Is it possible to disable wireless networking using the Android SDK or NDK?

Issue

Is it possible to disable wireless networking on an Android device using the Android SDK or NDK?

Solution

In order to enable / disable the WiFi state, you have to grant the following permission in the application manifest

android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE

You can then use the WifiManager to set enable/disable the WIFI.

WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager)getBaseContext().getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(enabled);

More info on http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.html

For a complete sample, check the following post : http://android-er.blogspot.com/2011/01/turn-wifi-onoff-using.html

Answered By - ddewaele