This application enables WiFi Ad Hoc mode on supported Android devices.

WARNING – In a worst case scenario you may have to restore your device with a backup rom. If you are not ready to do so please don’t use this app.

Reported to give problems on:

• HP Touchpad running Cyanogen Mod 9 ICS
• HTC Tattoo, Android 2.3.7 CyanogenMod-Arco-Kalim 
• HTC Incredible S with 2.3.3 RU (Bootloop)
• Huawei U8500 (msm7225)
• NOOK Tablet – BNTV250 (Android 2.3.4)
• Droid Incredible 2 running TSM GingerBangSense “M” Version 4.5  (results in a  bootloop, requires rom restore)
• HP TouchPad  Running CM7 Alpha 3.5 (no more wifi at all, requires rom restore)
• LG Optimus One (new update hopefully changes this)
• GPAD M7206
• Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL

Reported to work on:

• Samung Galaxy Tab GT-P7510, GT-P7500
• Samsung Galaxy Note – GT-N7000
• Samsung GT-I9100  (Samsung Galaxy S2)
• Samsubg GT-I9220 | 4.0.3 | kernel: 3.0.15-I9220ZCLP1-CL131270
• Samsung SPH-D710 Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G
• Samsung GT-I9000  (Galaxy S I)
• Samsung GT-S5360 Galaxy Y
• Nexus S (ICS)
• BBK vivo v1
• HTC Desire
• HTC Flyer HoneyComb 3.2  Wifi Only WWE version
• Droid
• Acer Iconia Tab A100
• Acer Iconia Tab A500
• Lenovo k1 using bcm4329 wireless chipset

Features:

• Enable WiFi Ad Hoc mode (and keep infrastructure)
• Restore original settings

Issues:

• No WiFi signal strength visible in taskbar
• There are reports where WiFi completely stopped working (until a factory/hard reset).

Requires:

• Root Access (Superuser)
• BusyBox (don’t forget to actually use the BusyBox wrapper app to download the BusyBox binary!)

Use at your own risk! Please create a rom backup before using this tool.

If you successfully enabled WiFi on your device, please press the “It Works” button to report it to me. I will add your device to the list of supported devices.

Market link: WiFi Ad Hoc enabler

Scan to open application link in the Android Market

If you don’t have access to Android Market please use the direct download link: WifiAdHocEnabler.apk (Latest v1.8)

Credits

Szymon for creating the wpa_supplicant file that allows you to see Ad Hoc networks ( http://szym.net/2010/12/adhoc-wifi-in-android/)

RootTools, a library that allows easy root related tasks: http://code.google.com/p/roottools/

Supporting more devices

Thank you for all your support requests. Before adding more devices, the app must become a bit more stable and reliable in determining the requirements for it to run.

Update: 31 January

Version 1.8.1 is out, changelog:

• Added LG Optimus P500 specific wpa_supplicant, please report if this works as I don’t own this device. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325593)