Android Question Wifi finder and connector

[mohammad javad]

Hi
How can I list wifis around and make it possible for my users to choose among them? Is there any official library or native method? I’m using wifi simple library (by bgsoft based on Jim miller library) but it’s not updated past few years and it’s not working well in some new cellphones.

 

[Erel]

Check the warning about the scan feature: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager#startScan()

This code will help you to get started with WifiManager: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/access-wifi-information.117901/#content

You will also need to add a broadcast receiver. You can do it with AddRecevier in the manifest editor.

 

[mohammad javad]

Check the warning about the scan feature: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager#startScan()

It means that no application will be able to scan wifi networks in future release??

There are many apps using this feature. What will happen to them??

This code will help you to get started with WifiManager: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/access-wifi-information.117901/#content

Is your code a replacement of StartScan? I mean would it not be deprecated?

 

[DonManfred]

It means that no application will be able to scan wifi networks in future release??

did you fully read the article?

To initiate a Wi-Fi scan, declare the Manifest.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE permission in the manifest, and perform these steps:

1. Invoke the following method: ((WifiManager) getSystemService(WIFI_SERVICE)).startScan()
2. Register a BroadcastReceiver to listen to SCAN_RESULTS_AVAILABLE_ACTION.
3. When a broadcast is received, call: ((WifiManager) getSystemService(WIFI_SERVICE)).getScanResults()

Also see Answer #2

 

[mohammad javad]

did you fully read the article?

I didn’t read all of the page but StartScan part and I got that “ability of scanning wifi networks in applications will be removed in future and only if you configured that network before, you’ll be able to connect to it in application“. Did I get right? Or I misunderstood?
please help me to understand clearly because I don’t speak English and maybe this made me misunderstand.
I appreciate you.

Also see Answer #2

I think I know how to get wifi networks which are configured before so yeah I’m kind of familiar with that code ( actually if I encountered a problem, I would ask in new thread)