Pixel 9a and tethering. Can't get it to work

[jaclaz]

Yep , we have no way to know if the specific device will work, but the concept in itself is not completely wrong, at least starting from v7.x, though there are reports of some devices working also on v6.x, namely some Samsung devices:

Android USB Tethering

Thanks for sharing, yeah I managed to get it working. I did some silly mistakes. I’m sharing my steps for those who finds it hard to get things around and need more specific details. Step 1. Make sure your android phone is plugged into your Mikrotik. Step 2. Power on your Mikrotik. Step 3. Enable USB tethering on your Android phone when the check box is active. Step 4. Noticed that in your “Interfaces” will show “lte1” Step 5. Go to IP-> DHCP Client an obtain IP address for your “lte1” …

I seem to remember that the Pixel's (at least earlier models) are somehow more picky/tricky than other devices so it may be the specific device/Android version that creates the issue[1].

[1] As a parallel example, years ago, it was common with PC's in the world of BartPE's the exclamation "Oh, noes, it's a Dell!" because the good Dell guys used to make some (slight) BIOS modifications that made booting a PE more troublesome.