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You can also share your device's mobile data connection by turning your device into a
portable Wi-Fi® hotspot. When your device's mobile data connection is successfully
shared, the sharing devices can use your device's data connection, for example, to surf
the Internet, download applications, or send and receive emails.
You may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB cable. Go
to www.android.com/tether to get the most current information.
To share your data connection using a USB cable
1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.
2 Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a
computer.
3 From your Home screen, tap
.
4 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
5 Mark the Mobile Broadband Connect checkbox, then tap OK if prompted.
is
displayed in the status bar once you are connected.
6 To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the Mobile Broadband Connect
checkbox or disconnect the USB cable.
You cannot share both your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the
same time.
To share your mobile connection by NFC Wi-Fi® tethering
1 Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both
screens are active.
2 From your Home screen, tap
.
3 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot > NFC Wi-Fi
tethering.
4 Tap OK if prompted.
5 Hold devices back to back so that the NFC detection areas of each device touch
each other, and they will connect automatically.
This function only works with devices that also support NFC Wi-Fi tethering.
To share your mobile data connection with another Bluetooth® device
1 Make sure that your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each other.
2 Your device: Turn on mobile data, then mark the Bluetooth tethering checkbox
under Settings > More… > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
3 Bluetooth® device: Set up the device so that it obtains its network connection
using Bluetooth®. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions to
complete the setup. If the device runs on the Android™ operating system, tap the
settings icon beside the name of the device that it is paired with under Settings >
Bluetooth > Paired devices, then mark the Internet access checkbox.
4 Your device: Wait for
to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the setup is
complete.
5 To stop sharing your mobile data connection, unmark the Bluetooth tethering
checkbox.
The
Bluetooth tethering checkbox becomes unmarked every time you turn off your device or
turn off the Bluetooth® function.
For more information about pairing and turning on mobile data, see
To pair your device with
another Bluetooth® device
on page 95 and
To turn data traffic on or off
on page 31.
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