Tether Android. Beta Test This! Tether for Android Devices

| Jun 15, 2010 | 2 comments

Tether announced earlier today that they have a beta version of their Android app ready for to be test run. This release is open to the public. According to the Tether, they have been seeing speeds roughly 40% faster than their competition. Now that they’ve been able to address major bugs and issues, the focus has shifted to features like Bluetooth, a Mac Version and “hopefully even WiFi”.

Want to try it out?  Here’s what you have to do:

  1. Download and install the Tether PC software.  We strongly recommend if you were using TetherBerry or a previous version of Tether to uninstall before installing this version.
    http://tether.com/a/setup.exe (If asked to reboot, wait until the installer is fully finished)
  2. On your Android phone go to Settings->Applications->Development and check USB debugging.
  3. Download the software onto your Android by visiting the following URL in your browser:http://tether.com/a/tether.apk Then run the file.  It may ask you for permission to run software from outside of the Android Marketplace, make sure to give it permission.
  • Run Tether on the PC and select Android, then USB for the connection method.  Then connect your Android to the computer with a USB cable and run Tether on your Android.  The two should establish a connection and you should see data being sent and received on your PC.

    • Enjoy!

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    • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/browneyedalbino browneyedalbino

      Great read, but one thing, tethering has always been a capability of Android based smartphones, you just have to root them first. That way, it's free, and you don't have to download any cumbersome software to run it on any device.

    • e.j

      Yes, but rooting removes the phones warranty…. this would be a way to ensure that never happened.