Is it possible to test wifi related tests on Android Emulator. That means in my application I have a scenario which will search a particular wifi network available and then connect to it entering password in the password field. Is it possible using Emulator only. Can it be done so that Emulator will access the wifi adapter of laptop and the available networks will be shown in the search list in Emulator.
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I am using Robotium version 4.3 with ADT.
No, this is not possible.
There is no APIs to access the system WiFi adaptor.
Unfortunately, you can't enable WiFi on your android Emulator because the emulator is actually a virtual OS running on pc, which is using your laptop/pc WiFi connection.
If you want to search for WiFi networks, you better search on a real device.
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I am trying to use OpenVPN connect in a Genymotion desktop (3.0.4) emulated Galaxy S10. When I try to connect the VPN the emulated device hangs and no longer responds in the console. I have to restart the virtual device. The VPN profile I am using works on a physical Android device without issue.
I have tried altering network adapter configurations, this does not change behavior.
Any suggestions?
Almost every vpn provide options to modify apps which bypass the vpn connection (in fancy word split tunneling) so just select one apps that you need to use through vpn or just allow all system apps bypass vpn connection.
Just go to your vpn profile and adjust the settings as suggested.
I would like to know if it is possible to connect the android emulator to the wifi card to detect the available networks and connect to them.
I am trying to use a library for drive drones and first, I need to be connected to the drone's wifi network but in the android emulator the networks do not appear, there is only one by default that is wifiAndroid.
I've got my rooted Android 4.4 device USB-plugged into my Windows laptop, and I can develop fine when they're on the same wifi network. As soon as I turn Wifi off on the tablet, it can't receive updates.
I don't need hot reloading, I just want to be able to update this app once or twice without a network.
Don't say adb reverse, 'cause it only works on Android 5+.
Android port forwarding can connect via USB, i have used in kit kat
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/191930/Android-Usb-Port-Forwarding
If you have good internet connection, you can use ngrok and expose the port number 8081.
I am playing some Android development and am trying to debug the application via Eclipse on my phone (HTC) with internet access by means of USB tethering because I can't get 3g connection where I am developing and there is no wifi.
I can run the app ok on the phone, but as it requires HTC Sync to be running I am unable to use the internet connection from my computer, is there a way?
Usually android needs the adb to debug devices and afaik adb needs USB connection.
Other ways would be ACRA and BugSense
You can always try to use an emulator: see here
You can also use aLogCat on your phone to have access to debugging information directly on the phone, after installing a testversion of your app.
Is it possible to connect the emulator to Wi-fi? Since am not using eclipse or any IDE... Am trying to connect a stand alone emulator to Wi-fi
Currently, while you can use your computer's Internet connection in the emulator, it's not reliable to use it for simulating Wi-Fi. The WifiManager gets confused when you switch/want to test your connectivity state.
Even in Android 1.5, there were some problems with it (Issue 2571 - android), and while you can use your Internet for simulating HTTP connections and downloading data, finer control over Wi-Fi connectivity should better be done with a device.
If you mean that the emulator should connect to the internet via your PC/MAC then it works without any changes.
I am able to browser the internet via the browser in the emulator i.e. the emulator has internet connectivity.