Handle network changes on android 7 Nougat

Question

Is there any way to handle wi-fi or cellular networks enable/disable on android N. I've tried to add broadcast receiver with intent-filter "android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE", but it's deprecated for N and higher.

https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/background-optimization.html#connectivity-action — CommonsWare, Oct 26 '16 at 15:19
Thanks, I've read it many times, but I've not seen this `Apps that are running can still listen for CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE on their main thread by registering a BroadcastReceiver with Context.registerReceiver().` — Arsen Nersisyan, Oct 26 '16 at 15:50
The idea there is that if your app is already running for other reasons, you can keep track of connectivity changes via broadcasts. — CommonsWare, Oct 26 '16 at 15:54

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 03 '17 at 14:52

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The network changes listener implementation for android N and high

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
    registerReceiver(mNetworkReceiver, 
        new IntentFilter(ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION));
}

Many thanks to CommonsWare for useful answer.

edited Dec 03 '17 at 14:52

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answered Oct 26 '16 at 15:57

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But it will be killed once the activity which registers this receiver is killed? – Paras Watts Sep 14 '17 at 16:00
@ParasWatts just use the application context – Meanman Feb 08 '18 at 13:50
I am doing this now using the firebase job dispatcher. Working fine. – Paras Watts Feb 09 '18 at 03:41

Handle network changes on android 7 Nougat

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