I want to run a background process for internet checking in Android

Question

I want a background process like async task which runs in the background. How to run internet connection checking as a background process in Android?

Answer 1

Try to listen for Connectivity State Changes through a Broadcast Receiver.

in manifest register receiver:

    <receiver android:name=".MyReceiver">
       <intent-filter>
          <action android:name="android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE" />
       </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

Java class of Broadcast receiver:

public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
     Log.d("app","Network connectivity change");
     if(intent.getExtras()!=null) {
        NetworkInfo ni=(NetworkInfo) intent.getExtras().get(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_NETWORK_INFO);
        if(ni!=null && ni.getState()==NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED) {
            Log.i("app","Network "+ni.getTypeName()+" connected");
        } else if(intent.getBooleanExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_NO_CONNECTIVITY,Boolean.FALSE)) {
            Log.d("app","There's no network connectivity");
        }
   }
}