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Flashlight App Sneaks Tethering Into App Store [Pulled]
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I decided to use a USB Wireless N Card so that I could keep two different settings. 1 for DHCP and the other for the Handy Flashlight.
Switching TO the tether is as easy as choosing my new network in the airport menu bar. Switching back I do the same thing but I needed to renew DHCP lease as well. Very simple.
Same here- my home network isn't working now. I'm sure I just messed up the settings somehow.
No scam, it works perfectly fine on my Macbook Pro when booted into OS X, but when I load up Windows 7 via boot camp no dice. I've tried numerous things, gave WiFi card another address in the same subnet like several have already tried here and I'm able to ping the proxy address of 13.37.13.37 as well. Unable to ping anything else by either hostname or IP.
Tried assigning a gateway address of 13.37.13.1 or 13.37.13.37 and that doesn't offer any improvement. Tried adding a DNS address in the mix and that doesn't help either. I really haven't played around with Ad Hoc networks previously, so I don't know if we're all missing a step. For whatever reason under OS X it only requires the SOCKS proxy address and gets along fine without the WiFi card having an IP address.
I uploaded a copy of the video to YT. Feel free to mirror it yourself. Video quality may not be that great until YT finishes processing it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8UE1xCNtBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8UE1xCNtBk
Go back to System | Network | Advanced | Proxy and uncheck the SOCKS proxy.
It would probably be simplest to setup a new location under Network that is just for tethering. Setup your tethering network there with the SOCKS proxy checked. Then switch locations whenever you want to tether or not tether.
[Tin foil hat]
What if the developer is actually counting on this. Follow:
- developer puts known verbotten easter egg in simple flashlight app (that no one would pay anything for normally)
- word gets out, hordes rush out without thinking to purchase the app without thinking "before Apple pulls it"
- Apple disables downloads of the app, developer removes offending code and resubmits
- developer now has $$$ in their pocket from previous sales, no support required
[/Tin Foil Hat]
Of course this assume that Apple pays up.
Instructions posted for posterity
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:
[Screenshot not available]
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.
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:
[Screenshot not available]
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.
Long time reader, first time poster.
Has anyone else seen tethering automatically added to their phone? My iPhone 4 came with tethering activated.... I have check my account and am not being charged...
Anyone else?
What country and carrier are you under?
It didn't work for me until I changed the subnet mask on my iPhone to 255.255.0.0
Posting while tethering btw
Long time reader, first time poster.
Has anyone else seen tethering automatically added to their phone? My iPhone 4 came with tethering activated.... I have check my account and am not being charged...
Anyone else?
How do you check to see if tethering is activated on an iPhone 4?
So, if Apple pulls it and uses the kill switch to wipe it from our devices, do they offer out a refund?