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Can a smartphone be used as a Wi-Fi repeater (expanding the router's coverage area)?
Sometimes the coverage area of a router device that distributes the Internet over Wi-Fi in your home may not be strong and not enough signal may reach the devices connected to it. (Let me remind you that Wi-Fi routers operating at 5 GHz have a lower coverage area than 2.4 GHz).
In this case, the Wi-Fi router will need a device repeater (repeat English repeater), which will expand the coverage area and completely repeat the radio signal. But first you need to buy such a device. If you don’t have a repeater or other router to set up a bridge, you can use your smartphone to accomplish this task (some smartphones even have a Wi-Fi repeater option).
NetShare - no-root-tethering (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kha.prog.mikrotik)app - enables Wi-Fi repeater on your smartphone using WiFi Direct and VPN technology (+ removes the restriction on the distribution of traffic from the smartphone).
If you want to use Wi-Fi on your other Android device:
1. Install the Netshare app on both
2. Open the Netshare app on the first device connected to Wi-Fi.
3. Check the box next to "Share internet connection". This will give you the group name (SSID) and password.
4. Launch the Netshare app on the second device and connect with the name / password given above.
5. Confirm the connection message via VPN.
6. Ready.
If you want to use Wi-Fi on a computer / laptop:
Follow the instructions above, you just don’t have to install Netshare on your computer.
On the computer - Settings> Set i Internet> Proxy server> Setup proxy vruchnuyu> Use proxy server in the section:: Address: 192.168.49.1, Port: 8282.
There are other apps in the Google Play Market that do this, with the keyword wifi repeater (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=wifi%20repeater&c=apps).
Q: Which smartphones have a Wi-Fi repeater function?