README.md
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2Android BasicNetworking Sample
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5This sample demonstrates how to check network connectivity with Android APIs.
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7Introduction
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10It utilizes the [`ConnectivityManager`][1] to determine if you have
11a network connection, and if so, what type of connection it is.
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13A [`NetworkInfo`][2] object is retrieved from the ConnectivityManager, which contains information
14on the active connection, and then the connection type is printed to an on-screen console.
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16Multiple types of connectivity can be displayed and could be used to take different measures
17in actual production code.
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19[1]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/ConnectivityManager.html
20[2]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/NetworkInfo.html
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22Pre-requisites
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25- Android SDK 27
26- Android Build Tools v27.0.2
27- Android Support Repository
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29Screenshots
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32<img src="screenshots/start.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/tested.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/>
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34Getting Started
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37This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
38"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
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40Support
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43- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
44- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
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46If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
47https://github.com/googlesamples/android-BasicNetworking
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49Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
50submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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52License
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55Copyright 2017 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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