Blog RSSHandy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight
Nick Lee’s Handy Light app, which looks like any other flashlight app that uses the iPhone’s screen to provide illumination, actually camouflages a tethering feature using the SOCKS proxy, à la Nullriver’s Software’s NetShare app that was available for a short time nearly two years ago. The app just hit the App Store a little while ago and costs a mere $.99.
For those unfamiliar with tethering, it allows you to use your iPhone’s cellular data connection on your computer or other devices via Wi-Fi. In the U.S., AT&T requires an additional $20 per month for this feature, and you must be on the most expensive data plan that costs $25 per month (unless you were grandfathered into the unlimited $30 data plan offered previously). We’ve tested the app and it works as advertised, bringing unofficial tethering to any iPhone running iOS 4.
Lee has posted a YouTube video demonstrating how the app works:
In case you don’t want to watch the video, the instructions are as follows:
- Set up an ad hoc Wi-Fi network on your computer (network name and password requirement are not important).
- Connect to the Wi-Fi network you just created on your iPhone through the Settings/Wi-Fi menu.
- Tap on the blue arrow to the right of the selected Wi-Fi network, click Static in the IP Address menu and enter the following IP address and chuckle at its geek quotient: 13.37.13.37
- Next, enter 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field.
- Back out of the Settings menu to ensure these settings are saved (though hitting the Home button right away shouldn’t change them).
- Go to your Mac or PC and change the network settings to use the SOCKS Proxy and enter 13.37.13.37 as the Socks Proxy Server address and 1337 as the port. On our Mac laptop, this is what the resulting screen looks like:
- Be sure to apply/save these settings.
- Go back to your iPhone and open the Handy Light app and tap the flashlight colors at the bottom in the following sequence: blue, yellow, red. Then tap the top right corner of the screen and the color should change to purple. Your iPhone is now capable of sharing its internet connection with the computer you set up.
- Leave the app open and go to your computer and start browsing. As the video describes, we found that it took a few seconds for the connection to kick in but then it worked like a charm. Though many variables affect network speed tests, a quick test using Speedtest.net yielded 3.92 Mb/s down and 0.38 Mb/s up while tethered to our iPhone 4 through Handy Light.
Of course, while we felt it was important to get this news out to you, it’s almost guaranteed Apple will remove this app from the App Store once the company learns of this hidden feature. Hopefully, this won’t happen too soon and everyone can enjoy the tethering feature this app offers for a mere $.99 (comparatively, NetShare cost $9.99 when it was available). Now, what are you waiting for? Go buy Handy Light and get your tethering on! Those of you on metered data plans should be careful tethering with this app, however, since this can quickly eat up your data allotment. Also, since you need to keep the app open for it to keep working and the 3G radio in your iPhone takes a lot of power to run, this will likely drain your battery pretty quickly so be prepared and make sure your iPhone’s AC charger is close at hand.
UPDATE: It looks like Apple has removed Handy Light from the App Store so it is no longer available for purchase.
7:34 pm, July 20th, 2010
WIN!
7:49 pm, July 20th, 2010
This post should self destruct after it gets read.
7:50 pm, July 20th, 2010
Now, let’s see if someone can figure this out to work with the WiFi iPad! No need for $130 extra or a $20 data plan!
7:52 pm, July 20th, 2010
Awesome… Is there a way to get it working with iPad?
7:52 pm, July 20th, 2010
Do you mean 3.92 MB/s down and 0.38 MB/s up?
7:53 pm, July 20th, 2010
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7:54 pm, July 20th, 2010
That’s what we need -iPad functionality.
7:56 pm, July 20th, 2010
Maybe Nick can make the app have black screen instead of purple when it’s on to save battery.
7:57 pm, July 20th, 2010
You can tether your iPad, but you’ll need your laptop to act as the intermediary. Just add the iPad to the ad-hoc network.
7:58 pm, July 20th, 2010
Yes – thanks for pointing that out. Fixed.
7:58 pm, July 20th, 2010
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7:59 pm, July 20th, 2010
Fantastic! Wish I’d got Netshare while I could… but until the os4 jailbreak comes out, this will do just fine! Thanks!
8:00 pm, July 20th, 2010
It can’t be thehered to an iPad can it?
8:04 pm, July 20th, 2010
How do you set the SOCKS Proxy settings in Windows 7?
8:05 pm, July 20th, 2010
I love the old school Street Fighter music playing in the background.
8:06 pm, July 20th, 2010
I love you man!
8:07 pm, July 20th, 2010
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8:07 pm, July 20th, 2010
Not everyone can enjoy this. I bought it and then found out my phone is too old. Guess I should have read the system requirements. At least I’ll have it for when I upgrade, even if Apple yanks it from the store before then.
8:07 pm, July 20th, 2010
Any way to connect to an Ipad with this? hmmm?
8:14 pm, July 20th, 2010
Did anyone else notice the icon for the app? It looks like a shielded twisted pair cable…
8:19 pm, July 20th, 2010
Can someone please help me on showing me where in Windows 7 I can set the SOCKS Proxy settings in Windows 7? I got the ad-hoc Wifi setup. but I’m stuck now…Thanks in advance!
8:20 pm, July 20th, 2010
Insane! What a work of art!! Thanks! Best .99 I have spent yet.
8:22 pm, July 20th, 2010
Doesn’t work with Firefox but does with Safari.
8:26 pm, July 20th, 2010
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8:27 pm, July 20th, 2010
buy it now to download to iTunes on Mac and sync it to all your devices PRN
Evil
8:27 pm, July 20th, 2010
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8:37 pm, July 20th, 2010
This is fantastic! Just installed and worked right away. 2 things–
- I couldn’t get internet through Firefox but Safari worked
- Mail wouldn’t connect to IMAP or smtp servers either way.
Any suggestions on getting Mail to work, that was my main desire for tethering…
Still amazing for .99 forever, wonder how long this will stay up
8:38 pm, July 20th, 2010
Windows 7 SOCKS proxy is shown in advanced under connections in internet options… but i’m still having problems. it connects i think, but i’m not getting anything. anyone have success?
8:39 pm, July 20th, 2010
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8:43 pm, July 20th, 2010
Yep, no firefox, but safari works.
8:44 pm, July 20th, 2010
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8:50 pm, July 20th, 2010
Is anyone else having problems configuring this on an iPhone 3G? I’m running 4.0.1, connecting to an early 2008 MBP running 10.6.4. My numbers are plugged and chugged correctly, did the right sequence for the flashlight, but no actual connection to the internets through any browser (not even Safari).
8:51 pm, July 20th, 2010
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8:54 pm, July 20th, 2010
Yeah, im having trouble on the iphone 4 too. Keeps favoring 3G over WiFi. weird…..
8:55 pm, July 20th, 2010
How would I do this with Windows 7? Can’t get it to work with Chrome or Firefox. It actually never shows a connection.
8:57 pm, July 20th, 2010
wow cool, it works
8:58 pm, July 20th, 2010
Using a Iphone 3G.
Set it up the first time with a WEP password for the ad hoc network (out of habit). Didn’t work so it I did exactly as the video showed (i.e. no password) and it works. I’m away from a 3G network right now so using Edge. Slow but it is working but it is draining the phone like crazy. Also had no luck with Firefox but Safari is fine.
9:01 pm, July 20th, 2010
does anyone know how to set this up for windows?
9:02 pm, July 20th, 2010
It works…but for me ONLY in Safari!! Couldn’t get Firefox or Mail to ’see’ an internet connection. But wierdly Safari worked liked a dream.
DS
9:03 pm, July 20th, 2010
And be sure to return your proxy settings back to normal when you stop tethering.
9:05 pm, July 20th, 2010
Reason FF doesn’t work, but Safari does, is that the Safari uses the system network settings (which you just changed to work). Firefox has it’s own Proxy settings under:
Preferences >> Advanced >> Network >> Settings
Change it there in FF, and now it will work
9:06 pm, July 20th, 2010
This didn’t work out of the box for me after following the video, so if you’re not getting internet, see if your airport icon is green in the network settings. Mine was yellow, so I set an IP/Netmask to 13.37.13.36/24 and it works!
9:06 pm, July 20th, 2010
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9:06 pm, July 20th, 2010
Anyone with better/step by step instructions on configure SOCKS on a PC vs MAC. THX
9:07 pm, July 20th, 2010
Can someone explain how to do step 6 on Windows 7? I don’t get it…and do I need to use Internet Explorer?
9:09 pm, July 20th, 2010
No joy for me. iPhone 4 using iOS 4.0.1. Firstly, I can’t view the video (now marked private) so I worked from the written instructions. As far as I can tell, I’ve done everything right, but Safari will not connect out via the phone (no Internet connection). Is there maybe something incorrect in the written instructions? For instance, it never talks about changing the IP of the Mac. Mine is just stuck with a self-assigned 169.x.x.x address.
Thanks!
9:10 pm, July 20th, 2010
And following up, I had also tried using a static IP of 13.37.13.36 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0, but that didn’t work either.
9:14 pm, July 20th, 2010
If true, I guarantee that Apple will use their “kill switch” to remove this app from any iPhones that have it installed.
9:17 pm, July 20th, 2010
Awesomeness! Thanks, works for me…is there a way to get this pumping via usb instead of wlan?
9:20 pm, July 20th, 2010
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9:28 pm, July 20th, 2010
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9:29 pm, July 20th, 2010
Followed the instructions in text to a tee. Working perfectly. Posting this message from the tethered iPhone 3GS as we speak. I have a work-issued bberry on the verizon network and so far the speeds on this 3G seem comparable to what I get on the bberry. NICE…
9:29 pm, July 20th, 2010
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9:30 pm, July 20th, 2010
Anyway to configure a wifi iPad to use this (the iphone’s 3G connection)?
9:32 pm, July 20th, 2010
Looks like it’s already been removed from the app store. BUMMER.
9:34 pm, July 20th, 2010
Worked perfectly on the iPhone 3GS running 4.0
Anyway I can get it configured for the iPad?
I connected the iPad to the ad-hoc network but have no luck getting the internet to work
9:35 pm, July 20th, 2010
Whoa. I know this was mentioned before, but just so we’re clear. This does work with the iPad as well. After you’ve got everything working, go to your iPad’s WiFi settings and you should see the new ad-hoc network you just created listed under your “Choose a Network…” options. Once I selected it, it was working like a charm. Ohhhh this is beautimous.
9:35 pm, July 20th, 2010
Or you could plug in your iphone so it runs off of the computers battery instead of the iphones…
9:36 pm, July 20th, 2010
Bobby: Not a chance. Apps have a fair bit of control over the network environment, but they can’t play with the USB connection at all.
Amusingly, it could be done over the audio port, with the headset connecter connected to the Mac’s mic/line out connectors with a Y adaptor, and a custom TCP stack written that implements ‘tcp-over-audio’.
But that would be awfully silly.
-fred
9:36 pm, July 20th, 2010
Also for those using unlimited data, use the 3G network cautiously as sooner or later At&t will figure out that you are tethering and knowing how cheap they are, they might send you a hefty bill for it
9:36 pm, July 20th, 2010
And, poof, it’s gone.
9:36 pm, July 20th, 2010
too bad it is pulled already.
9:37 pm, July 20th, 2010
HA! Oops, it DOESN’T work on my iPad…so sorry folks – big #fail right there.
9:40 pm, July 20th, 2010
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9:42 pm, July 20th, 2010
Haven’t had any luck getting this to work on win 7
9:43 pm, July 20th, 2010
Will work with Chrome as well.
OSX needs tsocks to work with FF, mail and all the shell programs that don’t support SOCKS 5.
tsocks is a pain to set up and get to work correctly
http://github.com/pc/tsocks
9:44 pm, July 20th, 2010
Got it working!! woohoo now to go play around with the iPad and get it working to. FTW for as long as this lasts…. probably till the morning, 10am Apple’s time! lol
9:48 pm, July 20th, 2010
Wow…very short-lived. Just tried to download this app and got the following message…The item you tried to buy is no longer available. Congrats to those who acted fast!
9:50 pm, July 20th, 2010
Apple took it down already. http://skitch.com/etothem/dpq2y/handy-light
9:51 pm, July 20th, 2010
I think it’s been pulled…just tried to get it and got an ‘it’s been moved’ message
9:54 pm, July 20th, 2010
If anyone got it to work for Windows 7, please help.
9:54 pm, July 20th, 2010
Couldn’t get to work under Firefox.
Tried Safari on Windows, but couldn’t figure out how to get Proxy settings to work correctly, so – no luck.
9:54 pm, July 20th, 2010
can’t get it to work with my iPad.
where are the SOCK setting on iPad…. can someone post instructions for iPad?
To Developer! Why didn’t you make this iOS 4 multtask compatiable?
9:55 pm, July 20th, 2010
Wow, Apple caught wind of that fast…faster than I was at downloading it
9:58 pm, July 20th, 2010
Oh my god!!!! This was my last chance to get internet back in my home and I took too long! Ever since my cable Internet was disconnected (for illegal downloading, lol not me, lol) I’ve been trying every other option. Damn…
9:59 pm, July 20th, 2010
You won’t see the 3G icon change to the wifi icon on your iPhone. It didn’t on my iPhone anyway. I thought it wasn’t working until I tried browsing, but it was indeed working. Great app.
10:01 pm, July 20th, 2010
Really, really works…for now (smile)
Just remember to reset Proxy Settings after you’re finished to go to your other networks.
10:03 pm, July 20th, 2010
How do you set the SOCKS Proxy settings in Windows 7
10:03 pm, July 20th, 2010
Anyone knows How do you set the SOCKS Proxy settings in Windows 7????? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:04 pm, July 20th, 2010
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10:06 pm, July 20th, 2010
I configured an ad-hoc network on windows 7 and set static IP on the connection in windows (13.37.13.36). I did all the above instructions and I’m able to telnet to port 1337 once the screen turns purple.
But I’m unable to configure the browser to use this SOCKS proxy. A little help please …
10:10 pm, July 20th, 2010
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10:15 pm, July 20th, 2010
still in the app store as of 10:15 pm EDT.
10:17 pm, July 20th, 2010
Windows 7 Does not work. Instructions do not properly configure for win7
10:18 pm, July 20th, 2010
“The item you tied to buy is not longer available.”
Dammit!
10:24 pm, July 20th, 2010
Missed it by 8 mins! (It’s already pulled.)
10:25 pm, July 20th, 2010
Rob, Bling, and Cauchope, I am having the same problem and it is driving me crazy!!! If either of you figure out how to set up the Socks proxy, please let me know. I know you have to go to internet properties and the onnections tab but when I type in the numbers for the address and port it still doesn’t work. Please help!!!
10:25 pm, July 20th, 2010
Works nice on IOS 4.1 on iPhone 4
You wont see the WiFi logo
And ONLY works in Safari for some reason…. really weird. Not even mail
Anyone have a windows hack yet?
10:26 pm, July 20th, 2010
Or if anyone knows how to get it going on Windows 7, please let me know.
10:27 pm, July 20th, 2010
just missed it!! Darn it
10:28 pm, July 20th, 2010
Damn!!! Missed by 5 mins
10:28 pm, July 20th, 2010
Im plugging in all the numbers correctly, and I have a 3G with the latest software update, but it’s not working. Has anybody had any luck whatsoever operating Windows 7?, I have a feeling this trick is specific to Macs
10:31 pm, July 20th, 2010
I can’t get it to work for the life of me! It keeps saying it has a self assigned ip and cannot connect to internet. So annoying. I’ve redone it at least a dozen times following all the instructions to the T.
10:31 pm, July 20th, 2010
No luck with win7 for me either….. Anyone have this working with win7? If so please explain how
10:32 pm, July 20th, 2010
Still can’t get it to work for Windows 7…
: (
10:34 pm, July 20th, 2010
For those of us who missed it, is there a way to get this app?
10:35 pm, July 20th, 2010
Im confused. How does this work with the MacBook Pro
10:35 pm, July 20th, 2010
LOL U MAD
10:35 pm, July 20th, 2010
Doesnt work on IE, Safari or FF on windows7. just FYI to everyone
10:36 pm, July 20th, 2010
Did anyone on windows get this to work please answer
10:38 pm, July 20th, 2010
Item is no longer available!!!! BUMMER!!!!!
10:45 pm, July 20th, 2010
Is there any test or method to make sure that it isn’t sniffing packets or making any surreptitious use of your traffic?
10:46 pm, July 20th, 2010
I hope anonymous has win7 and it doesn’t work
10:48 pm, July 20th, 2010
I know where to get this feature legitimately…..
Android 2.2
Really.
10:51 pm, July 20th, 2010
I downloaded this before it was shut down. Can I still sync my iPhone with my computer or will that somehow remove the app from my phone?
10:51 pm, July 20th, 2010
Was anyone able to get it work in windows 7? I was able to change the SOCKS settings by going to
Control Panel > Network and Internet > Internet Options > Connections tab > LAN settings. Then I checked the box under the Proxy server section > clicked on the Advanced button > under the SOCKS section I entered IP address and Port values noted in the instructions > OK. I’m still not able to get my computer to connect to my iphone.
10:54 pm, July 20th, 2010
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11:08 pm, July 20th, 2010
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11:12 pm, July 20th, 2010
Ya, no luck on windows 7 here either. That’s just odd. If anybody gets it to work, make sure to post back here!
11:12 pm, July 20th, 2010
I got it over 2 hours ago and still have yet to get it to work as planned, I have set up all SOCKS correctly and still no progress. Tether just won’t work with me.
iPhone 4 with iOS 4.0.1
MacBook 13in 10.6.4
2.4ghz intel core 2 duo
4GB 1067 MHz DDR3
11:16 pm, July 20th, 2010
To answer all the Win7 questions, This does not work with Windows 7, and anyone that says other wise needs to put up instructions or shut up. I have attempted to configure this on both my Win7 laptop and my MBP, works flawlessly on the Mac, no joy on Windows. Something to do with the way WIn7 handles the SOCKS proxy settings it would appear. (yes tried IE, FF, Chrome, Opera and Safari)
Only Safari would connect on the Mac. As previously stated, no email, skype or other chat functions basic browsing is about it. Handy if in a pinch I suppose, but there are so many WiFi hotspots, tethering doesnt really matter to me.
iPhone 3G 4.0.1
Win7 Ultimate Acer Laptop
OSX Snow Leopard on MBP
11:23 pm, July 20th, 2010
I got it to work in Windows 7 but only in Chrome browser. Strangely, I couldn’t get other browsers to work (IE, FF, Opera). I also tested Skype and it worked. I made a VoIP call to a toll free number and it sounded pretty good.
Steps:
1. Create ad-hoc connection without encryption (iPhone was unable to connect to my ad-hoc network if I setup encryption. I wonder if this is a security risk to my laptop/iPhone)
2. Search for “Manage wireless networks” and open it.
3. Select the newly created access point (AP) and click ‘adapter properties’ from the toolbar above.
3. click on ‘Internet Protocol version 4′ and click properties.
4. Set a static IP address (13.37.13.36 for example). 255.255.255.0 as netmask. 8.8.4.4 (Google’s DNS server, not sure if it’s required)
5. Configure proxy settings in IE -> Interet options -> connections -> LAN settings -> Use a proxy server -> advanced -> SOCKS type -> 13.37.13.37 port 1337
6. Close all open windows and connect to the ad-hoc access point.
Now, open Chrome or Skype and it should work fine.
11:24 pm, July 20th, 2010
Well, I’m happy I bought this before apple had a chance to yank it… but I can’t get it to work on Windows 7.
May only the most beautiful vaginas find their way to the gentleman who posts how to make this work on Win7.
11:25 pm, July 20th, 2010
Here’s some instructions for firefox on Windows 7. Good luck!!
http://modmyi.com/forums/member-written-iphone-news/720025-tether-inside-app.html#post5354044
11:28 pm, July 20th, 2010
The App is available on installeous for all those with jailbroken iPhones, saves spending 10 bucks on MyWi.
11:30 pm, July 20th, 2010
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11:31 pm, July 20th, 2010
This only works for HTTP traffic. Any other protocols will fail.
11:35 pm, July 20th, 2010
Windows Vista/Windows 7 Instructions:
1) Follow this guide up to #6.
Open Chrome, Safari, or Explorer (these are easier to work with than Firefox) – Get into “Internet Properties,” click “LAN Settings”
2) Instead of #6, go to the “Network Sharing Center” and click “Manage Network Connections”
3) Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” and go to “Properties.”
4) Select the “IPv4″ option and click “Properties”
5) Click the “Alternate configuration tab and select “User Configured”
6) In the IP Address field type 13.37.13.xx (where “xx” is any number from 1-255 but ISN’T 37)
7) Set Subnet to 255.0.0.0
9) Deselect “Automatically Detect…,” Select “Use proxy server for…,” and click “Advanced” button
10) Clear the first 3 fields, type 13.37.13.37 and 1337 into the appropriate “Socks” field. Deselect “Use same proxy server for all…”
11) Click “Okay” on all of those windows and enjoy.
I KNOW THIS WORKS BECAUSE THAT’S HOW I’M TYPING TO YOU RIGHT NOW…
My speeds are 3mbps x 256kbps on this tethered connection…
11:36 pm, July 20th, 2010
to get this working on Windows 7:
set up the adhoc wifi network and all the other instructions in the post.
Open the network settings for your wireless adapter. Give your wireless adapter an IP of 13.37.13.38 and a netmask of 255.255.255.0
If you use other wi-fi connection then set this IP as the alternate IP rather so you don’t get the 169.x.x.x default Windows IP.
open a command prompt (type cmd in the search bar)
type ipconfig /all to verify that you adapter has 13.37.13.38.
to test that you are reaching your iphone do the following from the command prompt:
ping 13.37.13.37
you should see:
Pinging 13.37.13.37 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 13.37.13.37: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=52
next do the following to verify that the iphone proxy is up:
telnet 13.37.13.37 1337
if the screen returns a cursor then you are connecting to your iphone
- if both tests fail then you are not reaching you iphone, make sure you have the proxy app turned on (purple screen) and that you followed all the insturctions above. Google windows ad hoc networks if you can’t get to this point.
Open firefox
go to tools>>network tab>>Settings
click on Manual proxy configuration
under SOCKS Host enter 13.37.13.37 port 1337
select SOCKS v4
hit ok, now comes the missing step!
1) In the browser location bar (the place where you type web addresses), type about:config and press Enter. This opens a different set of Firefox preferences.
2) Where it says ‘Filter:’ at the top, type network.proxy.socks. The list of preferences will automatically change to show your proxy preferences.
3) Highlight ‘network.proxy.socks_remote_dns’ by clicking it only once. Then, right-click it. This opens a small pull-down menu. Select ‘Toggle’ from the menu to change its value to ‘true’.
you can also double click to change the value to ‘true’
# Close Firefox and restart it.
browse the Internet on AT&T!!!
11:38 pm, July 20th, 2010
I got it working with my iPad using my unjailbroke 3gs on 4.0.1 using this app (and my mac), it’s dirty….
- start the adhoc network on my mac and get my mac working on the proxy as per the youtube video.
- setup a http webserver on the mac (or locally on the ipad if you can) and serve a file titled socks.pac with the following contents:
function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
return “SOCKS 13.37.13.37:1337″;
}
connect the ipad to the adhoc network and set the proxy to auto (on the ipad) and the url is going to be the url of the MAC which serves socks.pac
11:41 pm, July 20th, 2010
crap crap crap. I cant believe I missed this. Is there any way to get an app that has been pulled?
11:41 pm, July 20th, 2010
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11:52 pm, July 20th, 2010
I downloaded it in time… waited until now to fiddle. I can’t get it to work on my windows machine. I finally figured out where the proxy settings were. I tried IE, Chrome, and Safari. No good on any of them. I also tried altering the IP settings… still no good.
Maybe someone will post up better instructions for Windows users. Has anyone on Windows actually gotten it to work?
11:55 pm, July 20th, 2010
@Kap
yes Its working on windows and Firefox – see my post above
12:02 am, July 21st, 2010
Hey I see all of the comments about making this work for Windows 7…
..BUT what about making this work on Windows XP?
I tried the Internet explorer thing with the SOCKS proxy, but it still won’t work.
Any suggestions?
12:06 am, July 21st, 2010
@~ESPHERO~
Same exact thing for XP and Firefox. just follow the my instructions.
I’m not using IE, try the instructions from MicroCuts7 post.
12:24 am, July 21st, 2010
Here is another great set of instructions to get this working on Windows 7 http://play-this.org/2010/07/approved-iphone-app-handy-light-holds-free-tethering-easter-egg/
12:25 am, July 21st, 2010
well this feature has been available on my htc phone for 4 years for free. Oh and android 2.2 has it built right in to the operating system. Lets go s*ck some steve jobs C*ck.
12:28 am, July 21st, 2010
@you_didn’t_hear_this_from_me
Worked 100% Thanks!
I can’t believe I overlooked using a different browser. The skype, however, you have to configure in its settings. (just throwing that out there for anyone who may not have realized it..)
Thanks again!
12:33 am, July 21st, 2010
works great but wasn’t able to get Mail.app working with imap/smtp until I grabbed Proxifier – http://www.proxifier.com/
install that, set up a connection (same settings as in network prefs, i think i had to turn on name resolving as well) turn OFF your system socks proxy, and now all apps should work – and without having to turn on app-specific proxy settings!
only thing so far that hasn’t worked was my google jabber account on ichat, not sure why…
12:41 am, July 21st, 2010
Oh thanks a lot you blumbering idiots.
HAY LETS TELL EVERYONE SO NOONE CAN HAVE NICE THINGS
THATS TOTALLY COOL
12:55 am, July 21st, 2010
To you_didn’t_hear_this_from_me,
I’m having problems connecting. Both tests fail even though my iPhone can see the ad hoc network I created, and I’ve activated the purple screen on HandyLight. I’ve tried going through the steps at the top of the page to your post I’m using XP btw….
P.S. I’m not sure if I’m doing step 6 of the original post’s instructions correctly. Also, I couldn’t find my 13.37.13.38 when I did ipconfig/all.
12:57 am, July 21st, 2010
also, my ad hoc keeps saying not connected despite the app being on with the iPhone seeing the network
12:59 am, July 21st, 2010
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1:00 am, July 21st, 2010
Hello!
Could somebody please help me? I am pretty computer literate, but I’m telling you this just isn’t working on my end.
I have followed all the instructions down to the wire…..even doing the about:config. My problem is my wifi is just not connecting to the tether. It shows it and it just says “waiting for users” and it refuses to connect.
Does anybody have any clue as to why it’s saying waiting for users to connect? I swear I’m doing everything right or am I missing some setting in ad hoc that I don’t know about?
Thanks in advance!
Sharon
1:14 am, July 21st, 2010
I love how FANDROID are on here saying “I have this on my Android (piece of sh*t) phone”. Keep your clunky, Transformer looking brick and when Google fixes all the shit that tries to rival Apple, then you can brag all you want. Yeah, I said it and so do most of the millions of us who’ve had any of the 4 iphones. This is not buyers remorse talking as we all know when Verizon gets an iPhone, you will all jump ship.
1:20 am, July 21st, 2010
Ok so where it shows the tether icon in my wifi it has an orange exclamation point and will not connect. I’ve tried everything! Believe me I’m not sad for the 99c it’s just that I really need this to work to be able to log into my classroom when I’m down the beach this summer.
1:35 am, July 21st, 2010
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1:36 am, July 21st, 2010
Sharon:
Windows or Mac? What browser are you using?
1:37 am, July 21st, 2010
Awesome!
1:42 am, July 21st, 2010
Someone please helps me with instruction for win XP as it does not have AD HOC.
1:42 am, July 21st, 2010
Apple guy,
Win 7 and firefox. Everything shows up just fine, but I have an exclamation point under the tether setting in my wifi list & it just will not connect.
1:43 am, July 21st, 2010
Got it working on my netbook running windows 7 Starter. Much thanks to Nick the creator of handy light. Hope you made a nice bit of cash from this.
1:45 am, July 21st, 2010
I wonder how long until the Apple-controlled police bust in this guy’s door with a warrant, or he gets sued by Apple.
1:59 am, July 21st, 2010
Excellent!! Skype works too!!!
Firefox works.
No Chrome
No Internet Explorer………..
yet.
2:00 am, July 21st, 2010
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2:02 am, July 21st, 2010
hehehe glad I read this minutes after it went up. Tethering… how sweet it is.
2:15 am, July 21st, 2010
Well! Progress I guess? It says it’s connected to tether in my wifi setting but says no Internet connection! Am I closer? Still has yellow explanation point
2:16 am, July 21st, 2010
it will have the exclamation point but it will work anyway.
2:16 am, July 21st, 2010
Nooooo OMG I got it working!!!
2:16 am, July 21st, 2010
Sweet!!
2:20 am, July 21st, 2010
For anybody that is having issues with win 7 do what I did……download a driver file for your wireless card model for windows vista. The problem was in the win 7 driver!
It was what worked for me!
2:20 am, July 21st, 2010
When I open my handy-light application, I don’t see the selectable colors at the bottom of the screen as in the video. This is even if I select the Lights button on the window by double tapping it. How do I get the screen showing the colors I have to hit in sequence?
2:46 am, July 21st, 2010
I bought the app but it don’t work on any version of windows Mac only
2:56 am, July 21st, 2010
well this is great. i bought the app, but i fear that at&t will only get more bogged down now that everyone is tethering their phones to the network. fuck.
3:50 am, July 21st, 2010
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4:29 am, July 21st, 2010
Hello, since Apple already removed it from the store. Are there similar tools out there? Tx
4:40 am, July 21st, 2010
I dowloaded it and can add it to my iphone.
When syncing, iTunes deselects it automatically
Any hints on how to solve this ?
5:45 am, July 21st, 2010
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6:45 am, July 21st, 2010
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7:06 am, July 21st, 2010
Is there any way of knowing if this is pinching data from your computer / iphone when you connect/tether?
8:05 am, July 21st, 2010
Working great on my 3GS with 4.0FM, GREAT APP.
8:58 am, July 21st, 2010
hitting in sequence the blue, yellow, red screens by using arrows and tapping screen, but no purple when tap top right corner. What am I missing or doing incorrectly?
9:04 am, July 21st, 2010
I get the “purple” screen, but looking for a direct IPAD solution, possibly safari based?
9:18 am, July 21st, 2010
Can someone write an idiot instructions to use it with win XP? plsss
9:36 am, July 21st, 2010
Great app, thanks Nick. Sorry it got pulled.
10:09 am, July 21st, 2010
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10:17 am, July 21st, 2010
I followed the tutorial exactly the way the youtube video suggested and I cannot get it to work. I am using a macbook pro, iphone 4. Is there something I am missing or was the app disabled?
In network preferences, airport comes up as being orange with s self-assigned IP. Suggestions?
Teth
10:29 am, July 21st, 2010
I tried every windows walkthrough to the T and i can not get this to work on windows 7 with IE Safari or FF am i just Dumb?
10:45 am, July 21st, 2010
Works fine on my Snow Leopard Mac with Safari, no FF or Mail yet, but i’m sure a bit of time might make it work. Sending this over handy light now. Thanks to the geek who put this out, only $1
10:50 am, July 21st, 2010
There is a Handylight Pro. Is that the same one ?
11:03 am, July 21st, 2010
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11:21 am, July 21st, 2010
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11:46 am, July 21st, 2010
Does it work on a 3GS with 3.1.3 ?
11:51 am, July 21st, 2010
I still cannot get the computer to detect the iphone has connected. Even tried installing a previous version of my wifi card. no dice.
12:08 pm, July 21st, 2010
Thanks @MicroCuts7 for instructions for windows machines! Works great for me using my tether to send this
12:21 pm, July 21st, 2010
For everyone that’s having connection issues even after following all steps, try seeing if you can connect via ip, e.g., connect to Google at
http://66.102.9.106
If that works, it’s a DNS issue (name resolution). Haven’t gotten that part working myself, but at least you’ll know that it’s connecting.
1:13 pm, July 21st, 2010
Update: thanks to @fastasleep for suggesting Proxifier… that fixed all the DNS resolution issues w/SOCKS!
1:21 pm, July 21st, 2010
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1:38 pm, July 21st, 2010
epic.
1:38 pm, July 21st, 2010
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2:01 pm, July 21st, 2010
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2:39 pm, July 21st, 2010
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3:51 pm, July 21st, 2010
OK… I finally got it working with Chrome using Vista. Use the instructions from: http://play-this.org/2010/07/approved-iphone-app-handy-light-holds-free-tethering-easter-egg-instructions/
The key seems to be in specifying an IP in the SOCK settings as something with 13.37.13.XX where XX is NOT 37.
I was streaming netflix for a few minutes. Works fine. I’m posting now using it.
4:09 pm, July 21st, 2010
HandyLight Tethering with Safari on Windows XP
Requirements:
* Windows XP
* Wifi Adapter
* Safari 5.0 for Windows
1. On Windows XP:
a. Click Start, Settings, Control-Panel
b. Double-click “Network Connections” icon
c. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection”
d. Select Properties
Select “Show icon in notification area when connected”
e. Click “Wireless Networks” tab
f. Click “Advanced” button
g. Select “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only”
h. click Close
i. Click “Add…” button
j. For SSID: type “IPHONE-TETHER”
k. For Data encryption: select “Disabled”
l. Click OK
m. Click “General” tab
n. Double-click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”
o. Select “Use the following IP Address:”
p. For IP Address: type “13.37.13.38″
q. For Subnet mask: type “255.255.255.0″
r. Click OK, Click OK
s. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection”
t. Select “View available wireless networks”
u. Scroll to bottom and click “IPHONE-TETHER”
v. Click “Connect” button (Don’t worry if it does not connect)
w. Leave this Window open
2. On iPhone:
a. Tap “Settings”, tap “Wi-Fi”
b. Tap blue-arrow on “IPHONE-TETHER”
c. Tap “Static” button
d. For IP Address, type “13.37.13.37″
e. For Subnet Mark, type “255.255.255.0″
f. Tap “Wi-Fi Networks” on top-left
g. Tap “IPHONE-TETHER” and make sure there’s a check-mark on it
h. Click Home Button
i. Tap “HandyLight”
j. Tap “Blue”, “Yellow”, then “Red”
k. Tap Upper-right-corner of the red screen
l. Verify that you now have a purple screen
3. On Windows XP:
a. Open “Safari for Windows”
b. Click the Tools button on upper-right
c. Select “Preferences…”
d. Click “Advanced” tab
e. Click “Change Settings…” button
f. Click “LAN Settings” button
g. Un-select “Automatically detect settigns”
h. Select “Use proxy server…”
i. Select “Bypass proxy…”
j. Click “Advanced” button
k. Un-select “Use the same proxy…”
l. For SOCKS: type “13.37.13.37″ and Port “1337″
m. Click OK, Click OK, Click OK
n. Close the Tools menu
o. Browse to “http://www/google.com”
p. Chances are this will not work on first try, since you’ll
notice that the “Network Connections” icon on System Tray
shows a red “X”. We need to get it to “Connect” first.
4. Troubleshooting
a. Repeat Step 2g by connecting to a different network,
then connect to “IPHONE-TETHER”
b. While doing so, monitor the “Network Connections” icon on
your System Tray. Once it connects (shows as “green”),
try to browse Google website again on Safari.
c. You might have to click the “Refresh” icon several times
to get the page to load
d. Good luck!
4:26 pm, July 21st, 2010
i’ve made a video on youtube to demonstrate how to set up handylight on windows 7 (:
4:27 pm, July 21st, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4plVT26IuWU
4:34 pm, July 21st, 2010
5. To Force a Connect:
a. On iPhone: Tap “Settings”, tap “Wi-Fi”
b. Tap a Network OTHER-THAN “IPHONE-TETHER”
c. Verify that “IPHONE-TETHER” has no “check-mark”
d. Tap the “IPHONE-TETHER” until it has a “check-mark”
e. Note that On your Window XP Wireless Network List window, you’ll
immediately notice that “IPHONE-TETHER” is now “Connected”
f. Click iPhone Home Button
i. Tap “HandyLight”
j. Tap “Blue”, “Yellow”, then “Red”
k. Tap Upper-right-corner of the red screen
l. Verify that you now have a purple screen
m. On Windows XP, verify that “Network Connections” icon on
System Tray shows as “connected”
n. On Safari: browse to “http://www/google.com” or
click “Refresh” several times
o. The connection is not stable or persistent on Windows XP, so
you may have to do steps 5a-5n very quickly
4:59 pm, July 21st, 2010
TIP:
* Open a Command Prompt window and run this “ping -t 13.37.13.37″
It will keep the connection from failing. I’ve actually tether-connected both my Windows XP laptop and MacBookPro at the same time browsing the internet and performance was pretty impressive.
5:46 pm, July 21st, 2010
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6:05 pm, July 21st, 2010
@Shredrca Tethering for XP is not working. When added an IP address in step (p) under Window Xp>>>> For IP Address: type “13.37.13.38″>>>the IP only take 3 digit numbers, not 2>>>For example, i must add something like 113.137.133.38 for the computer to accept that IP address. And also why is the win XP is given 13.37.13.38, while the iPhone was given 13.37.13.37 in the static tab and 13.37.13.37 in the Proxy for the Safari with port 1337? Pleasee help!!
7:34 pm, July 21st, 2010
@darksabre – you’re welcome.
i did a little more searching and still haven’t found any alternatives to proxifier, but since that seems to be working well i’ll just buy it. 
8:57 pm, July 21st, 2010
I was finally able to set this up with the instructions from the earlier comments. Thanks everyone!
11:54 pm, July 21st, 2010
Thank you MicroCuts7
12:04 am, July 22nd, 2010
Can’t get it to work. Never saw the video and now the video is not available. Trying to set up on MBP. thanks.
1:19 am, July 22nd, 2010
Had zero luck on my Windows7 machine…the ad-hoc connection was failing at the “Waiting for Users” step, which seems to be a known issue over on the MSFT forums without any easy resolution beyond forcibly downgrading the NIC to Vista drivers heh. Got it working tonight tho. Haven’t fine tuned it yet but the general gist was:
Connectify-me — create a wifi hotspot, and connect to it with the phone. at this stage I just allowed it to set IP via DHCP, and recorded the IP/subnet.
Tested with ipconfig /all, and ping to the assigned phone IP, communication good.
Wireless Network Connection 2 -> Properties -> TCP/IP v.4 — this is the virtual adapter created by Connectify-me. Changed the static IP to match the xxx.xxx.xxx and subnet assigned to the phone via DHCP, with an arbitrary final value. eg 168.254.116.1, where phone was given 168.254.116.178. Assigned DNS server to 8.8.4.4, backup 8.8.8.8
Tested again with ipconfig /all, and ping to the assigned phone IP, communication still good.
Proxifier -> Proxy Settings -> Add — plug in the IP of the phone, , port 1337, SOCKS v.4, and checkbox ‘Use SOCKS 4A Extension’
Immediately everything lit up. No additional configuration of apps required so far. FTP worked fine once I enabled PASV mode. CNET Bandwidth meter showed 483 kbps. Speedtest.net reported 302ms ping, 1.2Mb/s download, and 0.11Mb/s upload to a nearby server; 318ms ping, 0.68Mb/s download, and 0.11Mb/s upload to a physically remote (but continentally local) server.
Next step / goal will be to get all of the setting static and happy so I can just flip the switch, so to speak, and use this on the road with minimal reconfiguration.
2:12 am, July 22nd, 2010
I protest!!!!! Apple can’t take it out since according to the guide lines it’s does what’s it’s suppose to do! So they should not remove the application!
I’m calling to Apple to re-insert this application! It’s a good flashlight! and it is working and functioning as it was described in the description! They should not take it down!!!
4:55 am, July 22nd, 2010
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5:49 am, July 22nd, 2010
Try sneaking it in again! I’d love to buy this app!
3:08 pm, July 22nd, 2010
iPad-WiFi Tethering using HandyLight+iPhone+MacBook:
1. Requirements:
a. iPhone with iOS4 and HandyLight using ad-hoc network name “IPHONE-TETHER”
b. MacBook or MacBookPro already configured to tether with iPhone
(http://appshopper.com/blog/2010/07/20/handy-light-tethering-app-camouflaged-as-flashlight/)
c. iPad-Wifi
2. Start by tethering your MacBook to the iPhone using HandyLight
a. Verify that you can browse “http://www.google.com”
3. Configure MacBook Apache to serve PAC file
a. Open MacBook Terminal APP
b. Type “cd /Users/myusername/Sites” and Enter (replace myusername with yours)
c. Type “vi proxy.pac” and Enter
d. Press “i”
e. Type this: function FindProxyForURL(url, host) { return “SOCKS 13.37.13.37:1337″; }
f. Press ESC
g. Type “:wq!” and press Enter
4. Configure Apache to allow local traffic
a. Type “sudo vi /etc/apache2/users/myusername.conf” and press Enter (replace myusername with yours)
b. Press “i”
c. Type this:
d. Press Enter
e. Type this: Options Indexes MultiViews
f. Press Enter
g. Type this: AllowOverride None
h. Press Enter
i. Type this: Order allow,deny
j. Press Enter
k. Type this: Allow from all
l. Press Enter
m. Type this:
n. Press Enter
o. Press ESC
p. Type “:wq!” and press Enter
5. Enable Web Sharing
a. Click Apple, click System-Preferences, click Sharing
b. Put a check-mark on “Web Sharing”
c. Write down the URL under “Your Personal Website:”
(http://MYMACBOOK.local/~myusername/)
6. Configure iPad to use Ad-Hoc Network
a. On the iPad, click Settings, click Wi-Fi
b. Click the blue-arrow on “IPHONE-TETHER” ad-hoc network
c. Click “Static” button
d. For IP Address: type “13.37.13.39″
Note: iPhone is by default 13.37.13.37
e. For Subnet Mask: type “255.255.255.0″
f. Click “Auto” button
g. For URL: type “http://MYMACBOOK.local/~myusername/proxy.pac”
h. Click “Wi-Fi Networks”
i. Click “IPHONE-TETHER” to activate the connection
j. Click Home button
k. Open Safari and browse to “http://www.google.com”
7. Troubleshooting
a. Verify you can see the PAC file by using Safari to browse:
“http://MYMACBOOK.local/~myusername/proxy.pac”
b. You should see the contents of the PAC file
c. Good luck!
5:49 pm, July 22nd, 2010
Can any one advice: I can connect to the internet on safari but can send or receive emails on a mac, any suggestions?
Thanks
7:56 pm, July 22nd, 2010
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4:34 am, July 23rd, 2010
This is what I did for Windows 7. I followed the instruction someone posted about, but felt like a few steps were missing or not explained.
Computer:
Create AD HOC Network and name it. Mine “Tether”
Go to (search) “View Network Connections”
Right Click on “Wireless Network Connection”
Click Properties
Click “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”
Click Properties
Click on the “Alternate Configuration” tab
Click on “User Configured”
Click the “Use the Following IP address” radio button
IP Address: 13.37.13.38
Subnet 255.0.0.0
Go to “Network and Internet”
Click on “Internet Options”
Click on “Connections” tab
Click on LAN Settings
Deselect “Automatically Detect Settings”
Select “Use a Proxy Server…”
Click “Advanced”
Socks 13.37.13.37:1337
OK
IPhone:
Connect to Ad Hoc network.
Static
IP 13.37.13.37
Subnet. 255.0.0.0
HandyLight Blue, Yellow, Red, Upper Right (Purple Screen)
Good to go. A little labor intensive.
4:43 am, July 23rd, 2010
Upon trying my configuration again I would connect the iPhone first.
4:49 am, July 23rd, 2010
Wow is it temperamental during setup!
8:28 pm, July 23rd, 2010
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9:03 pm, July 23rd, 2010
I am reading on some online forums that we will not be able to use this app if someone sends it to us since it is not signed to us (i.e. we did not purchase it through the app store) or have their username/password to authorize it on our computer. Just something to maybe consider. If someone finds out differently let us know and hit me up in email (address above).
12:36 am, July 24th, 2010
Anyone have their Visual Voicemail quick working after installing this?
9:36 am, July 24th, 2010
Is this back on the App Store as HandyLight+?
http://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/handylight/id383595067?mt=8
10:14 pm, July 24th, 2010
More likely people riding the coattails to make a quick buck
2:54 pm, July 25th, 2010
My Handy Light app doesn’t start with that screen with the color blocks on the bottom. It starts with a menu screen. Help!
8:46 am, July 28th, 2010
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5:42 am, July 29th, 2010
I. have just tethered. my. iPhone 3GS to my. iMac. using. Bluetooth
After updating to ios4 I found a new menu settings>Network>Internet Tethering
just turn on Internet Tethering and instructions for USB or Bluetooth tethering apperception on your iPhone screen.
My iPhone was not supplied by AT&T it is unlocked so.I don’t know if that makes any difference.
8:49 am, July 30th, 2010
Give it up. It won’t work without jailbreaking, and if you jailbreak you won’t need it….
12:19 pm, July 30th, 2010
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6:00 pm, July 31st, 2010
App is back for some reason. Anyone know if it still works?
6:02 pm, July 31st, 2010
It’s not the same app – it’s one by another developer using a similar app icon. I’d guess he’s doing this intentionally to try to get people looking for the original app.
11:53 pm, July 31st, 2010
Awesome… Is there a way to get it working with iPad?
12:43 am, August 1st, 2010
Hi,
I heard that this app had been pulled down, so I just searched to make sure.
I found one called handy light plus, and it seems to do the same stuff (at least in the behaviors E.G. you hit blue then yellow then red and then hit the top right corner and it turns purple).
However, I can’t figure out how to get it working with my windows seven laptop.
I created an ad-hoc network with my laptop, and then connected the iPhone to it.
I set the ip address info to static, and put in 13.37.13.37 and 255.255.255.0.
I then tried going to internet explorer, going to internet options, and clicking on the connections tab> lan settings> use a proxy and putting in 13.37.13.37 port 1337.
I try connecting with skype, some games, and internet explorer, and it doesn’t seem to work.
When I go to the wireless icon on the system tray, it says unidentified network no internet access.
I try pinging 13.37.13.37 and get a transmition failure.
Also, the ip address on the laptop looks something like 169.254.x.y which seems to mean it is a private ip address and it’s not connecting with the iPhone.
Also the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0.
I should say that I connected my laptop to the ad-hoc network too.
Any help on getting this resolved (and seeing if this app is even the right one) is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-Michael.
1:03 am, August 1st, 2010
Hi,
I just noticed that there was a comment that said that app I mentioned in my previous comment was a fake.
Is there any way I can get the original app?
Or if there isn’t, does anyone know of another way to get free tethering with iPhone 4 without jailbreaking?
Thanks,
-Michael.
12:05 pm, August 1st, 2010
Hi…
New at this…. I want to use it between a 3G and an IPAD. I don’t want to mess up my IMAC set up at home…any suggestions or did I miss something?
thanks for your help
7:31 pm, August 1st, 2010
Mabey he will put the app on the new openappmkt store.
4:06 pm, August 5th, 2010
No luck with iPhone 3G (not 3GS) running IOS 4.0.1 and MacBook Pro running OS 10.6.4. Setting MBP’s address manually to 13.37.13.38 got me able to ping the iPhone (13.37.13.37), but I can’t ping the outside world, such as Google (8.8.4.4). Does anyone even know for a fact that Handylight will work with the 3G?
6:45 pm, August 5th, 2010
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12:34 pm, August 6th, 2010
The application that is available right now at apple store is a copy that does not have the tethering functionality. Mark Sands, the guy that developed this fake app, explains why he wrote this app at his website: http://52apps.net/
4:29 pm, August 8th, 2010
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10:55 am, August 10th, 2010
I just downloaded the app at 10:54AM on 8/10/10 I don’t know why everyone is saying it’s been pulled. Did Apple put it back?
5:52 pm, August 21st, 2010
I can have it work with a mac but as far as an ipad no luck. I have found detailed instructions for mac and windows but ipad ones confusing. Can you still upgrade iphone os and have it still work? Those that know please respond.
5:01 pm, August 28th, 2010
Everyone is saying this was pulled from the apple store. But I found it and downloaded it to my Iphone from the apps search. Looked under tethering. Get it quick.