Chromebook Users Getting Instant Tethering in Chrome OS for Any Android Phone

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Marius Nestor
Jan 28, 2019

Instant Tethering in Chrome OS, the Linux-powered operating system we can find on all Chromebook computers, is designed to allow users to tether their Android phone’s mobile data connection to the Chromebook computer when they don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, creating a mobile hotspot. It automatically connects your Android phone to your Chromebook, but, until today, Instant Tethering works only with Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL, and Nexus series of Android smartphones, but according to Android Police, the feature recently started working with Android phones from other manufacturers, such as OnePlus and Samsung.

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