ConnectivityManager getNetworkInfo(int) deprecated

Using compileSdkVersion 23, however trying to support as far back as 9.

getNetworkInfo(int) was deprecated in 23. The suggestion was to use getAllNetworks() and getNetworkInfo(Network) instead. However both of these require minimum of API 21.

Is there a class that we can use in the support package that can assist with this?

I know that a solution was proposed before, however the challenge of my minimum API requirements of 9 poses a problem.

Solution 1:

You can use:

getActiveNetworkInfo();

ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo activeNetwork = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
if (activeNetwork != null) { 
    // connected to the internet
    if (activeNetwork.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI) {
        // connected to wifi
    } else if (activeNetwork.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE) {
        // connected to mobile data
    }
} else {
    // not connected to the internet
}

Or in a switch case

ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo activeNetwork = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
if (activeNetwork != null) { 
    // connected to the internet
    switch (activeNetwork.getType()) {
        case ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI:
            // connected to wifi
            break;
        case ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE:
            // connected to mobile data
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
} else {
    // not connected to the internet
}

Solution 2:

February 2020 Update:

The accepted answer is deprecated again in 28 (Android P), but its replacement method only works on 23 (Android M). To support older devices, I wrote a helper function in both Kotlin and Java.

How to use:

int type = getConnectionType(getApplicationContext());

It returns an int, you can change it to enum in your code:

0: No Internet available (maybe on airplane mode, or in the process of joining an wi-fi).

1: Cellular (mobile data, 3G/4G/LTE whatever).

2: Wi-fi.

3: VPN

You can copy either the Kotlin or the Java version of the helper function.

Kotlin:

@IntRange(from = 0, to = 3)
fun getConnectionType(context: Context): Int {
    var result = 0 // Returns connection type. 0: none; 1: mobile data; 2: wifi; 3: vpn
    val cm = context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE) as ConnectivityManager?
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
        cm?.run {
            cm.getNetworkCapabilities(cm.activeNetwork)?.run {
                if (hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI)) {
                    result = 2
                } else if (hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_CELLULAR)) {
                    result = 1
                } else if (hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_VPN)){
                    result = 3
                }
            }
        }
    } else {
        cm?.run {
            cm.activeNetworkInfo?.run {
                if (type == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI) {
                    result = 2
                } else if (type == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE) {
                    result = 1
                } else if(type == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_VPN) {
                    result = 3
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return result
}

Java:

@IntRange(from = 0, to = 3)
public static int getConnectionType(Context context) {
    int result = 0; // Returns connection type. 0: none; 1: mobile data; 2: wifi; 3: vpn
    ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
        if (cm != null) {
            NetworkCapabilities capabilities = cm.getNetworkCapabilities(cm.getActiveNetwork());
            if (capabilities != null) {
                if (capabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI)) {
                    result = 2;
                } else if (capabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_CELLULAR)) {
                    result = 1;
                } else if (capabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_VPN)) {
                    result = 3;
                }
            }
        }
    } else {
        if (cm != null) {
            NetworkInfo activeNetwork = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
            if (activeNetwork != null) {
                // connected to the internet
                if (activeNetwork.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI) {
                    result = 2;
                } else if (activeNetwork.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE) {
                    result = 1;
                } else if (activeNetwork.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_VPN) {
                    result = 3;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return result;
}