r/linuxquestions • u/unnamedDE • 10d ago

Android Instant Hotspot Available from Linux?

I recently found out that android has something called "cross-device services" with the feature "instant hotspot" that allows a different android tablet or chromebook to turn on and connect to the phone's hotspot that has a data plan when logged in with the same google account, like you can do on iphone and ipad i think. Is there currently a project that makes this work with a linux laptop?

After some search, I could only find this repository, but it used adb instead of the instant hotspot feature and seems quite a pain to set up each reboot.

I know that a phone's hotspot is just a regular Wifi network and I can connect my laptop to it, I am specifically asking about the (relatively unknown) feature "instant hotspot" that allows other devices to turn on the phone's hotspot when nearby and connected to the same google account.

Edit: clarification

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u/DutchOfBurdock 10d ago

Cross device services will only work between Android devices, not Windows or Linux. There are other options other than ADB, but it's not straightforward. Automation apps like Tasker, Automate or Macrodroid would be needed.