the mobile data and share it with your computer using USB tethering or Mobile hotspot option.

So what are you waiting for? Go, get your hands dirty with this handy trick and don’t forget to share this post if you benefit from it. Keep geeking and keep experimenting!

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  1. garrett says

    July 26, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    this only works if you have a tethering plan on your phone. if you don’t pay for the tethering plan, this will NOT work!

    Reply
    • csd says

      December 8, 2012 at 8:44 am

      only in america

      Reply
  2. panda says

    June 21, 2013 at 11:11 pm

    garrett, this is for using it as a wifi adapter i think. thus you should connect your phone to your home’s wifi then connect it to your computer

    Reply
    • Raymond says

      July 11, 2020 at 10:25 pm

      But then your phone gets disconnected from the WiFi…and pc will use your phone data plan if you have one.

      Reply
      • Losy Boy says

        September 2, 2020 at 4:31 am

        And the computer whill not be on the same network submask so this is not even close to a working solution

        Reply
  3. qwertyq says

    December 28, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    This is not even close to being true. “any phone running on android OS version 2.2 and onwards.” No.. Just no. It’s only true for basically 50% of phones, certainly not “any.”

    Reply
  4. Abc says

    August 4, 2020 at 12:15 pm

    Ya…but ur phone get engaged with the desktop and battery getting charged unnecessarily.

    Reply

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