pyamsoft/tetherfusenet

Hotspot must be turned off/on every 10-15 minutes to restore internet connection

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#492 opened on Feb 22, 2026

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Description

Hi, I've been using TetherFuseNet for some days and noticed that I have to restart the hotspot every 10-15 minutes for it to work again. Sometimes, pressing Stop Hostpot and Start Hotspot restores the connection, other times I have to force stop the app. Below are my settings.

Host

Phone: Oppo Find X9 Pro OS: ColorOS 16.0.3.504 (Android 16)

Host Tetherfuse Settings

Version: 66 Hotspot Type: USB Tethering (also tried WiFi hotspot) Proxy Mode: HTTP Proxy Always Alive ✓ Show Hotspot Notifications ✓ Use Wakelock ✓ Keep Screen On ✓ (I leave the screen on displaying TetherFuseNet's Hotspot tab) Power Balance: Max Performance Socket Timeout: 30 seconds Allow background activity selected for TetherFuseNet's app battery settings

Client

Laptop: ASUS Vivobook S14 Q423S OS: Windows 11 25H2 Browser: Firefox & Chrome

Do you know what can be causing this behavior? Any other troubleshooting ideas? As a side note, is there any way to keep the Proxy URL/Hostname the same after rebooting? I find that this IP changes often after rebooting the phone.

Thanks!

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Reproduce the issue by setting up a similar environment. Check Android's hotspot stability, especially with HTTP proxy mode. Investigate if the issue is related to the wakelock, socket timeout, or TetherFuseNet's internal state machine. Look at similar issues in the repository and Android developer forums.
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