How to request Wi-Fi be turned on?

Question

How do you prompt the user to turn on WiFi? I understand how to force WiFi to be turned on, as in this example, but my goal is to have the user be able to choose.

I have search the WiFiManager class and other similar classes with no luck. Thanks in advance!

Example of my goal, as done in Bluetooth

Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, REQUEST_ENABLE_BT);

I guess you thought about that already, but if it is really not possible as with Bluetooth, would a notification do it? — Torsten Römer, Nov 03 '14 at 01:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 03 '14 at 03:00

Hmm.. Why not Create a alert box with two buttons? Based on what the user chooses you could either enable or do nothing with the WIFI.

Like this

    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
    builder.setMessage("Do you want to turn WIFI ON?")
       .setCancelable(false)
       .setPositiveButton("Yes", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
       public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
       WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
       wifi.setWifiEnabled(true); // true or false to activate/deactivate wifi
           }
       })
       .setNegativeButton("No", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
           public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
                // Do Nothing or Whatever you want.
                dialog.cancel();
           }
       });
    AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
    alert.show();

Hope that helps. My goal here was to replicate the Bluetooth alert box somewhat.

How to request Wi-Fi be turned on?

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