[Nexus 7 General] wikid24:
Update March 25, 2013

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Solved!! The folks over at Thinktube Inc. have developed a fix and submitted it to CyanogenMod and AOSP for merging into their code:

http://b-real.org/2013/ad-hoc-ibss-m...h-cyanogenmod/

http://www.thinktube.com/android-tech/46-android-wifi-ibss

Essentially the EASIEST solution is to ROOT your phone, and install the CyanogenMod nightly as of March 25 or later (note: you will have to wait until the nightly is actually BUILT, since as of today it is not ready yet).

I have not tested this solution out myself, however others within this thread have confirmed it working.

Please if anyone develops a easier patch or a step-by-step for people who do NOT want to use CyanogenMod, post and I will update the OP

Cheers!

WiKiD24

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Update Oct 9, 2012:

- Nexus 7 v4.1.2 did not add Wi-Fi Ad-Hoc Support with the stock update from Google.

To do: Check if any WPA-Supplicant changes previously tested in v4.1.1 now work in 4.1.2

- Workaround (Recommended): Bluetooth Tethering to Nexus 7 Tablet (via Bluetooth DUN Profile). "BlueVPN" from Google Play Store.

Tested successfully on many Nokia Symbian phones (N7, E71, E72), and others.

However, many applications on Nexus 7 Tablet do not support it (without fixes from the developers)

Confirmed working applications:

- Pulse

- Google Chrome

- Dolphin Browser

- Facebook

- Ebuddy

- Youtube

- Others (I am too lazy to add them all)

Confirmed NOT working applications:

- Gmail

- Email

- Google Search

- Google Play Store

- Dropbox

- Words with Friends

- Scramble with Friends

- Others (I am too lazy to add them all)

More details can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29763582&postcount=27

Issue: Sometimes the phone/tablet do not connect (randomly), due to issues with either the phone or the tablet.

To resolve: Turn on and off bluetooth on phone, Turn on & off bluetooth on tablet. Try again. If does not work, reboot phone and tablet and try again. Should work.

-Workaround: Android Phone to Nexus 7 Tablet (via "FoxFI" App on Phone, "FoxFi Addon" App on Tablet, or via "PDANet", or via "Wireless Tether App")

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29763582&postcount=27

- Workaround: USB Tethering ANY Phone to Nexus 7 Tablet (via "PPP Widget" App on Tablet, requires rooted Nexus 7)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32431103&postcount=51

- Workaround: Windows WiFi Laptop Tethering to Nexus 7 Tablet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klHzMyYFGeQ

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Hi All,

I've just recently gotten a Nexus 7 and need to be able to enable Ad-Hoc wifi on the tablet.

I also own a Asus TF101 and previously had the same problem however there was a fix for that.

The solution was to replace the wpa_supplicant file in the /system/bin folder, however I do not know the code to change it.

If anyone has the technical know-how, they would be able to reverse-engineer it and apply the same fix.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1370955

http://szym.net/2010/12/adhoc-wifi-in-android/

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/2752...less-hotspots/

http://www.olsr.org/?q=olsr_on_android

http://hostap.epitest.fi/gitweb/gitw...upplicant.conf