Can WIFI be turned off programmatically

Question

How can wifi be turned off/on programmatically and do is rooted or system app required for this.

Answer 1

Yes, its possible. wifimangr.setWifiEnabled(false);

Create an object of Wifimanager..and call the method setWifiEnabled to "false". wifimangr.setWifiEnabled(false);

you need CHANGE_WIFI_STATE permission todo this.