yes you heard right, I recently find out that one can use an Android feature called “USB tethering” to get internet through an Android device. which is really cool since now you don’t have to worry about your wifi card not working in linux since you can just use your old Android device as wifi access point and have internet. not only it’s supported in Linux but it’s also supported in BSD world too. this can enable people in trying out distros like Guix, Parabola etc which doesn’t provide non-free firmware.
just wanted to share this amazing feature I didn’t know :)
There was a nifty feature in one of my older android phones where you could share the wifi as another wifi Hotspot, extremely useful while at a hotel or something so you can connect the chromecast or other devices that can’t “sign in”
You can still do that. Idk if it’s device specific but I do it all the time on my S24
Last time I tried to find it on my fold I couldn’t find it
It has existed on every Pixel I’ve ever owned under the label “Hotspot.” This includes the one I’m using to write this comment.
Ah Samsung hid it in advanced https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Fold-Flip-Phones/Wi-Fi-Sharing-no-longer-under-Hotspot-settings/td-p/3107614