Wifi tethering unavailable HTC Magic Possible Duplicate:
  Wifi tethering with HTC Magic  




Hi,

Got a HTC Magic (the black one) with official froyo 2.2.1 in it, but when I went to check there is no WiFi tethering available in the menu (although, there is usb tethering).

Is there any way I could put this old phone to work as a portable hotspot? I mean, are there any apps I could download to enable the wifi tether?

I'd just prefer not to have it rooted, custom ROM, if possible...

thanks.
I only tinkered with it a little, but I'm pretty sure that you can only create a WiFi tether with an Android 2.2.x device if the manufacturer allows for it or if you root your phone and install something like Barnacle.

I found this thread over at Android Forums in which the first reply specifies that the Magic doesn't support WiFi tether.

If you can handle having a USB cable connected between your laptop and phone PdaNet seems to work well for people without root.