This article explains how to tether a smartphone to a laptop using PdaNet+ via USB cable.

What to Know

  • Download and install PdaNet+ on PC and Android > connect Android device to computer with USB.Next, on Android device, select USB Tether > confirm with OK on PC > select Install.Next, check Android for USB Debugging request > select Always Allow from this computer > OK > Finish.

Download and Install PdaNet+ on Your Windows PC

Setting up PdaNet+ is a matter of installing it on both your smartphone and your Windows computer.

Note

Many smartphones now offer built-in hotspot functionality, which you can usually find in Settings > Tethering (or similar term). If your phone has this capability, you don’t need a separate app.

  • Download the PdaNet+ Windows installer from the June Fabrics website.
  • Install PdaNet+ on your computer. The setup on the computer side is straightforward, although there are several steps involved. Start by running the installer. The first part will ask you some basic questions about how you want to install PdaNet+. Generally, the defaults are alright.
  • During the installation, PdaNet+ will ask you to connect your Android device. Stop, and turn your attention to your phone.
  • Download PdaNet+ from the Google Play Store. (The developer is June Fabrics Technology Inc.)
  • For PdaNet to connect, you’re going to need to enable USB debugging on your Android device. If you haven’t already, take a moment to do that.
  • Connect your phone to the computer via USB.
  • Open the PdaNet+ app on Android, and select USB Tether.
  • Press Ok back on the Windows installation window.
  • Next, Windows will warn you that the PdaNet+ installer is looking to install a new device. Press Install to continue.
  • The installer will then ask you to allow USB debugging when prompted on your Android device.
  • Open your Android device, and you should see the debug request. Select Always Allow from this computer, and press Ok.
  • The Windows installer will let you know that the install completed successfully. Make sure the Connect PdaNet+ after installation is selected, and choose USB mode. Then, press Finish.
  • Turn to your Windows PC. You’ll see that you’ve successfully connected. In the future, you’ll use the PdaNet+ icon in your system tray to connect on Windows and the App on Android.
  • When you get a Connected! notification on your laptop, you’ll be able to surf the web using your Android’s data connection.

Download the PdaNet+ Windows installer from the June Fabrics website.

Install PdaNet+ on your computer. The setup on the computer side is straightforward, although there are several steps involved. Start by running the installer. The first part will ask you some basic questions about how you want to install PdaNet+. Generally, the defaults are alright.

During the installation, PdaNet+ will ask you to connect your Android device. Stop, and turn your attention to your phone.

Download PdaNet+ from the Google Play Store. (The developer is June Fabrics Technology Inc.)

For PdaNet to connect, you’re going to need to enable USB debugging on your Android device. If you haven’t already, take a moment to do that.

Connect your phone to the computer via USB.

Open the PdaNet+ app on Android, and select USB Tether.

Press Ok back on the Windows installation window.

Next, Windows will warn you that the PdaNet+ installer is looking to install a new device. Press Install to continue.

The installer will then ask you to allow USB debugging when prompted on your Android device.

Open your Android device, and you should see the debug request. Select Always Allow from this computer, and press Ok.

The Windows installer will let you know that the install completed successfully. Make sure the Connect PdaNet+ after installation is selected, and choose USB mode. Then, press Finish.

Turn to your Windows PC. You’ll see that you’ve successfully connected. In the future, you’ll use the PdaNet+ icon in your system tray to connect on Windows and the App on Android.

When you get a Connected! notification on your laptop, you’ll be able to surf the web using your Android’s data connection.

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