Get Network type

Question

hello,

ive been trying to retrive the current network type, but no success

when i say network type: i refer to know this info: if the type is: NETWORK_TYPE_IDEN or NETWORK_TYPE_UMTS.. and so on..

i tried to use: NetworkInfo activeNetInfo = connectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo();

or

NetworkInfo mobNetInfo = connectivityManager.getNetworkInfo (ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE);

but no success..

i am doing this coz i wanna know if the current network is IDEN, or if the current network is connected through wifi..

any other suggestions will be welcome,

thanks!

Answer 1

To get the network type (I think your talking about wifi or mobile) you can use this code snippet:

ConnectivityManager conMan = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

//mobile
State mobile = conMan.getNetworkInfo(0).getState();

//wifi
State wifi = conMan.getNetworkInfo(1).getState();

and then use it like that:

if (mobile == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED || mobile == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTING) {
    //mobile
} else if (wifi == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED || wifi == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTING) {
    //wifi
}

To get the type of the mobile network I would try TelephonyManager#getNetworkType or NetworkInfo#getSubtypeName

Answer 2

Hi check this link