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

The NetworkInfo class is deprecated as of API level 29, along with the related access methods like ConnectivityManager#getNetworkInfo() and ConnectivityManager#getActiveNetworkInfo().

The documentation now suggests people to use the ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback API for asynchronized callback monitoring, or use ConnectivityManager#getNetworkCapabilities or ConnectivityManager#getLinkProperties for synchronized access of network information

Callers should instead use the ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback API to learn about connectivity changes, or switch to use ConnectivityManager#getNetworkCapabilities or ConnectivityManager#getLinkProperties to get information synchronously.

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To check if WiFi is connected, here's the code that I use:

Kotlin:

val connMgr = applicationContext.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE) as ConnectivityManager?
connMgr?: return false
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
    val network: Network = connMgr.activeNetwork ?: return false
    val capabilities = connMgr.getNetworkCapabilities(network)
    return capabilities != null && capabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI)
} else {
    val networkInfo = connMgr.activeNetworkInfo ?: return false
    return networkInfo.isConnected && networkInfo.type == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI
}

Java:

ConnectivityManager connMgr = (ConnectivityManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
if (connMgr == null) {
    return false;
}
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
    Network network = connMgr.getActiveNetwork();
    if (network == null) return false;
    NetworkCapabilities capabilities = connMgr.getNetworkCapabilities(network);
    return capabilities != null && capabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI);
} else {
    NetworkInfo networkInfo = connMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo();
    return networkInfo.isConnected() && networkInfo.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI;
}

Remember to also add permission ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE to your Manifest file.