How do I see if Wi-Fi is connected on Android?

Question

I don\'t want my user to even try downloading something unless they have Wi-Fi connected. However, I can only seem to be able to tell if Wi-Fi is enabled, but they could sti

Answer 1

You should be able to use the ConnectivityManager to get the state of the Wi-Fi adapter. From there you can check if it is connected or even available.

ConnectivityManager connManager = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo mWifi = connManager.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);

if (mWifi.isConnected()) {
    // Do whatever
}

NOTE: It should be noted (for us n00bies here) that you need to add

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

to your

AndroidManifest.xml for this to work.

NOTE2: public NetworkInfo getNetworkInfo (int networkType) is now deprecated:

This method was deprecated in API level 23. This method does not support multiple connected networks of the same type. Use getAllNetworks() and getNetworkInfo(android.net.Network) instead.

NOTE3: public static final int TYPE_WIFI is now deprecated:

This constant was deprecated in API level 28. Applications should instead use NetworkCapabilities.hasTransport(int) or requestNetwork(NetworkRequest, NetworkCallback) to request an appropriate network. for supported transports.

Answer 2

Since the method NetworkInfo.isConnected() is now deprecated in API-23, here is a method which detects if the Wi-Fi adapter is on and also connected to an access point using WifiManager instead:

private boolean checkWifiOnAndConnected() {
    WifiManager wifiMgr = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);

    if (wifiMgr.isWifiEnabled()) { // Wi-Fi adapter is ON

        WifiInfo wifiInfo = wifiMgr.getConnectionInfo();

        if( wifiInfo.getNetworkId() == -1 ){
            return false; // Not connected to an access point
        }
        return true; // Connected to an access point
    }
    else {
        return false; // Wi-Fi adapter is OFF
    }
}

Answer 3

Here is what I use as a utility method in my apps:

public static boolean isDeviceOnWifi(final Context context) {
        ConnectivityManager connManager = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo mWifi = connManager.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
        return mWifi != null && mWifi.isConnectedOrConnecting();
}

Answer 4

In new version Android

private void getWifiInfo(Context context) {
    ConnectivityManager connManager = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    Network[] networks = connManager.getAllNetworks();

    if(networks == null || networks.length == 0)
        return;

    for( int i = 0; i < networks.length; i++) {
        Network ntk = networks[i];
        NetworkInfo ntkInfo = connManager.getNetworkInfo(ntk);
        if (ntkInfo.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI && ntkInfo.isConnected() ) {
            final WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
            final WifiInfo connectionInfo = wifiManager.getConnectionInfo();
            if (connectionInfo != null) {
                // add some code here
            }
        }

    }
}

and add premission too

Answer 5

Add this for JAVA:

public boolean CheckWifiConnection() {
        ConnectivityManager conMgr = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService (Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        if (conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo() != null
                && conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isAvailable()
                && conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isConnected()) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

in Manifest file add the following permissions:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />

Answer 6

Using WifiManager you can do:

WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager) getSystemService (Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
if (wifi.getConnectionInfo().getNetworkId() != -1) {/* connected */}

The method getNeworkId returns -1 only when it's not connected to a network;