Android 2.2: Make Your Device a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
Contributed by Rob Rogers 
Tagged: Android You can use your Android phone as a portable hotspot and get your iPad, iPod Touch, Zune HD, or any other wireless device online. This is a great save when there are no available wireless connections available.
1. Go to the Home screen.
2. Select the Menu key.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Wireless & networks.
5. Select Tethering & portable hotspot.
6. Check the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox.
7. Select Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.
8. Select Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
9. Input a Network SSID for your connection.
10. Select a security protocol. Options are Open and WPA2 PSK.
If you select WPA2 PSK, input a password for the connection and then select the Save button.
Your portable hotspot is now created.
You will use the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox from above to enable and disable the connection. Once the connection is active, go to the device you wish to connect and configure its wireless connection to the Network SSID for you Android device and input the password (if you are using WPA2 PSK). You now have wireless access for your iPad, iPhone Touch, Zune HD, etc. anytime there is a cellular connection for your Android phone.
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Amanda said on May 26, 2010
How do you redownload applications when you update my android to a 2.2.
Randi said on May 26, 2010
Doesn’t work on Verizon, there is no option for tethering & portable wi-fi hotspot in step 5.
Sethjparker said on September 12, 2010
What phone do you have? Some phones don’t support it (I think).
Anonymous said on September 12, 2010
That’s exactly right. That’s one of the problems with Android… all the carriers and phone manufacturers can tweak and add/remove features as they wish.
All phone companies do not allow tethering on Android.
Guest said on November 24, 2010
I can get my laptop to connect to the wifi hotspot on the phone, but I cannot browse the web on my laptop. It is fine when using the phone and I have a 3G network, but no ability to browse on my laptop.
Psmkreddy said on December 31, 2010
Just go to laptop wifi network settings and in properties just change TCP/IP 4 setytings to DHCP…..
Cherries Angela said on January 16, 2011
i was able to get the potable to work how does the tethering work?? i have tmobile g2
Jo8flix said on January 27, 2011
i dont think tmobile is letting us do it man
Tina said on April 21, 2011
Can I connect a portable Wi-Fi hotspot from my another mobile
jonny said on September 8, 2011
can you do it without paying and 2.3 version
micnolmad said on November 1, 2011
For those missing the tethering options just root your phone and you got full control. xda.dev is the way to go.
angie said on February 3, 2012
I can’t get my kindle to connect it said its connected but it can’t get online