Detect network connection type on Android

Question

How do you detect the network connection type on Android?

Is it through ConnectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo().getType(), and is the answer limited

Answer 1

@Emil's answer above is brilliant.

Small addition: We should ideally use TelephonyManager to detect network types. So the above should instead read:

/**
 * Check if there is fast connectivity
 * @param context
 * @return
 */
public static boolean isConnectedFast(Context context){
    ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    NetworkInfo info = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
    TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
    return (info != null && info.isConnected() && Connectivity.isConnectionFast(info.getType(), tm.getNetworkType()));
}