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Turn on and off Wi-Fi using Android API

Use the following code snippets to turn on and off wifi on Android devices. Switch toggle = (Switch)…

August 15, 2016 · 1 min read

Use the following code snippets to turn on and off wifi on Android devices.

public void toggleWiFi(boolean status) {
    WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) this.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
    if (status == true && !wifiManager.isWifiEnabled()) {
        wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(true);
    } else if (status == false && wifiManager.isWifiEnabled()) {
        wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(false);
    }
}

For changing wifi state, you need the following permissions in your manifest file.

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

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