This my workaround to solve this problem and check the valid internet connection because as they said that Network info class cannot give you the expected result and it may return true when network connected but no internet.
So this my COMPLETE WORKAROUND based on @Levite Answer:
First you must have AsynckTask for checking Network availability and this is mine:
public class Connectivity {
private static final String TAG = "Connectivity";
private static boolean hasConnected = false, hasChecked = false;
private InternetListener internetListener;
private Activity activity;
public Connectivity(InternetListener internetListener, Activity activity) {
this.internetListener = internetListener;
this.activity = activity;
}
public void startInternetListener() {
CheckURL checkURL = new CheckURL(activity);
checkURL.execute();
long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
while (true) {
if (hasChecked && hasConnected) {
activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
internetListener.onConnected();
}
});
checkURL.cancel(true);
return;
}
// check if time
if (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime >= 1000) {
activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
internetListener.onDisconnected();
}
});
checkURL.cancel(true);
return;
}
}
//return hasConnected;
}
class CheckURL extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
private Activity activity;
public CheckURL(Activity activity) {
this.activity = activity;
}
@Override
protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params) {
if (!isNetWorkAvailable(activity)) {
Log.i(TAG, "Internet not available!");
return false;
}
int timeoutMs = 3000;
try {
Socket sock = new Socket();
SocketAddress sockaddr = new InetSocketAddress("8.8.8.8", 53);
sock.connect(sockaddr, timeoutMs);
sock.close();
Log.i(TAG, "Internet available :)");
return true;
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
return false;
}
}
@Override
protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result) {
hasChecked = true;
hasConnected = result;
super.onPostExecute(result);}}
private static final String TAG = "Connectivity";
private static boolean isNetWorkAvailable(Activity activity) {
ConnectivityManager connectivityManager =
(ConnectivityManager)
activity.getSystemService(Activity.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo networkInfo =
null;
if (connectivityManager != null) {
networkInfo =
connectivityManager.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
}
boolean isConnected;
boolean isWifiAvailable = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isWifiAvailable = networkInfo.isAvailable();
}
boolean isWifiConnected = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isWifiConnected = networkInfo.isConnected();
}
if (connectivityManager != null) {
networkInfo =
connectivityManager.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE);
}
boolean isMobileAvailable = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isMobileAvailable = networkInfo.isAvailable();
}
boolean isMobileConnected = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isMobileConnected = networkInfo.isConnected();
}
isConnected = (isMobileAvailable && isMobileConnected) ||
(isWifiAvailable && isWifiConnected);
return (isConnected);}
}}
private static boolean isNetWorkAvailable(Context context) {
ConnectivityManager connectivityManager =
(ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo networkInfo =
null;
if (connectivityManager != null) {
networkInfo = connectivityManager.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
}
boolean isConnected;
boolean isWifiAvailable = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isWifiAvailable = networkInfo.isAvailable();
}
boolean isWifiConnected = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isWifiConnected = networkInfo.isConnected();
}
if (connectivityManager != null) {
networkInfo =
connectivityManager.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE);
}
boolean isMobileAvailable = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isMobileAvailable = networkInfo.isAvailable();
}
boolean isMobileConnected = false;
if (networkInfo != null) {
isMobileConnected = networkInfo.isConnected();
}
isConnected = (isMobileAvailable && isMobileConnected) ||
(isWifiAvailable && isWifiConnected);
return (isConnected);
}
}
After that you should create another thread to start AscnkTask And listen for result with the InternetListener.
public interface InternetListener {
void onConnected();
void onDisconnected();
}
And the Thread that is waiting for AsynckTask result you can put it in Utility class:
private static Thread thread;
public static void startNetworkListener(Context context, InternetListener
internetListener) {
if (thread == null){
thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
Looper.prepare();
new Connectivity(internetListener,context).startInternetListener();
}
});
}
thread.start();
}
Finally call the startNetworkListener() method and listen for result.
example in activity from My Utils.java class :
Utils.startNetworkListener(this, new InternetListener() {
@Override
public void onConnected() {
// do your work when internet available.
}
@Override
public void onDisconnected() {
// do your work when no internet available.
}
});
Happy Coding :).