Enable/Disable WiFi – Coding in Flow

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In this tutorial you will learn, how to programmatically activate and deactivate WiFi using the WifiManager class and it’s setWifiEnabled method.
For this we have to add the ACCESS_WIFI_STATE and the CHANGE_WIFI_STATE Manifest permissions.

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AndroidManifest.xmlactivity_main.xmlMainActivity.java

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.codinginflow.togglewifiexample">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context="com.codinginflow.togglewifiexample.MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:onClick="enableWifi"
        android:text="Wifi ON" />

    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:onClick="disableWifi"
        android:text="Wifi OFF" />

</LinearLayout>

package com.codinginflow.togglewifiexample;

import android.content.Context;
import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    private WifiManager wifiManager;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        wifiManager = (WifiManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
    }

    public void enableWifi(View v) {
        wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(true);
    }

    public void disableWifi(View v) {
        wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(false);
    }
}