{"id":5826,"date":"2016-04-25T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T10:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=5826"},"modified":"2016-04-25T10:47:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T10:47:01","slug":"create-wifi-hotspot-ubuntu-16-04-android-supported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/create-wifi-hotspot-ubuntu-16-04-android-supported\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create WiFi Hotspot in Ubuntu 16.04 (Android is Supported)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The default network manager in Ubuntu 16.04 now supports to create WiFi hotspot for Android devices.<\/b><\/p>\n

You can create a Wireless access point in Ubuntu 14.04 using Unity’s default network manager, but a little hack on the configuration file is required. <\/p>\n

In Ubuntu 16.04, there’s a Hotspot mode in the WiFi connection editings page that works directly for Android devices. Here’s the step by step how to guide:<\/p>\n

1.<\/b> First disable WiFi and connect your laptop to a wired network, so your network menu looks like:<\/p>\n

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2.<\/b> Click Edit Connections<\/b> on the menu shown in above picture. Then click Add<\/b> to add a new connection:<\/p>\n

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3.<\/b> Choose WiFi<\/b> from the drop-down box in the next window and click Create button.<\/p>\n

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4.<\/b> When the editing window popup, do:<\/p>\n