{"id":60286,"date":"2025-05-28T09:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=60286"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:43:46","password":"","slug":"how-to-configure-tethering-on-android-devices","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/docs\/mobile-device-management\/android-mdm\/configurations\/how-to-configure-tethering-on-android-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure tethering on Android devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60286\" class=\"elementor elementor-60286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"docs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d586fdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d586fdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19b8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19b8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Tethering on Android devices enables users to share their mobile data connection with other devices via <strong>Wi-Fi<\/strong>, <strong>USB<\/strong>, or <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong>. In a managed environment, controlling this feature is crucial to ensure secure and efficient use of corporate resources.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Enrolling in tethering<\/strong> can be beneficial in certain scenarios, such as when employees are traveling or working in areas with limited Wi-Fi access. However, it also presents risks, including excessive data usage, unauthorized network access, and potential security vulnerabilities.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">On the other hand, <strong><span class=\"s1\">disabling tethering<\/span><\/strong> supports stricter data usage policies, helps prevent misuse of devices as mobile hotspots, and minimizes the risk of external threats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5c57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5c57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Configuring a tethering policy <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4596655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4596655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.applivery.io\/\">Applivery Dashboard<\/a>, navigate to <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Device Management &gt; Policies <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(1)<\/span>.<\/p><p>Select the Android policy where you want to configure tethering. Then, from the left-hand menu, click on the <strong>Network <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(2) <\/span>section. In the <strong>Device Connectivity Management<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(3) <\/span>configuration, choose the option that best suits your needs under <strong>Tethering Settings <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4)<\/span>:<\/p><ul><li><strong>ALLOW ALL TETHERING<\/strong>: This option enables all forms of tethering (Wi-Fi, USB, and Bluetooth) on the device.<\/li><li><strong>DISALLOW WIFI TETHERING<\/strong>: This option blocks Wi-Fi tethering, while other types (e.g., USB, Bluetooth) may remain available.<\/li><li><strong>DISALLOW ALL TETHERING<\/strong>: This option fully disables tethering across all connection types. It is supported on fully managed devices, work profiles on company-owned devices, and all Android versions supported by Applivery.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d7486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d7486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In all three cases, any configuration related to <strong>Tethering Config Disabled<\/strong> will be ignored.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2604dc6 elementor-alert-warning elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"2604dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\"><strong>DISALLOW WIFI TETHERING<\/strong> is only supported on company-owned devices running Android 13 or above. <br \/>\nIf the device runs a lower version, the system will fall back to &lt;strong&lt;ALLOW ALL TETHERING<\/strong>, and a <strong>nonComplianceDetail<\/strong> will be reported indicating the API LEVEL mismatch.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5fb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a5fb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tethering-1-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60308\" alt=\"tethering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tethering-1-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tethering-1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tethering-1-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tethering-1-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tethering-1-2048x1333.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tethering-1-360x234.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"tethering | Applivery\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd859a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd859a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Managing Android tethering through Applivery allows organizations to strike an effective balance between user flexibility and administrative control. While <strong><span class=\"s1\">enabling tethering<\/span><\/strong> can enhance user autonomy, particularly in scenarios like travel or limited connectivity, it also introduces potential risks related to data consumption and network security. Conversely, <strong><span class=\"s1\">disabling tethering<\/span><\/strong> strengthens security posture and provides greater oversight of network usage, making it especially valuable in environments with strict compliance requirements.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">With Applivery, these settings can be centrally managed and customized for specific device groups, ensuring consistent policy enforcement across your entire mobile fleet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to configure tethering on Android devices using Applivery to control data sharing and align with your organization\u2019s security and usage policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32390,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"product":[312],"doc_category":[309],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-60286","docs","type-docs","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product-android-mdm","doc_category-configurations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":262,"total_views":"2036","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Karla Makowski","author_nicename":"karla-makowski","author_url":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/blog\/author\/karla-makowski\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Configurations","term_url":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/docs\/mobile-device-management\/android-mdm\/configurations\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/60286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60286"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/60286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60463,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/60286\/revisions\/60463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=60286"},{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=60286"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=60286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}