Unable to check Internet Connection

[Remi_I_]

I'm currently trying to check if my app user is or isn't connected to internet.

I've added the plugin Device,Network Information.

This works completely fine in the emulator but when I test in through WIFI on a iPad and a HTC phone the alert does not work.

Code I am using is below.

document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

function onDeviceReady() {

alert(intel.xdk.device.connection);

}

[Diego_Calp]

Hi,

The api intel.xdk.device is retired, so is not advisable to use it. Here you have more information:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/intel-xdk-api-cordova-plugin-methods-properties-events

One alternative is 

https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-network-information

Regards,

Diego

[Remi_I_]

Hi Diego,

I already have the plugin network-information.

I tried to use this code as listed below. However this now no longer works in the emulator or test.

 checkConnection();

            function checkConnection() {
                var networkState = navigator.connection.type;

                var states = {};
                states[Connection.UNKNOWN] = 'Unknown connection';
                states[Connection.ETHERNET] = 'Ethernet connection';
                states[Connection.WIFI] = 'WiFi connection';
                states[Connection.CELL_2G] = 'Cell 2G connection';
                states[Connection.CELL_3G] = 'Cell 3G connection';
                states[Connection.CELL_4G] = 'Cell 4G connection';
                states[Connection.CELL] = 'Cell generic connection';
                states[Connection.NONE] = 'No network connection';

                alert('Connection type: ' + states[networkState]);
            }

[Diego_Calp]

It is working form me, both in emulator and in App Preview in an iPhone.

In Emulator in my Mac, the alert says Ethernet connection.

In App Preview, gives wi-fi connection. If I turn off wi-fi, says No network connection (I expect 3G, but no).

What I did is, I an HTML5+Cordova project I added the Network Information plugin from Core Plugins, drop a button and add to the click event your code above.

The plugin is version 1.2.0 and set android permissions to android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Regards,

Diego