Question

The following will not turn wifi on, if the user has it turned off, right?:

WifiManager manager = (WifiManager)context.getSystemService(
    Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
manager.startScan(); <-- !

I want to make sure the wifi isn’t being turned on (if off) when the above is called,

Thanks

Answer 1

Yes, you are correct. The above code will not turn on wifi.

You can however use setWifiEnabled(true) to enable wi-fi access. You will need to add android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE to your manifest file.