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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Just used the guide in the OP to activate hotspot. Sweet! Works like a charm. Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] bigfatdude:
Looks like all APN setting are locked down under mobile network/access point names settings as well, that's a major bummer.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Evidently I have not had this update pushed to my phone yet. It's working fine for now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
Can you try FoxFi to see if it will work with the new update?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Thats_cool_bro:
I tried both FoxFi and Open Garden and neither one them works with the new update. *However the only method that works if you took the new update is to reboot your phone and once it boots is to RUSH to your settings and turn on your hotspot and if you do it quick enough your hotspot will turn and stay on and thats better then nothing.. And it'll take a few tries before you time it right.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] skribe:
I have FoxFi working on the new update without issue. What sort of problem are you having?

EDIT: OK, so, with some experimentation, FoxFi only works because that phone still has the modified APN settings. On my non-upgraded phone, I took a profile update and and it erased my settings and I can no longer use FoxFi. So, that's the issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
So you took the update and that phone still has the modified APN settings?

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If Sprint's blocked the APN settings on this phone, they're probably going to block it on everything. And from what I see LG phones have about as much bloat as Samsung, as they keep trying to copy Samsung's features. Whether it will be rootable only time will tell.

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Yeah, that doesn't sound like too big a problem. I wonder if Sprint will know you're using hotspot, though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] MikeTheInfidel:
Holy crap. It worked. How on earth does that work?! LOL! Thank you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] skribe:
Correct. It didn't actually change the settings themselves, it just locked them from future modification. But I tested on my non-upgraded s7, and any profile update will set them back to defaults, and disable hotspot. So, basically, upgraded phones with apn modifications will function as long as their profile is NEVER updated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Thank you so much for the clarification. I can't say I've ever updated my PROFILE on any phone. PRL yes. Never profile.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] riyatch:
on my Gs7 edge i updated and my apn still shows the dun and my hotspot still works.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
A PRL update will reset the APN settings, too.

Yep, see below. But the next PRL or Profile update will probably reset them.

Interesting. So I just updated my PRL and profile, reset the APN entries to include DUN, and set updates to manual. Then manually ran the update. I don't know if setting updates to manual will prevent automatic PRL updates or not, so it'll be interesting to see how long this lasts.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Killasquad:
I just got the S7 edge and last night i got an update .It is now running on latest build G935PVPU2APC5. Today i got my Msl , went in there and bam the "Apn Type" is grayed out and cannot edit. I didnt even have a chance to try hotspot on my new edge. I miss my lollipop s6 sigh.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] mybalsagna:
Would it be possible to add new APNs that have dun included and clone the settings from the ehrpd and lte apns? I have not updated so can't try it, but wonder if that would be possible... I see I can add a new APN

I also see I can delete existing APNs (though I have not tried it). Could we clone it + add dun and then delete the existing one?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Interesting idea. Has anyone ever tried this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
Unfortunately, after the update the Add option is grayed out, too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Killasquad:
Holy mother of god. the rushing to the hotspot switch after reboot works.it actually stayed on for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] skribe:
I don't know that this is true actually. Running a PRL update on my non-upgraded phone did not modify the APN settings. This may be because there isn't actually a newer PRL, but it did complete the procedure without issue.

This wouldn't be possible because the profile update would delete the APNs that you have added.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
I'm almost certain that PRL updates have, in the past, forced me to re-edit my APN changes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
T-Mobile just announced that the LG G5 will have a locked bootloader. Will have to see if other providers follow suit.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] MikeTheInfidel:
Yep. My APN settings do not say 'dun', either - it isn't required.

Occasionally when I first turn it on it'll say it couldn't connect to the data network and turn the hotspot back off again, but if I immediately switch it back on, it'll stay on from that point until I turn it off myself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] kanepit47:
Worked for me thanks.

called sprint and told them my when i switch on my GPS a popup comes up telling me to enter the msl worked for my 2 phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] bigfatdude:
Wonder if there's a way to edit the associated NV items with QPST or CDMA workshop...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] VandyCWG:
Post Update - my values are greyed out, but I still have dun added to it.

Question though, how would sprint edit these values?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] KaptainRandom:
New gs7 today,

Didnt get msl yet so havent checked .dun method...

However, confirming reboot quick-start-hotspot works...

Posted this from Gs5 connect thru Gs7 wifi hotspot on LTE signal.

Have to note that the Gs7 will maintain and passthru wifi with hotspot, unlike the Gs5 which had to shut off wifi to enable hotspot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] codepurple:
I just did the OTA to PC5 and I can confirm my APN is like this too. I never tried Hotspot before the OTA, but it is working, just tested it with a laptop. Very interesting... As far as I know, I don't have any hotspot on my plan.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] carangavir:
So, would the modified dun values disappear (if one changed them with the MSL method, before applying the update) after the update if one updates the PRL?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] codepurple:
From what I recall, a PRL doesn't affect APN settings, but updating profile probably will. My PRL is 55051 which I believe is the most recent. But if you're worried it might reset the APN I wouldn't bother updating the PRL.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] KaptainRandom:
I have PB5,

you have PC5?

so I might be pre-apn-dun-blocked?

Which software version is pre and/or post apn-dun blockage?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] KaptainRandom:
Verifying APN edit works on

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Surprised to see similar software version #s

PB5 to PC5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] codepurple:
My S7 shipped with PB5 and I was able to edit APNs on that version. I got the OTA to PC5 and that blocks editing APNs but my edit remained. I believe I had three APN entries before the OTA, but now there are only two. I edited all the APNs that were there to add hotspot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] RyanInFlorida76:
I received the OTA to PC5 and I didn't edit my APN's am I screwed now? OR do you think I can swap out my phone that I purchased on Monday? I really would like to use the hotspot feature in the near future.....thanks ahead of time
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Read back a ways in this thread. A couple of people confirm that rebooting the phone then quickly going and hitting "enable wifi hotspot" in settings WILL turn on the hotspot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] RyanInFlorida76:
Ok....thanks I can confirm that it does work by going into hotspot settings right away. I'm just wondering if I should swap out phones within my 14 day return window in case this stops working in the future?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Swap phones? Don't take any more software updates. They cant fix what's broke without an update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] VandyCWG:
Greyed out.....

can we edit our build.prop? or is that stuck behind root.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44200684&postcount=4

that post shows us how to "un gray" the APN stuff.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
Requires root. That's also a very old post, so it might or might not apply to our phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] raze5115:
Sprint won't give me my msl code cause I'm still on easy pay so no hotspot for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] gcole09:
Just found out about the APN lock after update. I knew I shouldn't have taken it; I knew that somewhere, somehow, Sprint or Sammy would **** me over if I took it. Now here we are; IOTHiddenMenu is locked up, APNs are locked up, and I'm fed up. I was on the verge of buying a Nexus 6p cash and got an s7e instead to use my upgrade subsidy on something. Definitely regretting it on principle, the same principles that should have drove me to return this phone during the 14 day period.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
If you're looking for wifi hotspot activation, read back through this thread for a method several confirm is working without editing your apn settings.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] mcholly7:
Hi, I was redirected to this thread from another, and I have one question for you all. Does anyone here know if this works(has anyone done this) with the AT&T varient of the S7 edge? I am about to get my upgrade and if this works then I likely go for it. If not then I will wait for root.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] carangavir:
This maybe a redundant question, but I have to ask. As far as I understand, tjis is what's going on:

So if I install the update (haven't done so yet) AND I had the dun apn hack done in advance, it will still be good unless I update profile.

If for some reason, i update profile after the update, the method of quickly turning it on should work.

Lastly, is the update even worth it? did you guys notice any changes?

Thank you for all your help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Yes. Yes. Battery life seems to be better after the update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] KaptainRandom:
If you might want root if/when root happens, you should not take the update.

potential root exploits will probably come from reverse engineering modifications of update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] brendan802:
This may work for people. Try this to fix the apn settings. Download activity launcher from play store choose all activities and scroll down to phone the 2nd one then scroll down to network settings. It will open the sim 1 sim 2 apn settings page. Obviously chose only sim 1 and edit settings to whatever hotspot required.

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Im on the latest version too I got the phone like that but I froze apps before inserting the sim card and my csc code is still xas instead of spr. I dont know if that has anything to do with the possibility of changing apn settings after the pc5 or not.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
I can't even get Activity Launcher to list all my activities. It crashes trying to load the list, every time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] KaptainRandom:
I got to the screen with,

'access point names',

but going into that,

all the apn options were grey,

unaccessable,

:(

sidenote, I am still on pb5, so I did the msl-apn edit and have not taken the update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] brendan802:
Scratch that then guys mine is accessible because of freezing the apps before inserting the sim card. It was worth a shot though. I am on my 2nd s7 and I remember how the carrier activation worked and I didnt want ro risk patching potential exploits and that is why i did what i did.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] kalala:
I'm guessing since we have to call for our MSL, it means flashing custom PRLs is also likely not possible the way things are going with Sprint?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] beachbumsurfs:
So is there no hope ??? What if we factory reset and pull SIM could that work?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] MikeTheInfidel:
Another system update showed up overnight... I postponed it because I didn't want to lose the hotspot. Anybody daring enough to update and see if you can still get it to work by rebooting and immediately going into the settings menu?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
PD3 is the latest for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] MikeTheInfidel:
Yes, that's the one. I still have PC5. Is the hotspot working on PD3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
If you did the DUN mod previously, PD3 (not PC5) won't change that and hotspot will still work. But the APN settings are locked, so you can't change them after the fact. If you later do a profile update that overwrites the APN settings you won't be able to change them again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] KaptainRandom:
I believe the question is about PD3 not PC5...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
Sorry, I meant PD3. Edited my previous post.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] MikeTheInfidel:
Okay - I bit the bullet and upgraded to PD3. Good news: immediately turning on the hotspot after a reboot still works. You might get a popup saying that it couldn't connect to data and the hotspot will turn off, but if you switch it right back on, it'll stay on (until you reboot or get a phone call).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] eloko:
That means, if I have hotspot, someone calls me, then hotspot turn off, and the only way to turn it back on is to restart?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] MikeTheInfidel:
That's the way it worked for me. Sprint disconnects you from mobile data during a voice call, so when it reestablishes the data connection, it sees that you're not subscribed to the hotspot service.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] eloko:
This sucks. Still trying to figure out which phone I Want that have hotspot before moving from s5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] beachbumsurfs:
Is this stll WIP ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] kreizyidiot:
is the MSL specific for each phone? or each phone number?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] beachbumsurfs:
To each phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Xartic1:
Hello everyone,

This might be a dumb question or I might be missing something but I remember reverting back to old firmware versions with ODIN on my S6. I don't think I was rooted when I did it because I was using the firmwares directly from Samsungs website. Would this be a possibility with the S7 to revert back to PB5 so that we can edit the APN?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] dave357:
I am downloading PB5 right now and flashing it ASAP. That is some major bull**** that Sprint is pulling on this one. Blocking the APN settings. I should feed Sprint some Tube Steak ASAP. Bunch of assholes. I will let you know if the PB5 downgrade fixes the issue. I have already unlocked my phone via z3x/gcpro but it still wont allow apn edits. Really not happy about that. So hopefully the downgrade will allow it again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] kreizyidiot:
Did you upgrade to the lastest firmware by choice or was it done automatically from your phone or forced?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Xartic1:
Could you post the link to the instructions on how you unlocked your phone via z3x/gcpro?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] IMPuLSe EX:
Its a nogo over on sprint, doing the quick restart and hotspot method... running apc5

EDIT: After messing around with the hotspot settings, I finally got it to work!

I enabled wifi sharing and allow all devices, viola.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] RyanInFlorida76:
Has anyone updated past PD3? I noticed I had an update available a couple days ago, but I don't want to lose the hot spot with the restart trick.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] bigguns6699:
I am running PE1 and the trick still works for me..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] RyanInFlorida76:
Ok...thanks! I will apply the update tomorrow. Did you notice any changes with the update? Battery life improvements?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
Sharing? Do you have WiFi on or off? If WiFi is on, you're not tethering, you're just sharing your phone's WiFi connection.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] beachbumsurfs:
Are you on sprint variant and have WiFi off? I'm going on a long trip and don't want to lose wifi tether. Please excuse my ignorance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] bigguns6699:
You do realize you are in the "Sprint Samsung Galaxy 7" forum..but the answer is yes it is Sprint and wifi is off...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] IMPuLSe EX:
WiFi is off and for some reason, connecting via phone initially helped me a lot, too? I used my old phone and connected to my hotspot with no issues. Though, I did the same thing, except with my laptop and I kept getting hotspot error. Once I connected with my older mobile, I was able connect with my laptop and Xbox one no problem.

I hope this helps someone who needs the tether as much as I do.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
Native Wifi toggle disappeared

So, as of today, my native wifi hotspot toggle is gone. It was there yesterday. Didn't take the available software update either. I know it has always been there because I enabled my wifi hotspot with the edit DUN trick. Now it's gone. WTF! I can still turn on my wifi hotspot with PDAnet/FoxFi that I had already installed. Strange.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] p0k3y:
I am on PE1 and the APN setting is now locked. The reboot and quickly turning on hotspot trick also doesn't work any more. FoxFi also fails. So is there any other way to get free hotspot without rooting?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] makane716:
I'm on PD3 and I modified my apn settings before they locked them down (PC?). I know have software updates blocked with Package Disabler pro. In fact, I have anything that says "Samsung update" or "software update" disabled. So, I'm not sure how sprint got in there and removed my hotspot toggle away.

Unfortunately for your situation, you are screwed until root is obtained.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] bigguns6699:
I am on PE1 and the quick start method still works...I do not let the phone completely reboot as soon as I can hit the pulldown menu I start the hotspot...works every time for me... The key is to start it before everything finishes loading
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] p0k3y:
I will try the quick start method again. But every time I tried before, it would appear to work, then I would get the error about 30 seconds after. So I take it that yours stayed connected?

BTW - is there a way to put the hotspot shortcut on the pulldown or home screen? Can't believe Samsung would lack this feature.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] MikeTheInfidel:
I'm on the absolute latest software and the quick start method still works for me as well. I do notice that you have to be a lot faster than you used to be, though - if I'm not actively staring at my phone and waiting for it to disable the hotspot the first time so that I can immediately re-enable it, I'll end up getting the message about not being subscribed a minute or so later.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] superbluepsd:
Thanks everyone for your input. I am on PF2 and the rush turning on of the hotspot still works if you are quick.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] bigblue206:
Has anyone tried this or is it even possible? I was just thinking the same thing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Cooljb:
Won't work. I tried flashing back to PB5, which is the original firmware, that also allowed editing the APN, and it fails. Samsung/Sprint are getting pretty nazi about these phones now. With every new phone and every new update, they become more tightly locked down. I know it's for security purposes, but it's a real pain for us.

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What sorcery are you guys using to do this?! :p I've tried so may times and I have yet to be able to get it to stay on. Do you have to connect a device to it immediately to keep it going? I'm probably going to break down and re-try the new root procedure that was just developed to get my friggin' hotspot back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] bigblue206:
I can confirm that the reboot hotspot works but it is a pain because sometimes it takes multiple reboots before it sticks and if you get a call you have to start all over
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] hads:
It looks like my APN got greyed out after the new update. I installed PDA Net/Foxfi and that doesn't work either. However, I did reboot my phone and immediately turned on the hotspot. At first I got an error saying the data network wasn't available and it turned it off. Then I immediately turned it back on again and I was able to connect to it. In fact, I'm posting it from my laptop connect to it right now. This is perfect for me as I only need my hotspot once in awhile.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Cooljb:
Boy sprint is getting hardcore on blocking people from using free hotspot - or maybe it's just me. For the second time in 2 weeks, they pushed a profile update to my phone, wiping out my APN edit. It's not like I used it a lot either. Is it just me, or has anyone else had this happen to them lately?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Steho:
Has anyone tried the above posted by [MENTION=1103128]skribe[/MENTION] and had any problems? Im on a sprint s7 and am beyond ready for my hotspot to run free. However, i want to make sure this method is full proof first.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] meyerweb:
It works, but only if you're still on the original firmware. All the firmware updates since then lock out the ability to update the APN settings.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] heathmcabee:
I updated to PF2 firmware? Was this the one that blocked out the apn settings
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] lvpre:
Yes. I've read that PDAnet works with USB tether.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Themes, Apps and Mods] Tone527:
Will this method work if phone is rooted? Please let me know asap as im several days in the 14 days return period. Thanks