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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] niamul:
Hello

I hope I'm not the only one . I upgraded to 4.1.1 from 4.1 (aosp, rooted)

The issue is with voice dialing. On the previous one , it usually called the right person 90%, of the time . Today after 30 minutes of trying, I got only 1 right hit.

Is anybody having the same issue and or anybody have a solution?

American accent thanks to school and American movies, CNN and almost everything else on TV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brandonfish:
Although this is listed under a VZW Galaxy Nexus AOSP 4.1.1 ROM, there is an add-on for voice dialing, which is to be flashed after installing the 4.1.1 AOSP ROM. If I'm not wrong, this should also work for a GSM ROM. I can't post an outside link yet, but there is a link to the file on a thread called [ROM][4.1.1]Slim Bean - Alpha Source Builds, and it's on Rootzwiki. PM me for a link to the file/thread.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dammerel:
Hi all

Just want to know if the nexus7 can be tethered via BT and uses as a modem

Thanks andrew
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentMobius:
Given that the N7 has no cellular modem, obviously not.

If you're asking if you can tether the N7 _to_ a phone and use the phone's cellular network, yes, as long as the phone supports Bluetooth PAN profile (Not the older DUN profile)

The GNex _supports_ this however Bluetooth teathering is still broken (please star this ticket if you want to see it fixed http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22369 )
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neok44:
Your much better using the wifi hotspot on your phone rather than bluetooth tethering.

i've been using that with my asus transformer and it's perfect.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mustang7302:
:good::good:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] X1088LoD:
BT tethering works great from my Galaxy S Showcase to my Galaxy Tab (both running AOKP).

I'm in a facility where we can't have rogue wifi signals, so bluetooth is the way to go. Additionally, the wi-fi eats up my battery, but the bluetooth isnt too taxing.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentMobius:
Indeed, I could run bluetooth tethering all day on my Nexus 1/ZTE Blade with minimal effect of the battery. That way I could just leave it on and my tablet used it as needed, much more satisfying.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr mystery:
So we can't Bluetooth tether the 2 Nexus devices? That is pretty lame. This is one of those areas I appreciate Apple for. All devices should come togerther seemlessly, bluetooth saves battery over wifi tether. I hope Google fixes this before my N7 comes.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kerman19:
The N7 can't tether data TO anything, it has nothing to share. But it can tether from something, personally it's tethering data from my SGS3 which tops out around 2mbps over Bluetooth, which I find more than fast enough.

Also, as a previous person has already mentioned WiFi tethering rapes the balls off my battery, Bluetooth does not and I can tether all day long without a care in the world.

Phil
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr mystery:
I know the N7 can't share anything, sorry I was replying to the post I quoted above stating the Galaxy Nexus Bluetooth Tether is bunked :'(
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craigel99:
It's worth mentioning that if you use wifi tether if you use auto update for apps over wifi it might rinse your data allowence. The thing I like about the Bluetooth tether is that you can switch on data tethering from the device which requires data - eg if your nexus 7 is paired, you can switch the data connection on and off from the nexus 7. Useful if you don't want to keep pulling out two devices.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeadFan:
You beat me to it. Bluetooth is lower power, is flexible, and your apps will not auto udpate which can be a huge problem for people with limited data plans.

I have a gigabyte per month, which is great, but I'm not updating most apps with it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvscorp:
How's the BT tether speed compared to wifi tether?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianbrain:
As others have said, bluetooth tethering is the way to go. Runs all day long, is just as fast, and is easy to control. I can BT tether to my gnex as well as my razr without any problems (all through the stock UI, no 3rd party apps/hacks/etc), so I'm not sure what the earlier reports are regarding BT PAN being broken.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digivation:
I have a JB rom on my GNex, I'll have to give BT a shot later on. Only used WiFi so far, but as mentioned, it kills battery.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
What are you guys using to bt tether (what app on the phone)?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomh1979:
Just turn Bluetooth on for both devices and pair them.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr4k2k8:
Wow, I didn't actually expect this to work. Speeds seem to be comparable for what I'm doing so far, let's see how battery usage goes!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
me neither! Feel like such a newb.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheIowaKid:
Mine worked once, then once both devices went to sleep and I turned the screens back on it quit working. Now it won't let me share my connection to my N7 from my Gnex. I have to use the WiFi hot spot which kills battery among other things. Any ideas? I want to leave it on on my phone all the time and just have to switch it on and off on my N7 when needed.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andysom25:
The issue I'm having BT tether from stock droid inc 2 to stock nexus 7 is that certain apps don't recognize the connection like gmail and Netflix also issues with Google now ' any ideas ?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
Highly unlikely that is a solution. First off, finding a WAP is nearly impossible these days, so you'd have to have a wireless router that can disable its router stuff (or install ddwrt/tomato etc). But again, that's unlikely their reason.

Their actual reason, more likely, is to reduce interference with their campus network. If I were designing a wireless network, I'd completely avoid channel 11, but let's assume they didn't and every moron has a wireless access point in their room. "All" of them are on channel 11 and there's a nearby campus AP on channel 11. Pretty much all of them don't work right.

If it were me, I'd say screw it and add the AP and if they took the time to sniff it out and find it, fine. Unlikely they will, unless again, it's causing interference. Perhaps the FIRST thing to try is complain that there's no wifi in that location and they should add one.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SoonerLater:
Every Cisco/Linksys wireless router has a one-click option to turn it into a WAP. Every Belkin and Netgear wireless router does too. In fact, I'd bet you a hundred bucks to a nickle that you can't find a wireless router sold today that doesn't have that as an easy option. I have three wireless routers running in WAP only mode at home and two at my office. It takes just a few minutes to configure.

That's probably true, but that's not what TastyPi said. He didn't say that policy forbade installing a WAP. He said it forbade installing a router (wireless or wired). Now maybe he was just being imprecise or maybe he doesn't understand what the term router means as you would understand it. But I assumed that he meant what he wrote.

.

Good catch. You're right, channel congestion is a problem -- especially on channel 11. I always fire up Wireless Wizard (Free download from CNet) to see what channels everyone within my range are using, then I pick channels that are ''lonely." You're right, nearly everyone is on ch. 11 by default.

Speaking of channel congestion, I like Ciscos that I have at work which operate on the 11 channels of 2.4 ghz and several channels on 5 ghz. It seems like there are 40 wireless routers and WAPs within range of my office, but mine is the only one on 5 ghz that I can "see." However, many devices can't connect on 2.4 ghz, but for those which can, it's nice.

When dealing with bureaucracies, I find that asking for something like this (asking them to fix/extend their network), takes months, if it ever succeeds at all. Of course, you're absolutely right that they should fix/extend their network. I just wouldn't have the patience. I tend to prefer spending the money and the time to take control of my situation. My motto: it's easier to ask and receive forgiveness than to ask and receive permission.

My 2¢
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joelgrice:
As I posted earlier, I'm using the 2 auto bluetooth apps on my N7 & Verizon SG3. Here is a screenshot of a speed test I just performed comparing bluetooth vs. wifi tethering. Both tests were performed in the exact same spot back to back. Looks like wifi is a bit faster. The difference is not that noticeable to me streaming music or browsing, only when downloading files.

By comparison, the test on my phone returned speeds of 27,179kbps down & 14,350kbps up...

View attachment 1461030
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
Of course bluetooth is slower than wifi, not sure what your point is here? It's fast enough for me.. And leaving it on 24/7 without event thinking about it, having to toggle wifi tether on and off, etc.... More than outweighs it being slower.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joelgrice:
Don't get me wrong, I love the bluetooth tethering as opposed to wifi. The speed is more than enough to satisfy my streaming & browsing habits at work. Plus it eats about half as much of my phone's battery as opposed to wifi. I was just posting my results to give some people an idea of the difference. I think someone earlier in the thread asked about it...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metaldood:
Same issue with

me. Maps and gmail don't work with pda net or bt auto tether. Would be great if we have a solid solution. At&t GS3 and N7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Savvyjeff:
WiFi is better if performance is the goal. If you would rather have a longer battery, use Bluetooth.

If you carry your phone and tablet with you all the time (like me), you can use your phone to tether using Bluetooth.

If you phone has root, you can install sqlite and get free tethering, search xda or google for
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Edgewood:
Is there any way to get Bluetooth auto tethering installed/working on a 2.3.7 device?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonic:
I just picked up a Jawbone Jambox ($50 at Best Buy with Cricket Wireless price matching!) and paired it to my Nexus7. This is my first attempt at streaming audio to a BT device, so I can't comment about prior versions, but on 4.2.1 it sounds perfectly fine. A little stuttering at first with streaming on Google Play, but if I let it buffer it was perfect. My two cents.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Edgewood:
Tasker Settings

What settings should I set in Tasker for optimal battery life on my N7?

I've tried some things but it doesn't seem to change anything.

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genetic608:
Turn your brightness down or undervolt ur CPU for better battery life.

Also, this is unrelated and should be discussed in it's own thread :P
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Classpro:
I have an older phone. Can teather using pdanet tablet on n7. Cannot figure how to teather over bluetooth to my wired windows 7 desktop with a bluetooth 4 dongle though.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrk2010:
I know this is an old post, but I was having issues with restoring the tether after turning it off. I finally figured out how to restore it. Apologies if this has already been mentioned.

First, follow steps mentioned by barbo if not already done so. Then if you turn off tether and want to restore it in the future, follow these steps:

1) Turn off Wi-fi on the tablet if it is on.

2) Turn on Bluetooth on both the tablet and the phone if they aren't already on.

3) ***Ensure the tablet is visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices*** (THIS IS THE KEY STEP)

4) Select the phone in the list of paired devices on the tablet.

5) Check "Internet access"

And there you have it...Bluetooth tethering without any third party apps on either device.

Edit: this doesn't seem to work anymore. I had to unpair both devices from each other and repair using the original steps. Bit of a pain but it works.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
Or use the two very small and simple apps I have suggested multiple times and it works every time, regardless of reboots of either device.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Same with Open Garden - it is absolutely awesome - just leave Bluetooth enabled on my phone at all times and just enable bluetooth on my tablet when I need an internet connection - works great. Never even have to touch the phone....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spartagek:
Don't know is resolved

I'm using this at workplace, and in hotel's

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Pocket-...USB-Adapter-802-11N-150M-3-in-1-/110909426584

acts as a little extender, and connects over the normal accesroute, not itself, but your wifi device

( kinda like a booster antenna )
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] felito6985:
No issues here. I'm Bluetooth tethering from my nexus 4 as we speak.

Works like a charm.

Turned on the Bluetooth tethering option on my phone, then turned on Bluetooth on the tablet. Selected the nexus 4 and checked the box that says use for internet access.

Easy breezy..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonguecat:
AW: nexus 7 and bluetooth tether

Exactly, same with my DesireZ. Perrformance is good' fast loading no lag. :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JMS74:
Yeah but this only works on two 4.1 or up android. I need to Bluetooth tether also to a 2.3.7 android from 4.1..

Is there any app that I can install on the 2.3.7 to connect to the 4.1 Bluetooth tethering?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
FoxFi stuff should work on GB.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr_jared88:
This is what I am attempting to do (between my nexus 7 and nexus 4). Everything seems to work except when my tablet reconnects to the phone, I have to go to the bluetooth settings on the tablet and enable "Internet Access" everytime. Is there a way to automate this?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr_jared88:
Nevermind I figured out the problem. There is two apps called "Bluetooth Auto Connect" in the play store. One that works and one that doesnt...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iXanza:
i can't get this to work.

I turn on BT on my I9100G

I turn on BT on my N7

They're both paired

I tick Use internet connection on my N7

The BT icon turns blue on both devices

But there's no data on my N7. Can't access to internet
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joe Felix:
Tethering PAN Bluetooth Nexus 7 and WM 6

Exactly!!! my Google Nexus7 support PAN bluetooth tethering also from my old Samsung Omnia2 (WM 6.5)... and it works great. It doesn't need any third part's software and you need just pairing the phone and the N7 and then starting the "Internet sharing" from the old WM and check the Internet connection in BT preferences of the Android tablet. That's all... :good:

PS Of course it's better turning off WIFI in both devices
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JMS74:
If it turns blue that's your ISP blocking tethering.. Try to access some https sites on the n7

Enviado do meu Nexus 7, usando o Tapatalk 2.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biketool:
I have a Nokia N900 set to act as a BT-PAN AP, this works great with my Ubuntu laptop over the BT-PAN, but my nexus7-flo(wifi 2013) with Cyanogen 12.1-21151029nightly doesn't seem to make a network connection when I choose the N900 over bluetooth(wifi off) and click use internet connection.

Now I am unfamiliar with how cyanogen handles ifconfig, ifconfig when run alone doesn't pop up a list of available interfaces which makes debugging a bit tricky.

What is the int name for bluetooth? On my laptop if is bnep0, I can't guess what the android/cyanogen uses.

For all I know an interface is created and the problem is elsewhere.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
On some Unix OS's, "ifconfig -a" will list all interfaces...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biketool:
Tried that, it says -a is not an interface....

and no man page or --help to work through the different-ness
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr mystery:
If you're using the galaxy nexus via Bluetooth it is borked, that's why it disconnects. Please go here and star the issue so Goolge fixes it (like we should have to goat google to fix this in the first place!)

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22369
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haydonxda:
I'm tethering the Nexus 7 via Bluetooth to my Galaxy Nexus.

No issues. Works great and doesn't destroy the battery.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fusion777:
Can't be sure, but in the past AOKP on my i777 (as the BT server) seemed to not turn off the connection.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamhlj:
So my Gnex and my n7 see each other and give each other the pass code. But beyond that, nothing seems to be tethered. Both of my devices are rooted. Could that be causing the issue? I tap on the device to be connected to it, and it says "use for internet access and all, but nothing works beyond that.

NM, I got it figured out. But now I have issues with the data stopping suddenly unless the phone is plugged in.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subtr:
This is one of the first things that I tested when I got my N7. Works great for me with FoxFi on my phone and PDANet on the tablet.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barbo:
Same here - pairs and use for internet is checked but doesn't work. My phone is rooted Galaxy S2. I can hotspot tether with no problem but when I try bluetooth, it doesn't work.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbogenrief:
I'm shocked but it paired right up to my Bionic and is working with 4G.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppp38:
Can your wireless provider know that you're tethering if you do it via bluetooth and not WifiHotspot?. Im currently using FoxFi +Addon but I don't want Verizon to catch on.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianbgrp:
What are you running on your gnex? I'm on gsm version with bigxies Jb v2 ROM and I can pair to my stock rooted n7 fine....but no internet connection on the 7

Will try foxfi + PDA tablet later too when I can dl the app to the tablet.

I get the same connected but no.internet with stock wireless hotspot. And wifi tether for root users doesn't even get seen by the n7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cubfan80:
Yeah I'm also curious about this, for it to work I had to go into the option "Tethering and Mobile Hotspot" and click on bluetooth tethering. I'm curious if that turns Verizon onto tethering or not.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr mystery:
For those asking, after you pair the devices go into settings under data>more>tethering and hotspot>activate Bluetooth tether and your data should work.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheIowaKid:
Thats exactly what I did but it only worked once until the screens went to sleep and I haven't been able to get it to work again. Unpaired, etc but nothing can get it to work again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barbo:
I'm on AT&T and I have been playing around with this for a while. I was successful doing this:

on tablet, turn airplane mode on

bluetooth on both tablet and phone

make both visible to all

on tablet, select phone

pair both

after paired, on tablet, select phone again

voila... it works
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheIowaKid:
Will it stay connected after they sleep?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianbgrp:
Will try when I get home
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andysom25:
Would tethering work better from a rooted phone ?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbett4:
Wow that actually worked on my n7 paired with my vzw galaxy s 3 right now! I enabled airplane mode and went to foxfi on my phone enabled bluetooth dun. Went to my nexus 7 and opened up pdanet found my phone and connected to it. But then I also had to connect to my s3 over a vpn for some reason. Weird but it works. Thanks for your guys help and I hope my post helps those people on Verizon.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starbarry32:
I'm using the same method to get internet on my Nex7. Works fine to me so far but haven't done any speed checks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssmaster:
I am trying this method, chrome works, but i can't get google now (no connection) or play store to download anything.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homegeek:
Thanks so much. I could not figure out what I was doing wrong.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gogol:
Which one will get battery hit when using WiFi tether? ... The phone ... Or the Nexus 7?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Justdoit2u:
If you have WiFi switched on on the N7 then BT Tether seems to drop, turn it off and the problem goes away! Been using BT connection between a Galaxy Nexus and a Tab 10.1 for over 8 months without issue, noticed that the N7 constantly dropped connection via BT and found this cured it! No problems downloading from Play either in fact the only app I use that doesn't seen to like a BT connection is tTorrent!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] No_Nickname90:
The phone. This is because it's lyk using WiFi normally on the N7. It's just connecting to a Wireless router, which is your phone in this case. It's no different than connecting to another WiFi.

Unless it's WiMax. Then your device would die quite fast. LoL!!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbogenrief:
Mine was working (VZW) without doing that but after a while the 4G connection dropped so I need to experiment more.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoni1980:
Works perfectly between my One X and my N7. I just paired them then whenever I want to connect to the One X I just tap it in Bluetooth settings. Simple. Don't even have to take the phone out of my pocket.

For those getting no connection, I had to make sure APN Type was blank in APN settings. It wouldn't connect before that.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeadFan:
Connecting it to my Desire HD (A taste of ICS rom) it works perfectly through bluetooth. I don't find it laggy whatsoever.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EkS:
What version of android do I need on my phone for bluetooth tethering to work?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianbgrp:
Mine was working in gnex earlier....but it would cut out after a few minutes. May try that bluetooth keepalive app
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheIowaKid:
Can you post that app when you find it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianbgrp:
Just search for bluetoothkeepalive on play store. Costs a buck thirty tho...haven't tested yet
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr4k2k8:
IIRC Android 2.2. and above supports bluetooth tethering through the stock interface.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fusion777:
This appears to be true for me also.

That or random unwelcome wake locks have suddenly become.... useful
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Helron:
so I can use droid which is connected to LTE, and then set up a Bluetooth connection to my Nexus 7. This will allow my N7 to access the data plan from my droid via Bluetooth and the N7 can access web data? Is this true?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr mystery:
It's true
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EkS:
Well using the stock interface on my phone didn't work. The option for connecting to the internet didn't show up. I just used fixfi and pdanet and it works.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheIowaKid:
After using the airplane mode suggestion I can get things to work. I still have the issue with it disconnecting on sleep and I have to manually connect from my N7 but if Thats the only issue I get, I'm OK with that.