Android turn On/Off WiFi HotSpot programmatically

Question

Is there an API to turn On/Off the WiFi HotSpot on Android programmatically?

What methods should I call to turn it On/Off?

UPDATE:There's this option to have the HotSpot enabled, and just turn On/Off the WiFi, but this is not a good solution for me.

Answer 1

Your best bet will be looking at the WifiManager class. Specifically the setWifiEnabled(bool) function.

See the documentation at: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.html#setWifiEnabled(boolean)

A tutorial on how to use it (including what permissions you need) can be found here: http://www.tutorialforandroid.com/2009/10/turn-off-turn-on-wifi-in-android-using.html

Answer 2

**For Oreo & PIE ** I found below way through this

private WifiManager.LocalOnlyHotspotReservation mReservation;
private boolean isHotspotEnabled = false;
private final int REQUEST_ENABLE_LOCATION_SYSTEM_SETTINGS = 101;

private boolean isLocationPermissionEnable() {
    if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[] {Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION}, 2);
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
private void turnOnHotspot() {
    if (!isLocationPermissionEnable()) {
        return;
    }
    WifiManager manager = (WifiManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);

    if (manager != null) {
        // Don't start when it started (existed)
        manager.startLocalOnlyHotspot(new WifiManager.LocalOnlyHotspotCallback() {

            @Override
            public void onStarted(WifiManager.LocalOnlyHotspotReservation reservation) {
                super.onStarted(reservation);
                //Log.d(TAG, "Wifi Hotspot is on now");
                mReservation = reservation;
                isHotspotEnabled = true;
            }

            @Override
            public void onStopped() {
                super.onStopped();
                //Log.d(TAG, "onStopped: ");
                isHotspotEnabled = false;
            }

            @Override
            public void onFailed(int reason) {
                super.onFailed(reason);
                //Log.d(TAG, "onFailed: ");
                isHotspotEnabled = false;
            }
        }, new Handler());
    }
}

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
private void turnOffHotspot() {
    if (!isLocationPermissionEnable()) {
        return;
    }
    if (mReservation != null) {
        mReservation.close();
        isHotspotEnabled = false;
    }
}

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
private void toggleHotspot() {
    if (!isHotspotEnabled) {
        turnOnHotspot();
    } else {
        turnOffHotspot();
    }
}

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
private void enableLocationSettings() {
    LocationRequest mLocationRequest = new LocationRequest();
    /*mLocationRequest.setInterval(10);
    mLocationRequest.setSmallestDisplacement(10);
    mLocationRequest.setFastestInterval(10);
    mLocationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);*/
    LocationSettingsRequest.Builder builder = new LocationSettingsRequest.Builder();
    builder.addLocationRequest(mLocationRequest)
            .setAlwaysShow(false); // Show dialog

    Task<LocationSettingsResponse> task= LocationServices.getSettingsClient(this).checkLocationSettings(builder.build());

    task.addOnCompleteListener(task1 -> {
        try {
            LocationSettingsResponse response = task1.getResult(ApiException.class);
            // All location settings are satisfied. The client can initialize location
            // requests here.
            toggleHotspot();

        } catch (ApiException exception) {
            switch (exception.getStatusCode()) {
                case LocationSettingsStatusCodes.RESOLUTION_REQUIRED:
                    // Location settings are not satisfied. But could be fixed by showing the
                    // user a dialog.
                    try {
                        // Cast to a resolvable exception.
                        ResolvableApiException resolvable = (ResolvableApiException) exception;
                        // Show the dialog by calling startResolutionForResult(),
                        // and check the result in onActivityResult().
                        resolvable.startResolutionForResult(HotspotActivity.this, REQUEST_ENABLE_LOCATION_SYSTEM_SETTINGS);
                    } catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException e) {
                        // Ignore the error.
                    } catch (ClassCastException e) {
                        // Ignore, should be an impossible error.
                    }
                    break;
                case LocationSettingsStatusCodes.SETTINGS_CHANGE_UNAVAILABLE:
                    // Location settings are not satisfied. However, we have no way to fix the
                    // settings so we won't show the dialog.
                    break;
            }
        }
    });
}

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    final LocationSettingsStates states = LocationSettingsStates.fromIntent(data);
    switch (requestCode) {
        case REQUEST_ENABLE_LOCATION_SYSTEM_SETTINGS:
            switch (resultCode) {
                case Activity.RESULT_OK:
                    // All required changes were successfully made
                    toggleHotspot();
                    Toast.makeText(HotspotActivity.this,states.isLocationPresent()+"",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                case Activity.RESULT_CANCELED:
                    // The user was asked to change settings, but chose not to
                    Toast.makeText(HotspotActivity.this,"Canceled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                default:
                    break;
            }
            break;
    }
}

UseAge

btnHotspot.setOnClickListenr(view -> {
   if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
        // Step 1: Enable the location settings use Google Location Service
        // Step 2: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29801368/how-to-show-enable-location-dialog-like-google-maps/50796199#50796199
        // Step 3: If OK then check the location permission and enable hotspot
        // Step 4: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46843271/how-to-turn-off-wifi-hotspot-programmatically-in-android-8-0-oreo-setwifiapen
        enableLocationSettings();
        return;
    }
}

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

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.0.1'

Answer 3

You can use the following code to enable, disable and query the wifi direct state programatically.

package com.kusmezer.androidhelper.networking;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import android.content.Context;
import android.net.wifi.WifiConfiguration;
import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
import android.util.Log;

public final class WifiApManager {
      private static final int WIFI_AP_STATE_FAILED = 4;
      private final WifiManager mWifiManager;
      private final String TAG = "Wifi Access Manager";
      private Method wifiControlMethod;
      private Method wifiApConfigurationMethod;
      private Method wifiApState;

      public WifiApManager(Context context) throws SecurityException, NoSuchMethodException {
       context = Preconditions.checkNotNull(context);
       mWifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
       wifiControlMethod = mWifiManager.getClass().getMethod("setWifiApEnabled", WifiConfiguration.class,boolean.class);
       wifiApConfigurationMethod = mWifiManager.getClass().getMethod("getWifiApConfiguration",null);
       wifiApState = mWifiManager.getClass().getMethod("getWifiApState");
      }   
      public boolean setWifiApState(WifiConfiguration config, boolean enabled) {
       config = Preconditions.checkNotNull(config);
       try {
        if (enabled) {
            mWifiManager.setWifiEnabled(!enabled);
        }
        return (Boolean) wifiControlMethod.invoke(mWifiManager, config, enabled);
       } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "", e);
        return false;
       }
      }
      public WifiConfiguration getWifiApConfiguration()
      {
          try{
              return (WifiConfiguration)wifiApConfigurationMethod.invoke(mWifiManager, null);
          }
          catch(Exception e)
          {
              return null;
          }
      }
      public int getWifiApState() {
       try {
            return (Integer)wifiApState.invoke(mWifiManager);
       } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "", e);
            return WIFI_AP_STATE_FAILED;
       }
      }
}

Answer 4

WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager)this.context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(status);

where status may be true or false

add permission manifest: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />