README.md
1 Android BasicNetworking Sample
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4 This sample demonstrates how to check network connectivity with Android APIs.
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6 Introduction
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9 It utilizes the [`ConnectivityManager`][1] to determine if you have
10 a network connection, and if so, what type of connection it is.
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12 A [`NetworkInfo`][2] object is retrieved from the ConnectivityManager, which contains information
13 on the active connection, and then the connection type is printed to an on-screen console.
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15 Multiple types of connectivity can be displayed and could be used to take different measures
16 in actual production code.
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18 [1]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/ConnectivityManager.html
19 [2]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/NetworkInfo.html
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21 Pre-requisites
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24 - Android SDK v21
25 - Android Build Tools v21.1.1
26 - Android Support Repository
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28 Screenshots
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31 <img src="screenshots/start.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/tested.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/>
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33 Getting Started
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36 This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
37 "gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
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39 Support
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42 - Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
43 - Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
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45 If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
46 https://github.com/googlesamples/android-BasicNetworking
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48 Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
49 submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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51 License
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54 Copyright 2014 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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