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Android: How to Enable/Disable Wifi or Internet Connection Programmatically

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Using the Connectivity Manager Class we can get access to either wifi or Internet Network:
ConnectivityManager connec = (ConnectivityManager)getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
// ARE WE CONNECTED TO THE NET
if ( connec.getNetworkInfo(0).getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED ||
connec.getNetworkInfo(1).getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED ) {
// ...
}

where 0 and 1 respectively refers to mobile and wifi connection

If my Android device is connected to both, can we switch between any of the network or can we disable any of the network? Like using a function:
connec.getNetworkInfo(0).setState(NetworkInfo.State.DISCONNECTED);

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Javanator
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Swanand
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I know of enabling or disabling wifi:

WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager)this.context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(status);

where status may be true or false as per requirement.

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viv
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Oct 14 '10 at 7:45

Swanand
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Apr 1 '11 at 11:12

Hi! Is there the same way to enable mobile networking? Yarovoy Jun 13 '12 at 21:20

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Also at manifest: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" /> Comic Sans MS Lover Jul 6 '12 at 14:07
Does this differ from wifiManager.reconnect()? What about wifiManager.reassociate()? Also in the approach above if you wanted to reset the WiFi could you call
wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(false) and wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(true) back to back? Or would you have to disable it first, then wait for some signal (broadcast receiver etc.)
before enabling it again? Marchy May 29 '13 at 23:50

If you want demo tutorial fot then its here : demoadda.com/demo/android/ Kishan Jul 18 '15 at 4:57

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" /> is also needed. zionpi May 13 at 9:16

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To Enable WiFi:
WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
wifi.setWifiEnabled(true);

To Disable WiFi:

WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);

wifi.setWifiEnabled(false);

Note: To access with WiFi state, we have to add following permissions inside the AndroidManifest.xml file:
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS
android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE

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Valeh Aayev
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Sep 10 '12 at 5:07

only CHANGE_WIFI_STATE is necessary, at least in Android 4.2 voghDev Sep 2 '14 at 7:44
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complet Solution ..
try {
WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager)
context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
WifiConfiguration wc = new WifiConfiguration();
wc.SSID = "\"SSIDName\"";
wc.preSharedKey = "\"password\"";
wc.hiddenSSID = true;
wc.status = WifiConfiguration.Status.ENABLED;
wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.TKIP);
wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.CCMP);
wc.allowedKeyManagement.set(WifiConfiguration.KeyMgmt.WPA_PSK);
wc.allowedPairwiseCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.PairwiseCipher.TKIP);
wc.allowedPairwiseCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.PairwiseCipher.CCMP);
wc.allowedProtocols.set(WifiConfiguration.Protocol.RSN);
boolean b=wifi.isWifiEnabled();
if(b){
wifi.setWifiEnabled(false);

............................................ http://amitkumar-android.blogspot.com/p/installation-steps.html

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Amit kumar
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Jan 5 '11 at 19:57

pengwang
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Sep 23 '11 at 1:37

The call to set the wifi manager with the wifi configuration is missing: wifi.addNetwork(wc); Error 454 Aug 1 '12 at 21:37

Why would you hard-code your SSID and password? Not a good idea. lifeson106 Mar 19 '14 at 15:51
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To enable disable Wifi use the WifiManager class to get system(android device) services for Wifi :
WifiManager wifi =(WifiManager)getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);

Now the object wifi of the WifiManager class is used to get the wifi status:
if(wifi.isWifiEnabled())
//Perform Operation
else
//Other Operation

And most importantly do not forget to give the following permission in your Android Manifest File:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />

To get detailed info and full sample code of the project for enable/disable Wifi on android visit my website link.

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Hemant Mendi Ratta
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Jun 14 '12 at 21:04

msysmilu
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Jan 6 '15 at 13:54

add this permission in your manifest and than use the above code tochange wifi state: android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE

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varun bhardwaj
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May 18 '12 at 7:29

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