Turn WiFi On and Off Using Android App

In this article you will learn how to turn WiFi On and Off using an Android app. See the following procedure.

Step 1

First create an Andorid Application Project.

Andorid Application Project

Step 2

Provide a name for the project and select SDK Requirements.

select SDK Requirement

Step 3

Now configure the Android project as you choose.

Configure Android Project

Step 4

Create an icon for the Android project.

Create Icon

Step 5

Select Activity for Android Project.

blank activity

Step 6

Select an Activity name and Layout name.

finish

Step 7

Then open the activity_main.xml file.

Drag a Switch Element and one TextView Element to the Graphical Layout of activity_main.xml.

Activity_main.xml file code

  1.       
  2. <RelativeLayout  
  3.     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
  4.     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
  5.     android:layout_width="match_parent"  
  6.     android:layout_height="match_parent"  
  7.     android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"  
  8.     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"  
  9.     android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"  
  10.     android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"  
  11.     tools:context="com.example.wifiexample.MainActivity" >  
  12.     <Switch  
  13.     android:id="@+id/switch1"  
  14.     android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
  15.     android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
  16.     android:layout_marginLeft="27dp"  
  17.     android:layout_marginTop="72dp"  
  18.     android:text="Switch" />  
  19.     <TextView  
  20.     android:id="@+id/textView1"  
  21.     android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
  22.     android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
  23.     android:layout_alignRight="@+id/switch1"  
  24.     android:layout_below="@+id/switch1"  
  25.     android:layout_marginRight="49dp"  
  26.     android:layout_marginTop="88dp"  
  27.     android:text="TextView" />  
  28. </RelativeLayout>  
Step 8

Now go to the AndroidManifest.xml file and add two user permissions as in the following:
  1. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>  
  2. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE"/>  
Step 9

Then open the MainActivity.java file and write some code:
  1. package com.example.wifiexample;  
  2.   
  3. import android.app.Activity;  
  4. import android.content.Context;  
  5. import android.net.wifi.WifiInfo;  
  6. import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;  
  7. import android.os.Bundle;  
  8. import android.view.Menu;  
  9. import android.view.View.OnClickListener;  
  10. import android.view.MenuItem;  
  11. import android.view.View;  
  12. import android.widget.Switch;  
  13. import android.widget.TextView;  
  14. import android.widget.Toast;  
  15.   
  16. public class MainActivity extends Activity {  
  17.     Switch s;  
  18.     WifiManager wm;  
  19.     TextView t;  
  20.   
  21.     @Override  
  22.     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
  23.         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
  24.         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);  
  25.         wm=(WifiManager)getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);  
  26.         s=(Switch)findViewById(R.id.switch1);  
  27.         t=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);  
  28.         s.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {  
  29.               
  30.             @Override  
  31.             public void onClick(View v) {  
  32.                 // TODO Auto-generated method stub  
  33.                 if(s.isChecked())  
  34.                 {  
  35.                     wm.setWifiEnabled(true);  
  36.                     getwifi();  
  37.                     Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this"WIFI is ON"3000).show();  
  38.                 }  
  39.                 else{  
  40.                     wm.setWifiEnabled(false);  
  41.                     getwifi();  
  42.                     Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this"WIFI is OFF"3000).show();  
  43.                 }  
  44.             }  
  45.         });  
  46.         getwifi();  
  47.           
  48.     }  
  49.     public void getwifi()  
  50.     {  
  51.         if(wm.isWifiEnabled()){  
  52.             s.setChecked(true);  
  53.             Toast.makeText(this"WIFI is ON"3000).show();  
  54.             WifiInfo w = wm.getConnectionInfo();  
  55.             t.setText("BSSID : " + w.getBSSID() + "\n");  
  56.             t.append("RSSID : " + w.getRssi() + "\n");  
  57.             t.append("SIGNAL : " + w.getLinkSpeed() + "\n");  
  58.             t.append("SSID : " + w.getSSID() + "\n");  
  59.         }  
  60.         else  
  61.         {  
  62.             t.setText("Not Connected");  
  63.         }  
  64.     }  
  65.       
  66.     @Override  
  67.     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {  
  68.         // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.  
  69.         getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);  
  70.         return true;  
  71.     }  
  72.   
  73.     @Override  
  74.     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {  
  75.         // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will  
  76.         // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long  
  77.         // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.  
  78.         int id = item.getItemId();  
  79.         if (id == R.id.action_settings) {  
  80.             return true;  
  81.         }  
  82.         return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);  
  83.     }  
  84. }  
Step 10

Now run the app in a real Andorid phone because the AVD does not support this app.

Run the App

Run the App In Andorid Phone

Enjoy.

 

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