[Feature] Quick hotspot connection from Macbook

[mfonville]

Apple's Devices
If you use a Macbook with an iPhone (or iPad LTE) the Macbook offers in the wifi-menu the possibility to quickly connect to your mobile device for a personal hotspot. This is for devices logged in with the same iCloud-account, or if the device is part of the iCloud-family (combined with a setting to share it with family members).

Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great if AirSync could offer similar functionality with Android devices.
I assume it probably isn't possible to show the same "Personal Hotspot" in the Wifi menu on the macbook itself, as it is probably part of Apple's iCoud "walled garden". But Airsync could offer it in its own menu.

Describe alternatives you've considered
It should be possible to give the Android App permission to enable the hotspot-functionality on the phone.
Most basic implementation would be that SSID and Password are already stored at the Macbook, allowing it to quickly connect to the Wifi.
A more advanced implementation would be to use bluetooth to announce availability and exchanging the details like SSID and Password to connect to the hotspot.

[sameerasw]

There are some problems with it... I have looked into it in the past, Android no longer can toggle hotspot nor even WiFi. The best it can do is to provide the user with the settings panel to toggle it by themselves and also we can not access the credentials. Only can initiate the share WiFi activity in Android settings.

Also, Xiaomi does it a bit differently by spoofing their devices as iPhones when it comes to hotspot so they show up in mac's wifi section as iPhone hotspots. This also is a very system level implementation which we can not interfere unless we got root or so.

I love the idea but I think the current limitations might be too strict unless there's an unknown workaround somewhere :(

[AdaTomruk]

For Android(ı have a samsung) ı had a similar idea for remote hotspot accses using ble commands. ı found a workaround with usage of shortcuts and automations app, its not the ideal way butt works. Maybe it could work for this case

[sameerasw]

For Android(ı have a samsung) ı had a similar idea for remote hotspot accses using ble commands. ı found a workaround with usage of shortcuts and automations app, its not the ideal way butt works. Maybe it could work for this case

Yeah technically with using accessibility permissions we can guide the app to find specific button or just by screen coordinates tell to simulate touch but that is going to be vary with different devices, OEMs and also most importantly, this can not be done without user interaction as it needs to be unlocked. Also doing such things remotely might be a bit of a risky move as that is pretty much abusing the accessibility permissions which Google hate. But I think Tasker and Auto input manages to do that, not sure how complicated the implementation is.