Android WifiManager getConnectionInfo requires CHANGE_WIFI_STATE?

Asked Oct 16 '12 at 16:15

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I'm getting a user report on an error about missing the CHANGE_WIFI_STATE permission:

Error:

java.lang.SecurityException: WifiService: Neither user 10137 nor current process has android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE.
    at android.net.wifi.WifiManager.getConnectionInfo(WifiManager.java:642)

This is the code block:

WifiManager wifiMan = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
if (wifiMan != null) {
    WifiInfo wifiInfo = wifiMan.getConnectionInfo();

I thought this only required ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, since I'm not doing any enabling/disabling of wifi? Haven't been able to replicate in testing.

asked Oct 16 '12 at 16:15

nicobatu

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was the user running honeycomb? Try adding – Durairaj Packirisamy Oct 16 '12 at 16:36
That permission is also enabled. And this user is using 2.3.4 on Verizon with model ADR6400L. – nicobatu Oct 16 '12 at 16:44
fwiw my code works without CHANGE_WIFI_STATE, but uses ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE & ACCESS_WIFI_STATE – Richard Le Mesurier Jan 17 '13 at 09:36
This may help http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7808526/getconnectioninfo-exception – Abhijeet Feb 16 '15 at 03:47

Android WifiManager getConnectionInfo requires CHANGE_WIFI_STATE?

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