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

While Jason's answer is correct, nowadays getNetWorkInfo (int) is a deprecated method. So, the next function would be a nice alternative:

public static boolean isWifiAvailable (Context context)
{
    boolean br = false;
    ConnectivityManager cm = null;
    NetworkInfo ni = null;

    cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    ni = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
    br = ((null != ni) && (ni.isConnected()) && (ni.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI));

    return br;
}