README.md
1Android BasicNetworking Sample
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4This sample demonstrates how to check network connectivity with Android APIs.
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6Introduction
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9It utilizes the [`ConnectivityManager`][1] to determine if you have
10a network connection, and if so, what type of connection it is.
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12A [`NetworkInfo`][2] object is retrieved from the ConnectivityManager, which contains information
13on the active connection, and then the connection type is printed to an on-screen console.
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15Multiple types of connectivity can be displayed and could be used to take different measures
16in 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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21Pre-requisites
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24- Android SDK v21
25- Android Build Tools v21.1.1
26- Android Support Repository
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28Screenshots
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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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33Getting Started
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36This 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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39Support
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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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45If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
46https://github.com/googlesamples/android-BasicNetworking
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48Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
49submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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51License
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54Copyright 2014 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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