CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE deprecated in target of Android N

Question

I am getting warning of deprecated declaration of Broadcast Receiver.

<!-- NETWORK RECEIVER... -->
<receiver android:name=".utils.NetworkUtils" >
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

WARNING:

Declaring a broadcastreceiver for android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE is deprecated for apps targeting N and higher. In general, apps should not rely on this broadcast and instead use JobScheduler or GCMNetworkManager.

Is there any other way to use it without deprecated methods?

Answer 1

I had the same problem, i did something like that. It worked for me, i hope it helps.

public class NewActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    final static String CONNECTIVITY_ACTION = "android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE";
    IntentFilter intentFilter;
    MyReceiver receiver;

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

        intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
        intentFilter.addAction(CONNECTIVITY_ACTION);
        receiver = new MyReceiver();

        if(checkForInternet()){
            loadData();
        }else{
            updateUI();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        registerReceiver(receiver, intentFilter);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPause() {
        super.onPause();
        unregisterReceiver(receiver);
    }

    // Self explanatory method
    public boolean checkForInternet() {
        ConnectivityManager cm =
                (ConnectivityManager) this.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

        NetworkInfo activeNetwork = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        return activeNetwork != null &&
                activeNetwork.isConnectedOrConnecting();
    }

    void loadData(){
        // do sth
    }

    void updateUI(){
        // No internet connection, update the ui and warn the user
    }


    private class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

            String actionOfIntent = intent.getAction();
            boolean isConnected = checkForInternet();
            if(actionOfIntent.equals(CONNECTIVITY_ACTION)){
                if(isConnected){
                    loadData();
                }else{
                    updateUI();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Don't add the receiver in the manifest so that it only lives in this activity.