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But knowing whether you're on mobile data or Wi-Fi can be useful for, say, only allowing images to auto-load on Wi-Fi. Those kinds of network-based options require knowing more information about the type of connection, which on android means asking for Location permissions.
Incorrect. If you aren't using
WifiManager, you don't needACCESS_WIFI_STATEor location permissions. ConnectivityManager gives information to know the connection type with onlyACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, which is granted automatically on install without prompting the user to allow.And besides that, you should really be checking
ConnectivityManager.isActiveNetworkMetered()instead of the connection type anyway, since the user could be on tethered wifi, for instance.I wish more app developers looked at if the connection is metered or not. I have unlimited mobile data, but there are so many apps who needlessly try to protect my precious data by blocking downloads based on connection type.