Android Question Can you set up a WIFI hotspot in code?

[DickD]

My users aren't sophisticate enough to figure out how to set up a WIFI hotspot in android settings. Can this be done in code?

 

[DonManfred]

It may be possible with the MLWifi library (not sure)

 

[DickD]

It may be possible with the MLWifi library (not sure)

I'll look at it. Also, is it possible to set up a hotspot on a phone that doesn't have a local network connection? I want my app to share data between phones on a desert island, mountain top etc. No internet connection. I tried this on a phone without a service provider and got a connection error that said it couldn't connect to "Verizon's server". Verizon was the old provider at some point in the past.

 

[DonManfred]

I dont know, sorry...

 

[Erel]

I've just tested it on a device without sim card and hotspot works.

Try to disable mobile data and see whether it helps.

My guess is that your device is locked to Verizon and they put a limit on this feature.

 

[DickD]

I've just tested it on a device without sim card and hotspot works.

Try to disable mobile data and see whether it helps.

My guess is that your device is locked to Verizon and they put a limit on this feature.

Neither of my Verizon phones would allow hotspot even with mobile data disabled. It did work on other non-Verizon phones.

 

[TemporalImages]

Neither of my Verizon phones would allow hotspot even with mobile data disabled. It did work on other non-Verizon phones.

I'm not sure if this is relevant.

http://www.servalproject.org/

It's an open source system to use mobile phones when there is no infrastructure available.