README.md
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2 Android BasicNetworking Sample
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5 This sample demonstrates how to check network connectivity with Android APIs.
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7 Introduction
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10 It utilizes the [`ConnectivityManager`][1] to determine if you have
11 a network connection, and if so, what type of connection it is.
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13 A [`NetworkInfo`][2] object is retrieved from the ConnectivityManager, which contains information
14 on the active connection, and then the connection type is printed to an on-screen console.
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16 Multiple types of connectivity can be displayed and could be used to take different measures
17 in 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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22 Pre-requisites
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25 - Android SDK 24
26 - Android Build Tools v24.0.1
27 - Android Support Repository
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29 Screenshots
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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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34 Getting Started
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37 This 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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40 Support
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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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46 If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
47 https://github.com/googlesamples/android-BasicNetworking
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49 Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
50 submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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52 License
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55 Copyright 2016 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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