In short, this app allows you to create Wi-Fi networks hosted by your Android device that can share your mobile data or Wi-Fi powered Internet connection with other devices, like desktops, laptops, and game consoles.
The application works by creating a local Wi-Fi Direct Group and sending Internet requests from your other devices like a game console through your Android device via an HTTP Proxy running on your phone. As a result, Internet traffic from your device looks like it's all coming from the phone, which prevents carriers from seeing your network traffic. It doesn't require root, or installing a program on your computer, or any kind of complex setup. All it takes is a relatively modern Android phone and some reading comprehension.
TetherFi is most useful in situations where your phone has Internet connection but nothing else does (say you are in the middle of nowhere with no Wi-Fi, but you do get cell signal). Maybe you have a hotspot plan that is capped at a small amount of data or throttled after a certain amount is used. While TetherFi will never be as fast as a direct Internet connection (due to extra time it takes to process proxy traffic), it should be at least faster than a speed capped connection and does not have a hotspot data cap.
The only caveats for usage at the moment and that it can only generally support "normal" Internet browsing, like websites and emails. You are unable to do things like play complex online games, due to the fact that you may end up being limited by things like CGNAT and port forwarding (though a port forwarding VPN may be able to fix this in theory).
It's free, it's open, and as always I would love it you could try it out on the Play Store and test the application! Let me know what you think and how it can be improved!
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