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Broadcast receiver to detect when wifi connects on an Android device, displaying the SSID name and MAC address in a notfication
//
// Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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package com.google.example.wificonnected;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.wifi.WifiInfo;
import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
import android.util.Log;
/**
* Receives wifi changes and creates a notification when wifi connects to a network,
* displaying the SSID and MAC address.
*
* Put the following in your manifest
*
* <receiver android:name=".WifiReceiver" android:exported="false" >
* <intent-filter>
* <action android:name="android.net.wifi.WIFI_STATE_CHANGED" />
* </intent-filter>
* </receiver>
* <service android:name=".WifiReceiver$WifiActiveService" android:exported="false" />
*
* To activate logging use: adb shell setprop log.tag.WifiReceiver VERBOSE
*/
public class WifiReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
private final static String TAG = WifiReceiver.class.getSimpleName();
@Override
public void onReceive(final Context context, final Intent intent) {
int wifiState = intent.getIntExtra(WifiManager.EXTRA_WIFI_STATE, -1);
if (WifiManager.WIFI_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION.equals(intent.getAction())
&& WifiManager.WIFI_STATE_ENABLED == wifiState) {
if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
Log.v(TAG, "Wifi is now enabled");
}
context.startService(new Intent(context, WifiActiveService.class));
}
}
/**
* Getting the network info and displaying the notification is handled in a service
* as we need to delay fetching the SSID name. If this is done when the receiver is
* called, the name isn't yet available and you'll get null.
*
* As the broadcast receiver is flagged for termination as soon as onReceive() completes,
* there's a chance that it will be killed before the handler has had time to finish. Placing
* it in a service lets us control the lifetime.
*/
public static class WifiActiveService extends Service {
private final static String TAG = WifiActiveService.class.getSimpleName();
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
final WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
// Need to wait a bit for the SSID to get picked up;
// if done immediately all we'll get is null
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
WifiInfo info = wifiManager.getConnectionInfo();
String mac = info.getMacAddress();
String ssid = info.getSSID();
if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
Log.v(TAG, "The SSID & MAC are " + ssid + " " + mac);
}
createNotification(ssid, mac);
stopSelf();
}
}, 5000);
return START_NOT_STICKY;
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
/**
* Creates a notification displaying the SSID & MAC addr
*/
private void createNotification(String ssid, String mac) {
Notification n = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("Wifi Connection")
.setContentText("Connected to " + ssid)
.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
.bigText("You're connected to " + ssid + " at " + mac))
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
.build();
((NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE))
.notify(0, n);
}
}
}
@hendisantika
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How to do it in Java Apps not in Android?
Thanks

@anjanagnet
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It works! (y)
Thank you!

@Pabelpm
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Pabelpm commented Mar 26, 2018

Is deprecated for apps targeting android N or Higher

@ExploiTR
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@Pabelpm , start a STICKY service, the context will be alive. Then try registerReceiver() from the service.

@Ganesh-Maddy56
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how to run this code ... ?in MainActivity ?

@SrHalf
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SrHalf commented Jan 1, 2020

But "being enabled" is not the same as "being connected", right? Or not?
If so, how could I have the same thing to wifi connected?

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