iPhone Tethering Instead of LTE Modem

[focher]

I managed to get iPhone tethering on the Linux Pi working to provide Internet connectivity instead of the LTE modem. I installed usbmuxd (sudo apt-get install usbmuxd), rebooted, then plugged the iPhone in with a USB A to Lightning cable with the Personal Hotspot enabled in Settings.

This allows the Tesla to connect to the Tesla-Android wifi network and get an IP because it passes the check that there is Internet connectivity.

[mikegapinski]

The internet connectivity is not required starting with version 2022.27.1. Tethering from your iPhone is coming as a feature in the single board stack

[focher]

That's great! I've upgraded and the connection now works fine. Other issue, but I'll post a different discussion.

[Cooker44]

Thanks for this, have installed same and tethered. No need for LTE modem to maintain car connectivity to internet! That’s saved me £40 and £8pm…thank you!

[Cooker44]

Could really do with this in single board release please @mikegapinski

[RetoHB]

Does this still work with the single board to use Internet data from the phone?
Or will this be included in the October 31st release? Possibly via Wifi or a second Wifi dongle on the Pi4?

[tomvanzummeren]

I would love to have this too. Is it already known which release will enable this? Or can I do it myself by installing usbmuxd? The problem is I have no idea how to access the terminal while Tesla Android is installed (I used the single image method with a 64gb sd card)

[mikegapinski]

USB tethering from iOS is not yet there on the single board stack.

[tomvanzummeren]

Ah so installing usbmuxd requires the two board stack? Gotcha. Any idea when the version will be released of the single board stack that supports iPhone tethering over USB?

[mikegapinski]

Soon, Android USB tethering goes live in the next build. It also has the kernel driver for iOS tethering, I just need to get usbmuxd integrated with Android, that's not a common, documented use case for it

[tomvanzummeren]

Awesome! Well, I wish you the best of luck figuring it out 😊

[RetoHB]

USB tethering works fine in 2022.45.1. However it seems the car itself cannot access internet through Tesla Android and USB tethering. Is this a setting I can change in Tesla Android?