What's the difference between access network state (ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE) and WIFI state (ACCESS_WIFI_STATE) permissions?

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JDroid picture JDroid · Feb 27, 2012 · Viewed 32.2k times · Source

In Permissions tab of Android Manifest, in the drop down there are options called android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE and android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE. What is the difference between them? Is ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE more generalized than ACCESS_WIFI_STATE?

Answer

guido picture guido · Feb 27, 2012

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE is needed for accessing ConnectivityManager (mainly for monitoring network connections in general), while android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE grants access to WifiManager (for managing all aspects of Wi-Fi connectivity in particular).

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