apache / apache/cordova-plugin-network-information
Network Up and Down Speed in android
- Dominant language
- Objective-C
- Stars
- 465
- Forks
- 339
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
# Feature Request
Network Speed Detection
## Motivation Behind Feature
It will be very useful for those users who would like to know the current network upload and download speed in android.
## Feature Description
- Provide the current connected network upload speed
- Provide the current connected network download speed
- It will be useful to replace the usage of google speed test to validate who much speed is the internet user connected to.
- We can return 0 if the current speed cannot be determined or in cases where the internet is not reachable.
## Alternatives or Workarounds
We can use the new method provided by android **NetworkCapabilities**
```
ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo netInfo = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
//should check null because in airplane mode it will be null
NetworkCapabilities nc = cm.getNetworkCapabilities(cm.getActiveNetwork());
int downSpeed = nc.getLinkDownstreamBandwidthKbps();
int upSpeed = nc.getLinkUpstreamBandwidthKbps();
```
This code will help in getting the speed in kbps.
Check this link for more updates
[Network Capabilities](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/NetworkCapabilities)
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no repository file or test; start by locating the Android implementation and the existing network-information API exposed by the plugin. Review Android NetworkCapabilities and confirm how upload and download speeds should be returned, including the requested 0 value when speed or connectivity cannot be determined.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile-dev, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100