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Colorful drawing app hides a secret: a hidden tethering mode (Update: removed from App Store)

Update: Surprise! The app has been removed from the App Store.

Yet another iOS app developer has managed to sneak an app to unlock iPhone Internet Tethering into the App Store.

This time, the app is not a flashlight, but a colorful drawing app called “Little Artist Canvas“.

The tethering setup process is similar (and just as tedious as past solutions), but as AppAdvice notes, the $0.99 app could be worth it for those who want to circumvent paying official Internet Tethering carrier fees.

Speeds depend on your actual iPhone’s carrier data connection.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8MifBZoVJY?rel=0]Setup process (video) – Written info below

Results may vary, but we have independently verified with one iPhone that the app’s hidden tethering feature works. Apple will likely remove this app as soon as possible.

Color order:
Orange, Blue, Gray, Yellow, Brown, Eraser.

TCP/IP: 192.168.1.2

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

URL: (iPhone Name): 8000/socks.pac

Other IP: 192.168.1.3

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