I have a requirement where I want to check whether there is any internet connectivity when I am connected with the network.
For example, I have device A and device B.
Device A is connected with hotspot with that of device B. In device A, I get it as connected with Wi-Fi and in device B - one device connected with hotspot.
Now, if I remove the internet from device B (not the tethering hotspot), then in device A, it still shows - connected with Wi-Fi but there is no internet connectivity.
Classes like ConnectivityManager help in determining whether a device is connected with the network not about the internet connectivity.
I want to track this issue. Is there any way to achieve this?
Yes. If you use a smartphone to surf the Internet, your WiFi provider or a WiFi owner can see your browsing history. Except for browsing history, they can also see the following information: Apps you were using.
But there is one big problem – due to Android restriction, you can not share WiFi while connected to the WiFi network. Yes, Android does come with a Portable WiFi Hotspot option, which when turned ON, will create a new WiFi hotspot. But the key here is – you can share the internet from your mobile data to WiFi.
It can be a ridiculous solution but i think also it could be real solution:
public boolean isOnline() {
ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo netInfo = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
if (netInfo != null && netInfo.isConnected()) {
try {
URL url = new URL("http://www.google.com");
HttpURLConnection urlc = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
urlc.setConnectTimeout(3000);
urlc.connect();
if (urlc.getResponseCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
return new Boolean(true);
}
} catch (MalformedURLException mue) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
mue.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException ie) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
ie.printStackTrace();
}
}
return false;
}
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