Top "Android-wifi" questions

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How the "SHAREit" android application works technically?

I want to build a data sharing application on android using wi-fi like "SHAREit" but I did not get where …

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SCAN_RESULTS_AVAILABLE_ACTION return empty list in Android 6.0

Yesterday my Nexus 5 receive the update from Android MNC to version 6.0 - Marshmallow. Since then, the action to scan the …

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How to identify an Android device programmatically?

Currently, I am using MAC address as the identifier for an Android device. WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE); …

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How to avoid delay in Android GCM messages / change heartbeat

I've been reading many posts regarding a GCM issue that affects some people. It seems that in some devices/routers/…

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Share Wifi credentials via NFC tag without special apps

I am looking for a way to create a NFC-tag that shares the wifi credentials of my network without my …

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Getting data speed of wifi/mobile network programmatically

How do I get the data speed of wifi/mobile network programmatically in my application.

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Android 2.3 wifi hotspot API

What is the API call I need to make in Android 2.2 (Froyo) to create a Wifi hotspot (as seen in …

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How to get the coarse location using Wifi or GSM or GPS, whichever is available?

My app only needs a coarse location service when started up. In detail, I need the app's rough location so …

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Is there any way to debug apps over Wi-Fi or bluetooth? [Please note that the device is not connected via USB]

For some reason (I don't know what), my phone is not getting connected over USB for debugging purposes. I have …

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android: Determine security type of wifi networks in range (without connecting to them)

I can enumerate all wifi networks in range (using startScan + SCAN_RESULTS_AVAILABLE_ACTION + getScanResults) and get their SSID and …

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