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Enable/disable data connection in android programmatically

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I want to enable/disable the data connection programmatically. I've used the following code:
void enableInternet(boolean yes)
{
ConnectivityManager iMgr = (ConnectivityManager)getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
Method iMthd = null;
try {
iMthd = ConnectivityManager.class.getDeclaredMethod("setMobileDataEnabled", boolean.class);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
iMthd.setAccessible(false);
if(yes)
{
try {
iMthd.invoke(iMgr, true);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Data connection Enabled", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
dataButton.setChecked(false);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "IllegalArgumentException", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

It's working without any errors in the emulator but, I'm getting "InvocationTargetException" when I try to run it on a real device. I'm using API level 8 to
build the application.

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JiTHiN
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dfeuer
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What is the result of e.getMessage() on the InvocationTargetException? How about the enclosed exception? Greyson Jul 19 '12 at 6:55
What device are you running this on and what version of Android OS is installed on that device. David Wasser Jul 19 '12 at 7:19
I'm running it on a Samsung Galaxy S and the Android OS is 2.2 JiTHiN Jul 19 '12 at 8:16
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This code sample should work for android phones running gingerbread and higher:
private void setMobileDataEnabled(Context context, boolean enabled) throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException, NoSuch
MethodException, InvocationTargetException {
final ConnectivityManager conman = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
final Class conmanClass = Class.forName(conman.getClass().getName());
final Field connectivityManagerField = conmanClass.getDeclaredField("mService");
connectivityManagerField.setAccessible(true);
final Object connectivityManager = connectivityManagerField.get(conman);
final Class connectivityManagerClass = Class.forName(connectivityManager.getClass().getName());
final Method setMobileDataEnabledMethod = connectivityManagerClass.getDeclaredMethod("setMobileDataEnabled", Boolean.TYPE);
setMobileDataEnabledMethod.setAccessible(true);
}

setMobileDataEnabledMethod.invoke(connectivityManager, enabled);

Dont forget to add this line to your manifest file

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE"/>

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Tobias Moe Thorstensen

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Jul 19 '12 at 6:57

msysmilu
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Is there any way to make it work on Froyo? JiTHiN Jul 19 '12 at 7:18

this doesn't work with 2.2 so what should we do for that.. Sumit Jul 28 '12 at 11:34

what parameter need to send data enable and data disable? Bucks Sep 5 '12 at 10:59

I got java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException error after run this code. mcacorner Jan 9 '13 at 11:36

For android versions less than 2.3 we can use the java reflection method to enable/disable data connection. Refer stackoverflow.com/questions/11662978/. JiTHiN Apr 23 '13
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@riHaN JiTHiN your program works fine for 2.3 and above, But it needs a small change in 'else' statement:
else
{

try {
iMthd.invoke(iMgr, true);

the 'true' should be changed to 'false'

iMthd.invoke(iMgr, false);

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