Share your phone's data connection via USB

If your computer is running Windows 7, Mac OS X, or a recent distribution of some flavors of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you can follow these instructions without any special preparation.

If you're running a version of Windows that precedes Windows 7, or some other operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.

1Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.

A USB icon appears at the top of the screen, and the notification Connected as a media device or Connected as a camera appears briefly at the top of the screen. For the purposes of tethering, the type of connection doesn't matter.

2Go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3Check USB tethering.

Your computer is now sharing your device's data connection.

4To stop sharing your data connection, uncheck USB tethering or disconnect the USB cable.

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus manual Share your phones data connection via USB