It’s got absolutely nothing to do with Mac networking (although most of it was written on a Mac), but you’d be doing me a favour in return by doing so. If so, show your gratitude by going and buying my book, Fifty-Two. Or burn through it all looking at funny animal memes. Remember if you are roaming (or even if you’re only using your SIM in your own domestic market, wherever that might be), that mobile data can be EXPENSIVE. I’ve tested this now with a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Android 7) and Google Pixel 2 XL (Android 8), so there doesn’t seem to be an issue with Android versions, but your experiences may vary depending on handset and Android version. All things being well, with the Network section (back on your Mac) your handset should now show up as your Internet connection, and you should be good to go!.You can’t actually enable this without having the Android phone plugged in (logical enough), but you did that, right? You should then be able to enable it. Head in there, and there should be a toggle switch for USB tethering. This varies by model/Android version, but there should be a section for Hotspot/Tethering. Go into the networks settings part of your Android phone.You may need an adaptor if you’re using a newer, USB-C only Mac. Connect your Android phone to your Mac.After seven, it’ll be live, and from the settings main screen, you’ll be able to find developer options. Where it says the Build number of your device, tap it seven times - after about five taps it’ll start to tell you how many taps you are away from enabling developer mode. To do so, open up Settings, then head to About Device. 2nd Critical Step: (AKA the next thing that tripped me up) On your Android device, enable USB Debugging.Tell it you’re allowing that, enter your password if required. Open up System Preferences, Security and Privacy, and under “Allow apps” in the general pane, you’ll probably find a warning saying it didn’t allow the script to run. 1st Critical Step (this tripped me up for AGES): Mac OS High Sierra will by default not load the HoRNDIS script until you tell it that it’s allowed to.
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