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 still have a 3G connection.

android.net.wifi.WifiManager m = (WifiManager) getSystemService(WIFI_SERVICE);
android.net.wifi.SupplicantState s = m.getConnectionInfo().getSupplicantState();
NetworkInfo.DetailedState state = WifiInfo.getDetailedStateOf(s);
if (state != NetworkInfo.DetailedState.CONNECTED) {
    return false;
}

However, the state is not what I would expect. Even though Wi-Fi is connected, I am getting OBTAINING_IPADDR as the state.

Answer 1

I am using this in my apps to check if the active network is Wi-Fi:

ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo ni = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
if (ni != null && ni.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI)
{

    // Do your work here

}

Answer 2

This works for me:

    ConnectivityManager conMan = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

    // Mobile
    State mobile = conMan.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE).getState();

    // Wi-Fi
    State wifi = conMan.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI).getState();

    // And then use it like this:

    if (mobile == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED || mobile == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTING)
    {
        Toast.makeText(Wifi_Gprs.this,"Mobile is Enabled :) ....",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
    else if (wifi == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED || wifi == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTING)
    {
        Toast.makeText(Wifi_Gprs.this,"Wifi is Enabled  :) ....",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
    else
    {
        Toast.makeText(Wifi_Gprs.this,"No Wifi or Gprs Enabled :( ....",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }

And add this permission:

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

Answer 3

ConnectivityManager manager = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
boolean is3g = manager.getNetworkInfo(
                  ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE).isConnectedOrConnecting();
boolean isWifi = manager.getNetworkInfo(
                    ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI).isConnectedOrConnecting();

Log.v("", is3g + " ConnectivityManager Test " + isWifi);
if (!is3g && !isWifi) {
    Toast.makeText(
        getApplicationContext(),
        "Please make sure, your network connection is ON ",
        Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else {
    // Put your function() to go further;
}

Answer 4

Try

wifiManager.getConnectionInfo().getIpAddress()

This returns 0 until the device has a usable connection (on my machine, a Samsung SM-T280, Android 5.1.1).

Answer 5

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 6

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
    }
}