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I do the tethering thing with the Galaxy Nexus. There really is no need for a dedicated modem in the tablet, at least not in my case. I think one reason consum

I do the tethering thing with the Galaxy Nexus. There really is no need for a dedicated modem in the tablet, at least not in my case. I think one reason consumers prefer devices with their own modems is (intentional?) UI friction which makes "tethering" less convenient. In stock Android you cannot configure a device such that it will "use wireless if available, tether if not," which is what you really want to happen. It is possible to achieve something like this with third party apps, however.

solnyshok 13y ago
Do you use such app? Could you point me to it?
- JeremyNT 13y ago
  Sure. There are multiple components, and I think it requires root (can't recall for sure): * Force the phone to enable bluetooth tethering on every boot with Bluetooth Auto Tether: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bat&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.and... * Install Bluetooth Auto Connect on the tablet, which allows for the tablet to connect to the phone automatically: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bac&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.and... * Use an automation app (I prefer Llama https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bac&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.and... ) to configure Bluetooth Auto Connect to happen when (e.g.) "screen on" and "wireless not connected", and configure it to disable Bluetooth Auto connect when "screen off" or "wireless connected." Add small delays here to avoid race conditions. It all seems needlessly complicated, but the end result is that the device will tether if it is awake and cannot find wireless, and it will disconnect from the phone when it goes to sleep or when it does find wireless, which is exactly what I want.

solnyshok 13y ago

Do you use such app? Could you point me to it?

JeremyNT 13y ago
Sure. There are multiple components, and I think it requires root (can't recall for sure): * Force the phone to enable bluetooth tethering on every boot with Bluetooth Auto Tether: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bat&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.and... * Install Bluetooth Auto Connect on the tablet, which allows for the tablet to connect to the phone automatically: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bac&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.and... * Use an automation app (I prefer Llama https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bac&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.and... ) to configure Bluetooth Auto Connect to happen when (e.g.) "screen on" and "wireless not connected", and configure it to disable Bluetooth Auto connect when "screen off" or "wireless connected." Add small delays here to avoid race conditions. It all seems needlessly complicated, but the end result is that the device will tether if it is awake and cannot find wireless, and it will disconnect from the phone when it goes to sleep or when it does find wireless, which is exactly what I want.