Android: Send data only by WIFI

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I have a service that runs in background and send data to a server, I want to send this data only by wifi and not another way (gprs or else) is that possible? and if it is, how can I achieve that? if you have sample codes or links that would be great. thank you.

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57

final ConnectivityManager connMgr = (ConnectivityManager)
 this.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

final android.net.NetworkInfo wifi =
 connMgr.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);

The NetworkInfo structure should have the connectivity state of the Wifi Subsystem. Look at the documentation:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/NetworkInfo.html

Use the isConnected method to see if wifi is connected. Easy Peasy!

networkinfo is deprecated then how we use this in above api 24 — Adnan haider, Nov 14 '20 at 09:45

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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Detect network connection type on Android

This post might be what you're looking for, you can check to see if your app is connected to wifi before sending any data. Hope this helps

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Jul 31 '12 at 15:00

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 31 '12 at 15:01

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try looking at this: http://developer.android.com/training/efficient-downloads/connectivity_patterns.html#WiFi i think you'll find your answer there

answered Jul 31 '12 at 15:01

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