diff --git a/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3fe42be..df9a792 100644
--- a/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />
-
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED" />
+    dev.shadoe.delta.action.START_SOFT_AP
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
         android:required="false" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Actions.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Actions.java
index 2367459..55bec60 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Actions.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Actions.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.media.MediaPlayer;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
+import android.net.TetheringManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
@@ -541,7 +544,7 @@ public class Actions
                     }
                 }
             }
-            else
+            else if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 36)
             {
                 MyOnStartTetheringCallback cb = new MyOnStartTetheringCallback()
                 {
@@ -564,6 +567,13 @@ public class Actions
                 else
                     mowm.stopTethering();
             }
+            else    // from Android 16 onwards
+            {
+                if(desiredState)
+                    Actions.WifiTethering.enable(context);
+                else
+                    Actions.WifiTethering.disable(context);
+            }
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -1098,18 +1108,18 @@ public class Actions
 //	    	{
 //	    		ssf = new MySSLSocketFactory(ctx);
 //	    		ssf.setHostnameVerifier(SSLSocketFactory.STRICT_HOSTNAME_VERIFIER);
-//	    		
+//
 //		        char[] keystorePass="insecure".toCharArray();   //passphrase for keystore
 //		        KeyStore keyStore=KeyStore.getInstance("BKS");
-//		        
+//
 ////		        String tmfAlgorithm = TrustManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm();
 //		        TrustManagerFactory tmf = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance("X509");
 //		        tmf.init(keyStore);
-//		        
+//
 //		        Miscellaneous.logEvent("i", "SSL Keystore", context.getCacheDir().toString(), 4);
-//		        InputStream is = context.getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.keystore); 
+//		        InputStream is = context.getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.keystore);
 //		        keyStore.load(is,keystorePass);
-//	    		
+//
 //	    		ctx.init(null, tmf.getTrustManagers(), null);
 //	    	}
 //	    	else
@@ -1222,7 +1232,10 @@ public class Actions
             else if (startupType.equals(ActivityManageActionStartActivity.startByForegroundServiceString) && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26)
                 automationServerRef.startForegroundService(externalApplicationIntent);
             else
+            {
+                externalApplicationIntent.addCategory("");
                 automationServerRef.sendBroadcast(externalApplicationIntent);
+            }
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -2674,5 +2687,71 @@ public class Actions
 //		}
         android.provider.Settings.Secure.putString(context.getContentResolver(), android.provider.Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE, String.valueOf(desiredState));
     }
+    public static final class WifiTethering
+    {
+        private static final Executor EXECUTOR = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
 
+        private WifiTethering()
+        {
+            // Utility class
+        }
+
+        public static void enable(Context context)
+        {
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.BAKLAVA)
+            {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("TetheringManager requires Android 16 / API 36");
+            }
+
+            TetheringManager tetheringManager = context.getSystemService(TetheringManager.class);
+
+            TetheringManager.TetheringRequest request = new TetheringManager.TetheringRequest.Builder(TetheringManager.TETHERING_WIFI).build();
+
+            tetheringManager.startTethering(request, EXECUTOR, new TetheringManager.StartTetheringCallback() {
+                        @Override
+                        public void onTetheringStarted()
+                        {
+                            // Wi-Fi hotspot enabled
+                            Miscellaneous.logEvent("i", "Tethering start", "Success", 3);
+                        }
+
+                        @Override
+                        public void onTetheringFailed(int error)
+                        {
+                            // Hotspot could not be enabled
+                            Miscellaneous.logEvent("i", "Tethering start", "Failure. Error code: " + String.valueOf(error), 3);
+                        }
+                    }
+            );
+        }
+
+        public static void disable(Context context)
+        {
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.BAKLAVA)
+            {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("TetheringManager requires Android 16 / API 36");
+            }
+
+            TetheringManager tetheringManager = context.getSystemService(TetheringManager.class);
+
+            TetheringManager.TetheringRequest request = new TetheringManager.TetheringRequest.Builder(TetheringManager.TETHERING_WIFI).build();
+//            tetheringManager.stopTethering(TetheringManager.TETHERING_WIFI, EXECUTOR, new TetheringManager.StopTetheringCallback() {
+            tetheringManager.stopTethering(request, EXECUTOR, new TetheringManager.StopTetheringCallback() {
+                        @Override
+                        public void onStopTetheringSucceeded()
+                        {
+                            TetheringManager.StopTetheringCallback.super.onStopTetheringSucceeded();
+                            Miscellaneous.logEvent("i", "Tethering stop", "Success", 3);
+                        }
+
+                        @Override
+                        public void onStopTetheringFailed(int error)
+                        {
+                            // Hotspot could not be disabled
+                            Miscellaneous.logEvent("i", "Tethering stop", "Failure. Error code: " + String.valueOf(error), 3);
+                        }
+                    }
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
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