Monday, February 27, 2012

Difference Between Network State and WIFI State


In Permissions tab of Android Manifest, in the drop down there are options called "android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" and "android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE". What is the difference between them? Is ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE more generalized than ACCESS_WIFI_STATE?



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  1. UserFebruary 27, 2012 at 12:16 AM

    android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE is needed for accessing ConnectivityManager (mainly for monitoring network connections in general), while android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE grants access to WifiManager (for managing all aspects of Wi-Fi connectivity in particular).

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  2. UserFebruary 27, 2012 at 12:16 AM

    Network state refers to cellular network connectivity.

    Wifi state refers to the state of the phone's Wifi connection.

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