Xamarin Android: Create Android Application To Check Network And GPS Status

Anbu Mani

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Xamarin Android Android Application NetworkGPSNetwork Status

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Junior Anchundia Macias8y ago
How to redirect to the settings if the gps is not available?
- Anbu Mani8y ago
  Use Start Activity Settings class..
Prasanna Murali10y ago
Nice one
Pradeep Sahoo10y ago
Nice share .........
Neeraj Kumar10y ago
Nice
- Anbu Mani10y ago
  Thanks
Debasis Saha10y ago
Good One..
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Mohammed Ibrahim10y ago
nice share
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Let’s start,

Step 1 - Open Visual Studio, New Project, Templates, Visual C#, Android, then select Blank App (Android)

Select Blank App, then give Project Name and Project Location.

Step 2

Next go to Solution Explorer, Project Name, Properties, then AndroidManifest.xml to open the Code page. Then give permission for Network and Location services.

XML Code

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

Step 3 - Next to open Solution Explorer, Project Name, then MainActivity.cs open and write the following C# Code.

C# Code

using System;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Locations;
namespace CheckNetwork
{
[Activity(Label = "CheckNetwork", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "@drawable/icon")]
public class MainActivity: Activity
{
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
{
base.OnCreate(bundle);
// Set our view from the "main" layout resource
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);
// Get our button from the layout resource,
// and attach an event to it
Button button = FindViewById < Button > (Resource.Id.MyButton);
button.Click += delegate
{
Android.Net.ConnectivityManager connectivityManager = (Android.Net.ConnectivityManager) GetSystemService(ConnectivityService);
Android.Net.NetworkInfo activeConnection = connectivityManager.ActiveNetworkInfo;
bool isOnline = (activeConnection != null) && activeConnection.IsConnected;
if (isOnline == false)
{
Toast.MakeText(this, "Network Not Enable", ToastLength.Long).Show();
} else
{
LocationManager mlocManager = (LocationManager) GetSystemService(LocationService);;
bool enabled = mlocManager.IsProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GpsProvider);
if (enabled == false)
{
Toast.MakeText(this, "GPS Not Enable", ToastLength.Long).Show();
}
}
};
}
}
}

Step 4 - Press F5 or Build and Run the Application,Click Button once checking the GPS and Network Status, then show output Notification. Here, I disabled only GPS, so the output will come GPS Status only.

Finally, we have successfully created Xamarin Application for checking Network and GPS Status.