Sunday 30 May 2021

Android Q, programmatically connect to different WiFi AP for internet

As in Android Q, several WiFi APIs are restricted. I am trying to use alternate APIs to connect to different Wifi AP for internet.

Below is my code :

    WifiNetworkSpecifier.Builder builder = new WifiNetworkSpecifier.Builder();
    builder.setSsid("wifi-ap-ssid");
    builder.setWpa2Passphrase("wifi-ap-password");

    WifiNetworkSpecifier wifiNetworkSpecifier = builder.build();

    NetworkRequest.Builder networkRequestBuilder1 = new NetworkRequest.Builder();
    networkRequestBuilder1.addTransportType(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI);
    networkRequestBuilder1.setNetworkSpecifier(wifiNetworkSpecifier);

    NetworkRequest nr = networkRequestBuilder1.build();
    ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    cm.requestNetwork(nr, callback);

This allows me to connect but Internet is disabled. This is working as defined in Android docs.

Alternate way i tried is below :

    WifiNetworkSuggestion.Builder wifiNetworkSuggestionBuilder1 = new WifiNetworkSuggestion.Builder();
    wifiNetworkSuggestionBuilder1.setSsid("wifi-ap-ssid");
    wifiNetworkSuggestionBuilder1.setWpa2Passphrase("wifi-ap-password");
    WifiNetworkSuggestion wifiNetworkSuggestion = wifiNetworkSuggestionBuilder1.build();
    List<WifiNetworkSuggestion> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(wifiNetworkSuggestion);
    wifiManager = (WifiManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
    wifiManager.removeNetworkSuggestions(new ArrayList<WifiNetworkSuggestion>());
    wifiManager.addNetworkSuggestions(list);

declared permission in Manifest :

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE"/>

Using this didn't change anything in behavior.

Please let know sequence of APIs to connect successfully to different Wifi AP with internet capability.



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