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Barnacle Wifi Tether

Turn your phone into a Wireless Ad-hoc HotSpot (root users)

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  • Category Utilities
  • Program license Free
  • Version 0.6.7 (evo)
  • Size 134 KB
  • Works under: Android
  • Program available in English
  • Content rating Unrated
  • Package name net.szym.barnacle
  • Program by szym.net

See the blog for details of each update.

0.6.7: routing fix for HTC phones (Evo, see blog for Aria, Liberty)

0.6.6: immediate stop fixed for Milestone and other phones

0.6.5: getcwd error fixed, 3G <-> 4G switching with simple restart (clear the LAN setting)

0.6.4: FC fixes, auto-restart after WifiManager interferes

0.6.3: widget (w/ donation), wpa_supplicant, WEP, fixes to "run not found"

0.6.2: new client actions

0.6.1: auto associate, port forwarding, local mode

Other permissions

  • ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Allows applications to access information about networks.
  • ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
  • CHANGE_WIFI_STATE: Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
  • INTERNET: Allows applications to open network sockets.
  • WAKE_LOCK: Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
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