If the device is in airplane mode (or presumably in other situations where there's no available network), cm.getActiveNetworkInfo() will be null, so you need to add a null check.
public boolean isOnline() { ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE); NetworkInfo netInfo = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo(); return netInfo != null && netInfo.isConnectedOrConnecting(); }
Also add the following permission to the AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
One other small point, if you absolutely need a network connection at the given point in time, then it might be better to use netInfo.isConnected() rather than netInfo.isConnectedOrConnecting. I guess this is up to the individual use-case however.
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In your manifest file add at least:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
You probably already have the INTERNET permission if you are accessing it. Then a boolean function that allows to test for connectivity is:
private boolean checkInternetConnection() { ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE); // test for connection if (cm.getActiveNetworkInfo() != null && cm.getActiveNetworkInfo().isAvailable() && cm.getActiveNetworkInfo().isConnected()) { return true; } else { Log.v(TAG, "Internet Connection Not Present"); return false; } }