Implement Broadcast receiver inside a Service

Question

I want to check Internet connection throughout the run time of my Android application. I tried using services but seems like it is not the best option. Is there any possible

Answer 1

It wouldn't be wise to check for the connectivity every second. Alternatively you can listen to the action (ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION) and identify if you are connected to an active network or not.

IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
filter.addAction(ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION);

Additionally you can check the network Type that is currently active(Type_WIFI, Type_MOBILE)

This way, you don't need a service that keeps checking the connectivity every second.