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Getting Started

Tethering WiFi is an Android module for your react-native and expo app which provides WiFi functionalities such as scanning, connecting and more. It built on top of the latest/official Android WiFi classes.

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Currently Android 10 and above are supported.

Installation​

npm install @react-native-tethering/wifi

Minimum requirements​

  • react-native >= 0.63.0
  • expo >= 41 (if you use Expo)
  • typescript >= 4.1.0 (if you use TypeScript)

Needed Permissions​

  <!-- For wifi to check state and change it -->
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />

  <!-- For wifi scanning and network details -->
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

Use Expo​

TODO

Run the App​

React-Native or Expo will link the module automatically during building after that you should see your app running in your Emulator/Device which means you're ready to go 🚀.