Wi-Fi API

app.wifi is the instance of Wi-Fi API, which provide functions to access Wi-Fi from your app. In order to use this API, you need to add these permissions to you package.json file.

android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE

A working example of Wi-Fi API

new Promise(function(resolve, reject){
    app.wifi.enable();
    setTimeout(resolve, 5000);
}).then(function(){
    available_networks = app.wifi.getScanResult();
    available_networks.forEach(function(network){
        if(network.SSID == "test"){
            app.wifi.connect(network.SSID, "");
        }
    });
});

Methods

app.wifi.enable()

Enables the Wi-Fi of android device.

An example of above code:

app.wifi.enable();

app.wifi.disable()

Disables the Wi-Fi of android device, if already enable.

An example of above code:

app.wifi.disable();

app.wifi.connect(SSID, password)

• SSID String
  • SSID of the network which you want to connect.
• password String
  • password of the network which you want to connect.

NOTE: If you want to connect with open network then provide password = ""

Connects Wi-Fi to the provided SSID network.

An example of above code:

app.wifi.connect("test", "");

app.wifi.disconnect()

Disconnects the Wi-Fi to currenty connected network.

An example of above code:

app.wifi.disconnect();

app.wifi.getScanResults()

Returns Array of JSON Objects with details of currently available wifi networks.

An example of above code:

let networks = app.wifi.getScanResults();
networks.forEach(function(network){
    console.log(network.SSID);
})

app.wifi.getState()

Returns the current state of Wi-Fi.

An example of above code:

console.log(app.wifi.getState());

app.wifi.isEnabled()

Returns true if Wi-Fi is enable otherwise false.

An example of above code:

console.log(app.wifi.isEnabled());